Brett Jones
StrongFirst Director of Education
Master Certified Instructor
Elite Certified Instructor
Beast Tamer
To speak specifically to my training after cancer treatment—I was 48 and knew that I had about a year in front of me to "fully" come back from the treatment(s). Basically I started with low volume work and only added as I felt capable.Thanks a lot for the review.
@Brett Jones , would you be so kind to write a couple of words about recovery on this protocol? We know that you were training, when your recovery was compromised. And you were a 40+ trainee.
Also, maybe someone else would like to add?
It seems that I am one of the unlucky individuals that get injured and overtrained on every single program that they do. Quite often I feel that my training takes more from me than it gives back. I am looking for the ways to fix it.
The focus on "single reps" within the Iron Cardio protocol is one thing that assists in recovery but also the "pacing" needs to be attended to and not pushed.
Couple of things on recovery:
1) If you are always trying to figure out how to recover from your training then you are doing too much—do less.
2) Lifestyle—nutrition, hydration, stress (work, relationship, and physical), sleep, etc. must be attended to.
3) If you have been trying to train yourself and not accomplishing your goals then work with a coach/StrongFirst Certified Instructor.
I was asked on a podcast about my favorite recovery strategy...and my answer was...proper programming.
If you have programmed yourself appropriately then should be recovering from your training. Or there is a lifestyle issue that needs to be addressed.