FL/PE1 and workout startegy question

Hi all, 

I am doing F1 along with H1.  I've heard somewhere that FL and BL tends to "tie the body together" quite well, so I've decided to make the FL and Handstand movement my focus points (as we don't yet do BL in F1).  

Two questions:

-Is it a good idea to have a couple movements to focus on like this? or do you really need to work on all movements equally?  

-Is it okay to work the FL progressions more frequently than others?  like 5-6x per week and/or perhaps GTG either the actual movement or supportive exercises?  

Sorry if any of this has been addressed before.  

Thanks!

Coach has a saying that GST is not a buffet of skills that you pick and choose which ones you choose to develop, because they are so in-tuned with biomechanics, exactly like lifting weights.

so there will be a time when certain elements that are advanced(this will depend on where you are in your training) will slow down because it works in tandem with other GST moves.

Handstands are an excellent example! because they are a straight body move(straight body strength) and a skill because you need to balance on your hands while your shoulders are completely open.

you have a lot of options on where to go from here, you just need to accurately determine where you are in development, so you know which tools to use, could be more rest, more days of work, more mobility, who knows!

now as for repeating elements 5-6x a week, im not qualified to say but i can share my personal experience. prior to F series, i was doing push/pull three times a week and i developed golfers or tennis elbow and an annoying clicking in my knee got a bit louder. but that's because I wasn't ready.

fast forward to F series and even though im improving slowly on the Curriculum, in the big picture lots of weak links are being addressed only hittin them in a structured way 2x a week each(so i train 4 days with 2 H1 days)

and when I compare my progress month month and cycle to cycle, though mentally it feels as if you are barely making a dent, you are in fact, creating something amazing. it really blows me away, but i think thats from being such a Noob and never had any strength training prior to F.

Thanks for the response Keilani! Am I understanding correctly that you are only training F1 twice per week?  The answer for me may be to reduce volume to something more manageable like this.  Does this negatively affect progress?  

what i meant by that was I hit the same places, twice a week, F1 is split into (FL/sPL/HBP/RC) and (Mn/SL/SLS) and I do those routines twice a week(FL twice, once on monday and again on Thursday) so i train 4days a week

ace77 said:

Hi all, 

 

I am doing F1 along with H1.  I've heard somewhere that FL and BL tends to "tie the body together" quite well, so I've decided to make the FL and Handstand movement my focus points (as we don't yet do BL in F1).  

 

Two questions:

 

-Is it a good idea to have a couple movements to focus on like this? or do you really need to work on all movements equally?  

 

-Is it okay to work the FL progressions more frequently than others?  like 5-6x per week and/or perhaps GTG either the actual movement or supportive exercises?  

 

- Yes, it is a good idea to have a couple of movements to focus on. Eight, to be precise: FL, sPL, MN, SL, SLS, HBP, RC and HS. The courses were designed by a world-class expert. Don't worry about trying to make your own improvements to it. 

- No, you should be doing FL progressions at the same frequency as the others. If you're absolutely stuck on a Foundation element, you can trying GTGing it to get through, but GTG shouldn't be a part of your normal workout schedule. 

ace77 said:

Thanks for the response Keilani! Am I understanding correctly that you are only training F1 twice per week?  The answer for me may be to reduce volume to something more manageable like this.  Does this negatively affect progress?  

Working at your current level will never negatively affect progress.  It's not always the best idea to do the most work you can do.  Rather, do the most work that you can recover from in time for your next training session.

Most people do the 4 day split.  You should too.  If you find you're recovering well, consider upping the volume.  But stick to it for a couple cycles before you make that decision.

Thanks Bipocni!  Extremely helpful.