Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 5

[Shannon]

1 loop per day on, 2 days on, 2 days off

I have the impression that more and more people are shifting to this usage pattern, am I right? Especially reducing the days off from three to two. Could this become the next version of the provisional general instructions?

Indeed.  While I was calculating the initial instructions, the models were showing a pattern of accumulation of the answers in the 2-3-4 days off range.  2 and 3 were better than 4, and so I chose 3 because it would be much easier to see that it was in need of adjustment and how if that was necessary.  I was essentially expecting that this would happen, but because I was having trouble getting consistent answers, I chose to err on the side of caution.  This happens occasionally, and I try to err on the side of caution when it does.  

The most likely thing to see for the initial instructions in the not too distant future is a recommendation of 1 loop per day on, 2 days on and 2 days off.

I think in rare cases, there may be people will who benefit from 2 or even 3 loops per day on, at least initially.  Over time, that is likely to be overkill as the initial conditions are overcome.  But the vast majority should be just fine with 1 loop, 2 days on, 2 days off.