Clarification: Training 2x a day should be a last case scenario

I made a post in the past regarding training twice a day (link here). In that post, I argued most average people and athletes can train 2x a day given they don't train like idiots. And I stand by this. If you are pursing an athletic endeavor at a high level, you probably will need to train twice a day, at least on a few days of the week. 

However, this DOES NOT MEAN that you train 2x a day because high level athletes are. Training 2x a day should only be done if you CANNOT FIT your training into 1 session per day. In this sense, it is a last case scenario. I find that for most younger athletes and amateur athletes, training 2x a day is not needed for them to beat their competition. Training 2x a day only become a consideration when you get to those higher levels of athletic competition.

So for all amateurs, I would say stick to training once a day. The reality is that 2x a day training really takes away from recovery and performance, and should be reserved to those who are athletes as their full time job. You are much better off training once a day, and dedicating all your energy into that one session and making it as hard and productive as possible. Basically, train smarter, not harder. More is not always better.

Here are some sample 1x a day splits for athletes in various sports:

eg. Cricket player:

Day 1: Cricket Practice

Day 2: Weights + Conditioning

Day 3:Cricket Practice

Day 4: Weights + Conditioning

Day 5: Cricket Game

Day 6: Cricket Practice

Day 7: Weights + Conditioning

eg. Combat athlete:

Day 1: Combat drills

Day 2: Weights

Day 3: Sparring

Day 4: Weights

Day 5: Combat Drills

Day 6: Weights

Day 7: Sparring

eg. Olympic Weightlifter:

Day 1: Weightlifting

Day 2: Weightlifting

Day 3: Weightlifting

Day 4: Track session w/ sprint, plyos and throws

Day 5: Weightlifting

Day 6: Weightlifting

Day 7: Track session w/ sprint, plyos and throws

~ Prem