Time Your Rest
On a large scale, rest can be monitored in weeks off per season, months off per year, or time away from a specific training style. Broken down, we can look at pausing the action on a monthly, weekly, daily and even hourly level. The reason why rest is important is that it allows our systems to momentarily return to their normal resting position, thereby maximizing potential energy. This sets in motion a mechanism that can gain momentum and take control of itself while you develop yourself in other ways. Now we realize the importance of knowing when to rest and how long to take away from the action. Timing in exercise science is simple: a highly adapted athlete will need to rotate cycles every four weeks to keep his body guessing, whereas a detrained subject can get results following an eight or twelve week plan. OK, but most of us are somewhere in the middle...what do we do? Simple! 1. Train all aspects: lift weights, do aerobics, stretch, play sports, read information 2. Mixology 101: change gears at least every eight weeks--no matter what!!! 3. Maintain Frequency 4+ days a week and you're golden.: That's it in a nutshell. Try it out and record the results. Until the next time we speak and I have something new and exciting to show you... In spirit and sport, Mitchel