Limited by Mobility

I've just started F1 (and I'm at PE1 for each and every entry.)  I'm starting out at 4 days per week.

It looks like I'm going to be more limited by mobility than strength at this point.  Is there any reason that I wouldn't want to repeat some of the mobility work on my off days or even as a second workout and try to move that along?

-Jim

Probably not, although you'd want to take it easy on those IM's that are strength-oriented.

No, but I'd rather suggest to get used to the regular program before introducing extra workouts. Or - at least - this is what I'd do.

I wish you all the best for your journey.

Ravn said:

Probably not, although you'd want to take it easy on those IM's that are strength-oriented.

I can't remember offhand where they fall, but particularly windmills. Noticed people can easily bite off more than they can chew with these-- an unprepared or previously injured shoulder might not be happy with this movement.

Otherwise, at PE1 level you shouldn't have any issues. As a rule of thumb work mobility harder on your training days (in terms of weight and working through higher perceived level of exertion) and just use it to loosen up and recharge outside of that. This particularly applies to H1 work if you are doing that too

Thanks guys. That makes sense. I was thinking especially about sPL. I can do the strength to mastery, but I'm not even in the neighborhood of doing the Swivel Hips.  If you were to look at me doing swivel hips, you wouldn't know I was doing them. I'd just look like a guy sitting on the floor.

Good point about the windmills, too. Thanks.

JimV said:

I'd just look like a guy sitting on the floor.

 

Ah swivel hips... I have been on these for so long I think I could qualify for the Olympic Scapular Shrug team

- Callum

For what counts I'm the complete opposite... so far every F1 progression I had to reboot, it was because of the strength element, never mobility.

I'm not sure if it's better or worse, but not being advisable to increase strength frequency during off-days, it just left me with basically one single option: stick to the program and shut up.

Interestingly enough, H1 is the complete opposite, shoulder mobility has always been the limiting factor, while strength exercises were fine...

oh, hi HS/PE2

JimV said:

Thanks guys. That makes sense. I was thinking especially about sPL. I can do the strength to mastery, but I'm not even in the neighborhood of doing the Swivel Hips.  If you were to look at me doing swivel hips, you wouldn't know I was doing them. I'd just look like a guy sitting on the floor.

 

Good point about the windmills, too. Thanks.