Slept in all the way to 6:30 this morning. A whole extra hour. Weekend mornings are when I get my reading in. Mostly strength and conditioning stuff.
A long time ago I was deep into the details of strength and conditioning and have a library of books on the subject. If you ever need help sleeping, read the translated Russian text on the subject, guaranteed to put anyone out. My point being there’s a bunch of stuff out there as well as a bunch of folks that deep dive into the specific sports preparedness. I read several different sites and their associated articles/content. This morning, I was reading an article by a professional trainer for in season training. It was to the point that I almost dosed off. The fella got way into the weeds…talking about stuff that has absolutely no bearing on my training…if I could understand it in the first place.
We have a handful of actively competing athletes here on UGM… the rest of us are just hobbyists training for our own personal goals…competing with ourselves if you will.
I believe that a driven actively competing athlete would benefit greatly from a professional trainer getting into the weeds with the individuals training…BUT I also believe that a hobbyist will get very little out of such training.
Follow me here…
A competing athlete already has a solid base of preparedness and a track record of prior performance in which to gauge future training off of. They’re driven by a goal of competition against others chasing the same thing. Don’t miss a workout, diet and training exceptionally on point to achieve that goal. Drill down to THAT DAY.
A hobbyist on the other hand loses nothing if they fudge their diet a little here and there…miss training to attend a function etc. I’m not saying the hobbyist doesn’t train hard…they just don’t have anything to lose. I also believe that a hobbyist should drill down into the weeds to see where it takes them if they have at least 5 years of good training behind them and about a year to dedicate to the endeavor. This is always interesting and a great experience. It will also open up a different outlook on their training. There’s negative effects also… very possible that it will take the fun out of it and turn it into a job.
A couple of amplifications:
I said a great base and track record of competing. A novice will make gains with almost anything they do… if competing…should just go in with expectations of getting experience and setting a baseline.
I said a year to dedicate for hobbyists. To train like a competitive athlete takes a long time… not a 12-16 week cycle on juice. That’s the line…
The title says it all. Training should be fun for most of us not a second job. The competing athlete takes this stuff to another level most of us just can’t do…for a miriade of reasons.
A long time ago I was deep into the details of strength and conditioning and have a library of books on the subject. If you ever need help sleeping, read the translated Russian text on the subject, guaranteed to put anyone out. My point being there’s a bunch of stuff out there as well as a bunch of folks that deep dive into the specific sports preparedness. I read several different sites and their associated articles/content. This morning, I was reading an article by a professional trainer for in season training. It was to the point that I almost dosed off. The fella got way into the weeds…talking about stuff that has absolutely no bearing on my training…if I could understand it in the first place.
We have a handful of actively competing athletes here on UGM… the rest of us are just hobbyists training for our own personal goals…competing with ourselves if you will.
I believe that a driven actively competing athlete would benefit greatly from a professional trainer getting into the weeds with the individuals training…BUT I also believe that a hobbyist will get very little out of such training.
Follow me here…
A competing athlete already has a solid base of preparedness and a track record of prior performance in which to gauge future training off of. They’re driven by a goal of competition against others chasing the same thing. Don’t miss a workout, diet and training exceptionally on point to achieve that goal. Drill down to THAT DAY.
A hobbyist on the other hand loses nothing if they fudge their diet a little here and there…miss training to attend a function etc. I’m not saying the hobbyist doesn’t train hard…they just don’t have anything to lose. I also believe that a hobbyist should drill down into the weeds to see where it takes them if they have at least 5 years of good training behind them and about a year to dedicate to the endeavor. This is always interesting and a great experience. It will also open up a different outlook on their training. There’s negative effects also… very possible that it will take the fun out of it and turn it into a job.
A couple of amplifications:
I said a great base and track record of competing. A novice will make gains with almost anything they do… if competing…should just go in with expectations of getting experience and setting a baseline.
I said a year to dedicate for hobbyists. To train like a competitive athlete takes a long time… not a 12-16 week cycle on juice. That’s the line…
The title says it all. Training should be fun for most of us not a second job. The competing athlete takes this stuff to another level most of us just can’t do…for a miriade of reasons.
