8 hours of non-stop sleep last night. Truly a miracle.
At the gym at 6A. Jumped in with my core workout and started the Turkish Get Up’s and Snatches. Dave and I had already decided to back down to 8 snatches with the 24KG. I worked my shoulder flyes (15lbs) into the circuit and kept the rest time under the 2:30 allowed. Entire circuit took 32 minutes. I had to work really hard. Pulling down the reps on the snatches was a good idea. I know I am not doing as much as I was but I was able to keep my speed up and did not have to fight to keep going with each rest period. No problems with being dizzy or feeling sick to my stomach. Could it be that those things are over for the moment. I hope so.
Friday
Core Circuit – same as workout 1
Circuit – Repeat for 5 total sets with 2:30 minute rest between sets
Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up 8 kg – 5
Kettlebell Snatch 24 kg – 8 each
My attitude toward working out seems to be going through a change. For so long I have worked so hard and busted my butt to keep adding reps and weight. I may have reached a limit, at least for now. I have been trying to put this change into words but I am having trouble doing that. I want to work hard, I want to keep improving but I need to balance that against my actual ability.
I am also starting to have a real battle with the calendar. In less than 30 days I turn 55. There is so much truth to the statement “If I had known I was going to live so long I would have taken better care of myself”. On the inside I really feel like I am 25 but my body continues to remind me that I am not.
I was talking to my young friend Chris at the gym and he said something that was really interesting. He said “I think you are just an happy person inside”. Now that was not his exact words but something to that effect. That really is true. It seems regardless of the crap that is going on around me, I usually feel happy. I just found out a long time ago that you don’t get any extra money in your paycheck if you are unhappy, so why not be happy. I think that is one of the things that keep me feeling young.
I have also learned that when we least expect it, something good will happen. This morning a call came in and got picked up by the answering service. I listened to the message late today when I started writing my feedback to Dave the Trainer. It was Jim, my other Kettlebell coach. He was calling to tell me about a advanced Kettlebell Class he is starting at the YMCA. It starts next Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30PM. I can get 12 classes for 100 bucks and I don’t have to join the Y.
Along with that I also called and signed up for the Sunday Weight Class starting at gym a week from this Sunday. This is the class that did not get off the ground a few weeks ago. Since then it has been advertised in the gym program guide so I am really hoping it will happen this time.
So in a matter of minutes my day went from feeling kind of bummed about my workouts and unsure about how to move forward to being excited about two new classes. Life is good.