Avoid plagiarism when working out
It’s potentially dangerous to imitate workouts just by looking at them. In the current situation where everything is under lockdown, it’s even more advisable to be judicious. Be a voice, but not an echo.
What is the foundation they have laid for a particular exercise regimen, and what the progress have they made?
What are the goals in the short, mid and long term?
Is this suitable for a particular skill set or sport?
This is an integrated protocol for the development of which tness component?
What about their recovery phase and protocols?
What about their diet regime before, during and after the workout?
Raising these questions is rather easier than nding the right answers. One size does not t all in any exercise protocol, diet, and mental or recovery progression. A prudent and scientic approach is required to design and execute the regimen in consultation with professionals.
Whether it is an individual or team sport, an athlete is an entity by himself or herself — physiologically and psychologically.
One has to understand the basics that are tantamount to an athlete’s physical intelligence and literacy. This is most critical for the development of a complete athlete as opposed to an adapted athlete. in an athlete reaching the pinnacle of performance, it would be a nobrainer to copy the workout schedule of another athlete. But there’s a thin line between being motivated and copying.
Getting injured by copying a workout or using one given to you by your trainer is a big concern nowadays. There can be crossover exercises from one sport to another, but that doesn’t apply to the entire template. An athlete’s physical literacy and intelligence come into play in preventing this.
Athletes vary according to sport and skill, and their physiological and psychological demands are dependent on the sport.
We talk about horses for courses, but which horse for what course?
Each varies in quality, physiology and the job it is destined to do. All are horses, but choosing the right one for the job and training it to excel is both an art and a science.
Now, adapted and adaptable athletes dier in many ways — some reactive and others proactive.