Training Programs

Importance of Body Analysis

As you prepare for next week, please make sure that you are capturing your Body Analysis (found in Initial Resources) information on a daily basis.  As we capture more and more historical data, we are able to catch any deviations in your body’s ability to adapt to the stress of training.  By consistently tracking your daily resting heart rate you are able to “catch” signs of fatigue, stress and even illness early and adjust your training accordingly to minimize the grip of the virus or stress.  As a general rule of thumb, if your resting heart rate is up 3-5 beats over last week’s average, you need to keep your workouts strictly aerobic (this means NO weight lifting – it is anaerobic) and the duration to less than a hour.  If your heart rate is up 6 beats or more over last week’s average, I want you to go back to bed (if logistically possible) and use your normal “training time” as “recovery time”. 

Use this “recovery” for eating, stretching and mental development – the non-sweating performance elements of your program. It is always better to give up one or two days of training then to “push through the stress or virus” only to be set back 7-10 days.  Please keep in mind that an elevated heart rate associated with high intensity/volume training is normal and is part of the adaptation process when supported with proper amounts & quantities of food & sleep.  The key is to evaluate how your body “absorbs” such a workout.  By listening to your body and following your bio-feedback (resting heart rate, body weight and quality of sleep) provides you direct feedback that what you are doing (training and recovery wise) is working.  A few additional tools to help you Work Smart, Not Hard and Avoid Overtraining!

Yours in sport & health,

-Coach Robb, Coaches and Staff

Thought for the week:

“Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I’m doing.”