I was asked the other day how to become properly conditioned. Well, the simple answer is: train with us at the Spartan Gym. But I know what the inquirer was getting at. My answer may be helpful to others ...
Getting in shape requires three things: exercise, nutrition, and rest. A lot of people understand the exercise part, fewer seem to grasp the nutrition part, and almost no one seems to get the rest part. Getting into shape is not just about working your ass off to exhaustion. You have to have a smart conditioning program, you have to eat right, and you have to sleep! Working out consistently after only a few hours sleep each night is foolishness, but it seems to be a trend.
Working out does not build you up. It tears you down. After the body tears down, it goes "Holy shit! What was that? I better prepare myself to deal with that if it happens again." And then it craves rest. In other words, working out rips you down; rest builds you back up. Without rest, all you're doing is tearing yourself apart. Rest means recovery. And not only recovery, but recovery with a vengeance.
If you want to know what exercises you should be doing, come in and we'll set you along a strong path. And I really need to list a nutritional plan for my fighters. (You guys persistently ask me for it). I hope to have that up soon. But until then, workout, don't eat shit, get plenty of water and ... REST!
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