Monday, September 17

Welcome Back


We were off line for a few days doing some technical work on the website (being a lazy bastard and having a holiday)

Over the past few weeks a lot of people have had the sniffles or a little
worse. But it looks like its all past now and we can get back on with
our hardcore training.

There were no Monday morning session today so I came in and did a workout (yes, I do workout as well). Coach Tommy is in this evening to give all your bodies a good whoping, just what they need after a relaxing weekend - we can't let all those hard
earned muscles get stagnate and atrophy!

Ive been doing a fair bit of research lately into fitness, as I always almost do, and there is always two common themes that reoccur no matter what form of
training, or sport or athlete is speaking. 1) high intensity,
intelligent hard work, and 2) consistency.

Fotunately for all
of our members, the first one is mandatory as soon as you enter the
studio. And fortunately for our members again, all you have to do is
turn up. Also, just as important but not as recurring , is the need for
feedback - visible, tangible results, and this just doesn't mean
physical transformations. It can include increased loads, better
technique, faster times, and even being victorious at competition. I
find I work best when training for a reason, instead of an abstract as,
"i want to get fit," or "i want to look good." Like a competition or a
certain load, or a time, etc. Think about it, what would motivate you
to do better and give more each session. Is it a local fun run, a
tennis tournament, the first time you can do a certain movement, or
anything else which would motivate you. See what you come up with and
post a comment or bring it up next session. Keep training hard, and Ill
see you all later in the week.

Its good to be back online.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Michael,
You are right,apart from looking good and feeling fit we do need to be motivated from time to time so for the next 3 months the prospect of climbing that 300 metre sand dune in Namibia is my motivation.
I may not get to the top but I will certainly give it my best shot!
Cheers, JLWO.