The Risk You Do Not Take

 
On the other side of this issue is the lifter who’s too quick to take the risk without looking at all variables. I see this all the time with powerlifting methods and programs.

 
Lifter A has been training with the same programming philosophy for the past 12 weeks, then five weeks before the meet, he decides to switch to the hottest new peaking strategy online. This was a risk he did not have to take and should have thought about after the meet.

 
There is a number for people out there who always want to have the next greatest thing on the market and want it as soon as it comes out. This is great and should be commended, but timing and situation have to be taken into consideration.

 
A program training risk 8-10-12 weeks out is different than 3-4-5 weeks out. At worst one can be seen as “stupid shit” and the other as training or coaching ignorance.

 
Let’s look at it from another perspective. I’ve been reading about how great static ISO training is for strength development (again). Rather than dump what I’ve been doing and jumping on the bandwagon, I’ve been sitting back to see some of the real results, especially results specific to my own training needs or those I am guiding. So I’ve decided not to take or subject others to the risk because I don’t have to. I know there will be hundreds of other lifters who will jump in. Time will tell, and I am sure the end result will be the same as it was the last 10 times this has rolled around with the real answer being, “it depends”

 
Are there risks right now you are taking that you really don’t need to? Have you ever thought of it? Risks are NECESSARY, but ignorant ones can be avoided if you take time to think about it critically.

 
*excerpt from Under The Bar 2004 © Dave Tate, Elitefts.com Inc
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