hope everyone makes some serious progress in 2017.. time to turn it up a notch.
today i made a photo with my running pr's of 2016:
would be nice if i could crush all of that in 2017.. especially the 10k/half marathon numbers, those are way off compared to my 5k/1-mile.. Just need to get stronger/put in more miles for a while, i think.
Happy new year.man... may the god of gains be with us all!!
same to you man!! and yes! The God Of Gains aka our will power/drive/focus lmao!
I can see some good things coming with your current «simplistic» training approach and some added power through high rep weight training.
hope so man.. time to try and solve more pieces of the puzzle.
ya simple training is usually more effective.. throwing lots of (new) different ingredients into the pot is usually a recipe for disaster.
mastering monotony seems to be the most effective way to make progress.. i've never been much of a fan of 'cross training' etc. It almost seems like you should get to the point where you get 'bored' of training at times (or often), and you just do it anyway. When doing something new, it's always more fun & you make progress fast. Some people screw up and change things up once they stop making progress; they think they are shocking their system etc. In reality you've just finally reached a baseline, now it's time to grind.
I've mentioned a few times on here about finding your rhythm .. switching things up in order to find something that you feel works great for you is fine, but once you find it, stick to it and just ride it for a significant period of time. Gut through the boredom/stagnation and just keep pushing.. That process is where I feel most of the gains actually happen.
(also i'm not directing this at you, just mentioning some things in general
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Actually, if I was directing that to anyone, it would be Stamos. He switches things up alot. I'd like to be able to predict what he's going to do (and even eat) week after week.. I think if he stuck to a rhythm like that (also keeping it simple), he'd make way more gains in 2017.
Just picture it like an EKG reading.. the heart beat doesn't just get bored and start doing weird crazy fun shit. It's 100% predictable.. If it's not, it's a problem. Our training should be like an EKG reading, for the most part. lol.
Just look at Kingfish ... He's pretty much the master of consistency. If there was anyone on this forum (or any forum) who is predictable, it'd be him. He grinds out the basics day-in-day-out.
As for lifting & running, there are two reasons I want to lift other than strength gains:
1. I think it will help me get leaner. Simply running/sprinting didn't get me anywhere near as lean as I was when I dunked/jumped.
2. I think high rep lifting is a great way for me to recover more from running; I can achieve similar or greater amounts of lactic acid by doing high volume squats - similar to a max 400m run, but without the impact forces. Once I adapt completely to this style of training, I really shouldn't experience much soreness. I've already noticed some of my running related aches have been disappearing - since i'm running only 3-4 days per week now; most notably in my feet. If I could substitute a running day with a non-impact lifting day, and still improve my lactic threshold/strength/mental strength, I think that will be extremely effective.
My high frequency + high volume squat face was definitely my most effective phase when i was jumping/dunking, but I went alot heavier (max 20's). Turning the intensity down a notch but increasing the volume makes sense given my goal now is mostly improving running performance. I'm also incorporating high volume upper body lifting because I think I lack the machinery in my upper body to remove lactic acid - like I do in my lower body.. And when I boxed, I seemed to have that machinery (from all of the punching I would do). So I think there are some gains to be made there also.
peace!!!
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