The Science Behind Training

Training is a science. Slowly but surely we are starting to understand how the human body works and even though we believe we grasp the functions and processes that take place in our bodies, we have only scratched the surface.
Thankfully for anyone active in the field of sports, there is an extensive knowledge about how the body reacts to training, what and when it does certain actions and how we can improve how we train. After all, for most of us it’s not about training harder but it’s about training smarter.
That is why we at Define Defense have created our own straightforward assessments and follow up logs for our clients (and ourselves). This enables us to keep track of your performance, progress and helps us detect flaws or aspects that may need improvements. As a client, you will get these logs and assessments every 2 months so you can review them yourself and see your progress. You can even hang them on your refrigerator if you want.
Keeping track of your actions this way will help you make better progress as we continuously review, adjust and personalize the logs. One of the main principles in training is that nobody is the same so why treat them the same? Every person will react differently to exercises, training, nutrition or may simply have different goals.
As a trainer, I always try to educate my clients/students about the basic principles of their training. That is why we never do the same workout twice and every change or step is explained. It is important to know what aerobic vs anaerobic means, what the different nutrients are, what creatine phosphate does in your fast twitch muscles etc.
Even if you don’t have much time to train, keep a log when you do. You will understand better how your body reacts and you may become much more motivated to make more time once you see progress on those logs!
Stay tuned as we will be posting several more articles soon, more specifically about the basic principles of training and the science behind them.