Yesterday was back and biceps. I'm still traveling to the Columbia Gym while Supreme Sports has it's two week "shut down" for maintenance and renovation. I worked hard and fast. It's hard to campare reps and poundages on anything but barbell exercises because slight diffreence in machines can make comparisons tough.. Nevertheless, I did good.
My intent after driving home was to do a 3.5 mile run followed by a few sprints for form and then finish with a 500 yard swim.. Somehow, the twenty minutes it took me to drive home and then change into my running/swimming gear caused me to lose my "momentum." I was able to complete my run fairly comfortably, but the 97 degree heat index took a bit more of a toll than I thought.
After finishing my last sprint, which felt great with good extension and range of motion, I turned to head to the pool and was just overcome with the feeling that, "this is too much." I considered for a moment and then decided that I was indeed just too tired to have a productive swim.
I walked home, had my post recovery meal, stretched and used the foam roller for a few minutes and then just crashed. I was just really tired for the rest of the evening and headed to bed at 9:00 grateful that I had heeded my notion to skip the swim.
If this had been even 2 or 3 years ago, I would have pressed on with the swim. But, I have gotten just a bit wiser over the past 18 months. I have always been in tune to what my body has been telling me, but often just pressed through. Now I listen and a recover better than ever.
Let's hope the new found wisdom pays off in the long run. Sometimes you're just tired.
My intent after driving home was to do a 3.5 mile run followed by a few sprints for form and then finish with a 500 yard swim.. Somehow, the twenty minutes it took me to drive home and then change into my running/swimming gear caused me to lose my "momentum." I was able to complete my run fairly comfortably, but the 97 degree heat index took a bit more of a toll than I thought.
After finishing my last sprint, which felt great with good extension and range of motion, I turned to head to the pool and was just overcome with the feeling that, "this is too much." I considered for a moment and then decided that I was indeed just too tired to have a productive swim.
I walked home, had my post recovery meal, stretched and used the foam roller for a few minutes and then just crashed. I was just really tired for the rest of the evening and headed to bed at 9:00 grateful that I had heeded my notion to skip the swim.
If this had been even 2 or 3 years ago, I would have pressed on with the swim. But, I have gotten just a bit wiser over the past 18 months. I have always been in tune to what my body has been telling me, but often just pressed through. Now I listen and a recover better than ever.
Let's hope the new found wisdom pays off in the long run. Sometimes you're just tired.
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