Comments on: Keep the Hard Days Hard and the Easy Days Easy: Part 2 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2.html Training and Nutrition advice, straight from the monkey's mouth. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jarrett http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-6673 Jarrett Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:24:19 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/05/16/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2/#comment-6673 Nice article. I had been thinking a lot about what it means to get the most out of your training and it generally breaks down to: 1. Did you enjoy the run during or after? 2. Did you alternate easy days and hard days. To get the most out of your training is to allow your muscles to catch up to your rigorous training. Nice article. I had been thinking a lot about what it means to get the most out of your training and it generally breaks down to: 1. Did you enjoy the run during or after? 2. Did you alternate easy days and hard days. To get the most out of your training is to allow your muscles to catch up to your rigorous training.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-6490 Joseph Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:35:38 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/05/16/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2/#comment-6490 I tend to think that the body needs slightly more rest then physical stress in order to make gains. If you consider how many other stresses that your body must cope with in addition to your workouts, like lack of sleep, illness, work stress, family stuff - I generally always lean towards slightly more rest then training. If you think about it on a weekly basis, i'd say it's about a ratio of 3:4. Hard days = 3 Easy days =4. This seems to work quite well for me anyway. And you can always increase the intensity or volume on those days to push yourself harder. But I rarely mess around with the easy days. With regard to block training, I played football (soccer) and in this sport it's quite typical to have intense periods of hard training followed by more moderate weeks. Pre-season for most people is a hellish time of the year for example - but without it players really struggle during the season. Also, if weather is bad and matches get cancelled sometimes it can be replaced with hard training (in europe any way). You get used to this... can be very effective. So, I think it's smart every so often, to shake up your routine with a very tough week or two - but only occasionally. I tend to think that the body needs slightly more rest then physical stress in order to make gains. If you consider how many other stresses that your body must cope with in addition to your workouts, like lack of sleep, illness, work stress, family stuff – I generally always lean towards slightly more rest then training.

If you think about it on a weekly basis, i’d say it’s about a ratio of 3:4. Hard days = 3 Easy days =4.

This seems to work quite well for me anyway. And you can always increase the intensity or volume on those days to push yourself harder. But I rarely mess around with the easy days.

With regard to block training, I played football (soccer) and in this sport it’s quite typical to have intense periods of hard training followed by more moderate weeks. Pre-season for most people is a hellish time of the year for example – but without it players really struggle during the season.

Also, if weather is bad and matches get cancelled sometimes it can be replaced with hard training (in europe any way). You get used to this… can be very effective.

So, I think it’s smart every so often, to shake up your routine with a very tough week or two – but only occasionally.

]]> By: paolo27th http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-3420 paolo27th Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:13:45 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/05/16/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2/#comment-3420 Good read. I find my problem is that no matter how tired I am once I get to the gym and warm up I just can`t stop going. The intensity builds up authomatically, then an extra set, one more round of sparring etc. doesn`t feel too bad. Then maybe I find I can`t train properly for the next 3 days and yes, I am practically forced to take easy days - case in point I had planned to be training tonight but instead I`m here reading and posting comments on this article, lol. Good read.
I find my problem is that no matter how tired I am once I get to the gym and warm up I just can`t stop going. The intensity builds up authomatically, then an extra set, one more round of sparring etc. doesn`t feel too bad. Then maybe I find I can`t train properly for the next 3 days and yes, I am practically forced to take easy days – case in point I had planned to be training tonight but instead I`m here reading and posting comments on this article, lol.

]]> By: ChrisH http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-83 ChrisH Sat, 17 May 2008 13:37:27 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/05/16/keep-the-hard-hard-and-the-easy-easy-part-2/#comment-83 I think there is a "macho" element to this. What I mean is that guys find it hard to go to the gym and have an easy session - it makes them look weak. So that blast through and try to train as hard as possible all the time, to look good.....and then get injured I think there is a “macho” element to this. What I mean is that guys find it hard to go to the gym and have an easy session – it makes them look weak. So that blast through and try to train as hard as possible all the time, to look good…..and then get injured

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