REAL FITNESS – BUILD SLOWLY
True fitness comes from building slowly over a long period of time. You will increase your potential of staying fit and truly exploring the top end your athletic potential.
So whilst you CAN get fit and prepare for a race with a 12, 16 or 20 week race specific block… that block will be far more effective and allow you to perform at a higher level if the 12, 16, 20 weeks prior are also executed well. This doesn’t mean that you need to prepare for a single race for 24-40 weeks – in fact we recommend against this approach as it will likely lead to physical and mental staleness – but if you maintain a sustainable and consistent approach to training year round with different phases of focus throughout you WILL be fitter, stronger, faster, more efficient and increase your chances of continued progression and personal high performance.
If you want to #BeYourBest then find sustainability in your approach, identify your goals, maintain consistency, address personal limiters, consider different areas of focus during different phases and keep layering over a long period of time. Or hire a good Coach who should be doing all of this on your behalf! It takes time and commitment to the cause. Simple and sustainable over quick fixes, hack and rushing fitness…