Adherence
Evidence-informed training plans are pragmatic mixes of evidence and subjective experience, as it is impossible to base complex long-term plans fully on scientific evidence.
Don't wait for perfect scientific proof for every single exercise. Use evidence-based guidelines for the main components (like volume and intensity), but feel free to use your experience and preferences for the rest. The goal is a plan that works for you, not one that is scientifically perfect.
it is virtually impossible to base a complex long-term training plan fully on scientific evidence. We, therefore, speak of evidence-informed training plans and exercise prescriptions to highlight that only some of the underlying decisions are made using an evidence-based decision approach.
Why this rating
This is a conceptual argument based on the complexity of training plans, not a direct experimental result, but it is supported by the authors' expertise and the structure of existing literature.
Source
Personalized, Evidence-Informed Training Plans and Exercise Prescriptions for Performance, Fitness and Health
Henning Wackerhage et al. · Sports Medicine · 2021
DOI 10.1007/s40279-021-01495-w
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