A little clarification

I realize that the periodization info seems a bit much…but in the near future I’ll apply the same principles to your daily Bagua practice.

One thing I do want to add, is that periodization should reflect your level of experience with conditioning.  People who don’t have any experience with exercise typically need to stick with a program for 6-10 weeks to see the training effect.  Folks who have trained for 1-2 years consistently can typically see results from a program in 4-6 weeks.

Finally, people who have been training for more than 2 years consistently can see results from a training stimulus in as little as 2 weeks.  In fact, for people with a lot of experience, spending too much time in one training stimulus will lead to over-training in short order.  Most well-trained individuals will not see any additional benefit from a particular training program after 6 weeks, and will start to see signs of overtraining/overuse after 8 weeks.

The workouts I’m posting are really General Physical Preparedness (GPP) routines (Crossfit and those type workouts fit into this category as far as I’m concerned).  After a good amount of time, you’ll want to switch it up.  If it means going out and buying a kettlebell, or a pair of dumbbells, or joining a gym, so be it!

Your body and mind adapt.  And the better they get at adapting, the faster it will happen.  Change it up to keep your body and mind learning and growing!

Next up…REST AND RECOVERY

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