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Whether you like it or not, there will always be disagreements. The disconnect surrounding this pandemic, however, is really disturbing perhaps more so than the virus itself.<\/p>\n
You see, in my line of work, we (trainers) hotly debate all the time too on who and which method is the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me. And I\u2019ll level with you, we don\u2019t always see eye-to-eye.<\/p>\n
In different contexts, some styles of training and dietary protocols will carry more weight than others, but what became very clear to me early on is you have to keep an open mind. Narrowly focusing on one end-all be-all directive isn\u2019t going to cut it when there are so many nuances to consider. It\u2019s silly of me to even compare the two, but is it really too much to ask for a little more transparency and empathy?<\/p>\n
Q: What\u2019s your stance on running? Pure cardio has been my workout for now.<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> If you enjoy it and you feel good, awesome. Carry on. It\u2019s not a misdemeanor. Although, what I will say is you should vary the type of aerobic activity to mitigate wear and tear because in my experience, far too many people suffer from chronic injuries when they attach themselves to only one way of doing things. If you\u2019ve been running on the pathway, change it up by running on the sand or track. Do some hill sprints. Heck, walking at a brisk pace works wonders.<\/p>\n Q: Can\u2019t wait for this to be over. I have lost all my gains. How should I approach my workout when the gym opens up again?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> There\u2019s strong data to support there\u2019s actually no losses in muscle and strength after a short lay off, but it\u2019s quite obvious we\u2019re way past that. With the effects of detraining mounting, unless you\u2019ve been able to navigate around zero equipment and train with the same amount of effort, it\u2019s fair to say there will be some losses in muscle and strength. The good news is, it\u2019ll come back fairly quickly. When gyms start to open, don\u2019t bite off more than you can chew. Slowly ramp up your effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whether you like it or not, there will always be disagreements. The disconnect surrounding this…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":321626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}