I have been watching a lot of sports lately.  All kind of sports.  Lots of soccer, basketball, beach volleyball, swimming, MMA, even a little bit of old college football games.  Watching these different competitions shows what the human body is really capable of.  The most interesting thing that I see, is that people with enough training, if they show some big time determination they can get to that level.  It's not as far fetched as people often think it is. The hardest part to reaching those levels isn't so much the physical ability to perform.  That will always get better if you have even a semi-decent training regimen.  What determines your ability to reach that next level is mental toughness, being able to push yourself when things get uncomfortable, finding that time when things get crazy in life, after a long day running that final mile of the day, doing that last rep with a little extra weight, all these little things that break normal athletes, can't break you if you want to reach the next height of training.  Don't Let Yourself Break!

The next Principle of strength training that we are going to address is probably on of the most simple concepts to understand, but also necessary when taking on a training regimen.  Reversibility, the body simply adapts to the stresses put on it, and so if no stress is placed on the body, it will revert to a softer more energy storage proficient state, aka, weight gain.  The body will lose what you don't use.  Strength will fade, muscle will diminish, and power will shut off.  If you're going to take on a training regimen you can't go on and off and expect consistent gains and improvement.  Be consistent in your training and never let it go!

Tuesday, May 15th 2012:
AM: 5 mile run

Plyometric Upper Body Circuit
4x25 Pushups (explosive)
4x20 Dips
4x20 Chinese Pushups
4x max reps dead hang pull-ups
Abs: various