Rest - Monday May 8th/17
Rest
Do you take a rest day? If so how often and what do you do on your rest day? Maybe a odd time to talk about a taking a rest day at the start of the week, but Monday's are the busiest days in the gym and a great time to plan your week. Last week we talked about recovery, along with ways in which you can help ensure your body is recovering from training, and a rest day is a big part of that.CrossFit.com follows a 3 on 1 off program, this means they do 3 days of workouts, then take a rest day. Most of us need a day to allow muscle tissue to regrow and allow our bodies to recover from training. At CF Indestri we program Monday - Friday (our weekend classes are speciality programs). We understand that everyone has different schedules and days in which they attend the gym. For many of you 5 days on works great! But what you need to monitor is how your responding to training on day 4 or 5. Are you still feeling strong and able to hit the conditioning portions of the workout with the level on intensity that the workout is calling for?Something that we see happen, is people starting really enjoying coming to the gym, both because of the results they see and the community at the gym. They don't want to take days off! However the problem is that this can lead to injuries if you don't properly listen to your body and we do see it happen.The point is that your body needs rest days. Sometimes it can be an active recovery, going for a hike, a bike run, a trail run, or even a ROMWOD session. The key is balance, don’t do something that’s going to be high intensity. On a rest day, it needs to be restorative!It doesn't matter if you're a competitive CrossFit athlete or if you train just to get fitter. Remember that more is not always better. Better is better. Most importantly learn to listen to your body, and learn to be ok with missing a day. It's only going to help you get stronger and faster if you allow your muscles a chance to recover.With all that being said, today is a benchmark, so we hope you enjoyed some rest over the weekend!
Monday May 8, 2017
Focus:
OH Squats5x5 ( from the rack)Technique or 65%
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Workout Of the Day: Benchmark
"Nancy"5RFT400m Run15 OH Squats 95/65.Lvl 2 Fitness5RFT400m Run15 OH Squats 75/55.Lvl 1 Technique5RFT400m RunPVC/Trainer OH Box Squats.Lvl 4 CompetitorStraight set all OH Squats.
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Coaches Choice.Check back each night at 8pm for the next days WOD.
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