How did you learn to write workouts? Is there a system or is it trial and error?

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How did you learn to write workouts?  Is there a system or is it trial and error?

Gina Grain · Answer

So learning to write workouts. I mean there is there I started out with a long long time ago I won't say how long but long long time ago. Okay. Right out of grade 12 I took a basic string training course, where you learn the theory of of writing a workout, the wise, the system is behind what you're training. The Reps sets, etc, etc. So that's that's the basics. But for, from from there, there's, there's there's A lot more learning to go on from just taking a basic course. I mean, you know, writing workouts It's a combination for me about a marriage between exercise science, okay? So studies and stuff that has been proven and also experience, so it's an art and science. So, you looking at these specific athlete, my own experience with working with people and also the science behind it. So it's a marriage between those things. That is a beginning to writing a good program from there. Also, you know, continually learning. So you need a framework of how to write a program from there. I mean, taking my masters in exercise science brought a whole new level to reading programs and really finding the underpinnings of what you're training, why you're training. And and from there you tailor it to the athlete and their experience. So, if there's a real big art to, right, Programs. But eventually you will start to find your own system and its a system. You need to, you need a system that will that will work and you'll find that it takes time. And you need lots of experience and lots of learnings learn. Learn, learn, learn our, you know, don't be afraid to make mistakes and and learn from them, but continually learning and you never know everything. Okay, so trial and error. Yes, it is. Era system. Yes, that's ideal and learn the theory and then just evolved

David Marsh · Answer

Wing. Everybody has a different way, they do it, usually you learn from your mentors and that's sort of my case and generally, what that means is I have a season plan really starts with the quad plan breaks down to a season plan, and then that break down into sort of weekly cycle. So the Cycles sets up what training session will do that day. Although, when I arrived to the Black Sea, right? Them Workouts on the Whiteboard and make adjustments often, based on what I'm seeing, the athletes, as they walk in or how they did in the previous work out making slight adjustments. Sometimes moving whole practices somewhere else in the week and I don't feel like they're ready for it for the most part trying to make sure they're getting to good challenging sessions per week to good kicking sessions per week and then to good sort of individual medley or general. Bigger sessions per week, within usually an eight to nine session per week cycle, and all sets, consider all the dry land are doing. Sometimes we way more intense droughts land, and sometimes your complement that with more power in the water of the times, they're more devoted to the aerobic side, which is early season usually and just depends on the time of the year. But that's how I do it and always trying to look for ways to make Make things more interesting as well. So up for all kinds of ideas and a lot of things pop in my head on a daily basis. That's fun. Fun do answer this question.

Matthew Pendola · Answer

All right, so, how did I learn to write workouts? Is there a system, or is it trial and error? So first of all, way back when I went and did Mentor work and different places Athletes Performance Institute, Nevada, physical therapy, I spent time with different experts in the field that I felt like I really needed to learn from and before I went outside the box I really tried to learn as much as I can about. What it is that those giants in the industry had to teach. And I'll from there, I think getting outside the box and making variations to my programs, that came with experience Education First, of course, and then experience with that education, at the same time with that, all being said, this is an example of a training block that I'm writing for an athlete. And And that training block needs to be planned in pencil. So the objectives all need to be there but then thus objectives come out as well. So what that athlete is telling me within that training block, how they are feeling, how they're responding all of those things, how enthusiastic they are about what they're doing. Those things I think are the trial and error part more and absolutely being flexible. Just because I thought that we were going to do say, Iraq. Pull, as part of our training. It doesn't mean that we necessarily have to stick to that rack pull. There might be other positions that are better for that athlete and so making those adjustments can be part of trial and error. So, you know, really, I think it's a mixture of both, but if I had to say, I think there should always be a system and then within that system, we should be flexible. So I hope that helps and yeah, thanks for the question.

Tim Crowley · Answer

How did you learn to write workouts? Is there a system? Or is it more trial and error? Great question. I think in the beginning you you learn whether it's in school or you learn from books and you start there with some of the formal stuff and you know a good way to look at this is I've heard of several times, is that in the beginning? You're more like a cook, you're following the recipe and often that recipe comes from books or people Learning from are working under, in terms of writing programs and what you want to do is always evolve and there's no one system or one way to do it. It's going to vary widely. I think it's beginning. We often start to use some of the kind of the spaghetti approach where we throw enough stuff at the wall, it's going to stick and I think that's common in new coaches and then over time you start to whittle it down. I've got to a point where sometimes they may have a team of 20 to 24 hour fleets that I'm coaching, and we may only have 30 minutes and I find that's interesting because you end up then throwing out the extra stuff and only keeping the stuff that's really important. And you know what? Over the years I've learned to whittle stuff down, you'll learn stuff you try stuff. You see what works and so you're always trying to build your toolkit and it really comes in terms of Designing programs learning. What is the sport? What is the athletes age? What is The Athlete's ability level? And it gets more complex if you're working with the team because I got all those variables may be mixed in with in the team but then the end of the day. You are going to try some stuff. I mean as soon as you think you know it all it's kind of over and so what you always want to do is integrate new things but be comfortable throwing stuff out, putting new stuff in seeing what works. I think that's hugely important in in, in willing to fail a few times and realize. Okay, this might not be the right way and be humble enough to change it and learn from that. So, I think it's an ever-growing way of learning and hopefully we get better and better as we go, and we're doing the same things that we did. Did ten years ago then we were either really really smart or we haven't learned anything.

John Sinclair · Answer

Hey great question here. You know I guess when I first started writing programs for people it was probably when I was like 19 or 20 and I just started University when I was 18 and started learning some of this stuff and really it came from a little bit more trial and error early in my career. When I was going through school, I have got some of the basics of Education in my bachelor's program and then a lot of it started, just being trial and error getting out there and working. Lots myself and then working out with buddies and working out with friends and then eventually get some clients and working out with them and then you learn more education as you go and pretty soon through trial and error, you start figuring out what has been working, what hasn't been working for different populations throughout my career, though. I've been doing this for 25 years and and programming is one of the things that I hang my hat on, because it is not only just the blending of the Sciences with the art of constructing an actual outcome for D. I think the beautiful part about it is that you do tend to find what systems start to work from that trial and error, and all the education that you've that you've kind of absorbed over those years and having great mentors. Really teaches you what these systems need to become. And so, I work as the Director of programming for The Institute of motion. And we teach programming to coaches, all over the world. And one of the things that we had to get real good at was teaching, A system that really connected with people that made people understand that the Sciences were all interrelated, and that those Sciences had specific outcomes that could be organized into a system so that you know where you were going to plot things. So all the different movements that we have in this in this world that we could put into a training program, are our vast and we need a system to be able to put them into and then the science of how it all comes together. Either really helps blend and create the workouts that you're going to get that you're going to build for your clients. So they get the outcomes that they're looking for. Hope that helped. I'll put a link out to our website so you can see where you can get more information about programming.

Jess Racz · Answer

Great question. I think it is trial and error. 100%. I think you learn over time with experience the population that you work with but then also like getting to know the athlete. Like there's a lot of times that I've tried something and I'm like, no, we ain't doing this because it doesn't work for them and then you start to know what level that they're at. I think a lot of it has to do with also, what you do outside of the weight room or training, it's the self education piece learning as much as you can. Didn't creative with it. I always have a theme for my workout, so if I see an athlete, let's say three times a week, I trained mostly basketball athlete. So what are the three main qualities? One change of direction to vertical jump and three acceleration. Deceleration all that kind of stuff. So that's kind of how I see my workouts. And so everything flows, what muscles need to be prepared for, let's look at vertical jump. What muscles need to be prepared, for vertical, jump. Maybe what are the common injuries? And vertical jumping and jumping. So I need to teach him how to Lan like all that kind of stuff. So that is a really great way to start what needs to be strong. How do I increase? Someone's vertical, jump, all that kind of stuff. And so you theme it based off of that. So then the self education piece, theming it, having everything flow and then also trying it on yourself. So I think you can be the best. That's you are the best role model to see if something works. And then you're able to give it to your athletes, be like, okay, I tested this and then you're able to see if it looks right or if it does it for them. But This is an amazing question. I really think it takes time and the self-education. So trial and error hundred percent trying it on yourself and then self education piece.

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"How did you learn to write workouts? Is there a system or is it trial and error?"