Trainer Thought of The Day: September 2, 2016

It’s the time of the year when people are going on work/vacation trips, getting sick, or getting injured with the weather changing. There is a lot of concern that the progress you’ve made in the gym in the weeks prior will deteriorate due to a lack of training.

This is can be true or false.

Depending upon the amount of time that you spend recovering you will still be able to maintain your strength and potentially your body composition. However a lot of that depends on your level of activity and most definitely your nutrition.

When it comes to injuries – your nutrition is going to be the utmost importance especially if it means that you will not be able to train for a while. Having an understanding that how you train has a correlation with how you eat in reference to your goals. In other words, the general idea that you have a higher training frequency you also need to have a higher amount of calories to supply the energy for the demands of the workload.

When you don’t have a high workload, of course you’re going to want to decrease the amount of calories coming in to the body.

When you are on travel or vacation, the same principle applies. However, it depends on your level of activity or dedication to training when you are away. It is also important to note that when you are away on a vacation, you are also away from a lot of stresses that you must factor in into your training.

In other words, you may benefit more from your training when you are on vacation and still get away with eating not so “clean” because being away from the hardcore lifting you’re doing is helping your body recover. Simply be more aware of the work you’re doing and the places you’re going to make the best of your situation. Life is going to happen whether you like it or not. It’s important to be prepared mentally and emotionally for the changes that are bound to come.