Agree that you must find what works best for you in terms of preferences, enjoyment, and practicality. It's also important to keep in mind timing and the train

Agree that you must find what works best for you in terms of preferences, enjoyment, and practicality. It's also important to keep in mind timing and the training cycle (break down, recover, supercompensation) as the author points out. If you really want to "optimize" your training, or at least take steps in that direction, doing the same thing over long periods of time will result in a longtime plateau. I think the way most people manage their fitness - do the same lifts at the gym or the same 45 minute routine on the treadmill, for years in a row - results in many people treading in plateau zones and generally underwhelmed by their fitness despite putting in the time.