#142 - Switching Training Days

Legion Strength & Conditioning Podcast

For busy individuals competing in CrossFit, it’s rare to complete a training week exactly as planned. Sessions may be missed, accessory work moved, or entire training days shifted around.

Athletes often worry that these adjustments will compromise their progress, especially those receiving individualised coaching. However, when asked if it’s okay to adjust training, our answer is almost always yes.

The added stress of forcing a rigid training schedule usually outweighs any benefits of perfect sequenced programming.

One way to manage these adjustments effectively is to build a high-low sequence into training. This approach prioritises certain high-stress, high-priority days while incorporating lower-stress, lower-priority days. Using this and getting athletes to understand how to assess their daily readiness, can help stack up consistent and productive training, even with a demanding schedule.

Check out this episode, where we dive into methods that help busy athletes juggle their training alongside other commitments.

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Show Notes:

• [1:00] Listening to your body is always more important than following a training progression
• [3:00] Planning training with priority and non-priority days
• [5:45] High low sequencing of training
• [11:00] How to programme easier days
• [13:00] Managing training stress for talented athletes
• [15:00] Day to day variation in training readiness
• [18:00] Scoring daily readiness before training
• [20:00] Constructing training based of exposures to priority training progressions
• [26:30] How does repetitive training look in the programme