Training progressions are designed to make you stronger, better, faster, longer. When training, we must employ strategies that align with our personal needs. Needs are often confused, and at times, completely replaced by wants. These wants often promote the immature cry of “now now now”. You may still act, dream, respond, and finance like a child; however, training like one will result in repeat disappointment. Tissue type can give you an idea of how respecting progression can yield long-term bulletproofing and prevent injury.
Muscle Tissue
The well vascularized tissues we depend on for movement: skeletal (our primary focus), cardiac, and smooth. We often evaluate our progress on this adaptation alone; not to mention, our recovery. And why wouldn’t we? A well developed, supple, and strong tissue of this kind is responsible for great feats of strength, movement, and aesthetics. There is a plethora of information and press about this tissue; people get obsessed with its development alongside focusing on specific groupings (hamstrings, GLUTES, quads, biceps, triceps, and chesticles).
- Muscle Regeneration Cycle 3-4 months
Within about 90 days we can restructure this sexy visible mass. In other words, if you wanted to prep for the beach, March would have been the month to start.
Connective Tissue
The most abundant tissues in your body we depend on for support: proper, cartilage, bone, and blood. These are often less focused on, usually by those unfamiliar with their importance. They’re not as visible and sexually invigorating as their muscle counterparts; however, they are responsible for holding you together: bind, support, and protect. Well developed, these tissues can lead to feats of strength, movement, and aesthetics, while keeping you together for the long haul. Think of ligamentous/tendons connection between bones (including bone) and muscles as the supportive cables and backbone of the body. Collagen is about as cool as it gets; however, I’ll save you the longwinded composition of all this tissue, for the future. Ha.
Connective Regeneration Cycle 7-36 months
It takes about 200 some days to restructure this vast and plentiful tissue, with tissues like bone pushing the later time period. In other words, there’s a chance muscle tissue has developed beyond connective. Structurally speaking you may have to make up some ground, and respect the road to doing so.
Mastery
Mastering the foundational progressions will yield the best long term results. The increasing amount of controlled quality repetition will allow the connective tissue to catch up to the muscular power you are producing. This will soundly develop the base that more advanced movements are built upon.
Here are some great prerequisites to Pull Ups (the non-kipping kind):
- 5 sets of 15r Feet Elevated Ring Rows
- 5 sets of 60s Straight Arm & Bent Arm Hang
Stay the course and respect the process. Have some fun along the way and play.
I’m going to Disney Land bitches and mitches!
The Chestevez
Tuesdays Lesson Plan
Warm Up: Expeditiously please…
1 Length John Waynes
10 Scap pull ups
15-15 Bulgarian split squat
8/8 Pull and reach
15 TSpine bridge
15 Weighted glute bridge
10 Scap push ups
(:15):Skill/Tech: Front Speed Squats – 3 attempts at highest weight you can do 5 reps in less than 7 seconds
(:30) Warm up thruster and pull up
(:38) Fran – 21,15,9
Thruster (95/65 lbs)
Pull up
8 minute time cap – 2 heats
Try something different? Sub 9,7,5 of muscle ups for pull ups (must have 5 in a row to try this)
Optional Finisher: 3 attempts at a max time front side plank
Giddy Up!
HOS