Comments on: A Little Less Talk … http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/ Jen Sinkler, Experience Life senior editor, compiles a hodgepodge of fitness information, including perspectives on sports-oriented training, random fitness trivia and tales from the gym. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jen Sinkler http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-44 Jen Sinkler Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:18:35 +0000 http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-44 Well put, guys. Which is why, to borrow a phrase from my friend Laine, so many athletes end up feeling like shame-cave-dwellers for taking time off. Or why others don't take time off at all until they develop an overuse injury or the like. Periodization is very important! Which is why we harp on it at EL. For a list of articles, click <a href="http://www.experiencelifemag.com/search-results.html?account=46f2f7776922&as_keyword=periodization&submit.x=0&submit.y=0" rel="nofollow">here</a>. :) Well put, guys. Which is why, to borrow a phrase from my friend Laine, so many athletes end up feeling like shame-cave-dwellers for taking time off. Or why others don’t take time off at all until they develop an overuse injury or the like. Periodization is very important! Which is why we harp on it at EL. For a list of articles, click here. :)

]]> By: Maggie http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-41 Maggie Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:49:49 +0000 http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-41 I find that the hardest part of getting back into shape is the irritation I feel with letting myself fall out of shape. I want to be one of those superpeople who are featured on the cover of magazines for winning nine million races in all seasons and times of their lives. Instead, I am getting really good at rock band, yoga, cooking dinner from whatever is left in the kitchen the day before grocery day and avoiding my running shoes at all costs... I've been thinking a lot about periodization and how that could work to keep us from having to plunge into these negative mental places when we are cycling out of our top fitness stages and into the resting fitness stage. I don't think, even as top athletes, we are trained enough in the cyclical nature of being fit. I find that the hardest part of getting back into shape is the irritation I feel with letting myself fall out of shape.

I want to be one of those superpeople who are featured on the cover of magazines for winning nine million races in all seasons and times of their lives. Instead, I am getting really good at rock band, yoga, cooking dinner from whatever is left in the kitchen the day before grocery day and avoiding my running shoes at all costs…

I’ve been thinking a lot about periodization and how that could work to keep us from having to plunge into these negative mental places when we are cycling out of our top fitness stages and into the resting fitness stage. I don’t think, even as top athletes, we are trained enough in the cyclical nature of being fit.

]]> By: Kim http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-40 Kim Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:19:55 +0000 http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-40 I've found that erasing your memory works quite well. Like Men in Black, just purchase one of those flasher things and BAM! you never knew you were fit. If you aren't fortunate enough to obtain one of those flashers, I've found that you just have to wake up each day at a time. Don't think about it as "i have this 8 week workout i need to do" or "i need to be THERE, not HERE" or "i used to lift a whole lot more, this used to be a whole lot easier." think about it as "today this is what i must accomplish" and set a realistic goal. before you know it 2, 3, 4 weeks go by and you are not as mentally bashed, you've added plates to your bar, you've run a little faster. at least that works for me, when i'm motivated, which usually isn't when it is cold like this! stupid winter. I’ve found that erasing your memory works quite well. Like Men in Black, just purchase one of those flasher things and BAM! you never knew you were fit.

If you aren’t fortunate enough to obtain one of those flashers, I’ve found that you just have to wake up each day at a time. Don’t think about it as “i have this 8 week workout i need to do” or “i need to be THERE, not HERE” or “i used to lift a whole lot more, this used to be a whole lot easier.” think about it as “today this is what i must accomplish” and set a realistic goal. before you know it 2, 3, 4 weeks go by and you are not as mentally bashed, you’ve added plates to your bar, you’ve run a little faster. at least that works for me, when i’m motivated, which usually isn’t when it is cold like this! stupid winter.

]]> By: Kate http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-39 Kate Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:29:33 +0000 http://experiencelifemag.com/blogs/survival-of-the-fittest/2008/02/27/a-little-less-talk/#comment-39 I can totally relate to this post... Sometimes I feel like the memory of how fit I have been in the past almost seems to hold me back from starting back into things after a break from working out. I'm competing against some version of myself that I remember from years past and it's very uninspiring. I guess I just try to remember that each workout takes me one small step closer to where I'm hoping to be (again). And that each tiny weight lifted is a building block towards the massive plates I'm eyeballing over in the corner. Although the photo idea does have an amazing amount of inspirational potential... I can totally relate to this post… Sometimes I feel like the memory of how fit I have been in the past almost seems to hold me back from starting back into things after a break from working out. I’m competing against some version of myself that I remember from years past and it’s very uninspiring.

I guess I just try to remember that each workout takes me one small step closer to where I’m hoping to be (again). And that each tiny weight lifted is a building block towards the massive plates I’m eyeballing over in the corner.

Although the photo idea does have an amazing amount of inspirational potential…

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