Change Things Up

    I have mentioned before to always strive to challenge your body. Unless you're a competitive athlete you have no reason not to shake things up from time to time, especially if we are all in agreement that our main goal is to live a long healthy and athletic life.

    I've gotten the itch lately to go for some distance runs...gasp! 'But Kyle how will you ever get swole?' Well broski sometimes you just gotta ignore the literature and completely change the stimulus. No matter how perfect your program is on paper, it isn't the end all be all! Why, because no matter what, the results WILL come to a halt. The only way to see continued progress is to continue to force your body to adapt to ever changing stimuluses.  

    I did a short run today, not over doing it to prevent injuries such as ankle problems and plantar factitious (which I easily get if I over do it too soon) amongst others, as most of my work has been short sprint work. Over the next few weeks I plan on upping the distances and frequency. I'm going to keep a close eye to how my body responds to the running and adjust properly. Being that right now strength gain is still my number 1 priority, I will be making planning and volume adjustments to still allow for complete recovery for my strength training sessions.  Bottom line you gotta change things up and push your limits, despite what the books might say, in order to see true progress.

No Nonsense Training,

Kyle Bohannon, CSCS

Owner/Head Trainer

kyle@trainstrive.com

www.trainstrive.com