Embrace Change
How to Make Huge Improvements Incrementally
Why Revisiting Your Biggest Frustrations Can Help You Improve
Training Programs
Phase 13 – Week 6 – Lower Intensity – Active Recovery – Absorb Last Four Weeks of Training
Weekly Synopsis
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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
Rest Day | Bike: Even Tempo | Bike: HR Blocks | Bike: Even Tempo | Bike: Even Tempo | Bike: Even Tempo
2 Hour Nap | Bike: Even Tempo
2 Hour Nap |
As you establish your schedule for next week – specific to your training, strive to change thing up. Choose a different time to train, change the location of your workouts, complete your warmup a little different, etc. – the idea is to offset a performance plateau by doing things slightly different from every perspective possible.
Strive to embrace change, it takes physical and mental energy to go outside your comfort zone, however, the enjoyment of being faster makes all of your efforts worthwhile. Pay close attention to your workouts – specifically your work/rest ratios; they are designed to challenge the body to adapt to the work/rest ratios as outlined. Read your workout notes carefully and identify what the purpose of each workout: speed, strength, endurance, lactate tolerance, enhanced flexibility, etc. Remember, being hydrated, rested, well fed, and mentally focused will result in an improvement by 1% every day – 7% weekly: a huge improvement in small increments.
Training with a specific focus – another tool to help you Train Smart, Not Hard and Avoid Overtraining!
Yours in sport & health,
-Coach Robb, Coaches and Staff
Thought for the week:
“Ninety-five percent of failure is not about someone’s ability. It is because the individual simply quit.”