WOD
Rest Day
How far has this gal come from when she first started? Night and day!
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Today's rest day should be adhered to as if it was a major holiday. Those that have gone three days straight need this time to repair and rejuvenate both their minds and bodies. Rest days or even rest in general, is when we improve athletically. It is not the actual workout that makes us better but how our bodies adapt to the stimulus. If you do not give yourself time to adapt, you will not grow but rather grow tired, sick, and maybe become injured.
Within CrossFit, the 3 days on, one day off schedule is in place because it has, over millions and millions of workouts, been shown that on the fourth day there is a significant drop-off in intensity and performance. Now, this does not mean that you do absolutely nothing. It just means you should steer clear of the gym. Go for a long walk, play a sport, practice some of the techniques in the article above.
The only reason I feel someone should come in for more than three days straight is if they will not be able to or would rather not come in on the weekends. In this case, I would say that you come in and perform the strength but take a day off from met-cons. So a five day on, 2 day off schedule will look like this:
Monday - Strength + Met-con
Tuesday - Strenth + Met-con
Wednesday - Met-con
Thursday - Strength
Friday - Strength + Met-con
Sat & Sun - Rest
If you need to follow this schedule, I can help you out with this. If you can come on the weekends, I would rather you do that. Saturday's at 8AM and Sunday's at 1PM.
Good article on rest. I just got 9 hours of passive rest and it felt incredible. Wish I could do that every day. Going to bed at 10 may make me a "50 year old man" (thanks, Addi), but it sure has its advantages.
great job this morning, though, guys!
And Addi, you are officially a beast! :o)
I am thankful I found Ricky, Joe, CF, and that I am able to run faster/longer, push/pull/jump, and lift more than any of my friends my age. They think I am crazy, but I feel CrossFit Omaha has cut years off my actual age. And it would not be possible without the encouragement and support from everyone.
I was posting the same way before finding out that you post on the "today" tab and not the "workout" tab. I don't think you can post past 1 week as those WOD's fall off the drop down menu, but you should be able to post all of the WOD's that are up to 1 week mark.
Hope that helps,
Shelley