Refuel.Recover.Repeat (Recovery Week Reminder)

Just a quick reminder that the week of March 30, 2015 is our next scheduled recovery week. This is part of your training plan at Get Fit NH, and is a critical factor in helping you get better, which is what it’s all about.

Take a few minutes to read about why we take recovery weeks by clicking here. No really, do it, I’ll wait.

So which one are you after, super-compensation or depletion? (You did read the article, right?)

Let’s get real here. We earn recovery weeks by putting forth maximum effort every time we walk through the doors for a set period of time, usually eight to twelve weeks. The evidence is in as shown in those students using BioForce HRV monitoring. Over the last 2 to 3 weeks we are seeing the effects of this phase of training, as indicated by lower HRV scores across the board. It’s time to get some rest from really hard training.

We are also doing a little experiment during this recovery week. We will have both training facilities open for a limited schedule next week.

Why?

Two purposes.

1) Recovery activities like foam rolling, mobility and flexibility work, breathing practice.

2) To allow those participating in the SkiErg world challenge to get some meters in. This comes with a huge caveat. It’s still recovery week, and you are not from Krypton, so you (yes you) need to recover. So here’s the deal. You can come in and ski, but only to a MAX HR of 80% or under. Your coach will be keeping an eye on you to make sure you are keeping this to a recovery activity, not all out effort. You got enough of that over this training phase.

Don’t like the rules? Then please don’t come in and ski. You hired me to coach you, so let me coach you. (Yes, I am a big meanie)

Ok, so now that we have that settled, here’s the schedule for next week. Feel free to use either gym, just remember it’s first come, first serve on the equipment, so play nice. 🙂

Epsom Recovery Week Hours

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Concord Recovery Week Hours

Monday and Wednesday: 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Thursday and Friday: 6:00am to 10:00am