Monday, April 1, 2013
Training vs. Testing
We have seen a lot of testing recently. Six weeks of testing at the gym (SUBMIT YOUR SCORES HERE.) We're headed into the last week of the open. These tests have been a great opportunity to push yourself as hard as possible to learn where your true boundaries lie. Should you do that on every conditioning workout? In every strength set? NO. Pushing yourself to this level constantly will leave you burnt out, over trained or injured. Marathoners only periodically train at race pace. Football players very rarely perform plays at a game-level intensity. Baseball players scrimmage at sunflower seed spittin' levels. CrossFitters, good news- it's okay for you to do the same thing. Make sure you're maintaining the intended training stimulus, then train sub maximally and compete like a bad ass.
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Bit late in the game here, but how much rest do you advise the average athlete get before attempting an Open WOD? Assuming that athlete shooting for their peak performance. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese WODs are meant to be performed as part of a light to medium training week. The day before you do the Open workout should be off or remarkably light. The day of the workout you want to feel rest, energized and fueled. Pay close attention to what you're doing and remember what works and what doesn't.
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