http://thedanplan.com/not-sure-where-this-is-going-to-go/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:04:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://thedanplan.com/not-sure-where-this-is-going-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:39:49 +0000 http://thedanplan.com/blog/?p=584#comment-1531 Josh,
I’ve talked with a few performance experts and they are in the same camp as you of the 12/16 week training cycles with a week off. I’ve basically chosen to either have a few days off every 3 months or the days off have chosen me. Regardless of the reason, it’s just as important to take a mental/physical break as it is to train hard. Recovery is crucial to learning, as you know.

]]> http://thedanplan.com/not-sure-where-this-is-going-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:24:14 +0000 http://thedanplan.com/blog/?p=584#comment-1523 Just a note about time off. Professional bodybuilders (and other athletes) do cycles of about three months of training (usually a “bulk” cycle then a “lean” cycle), but between cycles they take a week off to rest their bodies. This is not optional when you are performing at a high level all the time (note: this isn’t true if you aren’t constantly working your hardest) your nervous system gets fatigued and occasionally requires an extended rest. Without it and continuing to workout/train your performance slowly starts degrading and regressing until you burn out and are physically/mentally unable to continue, either from hurting your self or burning out so hard you can barely get motivation to get out of bed. If you don’t have anything like this scheduled as part of your training you are doing yourself a disservice and hindering your training. So, far you seem to have lucked into having these breaks at the right time without realizing that you need them to continue improving, but I suggest that you formalize this kind of break in the future.

]]> http://thedanplan.com/not-sure-where-this-is-going-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:24:58 +0000 http://thedanplan.com/blog/?p=584#comment-550 Welcome back Dan. You sound refreshed and ready to begin another stretch of hard work. No matter what one’s “job”, a vacation from it is a necessary and needed break.

]]> http://thedanplan.com/not-sure-where-this-is-going-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:22:23 +0000 http://thedanplan.com/blog/?p=584#comment-545 One day, Heather! Melissa: amen!

]]> http://thedanplan.com/not-sure-where-this-is-going-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:10:47 +0000 http://thedanplan.com/blog/?p=584#comment-544 breaks are good! burning out is not…

]]> http://thedanplan.com/not-sure-where-this-is-going-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:05:16 +0000 http://thedanplan.com/blog/?p=584#comment-543 Almost a year now. Looking forward to watching you on the PGA. Keep the faith.

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