Now or never: Taking it to the next level
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<p>Any chance you can push back on the work bizo? Or is it just the way it is? Crazy that the thing you need most (aside from rooties) when you are working those kinds of hours is exercise! Nothing smashes stress and work fatigue faster than a good run or tin session.</p>
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<p>Could you move your training to before work?<br><br>
It's a wee bit harder but it no excuses and sets you up very well to smash the shit out of your day at work</p>
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<p>Respect your discipline to make that routine bro. Agree that hitting shit up in the morning makes for a mean day.</p> -
I'm self-employed so I really have to take the work when its there. I also missed a fair bit of work last year due to the illness situation. Should calm down in August. <br><br>
With the family now overseas I should have more time for training. But God it's quiet at home without them here. -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-time="1434787468" data-cid="496973" data-author="JK"><p>Could you move your training to before work?<br><br>It's a wee bit harder but it no excuses and sets you up very well to smash the shit out of your day at work</p></blockquote><br>That's what I prefer and I do that when I can. Its just hard to get up at 6 when I don't get to bed until 12:30-1. My work comes exclusively from Scandinavia, so I really have to stay awake until the end of the work day there.<br><br>I also can't do just mornings when I want to do weights and cardio on the same day.<br><br>Ultimately its the definition of first world problem. Just makes me wish I didn't waste the best part of my late teens and 20s with a dodgy kebab in one hand, a beer in the other and my head in the toilet.
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Sunday: Breakfast then 2hr run. Went ok. Struggled a bit, but legs held up.<br><br>Monday: Chest and biceps. Once again, top notch. Felt fatigued at the start but got into it and felt good by the end.
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Damn, is it Friday already.<br><br>Not a bad week. Family overseas, so very very quiet at home. Very weird experience. Such a bloody paradox. When they're there its like, damn I need some alone time. But when they're gone, its suddenly way too quiet. Anyway...<br><br>Tuesday: Tris and back. Ok. Was a bit rushed.<br>Wednesday: 40 minute run.<br>Thursday: Shoulders.<br>Friday: Fast 4km, biceps curls, pushups, abs, pullups.<br><br>Will have 2 fairly lightish runs on weekend and then half-marathon next Sunday.
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Cheers mate.<br><br>
Picked up my number with the little electronic chip yesterday. All very high tech. Am quite excited now, but the 6am start will be a bitch. Will mean getting up at about 3:30 to get down to the Gold Coast in enough time. If the family was here, I'd hire a unit but it would be ridiculously extravagant to pay a couple of hundred bucks to get a good nights sleep before a run. Will be pretty cold and dark too, so will have to take an old jumper to ditch after the start. -
That's my favourite place at the coast! Farking love it there. Have a great time. Which resort are you staying at?
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Anywhere is good there. Hopefully the weather is good. Its a beautiful spot regardless. Don't let the close proximity to NSW put you off
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<p>Bloody hell Thursday already. </p>
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<p>Sunday: 1:30 run. Went pretty well. For the first time since I started the HM training I saw a farking vision in front of me. Unfortunately she was only walking, so I had to run right on by. Further on when crossing the road, I notice she had started running behind me, but it would have looked more than a little suss if I'd then applied the breaks. That's a shame, because every little distraction helps when running long distances. I did notice that my lats were a little sore from Saturday training, so I'll make sure to stay away from the weights at least 2 days prior to HM.</p>
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<p>Took Monday off.</p>
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<p>Tuesday: Chest and biceps. All good.</p>
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<p>Wednesday: Back and tris.</p>
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<p>Thursday: 40 minute run. Nice and easy.</p>
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<p>Will now rest up until Sunday morning. Really have no idea how it will go. It'll be dark and cold, but hopefully not wet. Nervous now.</p> -
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Cheers mate.<br>Yeah there were thousands of people there. Its a sanctioned IAAF event so its pretty hard core.<br><br>For an idea of how fast the pros run these things. The Japanese dude who won the HM did it a time of 1:01. The Kenyan who won the marathon did in just over 2 hours. That's farking lightning.<br><br>BTW you couldn't have hoped for a better day weather-wise. An absolutely glorious day.
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Was a weird week. Did weights on Tuesday and Friday, but have felt really drained all week. Dont know if its the training plus too much work or just the run. Just feel like sleeping the entire time. Hopefully I break the funk in the coming week.
