Jun 20, 2008

Plan of attack!



"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week."-General George Patton.

When you go work out, do you just wing it or do you go in with a plan of attack? Do you say to yourself, "I'll do whatever is available to me when I get there", or do you wake up with the concrete routine of "Diane" or running, or heavy lifting?

WODs are programming to help you get out of your own way of procrastinating at the gym. Knowing what you're going to do at the gym helps you to mentally prepare for a killer workout and also helps you to moderate your eating as well. On a heavy lifting day, you definitely want to eat more. On a brutal metcon day, like a G.I. Jane, you may want to add more carbs or fats to give you more energy.

Having an agenda before you set foot in the gym, or leave your home rather, allows you to not only maximize your time, but maximize your gains as well.

Fail to plan and you may be planning to fail. And when the zombies show up, winging it may not cut it!

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