Posts Tagged ‘rest and recovery’

Over the weekend big Trav and I decided to go out in the nice weather and crush a few exercises for some needed recovery. Our workouts were to the point and aggressive, but not too intense to where we were falling down over our knees and puking our guts out. That’s not what we were trying to do. As an athlete make sure you guys are paying attention to what you body is trying to tell you. If something hurts or your tired it’s a really good idea to hold back on the hard core and give yourself some rest. By doing this your next workouts for the following week will be awesome. Remember this guys, we’re not trying to break our selves down by doing too much. More is not always better.  Yea you want to break your muscles down, but you also want them to repair and grow. Too much intensity in workouts will lead to over training and eventually exhaustion. For any athlete this is not good, especially if we are trying to build tanks for men. A good light workout consisting of jump ropes, bands, and your own body weight is good for keeping your mind on the right track.

Below I’ll be posting a vid on what I’m talking about. If you bad asses have any questions on this stuff drop us a comment our two and we will be sure to get back with ya. Oh yea and remember after your workouts  get some proper fuel for recovery. Anything with carbs and protein will be good to get you recovered. I will go into the specifics of this later. If this is done properly you will be ready to break records and see big time results.

Joe is right on the money, too much will do you in, not get you better.  I once read somewhere that its a matter of 1% intense training and workouts with 99% recovery = 100% RESULTS!  Trust me on this one, recovery, all though sometimes you feel you don’t need it, is absolutely critical!  No doubt about it!  When I was in high school I always thought “more was better”.  Boy was I wrong.  I got strong over the years but I wish I could go back with what I know now about how important rest and recovery days are and I would’ve seen some crazier results for sure! 

During the summer I was lifting 5 days a week and doing plyos 4 days per week and also adding sprint and agility work to boot!  Then add in the construction job I did with my pops during the day, I had way too much work and too little recovery.  I’m surprised I never got hurt.  I guess its the crazy freak genetics I have  

The point Joe and I are trying to make is to make sure your getting rest and recovery days in.  These days are critical and are a must.  Light calisthenics, work with the mini band, and foam rolling are the best tools I use for recovery days.   So remember, if your coming off of a crazy heavy or intense training day and your sore and your body is tired, give it a rest.  Listen to your body.  If your feeling strong push your limits!  If your feeling tired and weak, let yourself rest.  That’s what gets you strong!  So let your body recover and you’ll see it grow and get strong as all heck!  I promise.  If you have any cool and unique rest and recovery day ideas, share em.  We would like to know.   Till next time, stay Forged Strong

Coach T and Coach Joe