Every athlete needs to assess how they are feeling today. Assess how your body has responded to Monday-Wednesdays sessions and either do the following:
1 – Take a full rest day.
If this is the option you choose, then you are not allowed to feel guilty for not going into the gym. Resting is crucial to advancement in your training so if you choose to rest then have no regrets!
2 – Mobilize. Use your regular training time to mobilize. Find your problem areas and spend some time focusing on those areas.
3 – Active Recovery.
This could be swimming (you can find our free swim workouts on our Competition blog every Thursday), doing a trail run, a low intensity row session or a 30 minute tempo run. Whatever activity you choose to do should be a restorative activity and not deplete you for the remaining week of training.
Pool with my son. Some time on the rower and doing accessory. Nothing major. Enjoyed the day!
Fun!
Active Recovery – swim workout
I did the workout Heidi posted on the competition site. Couldn’t pass up the opportunity to swim outside today.
My last workout for a week but it was modified. I will be modifying for the next few weeks and doing much more accessory work so I can get this old back healed up so I can use my new lifting shoes!
20 minute AMRAP
50 squats
40 box step ups (12”/25lbs dumbbells)
40 crunch punches (45lbs)
30 squat thrusts
30 ring rows
20 walking lunges
20 push-ups
10 strict pull-ups
10 strict HSPU
1 round + 123 Reps. Focused on absolute perfect form so not very speedy. Used abmat for SHSPU
GREAT training today 🙂
Oh no, Dawn – what happened to your back?
I have had back issues for years, complete with a nice dose of arthritis but the short answer… I have a protruding disc in L5 that is pressing on a nerves going into my legs and feet. Think all those rides at Universal Studios in November may have been the culprit. They were fun though!
Unfortunaltey im still on long hours and short on time so the training has been short and broken up. Today i did the bar Mu work along with “AI” Bar MU went well. Very little if at all notice shoulder pinching. “AI” 14:30. Everything in this wod other than the DL was a major weakness atm. I did get 135 multiple times in practice so huge plus. I had to drop it down after first attempt dowb to 115. Cheryl was spot on. I almost dropped the damn thing on my head lol. Ring Mu were singles. Finished off with… Read more »
Be pleased you got a workout in that gave you an opportunity to work on some of your weaknesses. That for sure means you’ve earned a rest day!
Yep your probably right. Just seems im treading water atm.