Frequency

[Joe Skovira]

I do Warrior Wellness every morning.

Would it be alright to also do the entire program at the end of my evening training and coaching sessions (5-6 times a week) as a cool done and to prevent muscle stiffness. This would be in addition to my morning practice of Warrior Wellness.

Joe Skovira

[Jay76]

I don't see why not :D

[Chuck Kechter]

Joe,

There are many here that do that. . . The only caveat is to watch out for " training effect," :shock: 8) as oppossed to "cleaning the slate." If that makes sense.

All the best.

[Joe Skovira]

Chuck,

What exactly do you mean by training effect?
My first guess would be that I would be creating more residual muscle tension as opposed to releasing it "cleaning the slate". I have noticed that doing 10 reps (as on the tape) of the upper body portion of the program give a slight pump to my shoulder and chest areas. Whereas doing just 5 reps of the same does not.

So would this be just a matter of listening to my body. Maybe doing less reps or only the movements from Warrior Wellness that most directly deal with the areas I tend to get stiff in. Although it may be hard at times to know what areas I am going to be stiff in. All depends on what I am doing in training and coaching. That is why I asked about doing the entire program.

I have experimented with the vibration drill that was on the Maximology tapes and in Coach Sonnon's clubbell book. This pretty much took care of any post training stiffness with the exception of my hamstrings. So maybe just doing the 4 corners balancing drill after the vibration drill maybe something worth experimenting with.

Also is there any articles etc... that deal with the training effects of Warrior Wellness in depth.

Thanks in advance for any further input.

Joe Skovira

[Chuck Kechter]

Hey Joe,


I have noticed that doing 10 reps (as on the tape) of the upper body portion of the program give a slight pump to my shoulder and chest areas. Whereas doing just 5 reps of the same does not.

This is it. . . Move to losen up, to clear up residual tension, not to "build" or pump up an area. . .

I don't know of any WW articles off the top that deal with training effect. . . I'll look around, and see. . . Or you can do a search of "training effect," and see what comes up. . .

Hopefully this helped.

All the best.

[Scott Sonnon]

Chuck is right. If you're getting a pump from the movement, it's due to some pre-existing tension being 'reinforced' during the movement. Only perform the movement to the point that it aids in the release, not in the reinforcement (pump).

[Joe Skovira]

Just an update.

Doing the Warrior Wellness movements that target the areas that tend to get stiff after training. It is helping in post training recovery.

Mainly doing the shoulder infinities and the waist infinities from WW.
As those are the areas that need the attention after heavy training.
Did not feel like I needed to do the entire routine after training, but will add/subtract by how my body feels the next day and based on any specifics from the days training.

Also started doing a modified warm-up before training based on WW that centers around the tools used in the PDR/SPEAR System.

Thanks for the help.

Joe Skovira