Some Quick Tips, a Bench Press Article, and Recent Podcasts
And how you can work with me for FREE!
Hey there! A few updates for coming you today, but first a question of the week:
Q - "Do I need to cool own after a workout" A - Yes and no. No, the typical idea behind why you should cool down, and what you should be doing is wrong. Personal trainers even today in PT school are still taught this, with talks of "blood pooling, muscles shortening" yada yada yada happening if you don't cool down. There's no real research evidence for any of this, and most of the stuff you hear is probably made up by the cardio fairy (manufacturers of cardio machines mostly) wanting you to use their machines for a few minutes after every workout. It's a myth. If however you want to finish your workout with a little light cardio though, go for it. But also here's why I would argue that, yes, you should "cool down". In the typical sense of the word a traditional cool down is useless in my opinion (basically doing light cardio and a few random stretches of said trained body parts). But here's 5-10 minutes at the end of your workout you've got free to do something productive. So do something productive. Kickstart your recovery and get your body moving better with a few of these options instead: 1) Stretch and mobilise areas of your body that you would consider your least flexible/immobile. Let's say you've just finished an upper body workout, who says you cant finish with some hamstring stretches. If your hamstrings are tight for example, pay them some attention. 2) If there's a position you find it awkward to get in to, then spend some time on it. For example getting in to a deep bodyweight squat position. Do some mobility drills for this movement, and spend some learning to get comfortable with it. 3) Do some low level pre/re-hab drills. Remember the workout has finished, so keep the intensity and volume low, but if you have a weakness spend some time on it. Some light rotator cuff work, knee and hip stabilisation drills, light core and glute exercises, develop your balance. Whatever you like. 4) Spend some time with some slightly more "holistic" devices to see if you benefit from them. Some foam rolling/self-massage tools, maybe even a vibration platform. 5) Do a short yoga routine.
Whatever you do, your workout should end with the start of your recovery, an opportunity to move better, and doing something productive for your long-term success.
I get sent a number of questions each week, so I thought it would be a great idea to cover some in one of my latest podcasts. If you haven't listened to any episodes yet then it's available to download for free on SPOTIFY (HERE) or GOOGLE (HERE) or listen on the Maverick website by clicking the image below.
Here's another pretty cool thing that I released on the website this week. A new guest article written by good friend Rhys Charlesworth. Learn how this now European Ranked Bench ress competitor trains to get his bench press stronger. Rhys was so kind to present his actual program in this article, so I created a pdf program from it for you to download and give a try too. So if your #1 goal is to get a bigger bench press this is a must read. Click the image below to access the article.
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