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What do you view the upside to training this way as? I used to have cramping problems, no longer do (outside of marathons), and almost all of it is just because I don't put myself in that position during training. Cranking out hard reps builds fitness, but there just isn't a need or benefit to doing it to the point of true muscle failure. Supercompensation in most relevant systems (lactic threshold, aerobic fitness, muscular endurance, neuromuscular power) occurs and results in adaptation at levels well below a constant risk of injury.
I am not at the point of muscular failure. The cramps happen nocturnally after the training, honestly in this case I think I sweated a bit too much and not enough electrolyte to counter balance. But this tight rope between injury and gain is a fine one to balance. I find that given the nature of the challenge 72,000m cumulative vertical, long days etc I need to push now, but not too much.
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