I get asked every once in a while “this weeks workouts look easy?” Don’t worry. Within the framework of a multi-year training plan, there has to be periods of “deloading” where the body is put under less stress. Training is still stress after all. This allows for recovery of the athletes system, muscles and tendons sure, but also the hidden things that really drive your body: hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenals, hormones in general, circadian rhythm, you know stuff like this. As we typically run ourselves ragged (living through late state capitalism on the cusp of impending doom) doing all the things and being fit as hell, a little back off here and there is a good thing.
Now, this “back off” isn’t a back off in intensity, it’s a purposeful reduction in mental stress, and also, physical damage from the training. That “damage” is certainly what allows for you to get built up from the training, it’s necessary, but like most things, too much is in fact, too much. I hope you feel recovered a bit from last week. This is how that might feel for you over achievers out there: the feeling like you need to do more, the feeling like you didn’t try hard enough last week, the feeling like you’re unsettled and restless, did you practice something at home over the weekend? Did you go for that jog you’ve been meaning too even though we ran MILES on Wednesday? No drama. Just know this is normal. And that feeling you had, will go away this week. It’s a doozy, and serious fitness workouts. Be ready for scaling, and GOING. Cheers!
Halloween is coming guys, we closed the PM classes that day, which this year is on a Friday. So yippee, I hope you have some cool plans and that you’ll have the extra time to really enjoy them.
Workouts:
Monday: 3 Rounds for Time of: 12 Back Squats 225/155, 36 Double Unders, 12 Burpees
Tuesday: 5 Rounds for Time of: 6 Strict Handstand Push-ups, 6 Strict Ring Dips, 12 KB Swings 70/53
Wednesday: “White” 5 Rounds For Time of: 3 Rope Climbs (15 ft), 10 Toes-to-Bars, 21 Overhead Walking Lunges (45/35 lb plate), 400 meter Run
Thursday: Snatch Balance Max 3
Friday: EMOM 12: 2 Bar Muscle-ups, 6 Power Cleans 135/95
Saturday: Teams of 3: Max Reps in 20 Minutes: 300m Row causes the team to rotate, Max Paralette Push-ups, Max DB Box Step Overs 20″/16″ 50/35
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