That\u2019s really a question \u2013 I have no answer.<\/p>\n
I did it not once or twice. I see others do it. It can go from neglecting the training load prescribed for the day to ignoring injury signals.<\/p>\n
I did the latter about three weeks before the South American powerlifting championship last year. This year, I ridiculously neglected the prescribed training load four weeks before the South American Championship.<\/p>\n
Monday (the day before yesterday), I did some weightlifting and the technique sucked. It was the prescribed (by myself) routine for the day. Joel (who coaches me for WL) suggested that I do some front squats and I arranged the support. A few minutes later he said \u201cI think you should stay with this load\u201d. That was around 190lbs. And a few minutes later I heard him yell from the other side of the room: \u201cyou increased it, didn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Not an hour after that, a friend showed up with a difficult personal issue to talk about. I said \u201chey, why don\u2019t we do a few light deadlifts while we talk?\u201d. Good idea. Light deadlifts right after heavy front squats are, indeed, a very good idea for lower back health. And so we talked and talked and did about ten sets of light deadlifts (around 220lbs, a little under and a little over), 10-15 reps, \u201cjust to set the form\u201d. I have to admit I did feel a little tired by the last sets, but \u2013 hey ! \u2013 we were having fun.<\/p>\n
I had a business meeting right after that. Important one. We discussed and decided complicated issues. And why not do that while swinging a few kettlebells, right? So we discussed and decided and we lost count of the number of sets. About 20 (times 20 reps). A little Turkish getup in the sequence, just to wrap up the day.<\/p>\n
Getting out of bed Tuesday was almost impossible. I felt sore in places I didn\u2019t know I had in my body. Recalling the stupid things from the day before, I realized I had been \u201cdoing something\u201d for at least seven hours.<\/p>\n
Ok, that was a one time insanity. I don\u2019t remember ever having done something like that. Not THAT stupid.<\/p>\n
The question is, why in hell did I do that? Am I a retard? I\u2019m not dismissing the possibility, but I think there\u2019s more to it.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s rephrase the question: why didn\u2019t I stop when I should? Humm\u2026 because I was having fun. I think that basically describes it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a grown up. I\u2019m a pretty experienced athlete, I\u2019ve been around competitive sports for decades. I write about sports, I teach about sports and I coach people. I would never allow an athlete to do what I did Monday. And \u201cbecause I\u2019m having fun\u201d is not an excuse.<\/p>\n
If I had never seen this type of behavior in other athletes, method would recommend this to be treated as an abnormality, an isolated case. It\u2019s not: I\u2019ve seen many others behave recklessly, foolishly and childishly. I couldn\u2019t guess what percentage of high performance athletes are prone to this behavior, but a few are.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know where it comes from. It may have something to do with rebelling against the seriousness of the championship preparation. I think some of us may resent, even in an unconscious manner, not being totally free to do whatever we want in the weight room. Children are free, they don\u2019t care about delayed reward, they want it here and now.<\/p>\n
It may have something to do with life as it is being too damn serious all the time and every single act being part of great, extensively planned and important projects. So it may have something to do with needing some unstructured time. So maybe we just choose to screw our periodization (unconsciously).<\/p>\n
It may have to do with expectation: you are expected to be good, precise, win and win. And break records. And all else. Whose expectation? Ours, of course. \u201cThe world\u201d couldn\u2019t care less. \u201cThe world\u201d doesn\u2019t even know powerlifting exists. \u201cThe world\u201d is actually an abstract useless concept, when it comes to describing people or public opinion.<\/p>\n
It may be one or any of these reasons, alone or in combination.<\/p>\n
But why do it four weeks before the damn championship?<\/p>\n
One day I\u2019ll find out.<\/p>\n
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