Whenever we are about to start movement whether it’s a lift, athletic exercise, boxing combination or anything in class we should always think to ourselves what my exercise is going to LOOK & FEEL Like.
We have to build ourself a plan so we are set up before we start moving. Of course our classes are TNFC are designed that the coach delivers all the exercises to everyone but these exercises will always look different on everyone depending on experience and ability so this is where its important that we build a plan.
Step One:
What should my exercise feel like?
Think is my mind muscle connection activated? Is the right muscle feeling worked
What section of the body am i focusing on? Have i engaged my supporting sections.
Is my weight and tempo challenging enough? This is a BIG ONE! We need to understand the process of the PAINLOCKER! * See Below.
What should my exercise look like?
Is my technique on point! Think about your movement .
When am I going heavier? How many reps am I hitting? How am I going to progessive overload?
Enter the PAINLOCKER.
The painlocker is a term used to describe how our body feels when we are placing it under stress during a workout.
The rule of thumb is that
“The longer we place our body in the PAINLOCKER the easier it will become next time due to our bodiy’s adaptation of our RPE (Rate of Precieved Exertion).
In a class or a workout we want to be working anywhere between 7-9 of our Maximum effort in the painlocker. If 1 was resting/ extremely easy and 10 being absolutely dead.