The Challenge is the Point
The Challenge is the Point
One of the benefits of training, I believe, is the challenge.
Each session we are tested and pushed to improve.
Can we finish the session? Will we quit?
Can we overcome this difficulty?
This helps us in other areas of our life, because suddenly we're practicing overcoming difficulty. Each time we don't quit, we get better at not quitting.
That is of course as long as the training supports this. Unfortunately most don't.
Most training will be hard at the start because you're not used to it.
But the body adapts quickly, and within 4 to 12 weeks, most people are pretty on top of a lot of training programs.
But can't you just push harder?
Well due to the limitations of the training, you are limited too.
Most of us can only do a certain amount of work in a certain time frame.
So when training sessions are "complete this in 40 minutes", well we're naturally going to be limited.
We improve to a certain point, but eventually the challenge to take an even bigger step is to big, or not interesting.
This is why a focus on strength training is actually the best type of training we can do.
Getting stronger helps us in all areas.
And when we're not constantly on the clock, we can genuinely challenge ourselves.
The idea of circuit training has become the go-to form of training.
As a result, a type of training that was done as a supplement, is now the main course.
And it's not really helping.
We've got it backwards.
Instead, for a continuous challenge, most people should focus on strength and muscle gain (or maintaining muscle), with circuit style training (I call conditioning) added in once, maybe twice a week.
Until next time,
Marco
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