If you want to take racing to the next level next year, you must
get the off season right.
That doesn’t mean you cannot, or should not take a break,
but you need to use this precious time to apply some of the thoughts and
adjustments you have been thinking about making to see how they affect things,
with time to adjust if needed.
I always love the offseason because I get to workout and
work hard, but I don’t always HAVE to if life gets in the way, which it often
does mid-season.
Some people like to put on a bunch of weight, allow
themselves to eat whatever and not worry too much about – well anything. I get
it, and it can be tempting, but even putting performance aside for next year, it's
not healthy. You shouldn’t allow yourself to yo-yo so much with your weight.
Sure, put on a few extra pounds, but the reality is the work it takes to get
them off, the fact that you are effecting metabolic health and function, and let’s
be honest, as we age, it's harder to get off later. That extra work to get back
to even used to frustrate me. The extra weight when you start to run can be an
injury risk as well.
For me, I would put a 10-pound limit on myself. If I got up
to that much over then I knew it was time to dial it back for a bit and pay
more attention.
In fact, after the holidays I like to do at least 1 – 30 day
cleanse with Tanya just to get my metabolism running sharp again and put myself
right back to where I need to be to have an awesome year.
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