My Training Focus & The Reality That You Can't Do It All

My Training Focus & The Reality That You Can't Do It All

I have written a lot about how CrossFit gets you generally Fit and is a fantastic base for you to launch your more specific goals from, when they come about. For me that specific goal has come around with the 70.3 half Ironman I am doing at the start of next summer (June 1st).

The reason I am writing this is that after two weeks of following the programme I have written for myself, it has become pretty clear that, despite my best efforts, I can't do it all (3-4 classes, coaching classes, 70.3 training, study, work, walk the dogs, spend a day a week with my wife). So it's time to reflect and have a look at how I plan my week out a little differently to fit things in. So what are the top 3 things I am going to try:

1. Prioritise 70.3 training over CrossFit classes. This pains me a little bit and I have been reluctant to do this because I do believe that coaches should follow the programming at their affiliate but....By trying to do it all I have missed some sessions that as time goes on become more important. There is also the reality that with the wrist injury I am still carrying, the classes are not as effective as I need them to be, so this knocks off two things and hopefully gives me the chance to get healed up. That's not to say I'm not going to do classes at all, I'm just going to work them around 70.3 training rather than the other way around.

   
   

2. Dial in my morning/ recovery nutrition. For a long time I have trained in a fasted state early in the morning and then not eaten until after I have walked the dog(s) which means that recovery nutrition is at best towards the end of the optimum intake window. The reality is, with the number of sessions I am doing, I can't afford for that to continue to be the case. That means taking something on about 30 minutes before exercise to top up those blood glycogen levels and making sure that I always have that high GI snack ready to go after with those medium GI carbs and some solid protein ready to go soon after.

   
   

3. Get the evening checklist going. I am really good at getting lots done first thing and I love sitting down to work and being able to tick off 4 or 5 things from that days to do list. I am less good in the evenings so I am going to try and make sure that I am ticking off those to do's in the evening and building that routine. A lot of that will be making sure that I have things ready and prepped for the morning, doing that mobility and of course getting to bed and making sure that those 7 - 8 hours are maintained every night!

There are a few other things but those are the main ones. When I reflect on the last few weeks they have by no means been a disaster, I have been busy, coaching lots, studying lots and training lots BUT it's time to make sure that the quality matches the quantity.

Let's see how it goes!!

Andy