Recovery Strategies: What to do after training has finished.

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It is a well known, but well forgotten fact that our bodies don’t improve during exercise/training.  Instead, they improve after exercise/training.  Put simply, during training, our bodies are damaged/broken/busted up.  And in the hours/days following, our bodies repair/improve/upgrade themselves, and make them just that little bit better than before.

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Aim for “perfect”, but settle for “good enough”

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This is my quote for the day…

“Aim for “perfect”, but settle for “good enough”.

This means, be aware of and recognise what you want in a “perfect world”, and every day strive to get there.  This can mean the perfect job, perfect girlfriend or the perfect move done with perfect technique and perfect timing. But recognise that this is not a “perfect world”, and be happy when you have something that is good enough, effective and does the job.

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Army launches ‘improvised’ fitness guide for troops

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“The British Army is rolling out an ‘improvised’ fitness guide to all soldiers operating in isolated spots away from main bases.” Click here for the video. Keeping fit without expensive equipment. Image from http://ukforcesafghanistan.wordpress.com/ I absolutely love this kind of “guerilla” exercising.  You don’t need a gym full of expensive machinery to get you fit … Read more

Getting ready for Christmas

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I have mentioned periodisation before (click here).  It is the “big picture” view of training.  It is about managing your training in such a way as to maximise your results. I talked before about doing things in a certain order, but it also means managing when you can work hard and when you need to ease off to recover.  In this way, periodisation works on different time scales, such as:

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The difference between a sweat session and a “clinic”.

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Some people have been surprised when watching me coach clients.  They have expected a hard, rip-roaring sweat session…pushing people to the max like some drill sergeant. And to be honest, sometime that is my job.  Sometimes I do need to push people out of their comfort zone in order to get them to their goals. But the main part of my job is not simply getting people to do more (a sweat session). It is getting people to do better (a technical session).

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Good luck Bex!!!

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Good luck Bex (click here), who has just moved out to Australia to make her fame and fortune!  She is starting up her own training business down there, and I know she is going to do ace! I have worked with her loads when she still lived up here in Skipton, and I would train under … Read more