Comments on: Breaking – it’s a good thing!

By: Sample Mental Training Plan | You Can Do More!

Sample Mental Training Plan | You Can Do More! — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:22:02 +0000

[…] pounds by the end of the summer. He know in order to do this, he will need to “break” (see Breaking, it a Good Thing) twice in a four week […]

By: Perfect Squat Reps | You Can Do More!

Perfect Squat Reps | You Can Do More! — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:35:16 +0000

[…] desire to break, to increase their max, to do more weight, should never come before doing things right. Most of […]

By: Motivation and Evaluation | You Can Do More!

Motivation and Evaluation | You Can Do More! — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:39:18 +0000

[…] Now column, on the other hand, changes with each “break” (see Breaking – It’s a Good Thing!) and are the values that the workout is based on. Every time an athlete “breaks” on one of […]

By: The Excel Workout Workbook | You Can Do More!

The Excel Workout Workbook | You Can Do More! — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:39:33 +0000

[...] ever changing strength levels. When the athletes “break” on their heavy day lift (Breaking – Its a Good Thing) their workout card will need to be updated in order to increase the load on their now stronger [...]

By: The Excel Workout Worbook | You Can Do More!

The Excel Workout Worbook | You Can Do More! — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:32:30 +0000

By: Going Until “Failure” | You Can Do More!

Going Until “Failure” | You Can Do More! — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:33:51 +0000

[...] head before they even step under the bar. I prefer that the athletes focus on “breaking” (Breaking…. It’s a Good Thing!), rather than [...]

By: Navigating the Workout Card | You Can Do More!

Navigating the Workout Card | You Can Do More! — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:06:57 +0000

[...] Breaking – its a good thing! [...]

By: How Do You “Skin the Cat” | You Can Do More!

How Do You “Skin the Cat” | You Can Do More! — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:33:38 +0000

[...] their current results are. Each day they enter the weight room with a goal of “breaking” (Breaking, it’s a good thing) on one of their Core [...]

By: Don’t Take the “Light” Day Lightly | You Can Do More!

Don’t Take the “Light” Day Lightly | You Can Do More! — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:10:01 +0000

[...] day in our weekly workout (A Weekly (not weakly) Workout Program!) and the concept of breaking (Breaking – It’s a Good Thing) on your heavy day lift. Probably equally important, though, is our philosophy and how we [...]

By: The Breaking Slope | You Can Do More!

The Breaking Slope | You Can Do More! — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:51:00 +0000

[...] A quick refresher on how we have our student-athletes manage their workout cards, especially in regards to monitoring and increasing the workout load. Whenever an athlete completes their heavy day lift they “break”. Recall that in our weekly workout, each day we do one of our four “core lifts” heavy intensity, one medium, one light, and omit one lift. ”Breaking” means they are stronger than the estimated 1 rep max that is on their card. They know they need to mark their card and I in turn change (increase) their workout load for that lift. This is all detailed in a previous post, Breaking, it’s a Good Thing. [...]