Today I'm going to talk to you a little bit about the value of instinctual training. Now in this world right now, let's talk a little holistically, we got a lot of insanity going on, a lot of insanity in the world. And this insanity really is when people worship an idea rather than something that actually works.
So they're involved in some sort of fantasy land in their head instead of what's actually going on here in this moment. And this is the value of instinctual training. So you can have a program, you can have a template, and I'm assuming that you have discipline.
I'm assuming that you already have discipline not just give up working out just because you're lazy, right? You're not just basically saying, I'm not going to go to the gym today just because I'm a little bit tired or I feel a little fatigued, you know, basically, you know, all the tricks that sometimes you tell yourself to make sure you don't have to do leg day, right? Now the thing is, the value of instinctual training is that even though you may have a template such as a workout program, and I think this is great, it's good to have an overall recipe or plan or a map in what you're doing. But at the same time, you're also paying attention first and foremost to what's going on in your body in that day. So say you have a plan to go do bench presses, but your shoulder's just killing you, or maybe you're extremely sore, and then maybe it's better to do inclines instead of bench.
Or maybe you want to do another exercise altogether, or maybe you want to concentrate more on your rear delts or your shoulder training instead of your chest training that day. That's okay. Because really, reality, reality has to be the most important foundation on which your entire life sits, not just your training.
Reality should take the forefront of your attention. So whatever's happening in your body, that is the most important thing to pay attention to. And then you may have some input with your training program here and there.
So if you go to squat, but you notice your lower back is just feeling absolutely horrible that day. And you know that if you squat today you might tweak or herniate a disc. Well, guess what? Maybe it's a better day to do some lunges.
Maybe it's a better day to do some leg presses, or maybe it's a better day to avoid legs altogether and do some light arm training or something. So this is okay. Because the thing is, is that your body's saying, here's where I've been stimulated and I've been stimulated enough.
And here's where maybe I need some more stimulation in order to recover. Now, of course, again, if you feel tweaky all over, maybe you decide to take a day off. I'm basking in the sunshine.
But you're making a decision to not train based on the reality, based on what your body's showing you instead of something that you're overlaying or projecting on top of the situation, right? You might be lazy today because you don't want to go to the gym. Then tomorrow you're lazy again. And the next day you're lazy again.
Well, guess what? If you're lazy in every single circumstance, it's you projecting that experience. It's not necessarily the experience that the environment and reality is showing you in this moment, right? So I know you guys most likely know the difference, but in case you don't, that's, that's maybe a way to discern this, right? The thing is with instinctual training, it's great because you can basically make decisions in your training, which are going to assist you with going further in your training instead of just like a bird in a window, always flying right into that window over and over again and not getting anywhere. So don't be afraid to deviate from your plan from time to time.
It may reveal new possibilities or new discoveries to you in your training and may help you make more gains than before. Because so often, like I learned in my training too, you can only be as good as your weakest link. So sometimes say if your rear delts are too weak or your rotator cuff muscles are too weak, perhaps your bench press just can't go up because you have another weak link that needs to be addressed first and foremost.
Sometimes, unfortunately, sometimes the weak link is actually structural and you need surgery in order to take care of that weak link, such as my case where I'm bench pressing kind of sideways just because the way my shoulders sit from the hockey injuries that I got, right? So the thing is sometimes the weak link is structural and there's really nothing you can do about it if you're not willing to get surgery and you have to work around that. So somebody else's template might not be right for you either, right? So somebody might say, hey, this is what you do in your circumstance, but they might not know much about your individual circumstance when it comes down to injury history or a certain type of affliction that your body may have. This is where instinctual training comes in really handy because you may have an individual circumstance that is not necessarily so common.
So a lot of the information out there has to do with all these other circumstances, but not yours. So now you have to use your instincts to find out what is the proper path for you. I'm showing you the path.
It's you who must walk through it. So in the end, you have to find your own path. You start with a template, but you may have individual sort of situations pop up where you have to start your own path or find your own path, find your own recipe to make the most amount of gains and keep your health as intact as possible.
Obviously living up to the expectations of other people can be a very slippery slope. So you don't want to drive yourself into an area which is just causing you damage and not necessarily helping you in the long run with your health and with your fitness level. So yeah, instinctual training might be the thing for you.
Try it out. If you feel like a little bit too sore or too tight in some area, or you feel like, hey, something else just feels flaccid, there's not as much of a pump in that area, or maybe it needs a little bit of work. Try something new, try a new exercise, try a new angle, maybe work on a little bit more, maybe work on something a little bit less.
Mountain. Sometimes by addressing these weak links, you can make more (gains overall, and that's really what you're after. So I hope this helps you out with your training.
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