Workin' out the Workouts Within Wild Weeks
Greetings,
This week has sure been another wild one for me. Sunday afternoon I lifted, Monday I had a game day, Tuesday I worked out at night, Wednesday was a good night of rest, then Thursday & Friday, took those off from workouts, too. Why? Because I had them tied up with some intense volleyball games, now that we're in the post-season.
I never really realized how much of a momentum game that volleyball is, until I started coaching it this season for the first time.
Our varsity team had an exciting 5th set in our match on Thursday night: we were up 8-1, then on the next side-out that we got, it was 9-14. Yep, 13 unanswered points were scored on us before we got it back. Then, we took that momentum and rode it to a 16-14 win, going on a 7-0 scoring streak to win it.
The fun didn't stop there, as we played a very strong team on Friday night, one of the only teams to beat us in the regular season match-ups. We went down 0-2 in the first 2 games, then we came alive and won our next 3 to take the match, and ourselves into the championship game for Monday night!
Runners can have their moments of momentum as well. Maybe not so much as a team sport can have, but I've seen runners who will have a good streak of races over the course of a few weeks. It's like all the training and conditioning work is coming together for a good stretch of time. A few local 5K's are really good & really fast. A track runner has a string of good meets, where he's inching closer to his goal times he wants in a few events.
Then, a setback can happen, such as a pulled muscle, a twisted ankle, a few days of extreme illness. This stops the momentum a bit, but it can turn around. The biggest thing to take from it is with most momentum stoppers, it isn't the end of the world. Things can become better. You can't dwell on the past too much, you just need to take what you have and build yourself up again.
This happens a lot with training for running. You feel like you hit some streaks of good & bad throughout the training. Some call it a plateau of training, I just feel its your body's way of telling you that you just can't expect to incrementally climb up the ladder. Remember, the higher you go up on a ladder, the greater the risk there is in falling down, and the harder it seems to get to the top.
In another analogy, when I was in Colorado on a hiking trip, we went over a lot of big boulders to get to the top of a peak. Boulders the size of small cars, really. It looked easier than it was, but we couldn't just keep going without stopping. We had to stop, take some rest, recover, and then go for another round. Sort of like Nature's way of interval training: work, rest, repeat until you reach the top. I think the momentum stoppers in life are a natural thing to go through in order for your body to rest up from the intense conditioning it does. So, if you train hard a lot of the time, expect some setbacks to happen. Don't get too discouraged, and use these periods of unexpected rest to re-focus and get ready to attack things once again when you're ready to go hard at it.
Since my week was pretty wild & crazy with my schedule, I have taken some time to create some goals and re-work my training plans for once volleyball is done in a few weeks. I'm working on maintaining the program I'm currently on and getting into, but I'm already looking ahead to what I want to do next. One thing I'm looking at is either doing an RKC or AKC kettlebell training style. RKC is Russian Kettlebell Certified style, AKC is American Kettlebell Club style. I have used RKC style in the past, but I have yet to fully give the AKC style a full trial. I know RKC is a solid way to train, but I also want to test the waters of AKC style. I'm leaning towards AKC style for now. I feel the AKC method will help me prepare more for another RKC protocol I'm interested in trying out later this winter, one that is specifically designed for VO2 Max training improvements. If there's anything out there to help me improve VO2 Max during the winter, so my spring & summer are stellar for racing, that's what I'm all about! I still have my goal of getting a 5 minute mile next year. I feel the KB's will be a great tool to use in that mission.
Run Strong, Run Fast..
Run So As To Win!
Coach Rick Karboviak
http://1MileNation.com
http://ASAPWorkouts.com
This week has sure been another wild one for me. Sunday afternoon I lifted, Monday I had a game day, Tuesday I worked out at night, Wednesday was a good night of rest, then Thursday & Friday, took those off from workouts, too. Why? Because I had them tied up with some intense volleyball games, now that we're in the post-season.
I never really realized how much of a momentum game that volleyball is, until I started coaching it this season for the first time.
Our varsity team had an exciting 5th set in our match on Thursday night: we were up 8-1, then on the next side-out that we got, it was 9-14. Yep, 13 unanswered points were scored on us before we got it back. Then, we took that momentum and rode it to a 16-14 win, going on a 7-0 scoring streak to win it.
The fun didn't stop there, as we played a very strong team on Friday night, one of the only teams to beat us in the regular season match-ups. We went down 0-2 in the first 2 games, then we came alive and won our next 3 to take the match, and ourselves into the championship game for Monday night!
Runners can have their moments of momentum as well. Maybe not so much as a team sport can have, but I've seen runners who will have a good streak of races over the course of a few weeks. It's like all the training and conditioning work is coming together for a good stretch of time. A few local 5K's are really good & really fast. A track runner has a string of good meets, where he's inching closer to his goal times he wants in a few events.
Then, a setback can happen, such as a pulled muscle, a twisted ankle, a few days of extreme illness. This stops the momentum a bit, but it can turn around. The biggest thing to take from it is with most momentum stoppers, it isn't the end of the world. Things can become better. You can't dwell on the past too much, you just need to take what you have and build yourself up again.
This happens a lot with training for running. You feel like you hit some streaks of good & bad throughout the training. Some call it a plateau of training, I just feel its your body's way of telling you that you just can't expect to incrementally climb up the ladder. Remember, the higher you go up on a ladder, the greater the risk there is in falling down, and the harder it seems to get to the top.
In another analogy, when I was in Colorado on a hiking trip, we went over a lot of big boulders to get to the top of a peak. Boulders the size of small cars, really. It looked easier than it was, but we couldn't just keep going without stopping. We had to stop, take some rest, recover, and then go for another round. Sort of like Nature's way of interval training: work, rest, repeat until you reach the top. I think the momentum stoppers in life are a natural thing to go through in order for your body to rest up from the intense conditioning it does. So, if you train hard a lot of the time, expect some setbacks to happen. Don't get too discouraged, and use these periods of unexpected rest to re-focus and get ready to attack things once again when you're ready to go hard at it.
Since my week was pretty wild & crazy with my schedule, I have taken some time to create some goals and re-work my training plans for once volleyball is done in a few weeks. I'm working on maintaining the program I'm currently on and getting into, but I'm already looking ahead to what I want to do next. One thing I'm looking at is either doing an RKC or AKC kettlebell training style. RKC is Russian Kettlebell Certified style, AKC is American Kettlebell Club style. I have used RKC style in the past, but I have yet to fully give the AKC style a full trial. I know RKC is a solid way to train, but I also want to test the waters of AKC style. I'm leaning towards AKC style for now. I feel the AKC method will help me prepare more for another RKC protocol I'm interested in trying out later this winter, one that is specifically designed for VO2 Max training improvements. If there's anything out there to help me improve VO2 Max during the winter, so my spring & summer are stellar for racing, that's what I'm all about! I still have my goal of getting a 5 minute mile next year. I feel the KB's will be a great tool to use in that mission.
Run Strong, Run Fast..
Run So As To Win!
Coach Rick Karboviak
http://1MileNation.com
http://ASAPWorkouts.com
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