Stop Training Harder - Train Better

Hitting training plateaus is normal.

How you break out of them is another story.

For most people the solution is not to train harder. You probably already do.

We live in a world where people love to train hard.

They #traininsane, #killedtheweights, go #beastmode, and get #mediocreresults

Here’s the thing. Maybe it’s not your training that is the problem.

I’m not going to insult you by saying that you probably don’t train with the intensity that you think you do. However you need to realize that 1. Your training environment, training partners, and goals have more to do with your success than how much preworkout you take and how many Limp Bizkit songs you fit onto one gym playlist.

Fred Durst? More Like Shred Durst. 

So let’s assume that you go #beastmode in the gym. Great. That’s the first step.

Now let’s entertain a wild thought.

What you do for the other 22.5 hours of your day has a bigger impact on your progress then the time that you spend in the gym.

If you are spending all day sitting at a desk and are confused about why deadlifting always hurts your back you are a real piece of work.

If you go out and party every weekend, average 5 hours of a night and wonder why your strength is not increasing you are a ding dong.

If you never stretch or spend time foam rolling and are confused as to why you always feel stiff you are a silly goose.

You must master the boring and mundane parts of your life before you see great progress in the gym.

So here is what you can do you #animal #monster #freak

Take a careful self-evaluation and measure a few variables.

How much are you eating and what are you eating? (track this on MyFitnessPal)

How much are you sleeping?

How much time are you spending stretching, foam rolling, and getting massaged?

Are you spending time on your own to unwind and relax?

There are many more boring things that you can track and alter in order to better suit your goals, but these four are a great place to start.

Also make sure that you take some time to set your training goals. Why are you even training in the first place?

Once you have your goals always ask yourself the question “Is what I am doing congruent with achieving my goals”

Example:

Me: Mark.

Me: Yes?

Me: Is drinking 17 beers congruent with winning Olympic Gold in Speed Walking in 2020?

Me:…

Me: Answer me!

Me: no….

Me: That’s what I thought. Stick to 15 tonight would ya?

So try it out. Take a self-evaluation of your time outside of the gym. If you can get that under control I guarantee you will break through plateaus, go to the Olympics and become a millionaire.