Adaptation and Flexibility
Will and Elisabeth discuss the importance of adapting and being flexible in training, whether it's adjusting paces for different terrains or listening to your body's needs for reps and sets. They emphasize the need to lean into where you are on any given day and finish feeling like you could have done more.In this clip
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I'm currently just beginning my training for the Boston Marathon in April. As you can imagine, I’ve had to shift from a lifting-focused routine to a running-focused one. I’m currently running four days a week and trying to get two hour-long full-body lifting sessions in. I’d like to maintain muscle during this marathon training. Would it be better for me to do a MAPS-type training program?
I'm currently just beginning my training for the Boston Marathon in April. As you can imagine, I’ve had to shift from a lifting-focused routine to a running-focused one. I’m currently running four days a week and trying to get two hour-long full-body lifting sessions in. I’d like to maintain muscle during this marathon training. Would it be better for me to do a MAPS-type training program?
There is a fine line between training optimally and overtraining, and the goalposts are always moving as our bodies change and find themselves in different states day-to-day. Why is it important to understand overtraining, and what are the consequences of stepping over that line?