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Great question:
I’ll sum it up with this statement- the best training is not the most training you can do but the least training it takes to get the best results. In other words, DON’T GET GREEDY.
From a training/performance trade-off standpoint, two strength/core sessions/wk will get you where you need to be and allow enough recovery to see progress. Ā Strength training, as with high-intensity training, will show diminishing returns as volume increases. Ā More is not usually better in these cases. Ā What is important is progress. If you are seeing progress with the current program, why change? Your body is responding positively to the training stimulus.
All that being said, if you need this type of stimulus 5-6 x/wk to stay healthy……… go for it. Ā Because the bulk of core musculature is slow twitch it recovers quickly.
Scott