SUCCEED IN CROSSFIT: TIP #7

MORE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER.

TWO-A-DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER WORK. MARATHON SESSIONS OF LIFTING. LONG INTERVAL SESSIONS. ALWAYS HEAVY AND ALWAYS HARD. RARELY A DAY OFF. IS THIS YOU? AND EXACTLY WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE YOUR BODY THE REST IT NEEDS TO REPAIR ITSELF?

HAVE YOU HEARD THE TERM “MIMIMUM EFFECTIVE DOSE”? REALLY, YOU SHOULD BE DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE GAINS – ONCE THAT STOPS WORKING THEN CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE DOING OR TRY TO INCREASE THE WORKLOAD JUST ENOUGH TO SEE GAINS AGAIN.

TOO OFTEN WE GET INTO THE MINDSET OF MORE IS BETTER, WHEN IT IS SIMPLY JUST THAT, NOT BETTER.

TAKE THE EXTRA REST DAY. YOUR BODY WILL THANK YOU.