Wednesday, January 25, 2012

REST, and Periodization!

REST - One of the most important aspects of a training regiment!

Lets start with the Large Scale:
In the course of a year there are four (4) phases:      
                   - Offseason
                   - Preseason
                   - In Season
                   - REST
Offseason - Focus on specific body goals (Gain/Loose Weight and Strength)
Preseason - Take the changes in your body and put them to use! Integrate more change of direction/agility/movement.
                                                                                                        In Season - Focus on injury
                                                                                                        prevention, and explosive actions that
                                                                                                        replicate your sports physical reactions
                                                                                                        REST - Your Body        
                                                                                                        (Muscles/Bones/Joints) need to
                                                                                                        recover,  In this period do not stay                
                                                                                                        sedentary, but focus on active rest
                                                                                                        (playing tennis, basketball) but allow
                                                                                                        your body time to heal itself!

Now, lets take the concept of REST and move it into a shorter time period:
From week to week, always allow your specific muscles to rest. Recommended Weekly Schedule:
Monday -           Dynamic Warm Up, Upper Body, Core, Conditioning, Flexibility
Tuesday -          Dynamic Warm Up, Lower Body, Core, Conditioning, Flexibility
Wednesday -     Dynamic Warm Up, Upper Body, Core, Conditioning, Flexibility
Thursday -        Dynamic Warm Up, Lower Body, Core, Conditioning, Flexibility
Friday -             Dynamic Warm Up, Upper Body, Core, Conditioning, Flexibility
Saturday -         REST
Sunday -            REST

Finally, the adventure of REST takes us to individual workouts! Using the concepts from my last post about REPETITIONS, apply these concepts of REST to compliment your workouts!

Power -            2-6 Minutes between sets for complete recovery/replication of all out maximal performance.
Strength -        1-3 Minutes between sets for complete recovery/replication of weight and effort.
Hypertrophy -  30-90 sec. between sets to allow maximum natural spikes in HGH and Testosterone.
Endurance -    15-45 sec. between sets for quick hydration and lowering of heart rate to replicate actions.

Recommended Plan:
In your 1st Session start at the higher end of the rest scale, and as you acclimate to the rest.... move your rest time to the shorter of the rest scale

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