Matt
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For about 3months now I've been doing a (modified?) "Easy Strength" routine along with kayaking and finally am feeling a bit knackered. Well my (only) real heavy lift, my deadlift, is a bit sub-max and that could be due to fatigue (I have just incorporated some heavy walkouts, 5 singles) or a slight tight lowerback (had a glute-cramp mid lift, 2nd last set of 3 reps, didn't know how to stretch it out and didn't want to ask someone to have a fiddle with it !! so did my last set at max and my back tightened up). So that aside - in general I haven't cycled at all really, and if anything have increased my kettlebell weights, reduced my rest time, inc. some weighted chins/dips maxes, kept my DL steady. I'd be curious to see if I adjust to this latest change in my routine or if I've reach a "volume-max" now. Today did an equal best kayak too. (I should say my maxes are with respect to this routine, which are less than my old maxes pre-kayak-easystrength).
Makes me wonder what the guidelines are for cycling in an easy strength style routine? Reps, endurance (ie kayaking time), rep-max weights...? Lots of variables to tweak.
I'd admit I don't have as good a feel for the philosophy of Easy Strength (have the book) in contrast to coming from a heavy powerlifting style 5x5 routine before this, where the CNS concept was easy to create cycling around. I notice the differences in strength when combining lifting with kayaking, and still feel normal fatigue that you'd expect - yet it's quite different to how I used to feel lifting heavy.
Thanks for any ideas/suggestions.
Makes me wonder what the guidelines are for cycling in an easy strength style routine? Reps, endurance (ie kayaking time), rep-max weights...? Lots of variables to tweak.
I'd admit I don't have as good a feel for the philosophy of Easy Strength (have the book) in contrast to coming from a heavy powerlifting style 5x5 routine before this, where the CNS concept was easy to create cycling around. I notice the differences in strength when combining lifting with kayaking, and still feel normal fatigue that you'd expect - yet it's quite different to how I used to feel lifting heavy.
Thanks for any ideas/suggestions.