This entry was posted on 6/26/2007 9:43 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
Last night I made a point to take time for recovery. I left work on time, went for a 3 mile walk with my wife, had a good dinner, and spent 45 minutes stretching and doing soft tissue work. Sleep was a little short at 7 hours, but I woke up this morning and walked into the garage feeling good. Given that sitting and walking were difficult by the time I got home yesterday, the recovery work paid off.
That's it. It doesn't look like much written out, but it was a lot of work. I seem to do better with many sets than I do with heavy weights or high rep sets. The sets of 8 on the snatches and renegade rows exposed a definite weakness in my conditioning. I will spend most of the summer building up my volume and work capacity.
Morning workouts are definitely the way to go for me, especially when coupled with a strong focus on recovery. I look forward to Thursday.
6/28/2007 6:38 AM
Mike wrote:
Ugh, you are a harder man than I am. I don't quite hate the morning thing like I used to but I can't say I feel good after doing it. I feel weak and fragile first thing in the morning.
6/28/2007 11:52 AM
Scott Styles wrote:
I do my best under time constraints. While I feel stronger during the evening workouts, I don't work as hard and find it difficult to stay on task.
It's rare you'll see me go for a max effort lift during one of the morning workouts. Maybe that's why they always turn out so much better.
6/30/2007 1:26 AM
Steve wrote:
I love the solitude when everyone else is sleeping. Once I rise I've made a committment and there's nothing else to get in the way. I never attempt 1RMs in the early AM. I know I can lift substantially more in the afternoon.
