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Don't Train Your Border Collie Like a Husky: Why Coaching Philosophy Needs Phenotype Awareness
High-volume training builds endurance. That's true. But loading it on an athlete who hasn't developed the aerobic fiber base to support it doesn't build fitness—it burns them out. Not because they weren't tough enough. Because the system was designed for a different phenotype