Hey Coach Risley here, this week is all about helping you figure out what you need best to progress. If you’ve been on social media lately you’ll see that the wave of “Optimal Training” has been the conversation as of late. But what is truly optimal training?
Optimal training really refers to the best style of movement selections that fit your goals, enjoyment, and time. Yes, it requires all 3 of these things to make training optimal.
If your goals are within strength, then training for strength is optimal. If your goals are within weight loss then weight loss style training is optimal. Pretty simple right? However, the 2 other factors are what people do not take into account. If you don’t enjoy your strength training even if your goals are related to strength, it is not optimal. So the enjoyment of what you do plays a big role.
Time is also a huge factor when it comes to your training. For example, if you wanted big quads the most effective movements would be something like a leg press or a pendulum squat. There will be instances where people may only be able to train 3 times a week with only one-hour sessions to spare, how will this person make sure they optimize their training goals with all the body parts they wish to progress? Something like Barbell Squats may be useful in scenarios like these since it’s less targeted to one specific muscle group than multiple.
The takeaway from this article is to not let someone else tell you what’s optimal for you. You take control and decide for yourself.
As always I’m here if you have any questions, see you next week!
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