Bauer
Level 7 Valued Member
It sounds simple. And yet...
The difference is huge! I tend to think that I practice. But when I practice I do more reps than is good for me or I focus on reps and weights and all those numbers.
Today I woke up feeling tired and wasn't sure I should train. So I told my self: "Just practice the moves - it's a skill session". I ended up doing a full S+S session which went fine. The catch is: It was better than usual. I was more mindful, willing to stop at anytime (and I did: I stopped after the fourth GU because my form got shaky). I didn't try to squeeze everything out of every set. What a relieve!
For some reason I still act as if there was a real difference between "physical" training that gets you strong and skill training that merely improves your motor control. It seems to me that I need to learn this lesson more than once. Quality over quantitiy. (And: quantity is a bad substitute for quality.)
Are you guys struggling with the practice mindset, too?
The difference is huge! I tend to think that I practice. But when I practice I do more reps than is good for me or I focus on reps and weights and all those numbers.
Today I woke up feeling tired and wasn't sure I should train. So I told my self: "Just practice the moves - it's a skill session". I ended up doing a full S+S session which went fine. The catch is: It was better than usual. I was more mindful, willing to stop at anytime (and I did: I stopped after the fourth GU because my form got shaky). I didn't try to squeeze everything out of every set. What a relieve!
For some reason I still act as if there was a real difference between "physical" training that gets you strong and skill training that merely improves your motor control. It seems to me that I need to learn this lesson more than once. Quality over quantitiy. (And: quantity is a bad substitute for quality.)
Are you guys struggling with the practice mindset, too?