Freakshowelite
12-14-12, 11:40 pm
Stuck in the void of "going through the motions?"
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During my short time as a powerlifter I have noticed a trend by a large popularity of the training public. Being fit, having cardio, and eating healthy kind of fall the the way side when people train for just powerlifting specifically. People eat terrible, train to half their potential, and just focus less on taking care of themselves.
My wife Kathy for example fell into the habit of:
-neglecting proper nutrition
-not getting protein in
-ignoring the potential of supplementation
-skipping accessory work
Over the past couple months I have seen a massive improvement in all these areas by Kathy, and in return, she is getting strong, faster, and fitter. When you fall into the void of "going through the motions" you eat like shit, show up to the gym and hit the usual powerlifter sets of ones, twos, or threes and then go home. You get in about 10-20 reps for the whole workout. Then go home, maybe get protein in within the hour window you have, then go to bed catabolic. For whatever reason many powerlifters fall into this slump of avoiding work.
Kathy has dropped the gear and has been hitting a very hard raw training cycle. She has been hitting many multiple sets of 5-10-20 reps. Quadrupling her normal workload, if not more than that. She makes sure she gets adequate protein through out the day. She utilizes pre workouts, amino acids, and multivitamins. She programs her work outs months in advance and does not stray from the plan. She stays another hour after her main lift to do assistance work. She is busting her ass every single day and fueling her body like the gains depend on it(which they obviously do). And wouldn't ya know, she's getting bigger, stronger, fitter, and healthier. The gains are coming and her confidence is soaring. I am so proud every single day I see her in the gym becuase she shows up and bust her ass, works harder than any other person in the gym.
Quit falling into the void of "going through the motions". Go to train with a purpose, with intent, with a drive like you might not survive unless you have a great workout. Quit hitting 4 sets of 1 then going home. Use reps, use sets, work until your body quits. Brandon Lilly's new approach is a great tool to fix the mundane hub bub of what training for powerlifting has turned into. Train and condition your whole body and mind. Average never molded a champion.
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During my short time as a powerlifter I have noticed a trend by a large popularity of the training public. Being fit, having cardio, and eating healthy kind of fall the the way side when people train for just powerlifting specifically. People eat terrible, train to half their potential, and just focus less on taking care of themselves.
My wife Kathy for example fell into the habit of:
-neglecting proper nutrition
-not getting protein in
-ignoring the potential of supplementation
-skipping accessory work
Over the past couple months I have seen a massive improvement in all these areas by Kathy, and in return, she is getting strong, faster, and fitter. When you fall into the void of "going through the motions" you eat like shit, show up to the gym and hit the usual powerlifter sets of ones, twos, or threes and then go home. You get in about 10-20 reps for the whole workout. Then go home, maybe get protein in within the hour window you have, then go to bed catabolic. For whatever reason many powerlifters fall into this slump of avoiding work.
Kathy has dropped the gear and has been hitting a very hard raw training cycle. She has been hitting many multiple sets of 5-10-20 reps. Quadrupling her normal workload, if not more than that. She makes sure she gets adequate protein through out the day. She utilizes pre workouts, amino acids, and multivitamins. She programs her work outs months in advance and does not stray from the plan. She stays another hour after her main lift to do assistance work. She is busting her ass every single day and fueling her body like the gains depend on it(which they obviously do). And wouldn't ya know, she's getting bigger, stronger, fitter, and healthier. The gains are coming and her confidence is soaring. I am so proud every single day I see her in the gym becuase she shows up and bust her ass, works harder than any other person in the gym.
Quit falling into the void of "going through the motions". Go to train with a purpose, with intent, with a drive like you might not survive unless you have a great workout. Quit hitting 4 sets of 1 then going home. Use reps, use sets, work until your body quits. Brandon Lilly's new approach is a great tool to fix the mundane hub bub of what training for powerlifting has turned into. Train and condition your whole body and mind. Average never molded a champion.