There are so many training modalities available to us these days, it is difficult to know how we should be training.
These is where having an understanding of what your goal is can point you in the right direction.
If your goal is to drop some weight and get generally ‘fitter’ (whatever this means to you) then I would recommend following a general approach to training.
You should focus on improving mobility, improving strength, improving the amount of lean muscle on your body, improving your diet and improving your cardiovascular fitness (or whatever its called these days).
You’ll move a bit better, you’ll look and feel a bit better, you’ll get a bit stronger, you’ll build a bit of muscle and you’ll become a bit aerobically fitter.
YOU WON’T EXCELL IN ANY AREA – Which is absolutely fine. The majority of the population would benefit massively by adopting a general approach to training.
However, if you have a specific goal – running a marathon in x time, lifting x amount in the Deadlift, getting to x amount of body fat then you must adopt a more specific approach to your training.
If you chase 3 rabbits at once you’ll go home hungry.
If you want a 300kg Deadlift, you need to focus on improving the Deadlift.
If you want to a sub 3 hour marathon, you need to focus on improving your marathon running.
May sound simple, but many people try to focus on being a specialist in a spectrum of physical abilities and you end up becoming above average in most things, instead of excellent in one area.
No approach is better or worse, just be clear on what your goal is and commit to the process.
Coach Milligan 