Round Table Discussion Post Open Cycle 2 Week 4 Day 3

One of the lesser understood elements of competition prep is the week leading into your competition. All of the hard work has been done and there is little you can do at this point to create new physical adaptations, but taking the whole week off before a competition isn’t the right play either. So what do you do?

At Misfit Athletics, we talk a lot about the importance of both physical and mental recovery. Being asked to overreach beyond your perceived abilities and thresholds consistently will stop you dead in your tracks if you're not paying close attention to your time outside the gym.

  With the advent of Cycle 1 and the official start of the 2019 off-season, there’s no better time to address a topic that even…