I haven’t had the iron in my hands for a while now and it is making me nuts.
I learned something about myself very early on, I am not one for moderation. I do things to extremes. This can be problematic because it is a level of intensity and focus that will go somewhere. It can not be changed, it can not be overcome…it is simply part of who I am. I am sure big pharma has a way to make me into a zombie, but that is entirely unacceptable.
So what does a person who tends towards extremes do? Well, if you are going to go 500 miles per hour you might as well go in the right way. So rather than trying to change an immoderate personality or allowing it to run away with you, changing the focus is the key. My focus is the iron. I don’t have a casual gym habit. I go 5 hours a day, 6 days a week and on the 7th day I find ways of being active.
As it turns out, this takes a massive toll on the body. So rather than pretend I can do a moderate workout routine and leave myself unsatisfied and without an outlet for my high level of focus and energy and, yes, addiction I decide to go at full blast from mid January to Mid August and then take Mid august to Mid January off.
The first few months of this are great. They involve pizza and well needed rest for joints that hurt and aching muscles and, to be honest, a totally blown out CNS. Plus, since metabolism is firing high and you are carrying extra muscle the extra food and laziness doesn’t kill your body right away. Fast forward a few months and now most of the pain is gone, you are a little softer and you are starting to get antsy. After all, you have taken a break from the gym, but not from yourself so the impetus towards excess is still there and trying to keep it in check messes with the mind.
Thankfully my waiting period is almost over. On Monday, January 15th, I will jump back in with fire and fury for seven months of intense training and boy oh boy I can’t wait. I hope you guys will follow the progress and some of you will even join me. In the meantime I am almost all healed. The last bit is my right forearm where I have a bit of tendinitis, but it is getting better.
It is a fairly common meme that the iron is the easy part and the food prep is the hard part and that is true, but harder than both is the downtime for sure — the waiting is the hardest part.
What do you guys do to get past rest days, rest periods or injured breaks from the gym so you don’t go bonkers?
I learned something about myself very early on, I am not one for moderation. I do things to extremes. This can be problematic because it is a level of intensity and focus that will go somewhere. It can not be changed, it can not be overcome…it is simply part of who I am. I am sure big pharma has a way to make me into a zombie, but that is entirely unacceptable.
Notice The Sleeves
So what does a person who tends towards extremes do? Well, if you are going to go 500 miles per hour you might as well go in the right way. So rather than trying to change an immoderate personality or allowing it to run away with you, changing the focus is the key. My focus is the iron. I don’t have a casual gym habit. I go 5 hours a day, 6 days a week and on the 7th day I find ways of being active.
Trust A Man In A Beater
As it turns out, this takes a massive toll on the body. So rather than pretend I can do a moderate workout routine and leave myself unsatisfied and without an outlet for my high level of focus and energy and, yes, addiction I decide to go at full blast from mid January to Mid August and then take Mid august to Mid January off.
The first few months of this are great. They involve pizza and well needed rest for joints that hurt and aching muscles and, to be honest, a totally blown out CNS. Plus, since metabolism is firing high and you are carrying extra muscle the extra food and laziness doesn’t kill your body right away. Fast forward a few months and now most of the pain is gone, you are a little softer and you are starting to get antsy. After all, you have taken a break from the gym, but not from yourself so the impetus towards excess is still there and trying to keep it in check messes with the mind.
Thankfully my waiting period is almost over. On Monday, January 15th, I will jump back in with fire and fury for seven months of intense training and boy oh boy I can’t wait. I hope you guys will follow the progress and some of you will even join me. In the meantime I am almost all healed. The last bit is my right forearm where I have a bit of tendinitis, but it is getting better.
It is a fairly common meme that the iron is the easy part and the food prep is the hard part and that is true, but harder than both is the downtime for sure — the waiting is the hardest part.
What do you guys do to get past rest days, rest periods or injured breaks from the gym so you don’t go bonkers?
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