Answer Yes to these 10 Questions and You'll Have a Killer Workout Every Time!
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Do I Know My Purpose? My goals are clearly defined. I understand the training variables that create the focus for today’s workout.
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Did I Eat Yesterday with Tomorrows Workout in MInd? Yesterday I ate to fuel my workout
- Did I Get A Good Night Sleep? Whether or not I slept for 6-8 hours, the quality of my sleep was good
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Do I understand my Movement Compensations? Muscle imbalances cause movement compensations. When the appropriate muscles are not called upon on a regular basis, this can lead to eventual injury, as well as keep you from Peak Performance.
- Does my Warm-up have a Purpose ? Should be Specific and address your muscle imbalances. Spend no more than 10 min on this.
- Do I have an Optimal exercise selection? I have included Multi-Joint, Multi-planar, as well as Unilateral exercises
- Do I have Optimal Exercise sequencing? Multi-Joint Exercises are Prioritized first. Each exercise sequence should not diminish the integrity of the next sequence.
- Does my Intensity matches my Training Phase? This goes back to being in tune with your goals and workout focus. The phase of training you are should determine the effort.
- Do my Rest Intervals have a Purpose? Active Isolated Stretches are programmed for my rest intervals. No reason to sit and do nothing while waiting for your next set.
- What is my Post Workout Nutrition Plan? My post workout meal or shake is planned within an hour of my workout ending.