Summoning the beast within!
In my last entry, I plotted my return to the gym and started workout again. As some can relate and imagine, things change. I hit the gym solid for about 3 weeks and got lost in the mix of life and lost 2 weeks. So I guess it’s time to give it up right…not exactly, in fact not at all.
I think overall I had a good feel for the routine, but in the end I just get tired of being sore. I know that this is just my body going through the motions and it will go away, but it’s real easy when you’ve driven 45 minutes in gridlock traffic to lose motivation and simply hit the couch and coast into an afternoon slumber. I also found it real easy for me to have my workout plan in mind ahead of time, but when it came time to do the work, the plan would change gauged on how I was feeling and the availability of the equipment. My intentions were to use a great app I found for my iPod Touch that will chart my workouts and will chart my progress long term. When I upgraded to an iPhone, I managed to lose the workout progression data. This kind of lowered the morale unfortunately at this point I felt like the whole plan fell apart.
Despite the fall, I’m optimistic and excited about how I’m going to tackle the beast again. As long as I can find some innovative ways to keep working out interesting and not allow it to become a second job, I think I’ll be able to manage it. I also have adopted a workout philosophy where instead of trying to cram all my workouts into a seven day week and grouping body parts, I’m looking at the routines as Day 1-Day 2-Day 3 and giving each muscle group the attention they need. This will also allow me to take as long as my body needs to recover and prevent me from getting burnt out as easy and if I need 1-3 days away from the gym, the plan isn’t perceived as “all messed up” and stays organized and intact.
Bottom line is the metal must flow! When I come home from work, I need to have the hype music blasting and keeping my mind focused. It’s exactly like getting past the soreness, once I get past it, it should be a breeze. Since I’m not a professional athlete, I can ingest all the banned substances that would taint a piss test and not have a conscious about it….just kidding (even if I wanted to go that route, I wouldn’t like the costs both financially and mentally!) So wish me luck! We’ll get this done if it take 50 restarts a year damnit!
