I don't know if there are many training ideas, philosophies, or concepts that I've remained dogmatic about over the course of time. Generally, I change my mind about things over time as I learn more but I suppose there are a couple things I fall back to when in doubt about something.
You gotta do the work. Effort trumps intelligence.
Increase volume before intensity
Do what needs to be done. To run fast, run fast; to lift heavy weights, lift heavy weights
What are you dogmatic about regarding training? Have you been through cycles of those changing to revisit things you once thought before?
My prime directive is to train in a way that minimizes the risk of injury or exhaustion. Being put out of commission for four or six weeks is way too big a setback plus no fun.
This doesn’t mean I need to do anything differently than what Strong First and Pavel specify. Only that I need to pay attention to the details and my body.
Edit - just saw the phrase “First do know harm” and realized that classic piece of wisdom encapsulates what I am getting at above.
This is interesting for me to think about how my dogma has changed.
Younger me:
If you aren't going hard, you're wasting your time
Powerful = useful
Train the way you compete: bring the intensity
Current me:
If you are hurting yourself, you're wasting your time
Strong + endurant = useful
Train the way you live: enjoy the challenge. Save the intensity for showtime.
Always:
I train to perform better, not to look good. I just look good naturally.
Put yourself to the hazard - risk drives reward
Burgers and beers taste twice as good after training hard
The goal of the game is to keep playing the game (infinite game)
You should feel better after a session. It feels good to feel good.
Also, do less things, but do the right things.
Focus on the basics.
Start where you are.
Trust your mentor, follow the instructions. (But listen to your body.)
Choose the right tool for the job.
- Show up
- train for the results you want
- become a student of yourself
- DeLorme was the Galileo of resistance training
- nutrition and training are inseparable
- keep it simple, do as little as you need to trigger adaptive response
- trust the process
That's an important one, and you have to apply it every day. It doesn't matter what you could do last year, last month, or last Tuesday. Gotta work with what you have today.
My current dogma is simple: Keep the plan the plan. That is why I've started keeping a training journal on this site.
Otherwise, I love what @Bauer said above.
I can go both ways on this. I would tell others to do the minimum to get the response and is what I aim for myself now. However, in past lives I did much more than required because I didn't have a choice not to and I'm better for it in different ways.
Well, sometimes the minimum is still a lot of work!
In the past I did multiples of what was needed, something I didn't realize until I started training for and paying attention to the response. After a certain point you're only torching calories and whipping up more cortisol, body can only adapt to so much per dose.
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