One of these individuals is Andrea Ager. Andrea's journey began
with a simple talk in college from a friend who motivated her to take up
the sport. This saw her train for 3-4 hours each day before going to
work. She finally moved all her focus to CrossFit training. As the years
have gone by she has slowly grown her training for CrossFit and
improved the gains that she has gained from the training regime.
At
the beginning her focus was on pushing volume and heavier loads. This
was intended to increase the power strength that she had. Over the years
she has moved more to concentrate on strength. She has also noticed
that the hardest part of the training is usually on the specialized and
unspecialized training days. These especially are aimed at pushing one
to the limit. But with five days of training and doing lots of volume
one gets to adjust to the training regimen. The fact that one has a good
number of workout music from which to select from adds to the fun of
the training and boosts one's morale when undertaking their training.
This is actually a fact that has been proved scientifically. This is in
regards to the fact that listening to music while undertaking the
training helps one improve on the overall gains that they achieve from
their training.
This is not just in CrossFit training but in all other major types of sports. It also helps to build a playlist that contains some of your favorite songs.
The other part of any fitness regime
lies in following the right diet. So too does CrossFit call for eating
right to complement the training that one is undertaking. Andrea's diet
includes a lot of protein, but so too does it include taking in the
right type of carbohydrates, vitamins and fibers. The protein source
that one uses should also be the right kind of protein. In this case
lean meat and white meat are the most preferred sources of protein.
Foods like avocado also provide one with fats that help in fueling the
body through the training regimen that one is undertaking as well as the
fiber that the body needs to ensure effective digestion. It is also
important that one has their cheat days in order to reward the body for
all the hard work that it is undertaking during the training period.
Andrea's favorite cheat meal is cookie dough ice cream or chocolate.
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