Let me know, and other thoughts

Hi!

If you’re doing these workouts, or even just reading them, let me know what you think.  I’m trying to provide some general conditioning, along with some workouts that will offer strength in movement patterns that are Bagua-specific.

George asked about nutrition, periodization, and other training tips.  Diet is the easiest, so I’ll start there.

If you want to eat healthily, eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats.  It’s really that simple.  Try to stock your kitchen with those items.  Get rid of things that have been processed, or that contain lots of sugar.  Don’t buy anything with a cartoon-character on it…at least not to eat.

As far as periodization goes, there are as many schemes out there as there are people, it seems.  I’ve been thinking about periodization a lot recently.  As with almost everything else in the conditioning world, periodization is a technique that arose as a result of athletic training for events that had a particular season.  Many people have been trying to apply this technique to the general populace for years, but it really doesn’t make sense.  Most of us don’t have an “event” or “season” when we need to peak.  We’re training to enhance our general level of fitness, or to help us with certain activities (Bagua).  In particular, we want to do things that won’t hurt us in the short or long term, but that can lend themselves to health and strength into our later years.  The workouts I post here aren’t geared toward any particular goal.  They’re really designed to get you moving and using your muscles on a regular basis.  There is no aim to achieve a 1 Rep Max here.  You are pitted against yourself.  If you want specific outcomes, you need to make your program match that.  If you do have specific outcomes, let me know.  I’ll help define a path for you a bit.  Whatever the case, a good general rule of thumb is to change your training stimulus every 4-6 weeks.

That’s good for now!  More later!

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