🎙️Ep 77: Why More Training Isn’t Better, Optimisation Beats Effort

Most athletes are not under training.
They are over doing the wrong things.

In this episode, Matt R and Matt C have an honest conversation about training for obstacle course racing, long term performance, and why effort alone is not the answer.

Drawing from real world experience, including periods of overtraining, fatigue, poor recovery, and stalled progress, they break down the difference between doing more and doing what actually works.

This is not theory.
It is lived experience from athletes who have pushed too far, stripped things back, and learned where optimisation truly matters.

The discussion covers:
• Training optimisation vs overtraining
• Effort vs effectiveness
• Minimal effective dose training
• Discipline, trust, and the “badge of honour” mentality
• Too much variety vs fundamentals repeated
• Managing volume, recovery, and immune health
• Metabolic health and carbohydrate use
• Why quality always beats quantity
• How sustainable training supports performance and life outside sport

They also explore the physiological side of training, including metabolic flexibility, fuel usage, and why constantly emptying and refilling the carbohydrate tank is not the same as building real fitness.

Ultimately, this episode is about learning to put the right work in the right place, at the right time, at the right dose, so training enhances your performance, your health, and your enjoyment of the process.

If you are training hard but feel constantly tired, beat up, or stuck, this episode will help you understand why.

If this resonated, subscribe for more grounded conversations around OCR, endurance performance, and long term athlete development.

Progress gets easier when you stop chasing more
and start training with intention.

00:00 Life as a remote worker and traveller
08:13 Training optimisation vs overtraining
17:26 Effort vs effectiveness in training
21:58 Carbohydrate intake and individual needs
23:15 Trial and error in training and nutrition
24:37 Refining your approach over time
26:04 Training high, eating high, lessons learned
28:01 Understanding the impact of intensity on health
30:27 The mindset shift, more is not always better
32:19 Managing training volume and immune health
34:47 Consistency, optimisation, and fundamentals
38:36 Sustainable training for long term success
41:44 Creating a balanced training schedule
45:31 Training for specific events, quality over quantity
49:17 The discipline of not over committing

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