Other than a very active snowboard season, I'm usually not a weekend warrior. Typically I use the weekend to recover from the cumulative stress of my highly intense workweek workouts. However, as my retirement date draws near, I find myself concerned with how I'm going to structure my workouts and how I will use the days of the week, once "Monday Morning" becomes meaningless.
Currently, I hit the gym, and/or my main workout of the day, immediately after work, no thought required. It is an ingrained habit. When I have an unstructured day, if I have a chance to think about it, it becomes really hard to do that workout. It's always too easy to talk myself into doing something else. Habits and routines rule.
So, both while on vacation the week before last, and this past weekend, I have started to experiment a bit with early morning workouts. I have tried it in the past and absolutely hated it. I dreaded getting out of bed, my joints ached and felt vulnerable, and, my strength and endurance were noticeably reduced, as much as 30%, in some exercises. Still, the thought of "same time, same station," I'm convinced, is the only way I'm going to be able to maintain the discipline I need to achieve the goals I have set for myself.
The results of this little experiment have been promising. I have been able to get out of bed, feeling motivated and not dreading what's to come. That my friend, is the key on which to build. You simply cannot sustain something you hate or dread. Granted, the runs have been slow and the weights have been light, with very low overall volume. Still, Im encouraged. I think I can buld on it.
More to come.
Currently, I hit the gym, and/or my main workout of the day, immediately after work, no thought required. It is an ingrained habit. When I have an unstructured day, if I have a chance to think about it, it becomes really hard to do that workout. It's always too easy to talk myself into doing something else. Habits and routines rule.
So, both while on vacation the week before last, and this past weekend, I have started to experiment a bit with early morning workouts. I have tried it in the past and absolutely hated it. I dreaded getting out of bed, my joints ached and felt vulnerable, and, my strength and endurance were noticeably reduced, as much as 30%, in some exercises. Still, the thought of "same time, same station," I'm convinced, is the only way I'm going to be able to maintain the discipline I need to achieve the goals I have set for myself.
The results of this little experiment have been promising. I have been able to get out of bed, feeling motivated and not dreading what's to come. That my friend, is the key on which to build. You simply cannot sustain something you hate or dread. Granted, the runs have been slow and the weights have been light, with very low overall volume. Still, Im encouraged. I think I can buld on it.
More to come.
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