I believe it’s important to have a “go to” workout that allows me to check in with my own base level of strength and fitness. I use this with the athletes I coach to help identify their strength and fitness level.
We all go through stages where we’re focusing on different aspects of training. We also have episodes in our life, when it takes front stage. And always, sometimes work dominates, and sometimes lifting weight dominates.
Having a workout routine that acts as a simple test that never changes will allow you to check if your changes in programming are having the intended impact. It will also show you when everyday life is detrimental to your base standard of fitness.
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