Tuesday, February 9, 2010

FROM (unscheduled) REST TO RAGE

As training progresses, evolves, and demands more attention it is only prudent that we exercise a proportional amount of dedication and diligence, to include rest, nutrition, and necessary training volumes. The conventional fitness industry teaches us that good will and half-hearted efforts are enough to subdue the perceptual niceties that compensate for true progress and hardened resolve.
We should always exercise a modicum of control over our rest. During a training session WE should decide when we rest (unless we achieve absolute failure) instead of succumbing to the pain and agony of lactic acid or the inability to mentally assimilate the tall ordered nature of the task. We should also decide when we rest during our training cycle. Again, within the understanding that some experimental wods have a potential for demanding more than anticipated in the work/rest cycle but for the most part we should ride our compass until arriving at the designated rest area.
Training to make progress is vastly different from training to waste time until the grim reaper shows up. The question I have to ask myself when going into a globo gym or hotel gym or during any attempt to train while traveling is whether or not what I'm about to do will have a net impact, i.e. gain on my fitness. Again, the conventional fitness industry would approve of any number of the nonsensical and inert machinations of human doogoodery but it simply isn't enough for the progress bound and determined.
After training to the highest level of capacity rest becomes crucial and one has to weigh the benefits of a substandard training session against the option of rest. Will going to an unknown affiliate and risking doing deep knee bends be more beneficial than resting? What about going into a globo gym where I can have total control (within limitations) over what I do? Again, I'm interested in progress and not just going through the motions. Progress demands a heavy handed approach. Unscheduled rest and training limitations are bound to build pressure ending in a BLEVE like reaction.

3 comments:

  1. Got a chance to do "Richter Scale". What an experience!

    hayko 80kg bw.mod w/60kg. 14/21/12 16:00 min.
    bou. 80 kg bw. rx. 18/31/25 12:02
    ralph. 70kg bw. rx. 8/45/26 11:11
    kiwi 100kg bw. rx. 16/27/13 14:20
    rob. 87kg bw. rx. 17/30/23 12:39

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  2. Nice job to all who suffered at the hands of this maniacal combination. Its debilitating capacities are insidious but long lasting. It would be interesting to run a large population on this wod in order to measure the differences in performance across the variety of abilities. I'm curious to know the differences in lighter vs. heavier weights and how the rep counts and times change.

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  3. A good way to ensure a great hotel gym (crossfit acceptable) is to check out http://www.HotelGymReview.com before you leave for your next trip. Also be sure to write reviews about the facility. We're a new website so we really need people to write reviews.

    Thanks!

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