Next week begins my new rotation of exercises, and I’m looking forward to raising the intensity. Today, I practiced by performing some of my sets until failure, meaning that I worked my muscles hard and didn’t stop until I couldn’t move the weight any longer. It’s been a while since I’ve beat myself up like that. It was a nice feeling afterwards.
I did 30 minutes of throwing around the basketball for my cardio, and it seems that I kept myself within my target heartrate for most of the time. It was interesting, because I used all kinds of different skills than running. I sprinted. I had to pivot and use lots more of my core muscles. Heck, I might even try playing with other people some time. I stink at hitting the basket, but it’s a real hoot for guys with OCD to play. I end up just wanting to be as accurate as all hell.
I’m thinking of doubling up my Monday and Friday sessions when I can, starting next week. I’ll do a second lifting session at lunch on those two days. That way, I’m not blowing out my body all week long, but I’m picking two of my three training days to really beat the stuffing out of my muscles. The trick will have to be close monitoring of my recovery, and to make sure that I give myself sufficient time to rest and rebuild. It’s just like when I did double running expenditures early in my training last year. Just a kickstart effort.
Moving on to motivation and mental stuff, I’m feeling pretty much on top of my game, fitness-wise, but I had a few slips this week with monster stuff. I’m hoping to get back on that horse tonight and carry through for a good 10 days in a row. I eat great during the day, and no cheats due to that. But in the middle of the night, I forget. So, I’m going to work harder on deflecting that. I did 10 days last time. I want another 10 day streak, and then to build off that.
People often comment about how much I read. When you don’t watch TV, there’s plenty of time to read. I get almost 2 hours a night free to read, if I’d like. It adds up very nicely.
Big weekend plans? I’ve got plans to see the Pats Sunday night at my little theater in town. And if the weather plays along, I’m going to take Kat sledding on Sunday. Hooray!
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