Couple weeks back, I was forced into taking a break from training.
It was the culmination of trying (and spectacularly failing) to balance an uptick in my working hours alongside an especially demanding training regime that resulted in, among other gribbly things:
* My first shoulder injury ever,
* Re-aggravating a longstanding issue I’ve had with my left hip, and,
* Crushing fatigue (I was literally falling asleep in my living room armchair at random times of the day).
Oh, and I put on some unsightly body fat because I was eating too much in a vain effort to fuel my unsustainable regime. Which, when combined with all the water I was retaining and inflammation I was suffering, meant my clothes started biting in weird places (beyond irritating in the summer heat).
It wasn’t technically an “unplanned” break because I was within my rest week window (I take a full rest week from training every 8-16 weeks), but it was damn close to being one.
Why am I telling you this?
Why would I admit to being so Very Dumb when my whole entire “thing” is sustainable training?
Answer:
I’m not so proud that I cannot admit my mistakes. In this case, neglecting to follow my own advice around dialling training back when work (or family or anything for that matter) begins to ramp up.
That was today’s teaching, by the way.
A little shallow, I concede. So, for more on creating training regimes that are robust yet flexible enough to allow for having a life outside of the gym, consult my free 13-page document on what I have called “The Systematic Method of Training”.
‘Tis a blatant pitch for my Private Coaching Programme (so don’t get all butthurt when I ask you for money) but one it’s a pitch that’s both informative and entertaining in my biased opinion.
If you want it, email me the word INFO (phil at philtyreman dot co dot uk), and I’ll send it over promptly.
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman