“Do the Damn Programming”
As we return to the gym after lock-down. It`s great to see all the faces and feel the good vibes everyone brings to the gym space that is Raincity Athletics. Everyone is doing a great job of working within the new confines of their marked out square and being disinfectant ninjas cleaning every piece of equipment. On top of that It`s great to see so much energy people have in the return.
However, don’t let that pent-up energy be counterproductive. People are asking can they add more weights when the strength is written 3x8@50% or sprinting an Erg machine with no attention to technique. I understand we want to get back to the strength no`s we were hitting, repping out heaps of pull-ups and smashing cals on the erg machines. I hear you. And you want to know the secret to a speedy return to past performance? Follow the damn programming!
Programming is designed to give athletes the correct dose of weights, reps and volume to stress the body enough to drive change without over training and burning out or breaking the athletes. The programming is also progressive. So rather than turning up and thinking about just adding more weight to the bar or winning the rowing portion of the WOD ask yourself what can I do today to following the prescribed programming to move the needle? Is it work on bracing the core in heavy lifts, it better body control in gymnastics movements, is it working on that leg drive on the rower or really leaning into the coaches focus of the day “drive the elbows up out of the front SQ”
Going forward, if your really want the most out of your programming I suggest you start by doing the damn programming.
Now, let’s get after it!