@rj786 Hey! Thanks a lot!
Generally speaking, if I do acrobatics/trampoline/dance etc my main focus is always on skill work, not that it does not practice or require strength, just that I dont aim for improving that quality per se. If I do strength work, I focus on acquiring strength, so yes, I do seperate!
Personally I like to do softer dynamic mobility in my warmups and some heavier loaded mobility work like twice a week!
So, theres two scenarios when it comes to my training. What I would like to do optimally, and what life (in this case mostly school) schedules for me.
Strength work, I prefer to only do like twice a week or so, cause a lot of what I do already practices a lot of strength attributes. At the moment it is more strength work though, due to the school schedule deciding for me.
Skill work is basically as much as possible if my body allows it without too big a risk of injury or overuse, and also until coordination stops working properly, then I move on to another skill or stop for then. Dont wanna practice bad patterns.
In general I lean a lot towards skill work mainly as it can give you all the qualities you could want from strength, flexibility work etc, in the end the categories become arbitrary cause your body has the most precise adaptation to exactly it is what youre doing. Then it simply comes down to your personal goals and what your body needs to remain healthy and strong. Conversely though, I am a fan of acquiring many of these bodyweight mobility positions and skills. Bridges, skin the cat, sissy squats, deep squat mobility, locomotion patterns, pistols etc. It just gives me more opportunities and freedom to play, while having a lower risk factor than acrobatics.
When it comes to overtraining, we simply just are constantly overtrained. Unfortunately a scientific perspective is not very strong within circus schools, but it is getting better slowly. Recovery and saying no are the names of the game for me at the moment.
We have a dietician and get educated in basic nutritional sciences, but it is very basic level. We do not track nutrients in school, but I personally sometimes sample an average day or week of eating on cronometer to see that what I eat would be sufficient. Would recommend doing at least once just to check!
I eat a lot of kidney beans! Love em. Also tofu every now and then! If you eat legumes, vegetables and some form of grain you pretty much have your protein needs covered.
Hope that answered your questions!
