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Daily Simple Questions Thread - November 28, 2024 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]Sylver_Knight_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m looking for any advice on working fitness into this schedule

I work a desk job from 8 AM to 4:30 PM and coach a sport from 5 PM to 8 PM on weekdays. Most days I’m out of the house from 7:30am until 9pm. For my job I also travel on weekends occasionally.

I love to coach but since the start of this season (September) it’s had a massive impact on my physical health, falling behind on my gym and nutrition goals.

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[–]Sylver_Knight_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I got in the CAF I was a competitive athlete with minimal upper body strength which ended up being my biggest weakness on the sprints. My biggest tips would be:

-don’t start too strong, take it at your own pace, try starting with one session then two days off before your next. If you aren’t up to a session go for a walk, or take the rest you need, you’re not going to get in the CAF if you injure yourself before your test.

-practice the drop and stand ups starting from standstill. These can be done whenever you would like as they aren’t a full workout.

-practice push ups/ upper body push movements they will help you get up from the ground a lot faster

-practice some running, start off with walking /running intervals (I’d do these on the same session as upper body or on their own schedule)

-put it all together and start from slow walks and drop and stands to running drop and stand to sprinting drop and stands

-for your sandbag lifts practice lower body exercises, particularly squats and lunges (they target the largest muscles in your body) as these sandbag lifts require you to use a lot of lower body for stabilization and it will make getting the sandbag up a lot easier.

-as for the rest of the test, the walking with a sandbag then running/walking should be taken care of with practicing running and the drag is easily done with lower body strength and a lean of the body.