39B – Specificity vs Variability in Training/My Ultra Update
The Perception & Action Podcast · Rob Gray
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Show Notes
Which is better: specific or variable practice? How does it depend on what you are trying to achieve in terms of retention and transfer of skill? The ultramarathon as a complex system and my report on surviving my first one!
Articles/links:
A sensorimotor basis for motor learning: evidence indicating specificity of practiceSpecificity and variability of practice
Specificity of Learning a Sport Skill to the Visual Condition of Acquisition
Cave Creek Thriller 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVk-ECgORD4
More information:
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
#1s – Long Way to Go
Zaki Ibrahim & Fresh Kils - Long Time Running
Paul Collins Beat – Long Time Gone
Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy