Training Week: 2024-02-12

Escape Velocity Week 7, Rest Days, Regulation vs. Recoverability

One rest day might be necessary, whether you want it to be or not. Two rest days in a row, is likely an excuse for something.

Photo Credit: NonProphet / The Space Program

Summary:

This week started with a hard and heavy, relatively short, strength session followed by some recovery mobility work. Grappling continues to focus on wrestling development with an emphasis on “follow through” (to build on top of previous connection and off-balance).
Friday, I didn’t want to take a rest day, but doing so was evidence of maturity in training and programming. Maybe I could slog through the session and turn in a mediocre or poor performance. Maybe I could rest, learn something about my body’s intuition, and get more out of the following training session.
Sunday’s session was the “Take 2” of Friday. The discussion topic was recoverability vs. regulation this time. I could have turned up the pace and tested my ability to recover between sets; or I could monitor my breathing and test my ability to regulate my physical state throughout the 60+ min effort.

Contents:

• Monday: Escape Velocity Session 26 - Strength

• Tuesday: Escape Velocity Session 27 - Mobility

• Wednesday: NoGi BJJ - Guard Retention / Passing

• Thursday: NoGi BJJ - Wrestling / Follow Through

• Friday: Semi-Active Rest (see notes)

• Saturday: NoGI BJJ - Wrestling / Leg Locks

• Sunday: Escape Velocity Session 28 - Recoverability / Endurance

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