This past week was a pretty solid week of training. Training became somewhat difficult/impossible towards the end of the week because we experienced one hell of a winter storm in north Texas. When it snows in Texas, everything shuts down. Well, this made it a bit difficult to get a swim session and run session in. Some things are just out of your control though and I had to think about it, forget it, and move on. I don't think my fitness will be completely ruined:)
My training plan comes out to about 18.5 hours of training a week and this is without a doubt the most training I have ever done on a consistent basis. The strange thing is that I'm not returning to each workout completely worn out from the previous one. Marc Becker (ironguides.net) has placed me in a position to get the most out of each workout by mixing up the energy systems, muscle groups, mental demand that each workout requires. For being the most I've ever trained volume wise, I recover from each workout quite well. Usually, I would have 3 workouts of each discipline a week and because the time in training each discipline was less, I would have to work extra hard in each workout to feel like I'm going to get anywhere which hurt me more than help me because I never recovered well. It was always smash, smash, smash and this became more mentally taxing than anything else. Marc has created a plan for me that works each discipline equally, but with different volumes and intensities that fit seamlessly with my weekly obligations. This week: same thing as last week with the volume increasing on some workouts and some stay the same. Keep it simple folks, it pays off.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Wesley, that is a great summary of the training plan you have received. You will find that fatigue will mount in the coming weeks as the volume of your training accumulates. You'll slow down a bit - that's only normal - but paying attention to your body's signals will help you know when to back off and when to push through. And life's little events like the snow storm have a funny way of giving us rest we weren't necessarily planning on -- your body doesn't know the difference. Those days rested you, and hence you are going to enter the following training more rested in any case. Meaning: Always factor in unplanned rest into your overall analysis of training and planning for future training. Just because a plan says "rest" or not does not mean the rest is either appropriate -- or not appropriate! Great first week, congratulations on the new PR (volume!).
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