A schedule for multiple sports / activities

bridest

I enjoy lots of different forms of execercise from running to swimming, yoga and strength training. Trying to come up with a structure that will fit them all in.
Thinking of running twice per week in the mornings, then Strenght & conditioning twice per week. Maybe some yoga most evenings and then swimming on weekends of wherever I can fit it in. Maybe that's overdoing it. Thoughts please

Black Sheep

bridest wrote: »

I enjoy lots of different forms of execercise from running to swimming, yoga and strength training. Trying to come up with a structure that will fit them all in.
Thinking of running twice per week in the mornings, then Strenght & conditioning twice per week. Maybe some yoga most evenings and then swimming on weekends of wherever I can fit it in. Maybe that's overdoing it. Thoughts please

There are two factors to consider when practicing multiple sports / training multiple times per week:-

1. What’s your priority of the activities mentioned- is it a 5k in a particular time, or a strict set of 5 pull-ups and so on. If you have a specific goal or just an area you want to prioritise then to an extent that will dictate your schedule.

2. The intensity of each activity and your diet and age are going to be another important factor. If you’re under 30 and eat to support it, you can train hard many times a week. After 30, or certainly 40, you might find you need more recovery. But honestly, if you’re not training that hard then maybe that’s *not* an issue. Important to be honest with yourself about that.

bridest

Black Sheep wrote: »

There are two factors to consider when practicing multiple sports / training multiple times per week:-

1. What’s your priority of the activities mentioned- is it a 5k in a particular time, or a strict set of 5 pull-ups and so on. If you have a specific goal or just an area you want to prioritise then to an extent that will dictate your schedule.

2. The intensity of each activity, your diet, your sleep and your age are going to shape the other important factor- your ability to physically recover and improve. If you’re under 30 and eat to support it, you can train hard many times a week. After 30, or certainly 40, you might find you need more recovery. But honestly, if you’re not training that hard then maybe that’s *not* an issue. Important to be honest with yourself about that.

If it’s all just recreational and you feel fine, what you’ve outlined sounds like a great, active lifestyle.

I'd like to get back to 6 to 7 pull ups like I could do about a year ago. Also like to get my 5km back under 25 mins. I've hit 40 but in January this year I went for a health checkup and was told I've the metabolic age of a 30 year old. pretty happy with that. Just trying to figure out what to prioritise. Trying not to run on hard ground like roads and footpaths and instead stick to training tracks and forest runs. But maybe I should do more strength and conditioning. I've seen how quickly I've gone from a flat stomach in July to a bit of a tub now. Cutting myself down to 2 meals per day / 8 hours eating window and ensuring they're more nutrient packed with salads etc. I used to do this up until this year and felt great.

Alf Veedersane

Just going to echo what Black Sheep said. Try to work it so that you're recovering enough particularly for the workouts you want to prioritise but that should be doable.

Just think about the impact of what you do in the strength and conditioning on the runs and vice versa. So running too soon after an S&C workout that's taxing on your legs will mean your running will suffer and similarly, if you haven't recovered from a run and do an S&C session that's taxing on the legs, then the S&C will suffer.

Given that you haven't mentioned swimming targets per se, you can just keep that light enough and it will be more along the lines of active recovery, as will yoga so there won't be much of an issue there.

Just keep the principle of recovery in mind when you're planning it out and you won't go too far wrong. It might need to be tweaked but it all seems perfectly doable.

Black Sheep

Strikes me that your goals are pretty interrelated OP. If you push the running and improve your diet, dropping some weight, then those pull-up numbers will be easier to hit. Handy!

It’s trickier if you’d said you wanted to set a lifetime bench press record, while also cutting weight.

Not impossible but your goals align better.

On the pull-ups, worth looking into “grease the groove” / the frequency method, if you can manage to do a few sets of pull-ups here and there during your day.

bridest

Black Sheep wrote: »

Strikes me that your goals are pretty interrelated OP. If you push the running and improve your diet, dropping some weight, then those pull-up numbers will be easier to hit. Handy!

It’s trickier if you’d said you wanted to set a lifetime bench press record, while also cutting weight.

Not impossible but your goals align better.

On the pull-ups, worth looking into “grease the groove” / the frequency method, if you can manage to do a few sets of pull-ups here and there during your day.

Lovely, thanks lads, much appreciated. Yeah found recovery very important in my early 30s when I was doing triathlon. Anyway, I'm determined to get in super shape in 2021. No excuses. I've lots of time, working from home and enjoying life

Alf Veedersane

Good plan for pull ups here as well:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=94357067

Mellor

bridest wrote: »

Thinking of running twice per week in the mornings, then Strenght & conditioning twice per week. Maybe some yoga most evenings and then swimming on weekends of wherever I can fit it in.

I think you've already answered the structure question.
To be honest, 2 cardio, 2 S&C, 1 swim is 5 days. So you'll still have some rest days if required. Could be as simple as

Mon Run (Yoga PM)
Tues Weights
Wed Rest
Thurs Run (Yoga PM)
Fri Weights
Sat Rest
Sun Swim