Joe's Top Tips for Training While Stressed, Anxious, or Fatigued
It’s just me on the mic again this week, breaking down how you should approach your training when you’re feeling the effects of sleeplessness, anxiety, or mental fatigue. When you’re already feeling beat down, and you wonder if intense training is what your mind or body needs it’s time to train smart! This episode will give you a good idea of what that looks like, from general elements to specific workout ideas. Enjoy!
“Simplify the approach. When we simplify the approach, we reduce the burden on a system that’s already overwhelmed.”
No matter the source of the stress, the bodily response is the same (5:30)
The “gift” of serious injury (8:00)
Strategies for dealing with sleeplessness, anxiety, and mental fatigue (12:20)
Distracting workouts vs. mastery (16:00)
What influences body composition? (22:00)
Compensatory approaches to diet and exercise, and the resulting shame and guilt (25:30)
How to manage stress related to sleeplessness: Regulate intensity and complexity (27:15)
For anxiety and worry, intensity should be low but complexity can actually be a mental break (35:00)
Breathwork for anxiety (39:30)
Mental fatigue: Keep the complexity low, but bump the intensity (48:30)
Did you get all that? (51:30)
Jerry sneezed (55:30)
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