OR: I Really Need To Start Exercising Again.
One of the sucky things about not having felt too great the past few weeks, along with the typical work and holiday nuttiness that so many of us know, is the fact that I wasn’t able to do much exercising.
I had a pretty good cadence going prior to getting ill, but it’s fallen off a bit since. I was working the entire time I was not well, and after 12 hours of that, there really wasn’t anything in the tank for much else.
Some days they just don’t make enough coffee…
Now that I have a fair chunk of time off, I am looking to reestablish my routine. I have posted about some of the dumb workout shit I’ve done before, but this time around, I’m going into it with a slightly different approach. Well, for now, at least. I am sure I will do another challenge at some point, but right now, I still feel like the batteries are not fully recharged after this recent bout.
My plan is to simply get back to what I love: Lifting heavy stuff and getting the workout done in as little time as possible. When I used to do heavy workouts of a 20 – 30 minute duration, I never felt overly taxed or tired.
The longer, crazier workouts are good to challenge yourself with from time to time, but as a regular thing, they have never been truly feasible.
Get it done and GTFO.
This isn’t my career. I am not an Olympic level athlete whose endeavors depend on being at the peak of human perfection. I’m not attending the NFL combine, and last I looked, the Highland Games weren’t calling me day and night to compete.
I have a full time, 12-hour job that requires some level of focus and more than a little patience. When you’re overtrained and overtired, both of those qualities tend to be compromised.
Not to mention that I really don’t want to get worn down and sick if I can help it. The reality is I am not a young buck anymore, and the needle can’t always run in the red like the good old days.
I started doing this yesterday with some slightly lighter weights just to get the blood flowing and the muscles used to the activity again. Luckily, I have never had too many major issues with soreness after working out, but I went into it on cruise control just the same.
With luck and a little bit of care, I can get back into the swing of things and work this routine into my current schedule with minimal impact. For me, short, consistent bursts have always yielded good results. If that’s changed for whatever reason, I’ll just adapt and figure it out.
That’s what we do after all, eh?
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