39B – Specificity vs Variability in Training/My Ultra Update

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 practice Specificity 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: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page 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