The blue line is the line of your performance ability. The dark red curve is the performance curve. While training, the performance ability goes below the blue line.

When you do your training before this phase has ended you get a drop in performance (red curve). This is called “over training”.

In connection to the relaxation phase follows the phase of super-compensation. Here the performance ability grows high above the base line. If you do your training during this phase, your performance ability increases (green line).

After the super-compensation phase the performance ability slowly returns to the base line.

In the following chapter I am going to show you how simple this knowledge is to convert and how you are able to increase your performance continuously.