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Post by Ned on Oct 13, 2014 5:36:29 GMT -7
Hi all, apologies if there is already a thread written on this subject, but I couldn't find one...
I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about missing training sessions - not necessarily because of illness, but because life sometimes gets in the way (i.e. taking lil Jimmy to his kung fu/harp/beatboxing class stops you from hanging by your fingertips for an hour).
How do people deal with this? Just pick up the next session as per the plan, or rearrange the plan? And how many missed sessions mean that a serious rethink is in order? And does this vary depending on what part of the program you're in?
Thanks for the help!
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Post by Chris W on Oct 13, 2014 7:23:19 GMT -7
Ned, check the planning section of the forum for other threads. Personally, I get up at 04:30 to keep from missing training sessions.
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Post by slimshaky on Oct 13, 2014 9:24:30 GMT -7
work-related stuff some times interferes with my schedule, so i try to plan around it the best i can. if i know in advance, i will try to arrange things so i have a workout the night before (or morning of) my travel, and a workout immediately when i get back. luckily (i guess...) my travel is usually tuesday-thursday, so generally this is done by adding an extra rest day here or there, or sometimes doing a 'half' workout.
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Post by coachseiji on Oct 14, 2014 7:08:44 GMT -7
One thing I want to add on this subject is the idea of "trading stress." Simply put, you are a funnel of sorts, stress of all sorts pours in the top and you can only recover, recoup so much as the flow rate is controlled by the opening in the bottom. All stress - physical, mental, emotional - does the same thing on the grand hormone scheme. So, system wise, the ability of your body to absorb training stress, use energy to recover and make positive changes and become stronger, is all affected by any form of stress.
So, if something really stressful like family or gnarly job issues makes you feel tired, fatigued, etc then your workout might not be productive anyways as you have exceeded your current level of stress absorption and recovery capacity. The main focus of training in general in any sport is to expand this capacity through smart and progressive training but exceeding it will at least temporarily go backwards.
Be smart! If the original cause of your workout schedule getting jacked was a really stressful situation, then consider the "trading stress" theory. You are trading your work, family or personal stress for the training stress that you had planned - stay in balance and live to fight another day.
Across my career, this single thing is the hardest thing for professional athletes to understand as they have all the time in the world to train usually and it's hard for them to voluntarily trade stresses.
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