{"id":844,"date":"2017-09-27T17:35:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T17:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/?p=844"},"modified":"2017-09-27T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T17:41:50","slug":"test-or-retest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/?p=844","title":{"rendered":"TEST or RETEST"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In various events in life football, track, swimming, weightlifting you are familiar with the plays and your opponents, you know the event\/distance, you may know the course you\u2019re running, or you have an idea of the weights you will be lifting.\u00a0 Like any good teacher knows if you are being tested you need to study for the test.\u00a0 It is inefficient and counterproductive to study what will not be on the test even if it is interesting.<\/p>\n

In weightlifting you are testing your ability to skillfully demonstrate power and strength. In powerlifting you are demonstrating your absolute\/relative strength.\u00a0 In distance running you are demonstrating your mechanical efficiency.\u00a0 In physique and bodybuilding you are demonstrating your poise and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are a runner and the course has hills you simulate the course by finding routes that are similar.\u00a0 If it is a 5k you don\u2019t try to become efficient at a 10k. Your goal is to be you fastest at a 5k.\u00a0 A treadmill doesn\u2019t prepare you for the weather outside and the terrain.<\/p>\n

If you are a weight lifter and your meet is in the morning you are not going to function effectively if you don\u2019t train in the morning.\u00a0 It is a good idea that your body is used to being awake in the morning so your body sets it\u2019s circadian rhythm accordingly.<\/p>\n

If you are attempting a weight it is important to build your confidence with weights at supramaximum of a similar pattern. Clean pulls and front squat for clean and jerk. \u00a0Snatch pulls and overhead squat for snatch.\u00a0 You should be at a phase in your training where the intensity is high and the volume has dropped to facilitate a nervous system recovery.\u00a0 \u00a0The gym is your Petri dish.\u00a0 \u00a0This didn\u2019t happen overnight, this task you laid before yourself.\u00a0 It is not mere happenstance how you arrived.<\/p>\n

If you are a gambler you count cards, if you are a hunter you wait up wind.\u00a0 You specialize for the circumstances that you can control because you understand the variables of your sport.\u00a0 You are just respawning on a different platform with a heavier weight.\u00a0 It is Deja vu because you have been here before. \u00a0You have prepared, YOU ARE PREPARED.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In various events in life football, track, swimming, weightlifting you are familiar with the plays and your opponents, you know the event\/distance, you may know the course you\u2019re running, or you have an idea of the weights you will be lifting.\u00a0 Like any good teacher knows if you are being tested you need to study … Continue reading TEST or RETEST<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=844"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":847,"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844\/revisions\/847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ironkladtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}