If you read my blog I will leave this post up for a few days and I want your opinion on the subject. I will give you mine after a few days, if anyone writes about it. Or I will just write what I think here in a few days anyways.
When is comes to moving faster and getting workouts done quicker. Do you sacrifice technique to move more weight or move weight faster to improve your time. Or do you focus on technique and more it more efficiently.
I want your opinion on people who are doing it for competition and people who are doing for health/lifestyle.
If it's a strength workout (trying to move more weight), I try to keep the technique. Sloppy technique won't help me lift more anyways.
ReplyDeleteMetcons are different. For me, it depends on the movement and the weight involved. Light power cleans? I will let myself get a little sloppy because I know I probably won't get hurt. Heavy front squats? It's a weakness and I know I will hurt for a week if I let my back get soft, so I slow down.
Ideally, though, I know that I should probably always put technique first for training's sake and worry about the speed later. Better in the long run, blah blah blah. But I like to win, damn it.
Not that I follow this mantra but, when training for competition or the average joe technique should trump speed. When in competition speed counts and technique can falter a little. Also you should train speed at times so you know how to use it. Max effort just move the weight, any other heavy days technique is a must.
ReplyDeleteI want both. I think I've heard both Coach Rip and Greg Glassman say (I'm paraphrasing of course) The most anatomically safe movement will probably be the most efficient. Efficient movement conserves energy and thus you can either go faster or go heavier. So speed and technique compliment each other. This doesn't really answer your question though.
ReplyDeletePersonally I think technique and strength training should trump speed, but of course I'm predisposed to slow heavy movements and dread anything that is light and fast. I also think that for a non-competitive population, slow heavy technique driven workouts will produce more results with less risk of injury they aren't as fun or enticing as the long fast metcons though. It's obvious which workouts draw the most people to the gym, and it's not
5x5 Back squat day. Even for the competitors...It's not worth hurting yourself over a Fran time. There's no money for winning and it defeats the purpose of getting fit if we're constantly in pain from some tear or strain. Sure it's kind of bad ass to talk about the "battle wounds" you've received, but only to those of us who've drank the kool-aid. Everyone else thinks we're idiots for doing what we do and if we all end up broken from working out so much then they are right.
I'm going to stop babbling right now and post this thing before I decide to erase it all. Hope this helped, Jon.