#102: The 10 Principles of Training
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2019
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
We're breaking down the fifth of our 5 Factors of Health, this time diving into the principles you should keep in mind as it relates to training for health and longevity.
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| 0:00.0 | What people need to realize is this thing called relative intensity. |
| 0:04.3 | It's not absolute. |
| 0:05.6 | It's not how much weight did you lift first? |
| 0:07.8 | How much weight did somebody else lift? |
| 0:08.9 | It's not how fast did you run the mile versus how fast did somebody else run the mile? |
| 0:12.3 | It's not even how fast did you run the mile today versus how fast did you run the mile last year, |
| 0:17.4 | which a lot of people in their masters category are trying to hold on to. |
| 0:20.9 | What it means is relative to you, |
| 0:24.6 | relative to you today, |
| 0:27.1 | are you working at the right intensity? |
| 0:30.9 | What's intense for my grandmother is not going to be what's intense for me, |
| 0:34.4 | which is not going to be what's intense for Catching David's daughter. |
| 0:37.0 | If we all try to work out at somebody else's intensity level, the results go down. |
| 0:42.4 | We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives are within our control. |
| 0:46.9 | That taking absolute ownership of how we eat, |
| 0:49.3 | sleep, train, think, and connect with each other is how we'll optimize our health and happiness. |
| 0:55.2 | That chasing excellence is how we grab hold of what is possible. |
| 0:59.3 | Our mission is to live on the road. |
| 1:01.9 | Always chasing. Never stop. |
| 1:05.1 | Hello and welcome back to another episode of Chasing Excellence. |
| 1:08.9 | How are you been? |
| 1:09.8 | I'm doing great. Thanks, Pat. |
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