A question about timing of sessions

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Hi all,

I am currently working with someone who is getting great results with twice a week sessions. He asked me if 3 times a week would get him to his goals faster, or does his brain need a certain amount of time between sessions to make its changes. What have others found? Is there any research on this? I know that some people, such as the Othmers, will have more than one session a day with people who have travelled long distances to see them. That suggests that more frequent sessions can work, but is it optimal.

Any input would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Hiatt, Ph.D.

McLean, VA

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I don't know of any specific research on frequency of sessions. I suspect it would be a pretty individual response. In my experience there was often a benefit (especially with kids) to an intensive beginning to training (3X/week), but I also strongly believe that the systemic change that occurs with most training requires a period of time as well.

In Atlanta we often had folks who came a distance for training and tried to mass 2-4 sessions around a weekend, and that generally seemed to work as well as spreading them out during a week, but I don't recall that doing more frequent sessions resulted in shorter training (certainly in terms of sessions, but to some extent also in terms of duration of the training process.

I suspect that, as with for example weight training, there is a benefit to inter-session resting. Certainly that has been found by Hershel Toomim, who has studied a number of training frequencies and found that, in HEG at least, every four days gets the same results as more frequent sessions.

Pete

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A question about timing of sessions

Hi all,I am currently working with someone who is getting great results with twice a week sessions. He asked me if 3 times a week would get him to his goals faster, or does his brain need a certain amount of time between sessions to make its changes. What have others found? Is there any research on this? I know that some people, such as the Othmers, will have more than one session a day with people who have travelled long distances to see them. That suggests that more frequent sessions can work, but is it optimal. Any input would be appreciated!Thanks, Hiatt, Ph.D.McLean, VA