General Program Instructions:

Each training module is 4-weeks long. Each of the first three weeks will feature:

A consistent warm up (that is the same for all sessions that week).
Three training sessions (that vary in difficulty).

Your first objective is to complete the warm up, then assess which training session is appropriate for you on that day.

This process helps manage realistic scheduling logistics rather than shoehorning a specific split (e.g. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). It also encourages you to actively assess your recovery state and loot at your training more broadly. If you have a hard sports practice scheduled for Saturday, you probably want Friday to be an easier gym session.

You are required to complete all of the sessions on the menu, but it is up to you to decide when the best, or least bad, times to complete them throughout the week will be.

Assessing our readiness for training isn’t as simple as an arbitrary biometric like resting heart rate (RHR) or heart rate variability (HRV). These are valid measures and can be used to calibrate or confirm our subjective sense, but ultimately they undermine our intuition if we become reliant on them. The only reason to not trust your intuition is when it hasn’t been developed through (enough) experience yet.

Throughout each module we will be using the terminology of the particular emotional and somatic experiences I outlined for each energy system in Module 1d.

The 4th week of each module is intended to be a “de-load week.” The menu for this week will simply include prompts and guidelines for you to test your understanding and write your own training sessions. You are limited to two sessions in the final week. You’re welcome to aim for any desired difficulty, but the 2-session-limit allows some latitude to make mistakes either in perception of recovery or session difficulty.

The standard rule here is that “once it is written, it must be done.” Assess and re-evaluate based on what went well, what worked, and what didn’t.

Disclaimer:
By starting this program or any of the modules herein, you agree that you’ve consulted a licensed and credentialed medical provider before starting any fitness or dietary program. You also agree that the elements and modules herein are not a substitute for medical or mental health advice and direct care by respectively credentialed providers of those services.

Objectives: Anaerobic Capacity

Differentiate between mechanical and aerobic in/efficiencies.
Provoke hubris and reconcile consequences.
Understand and develop the limitation of recoverability.

Core Concepts: Anaerobic Capacity

Suffering at our own hands isn’t any more noble than immolation at the hands of another.
You cannot rush recovery. No amount of willingness will compensate for a lack in ability.
Puke or don’t puke, but don’t complain and don’t lie.

Savage Zen Athletics

Module 6c: Anaerobic Capacity Training

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