In my last post I showed a schedule that would encompass a year of training. The three main ingredients were Strength, Aerobic and Race Specific Training (RST). These were further broken into three sub categories which are endurance, power and speed. In this post, I’d like to talk about the first part of the season which is the strength phase.
You see it everywhere, guys with their shirts off ripped to s#$t. Girls with tiny waists and clothing barely covering their buldging chests (not that I’m complaining). How do these people get this way? Probably throwing up, a lot. But some I’m sure take the time to workout. And by working out I mean going to the gym.
Do a google search and you will find over a million different examples of workout routines. Everyone has “The Best” or “The Quickest Results”, “Shed 15 pounds in Just 4mins a Day for One Week” or my favorite “You would Be Retarded Not to Try This”. That last one was made up by the way. It seems the solutions are out there, so which one is right for you?
A good gym schedule should answer the following questions:
How much time do I have?
What kinds of exercises are needed to help me get better?
What muscles are NOT used in my training?
Am I going to join a group or go it alone?
What is my end goal (lose weight/lift more/ be on the cover of a magazine)?
The most important question is the bottom one. Because when your lifting those pink 2 pound weights, you need to know/believe that this work is for a purpose.
So, I guess this is the part where I give you my “Expert, Bestest, Can’t Beat It, Lose A Million Pounds” plan. Truth is, I don’t have one yet. However, it is in the works. When it does come though, I’m going to put into a small movie format so you can see how each of the sets really work.
I’m always on the lookout for good routines so if you have one, send it along.
As Body Break would say “Keep fit and keep throwing up”.
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