This is nothing more than an exercise in time. Inevitably, without a DeLorean and some stolen Libyan plutonium the clock is going to run out. Strict pull-ups simply don’t cycle like a butterfly kip. Added weight slows the burpees. By the eight-minute expect to stop and go. Pull-ups slowed substantially in the ninth and tenth minute, enough to force a flat-out effort on the burpees, sending oxygen levels well into the red.
I’ve always debated strategy for EMOM workouts of this nature. Is better to work at a relaxed pace early or finish fast for max recovery? The question may be workout or individual specific, but any question relating to work volume warrants further examination.
i believe it best to go in smooth and easy and then progressively ratchet the intensity to balance the work, recovery, and time demands. of course this is easily said and difficultly done but for me all out with max rest in the early rounds takes more away from my reserves than a progressive attack on the movements and clock. it's a tough balance to attempt to achieve and what's worst is that we will really never know what strategy was best without replicating the exact same scenario and conditions on a regular basis. maybe an emom type effort would be a good benchmark to do just that.
The intuitive rule of thumb is that the quicker you go the more rest you get. In other words, work hard and reap the rewards of the rest. The seemingly evasive answer to this perplexing question is task specific. All of our gym activities, questions, philosophies, should be directed to real life scenarios. Apply the most appropriate strategy to the task and be rewarded with success. Choosing the correct strategy is the key to determining success. Should we eliminate the opportunity to employ strategy if pure fitness is our ultimate goal?
It is my firm belief that survival is not awarded to the one who can go long at a comfortable pace, but rather the one who can strike like lightning, clash like a titan, shake it off, & go again...repetitively!! Seems to apply in both combat & sport.
Darrell, we need to be apt in both realms. The nature of an uncontrolled environment that exists outside the gym, track, or training platform does not permit preferred programming, it indiscriminately hands us the situation, in turn, dictating fitness required for survival. Focusing on a specific pathway or method of training is an acute measure to assure success in a specific area or event, but utilitarian fitness aimed at conquering all aspects. Whether carrying a full load out 50 meters up an embankment at full sprint, or simply shouldering the same weight for 12-24 hours while standing security will require fitness, each equally as critical to the same end user.
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ReplyDeleteThis is nothing more than an exercise in time. Inevitably, without a DeLorean and some stolen Libyan plutonium the clock is going to run out. Strict pull-ups simply don’t cycle like a butterfly kip. Added weight slows the burpees. By the eight-minute expect to stop and go. Pull-ups slowed substantially in the ninth and tenth minute, enough to force a flat-out effort on the burpees, sending oxygen levels well into the red.
I’ve always debated strategy for EMOM workouts of this nature. Is better to work at a relaxed pace early or finish fast for max recovery? The question may be workout or individual specific, but any question relating to work volume warrants further examination.
i believe it best to go in smooth and easy
ReplyDeleteand then progressively ratchet the intensity to balance the work, recovery, and time demands. of course this is easily said and difficultly done but for me all out with max rest in the early rounds takes more away from my reserves than a progressive attack on the movements and clock. it's a tough balance to attempt to achieve and what's worst is that we will really never know what strategy was best without replicating the exact same scenario and conditions on a regular basis. maybe an emom type effort would be a good benchmark to do just that.
The intuitive rule of thumb is that the quicker you go the more rest you get. In other words, work hard and reap the rewards of the rest. The seemingly evasive answer to this perplexing question is task specific. All of our gym activities, questions, philosophies, should be directed to real life scenarios. Apply the most appropriate strategy to the task and be rewarded with success. Choosing the correct strategy is the key to determining success. Should we eliminate the opportunity to employ strategy if pure fitness is our ultimate goal?
ReplyDeleteIt is my firm belief that survival is not awarded to the one who can go long at a comfortable pace, but rather the one who can strike like lightning, clash like a titan, shake it off, & go again...repetitively!! Seems to apply in both combat & sport.
ReplyDeleteDarrell, we need to be apt in both realms. The nature of an uncontrolled environment that exists outside the gym, track, or training platform does not permit preferred programming, it indiscriminately hands us the situation, in turn, dictating fitness required for survival. Focusing on a specific pathway or method of training is an acute measure to assure success in a specific area or event, but utilitarian fitness aimed at conquering all aspects. Whether carrying a full load out 50 meters up an embankment at full sprint, or simply shouldering the same weight for 12-24 hours while standing security will require fitness, each equally as critical to the same end user.
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