5.11.2007
Do The Thing - Have The Power
Heres a good one from the mailbag:
Now, the thing that must be kept in mind with bodyweight training, (and in all types of training as well) is that there are two distinct areas of adaptation -- the end results from doing the training, and the training itself.
Basically what I'm saying is that you must "do" the things that you want to get good at. Physiologically, this is known as the "SAID" principle, or Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands.
Or, as Emerson once put it, "Do the thing, and you'll have the power."
So Brent, you can certainly use bodyweight exercises to build up your cardiovascular ability, but since you are going to be tested on a specific kind of running, best to actually practice that running – thats where the greatest "transfer" can be found.
I'll comment more about the whole "transfer" effect at a later date.
Train hard,
John Wood
P.S. Brent is building up his body with the "Royal Court," -- three great Exercises. You should be using them in your program as welll and here is where youll find out more about how to do them:
Combat Conditioning by Matt Furey
Good question Brent. One of the greatest values of bodyweight training is the tremendous increase in overall conditioning, something that isn't as easy to duplicate with traditional weights.
"Can I simply do hindu squats, hindu pushups and bridging for cardio as well and forget stuff like running? I am training for the police test and would like to do bodyweight conditioning as my sole form of exercise. Will it be transferable to the running part of the test?
Thank you,
Brent
Now, the thing that must be kept in mind with bodyweight training, (and in all types of training as well) is that there are two distinct areas of adaptation -- the end results from doing the training, and the training itself.
Basically what I'm saying is that you must "do" the things that you want to get good at. Physiologically, this is known as the "SAID" principle, or Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands.
Or, as Emerson once put it, "Do the thing, and you'll have the power."
So Brent, you can certainly use bodyweight exercises to build up your cardiovascular ability, but since you are going to be tested on a specific kind of running, best to actually practice that running – thats where the greatest "transfer" can be found.
I'll comment more about the whole "transfer" effect at a later date.
Train hard,
John Wood
P.S. Brent is building up his body with the "Royal Court," -- three great Exercises. You should be using them in your program as welll and here is where youll find out more about how to do them:
Combat Conditioning by Matt Furey
Labels: Bodyweight Training, Training Ideas, Training Thought
