Mark and Jeanette are working on week three of training. The grind has started. Week three is essentially a repeat of week one with a little more volume. We are still working in a prep stage. Getting Mark and Jeanette familiar with the training routine, logistics, and scheduling in workouts while managing a job, family, and other life commitments. The repetition from week one will help get daily patterns and consistency organized. It's really about clocking in and out every day.
- Coach Jason
The primary goal of the first few weeks of full distance training is to get Jeanette's and Mark's bodies used to the high frequency of workouts. Training during this time won't be overly hard, it is just about creating consistency.
For inexperienced athletes I like to use the RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) scale. The RPE scale is a way of measuring physical activity intensity level. Perceived exertion is how hard you feel like your body is working. It is based on the physical sensations a person experiences during physical activity, including increased heart rate, increased respiration or breathing rate, increased sweating, and muscle fatigue. Although this is a subjective measure, a person's exertion rating will provide a fairly good estimate of the actual heart rate during physical activity. The successful athlete is one that knows how their body feels at different levels of intensity and exertion.
After the base building stage and acclimating the body to the volume involved in full distance training the focus will be on teaching the body to move fast and efficiently while limiting stress.
Happy Training.
- Jason
