I want to elaborate further on my being inspired to train hard again. There was more than the negative motivation that had its affect on me.
It really comes down to a lot of little thing here and there that added up to a change of mind. That is how the Lord works most of the time. A comment here, a situation there, and some direction in this area and you find yourself on a certain path that may be different than what you were planning.
I had been thinking that I possibly wouldn't pursue strongman training any more. I had mentioned in an earlier post that I had some pain and minor injuries and thought that maybe it wasn't worth it to train to hard and heavy. I started running more regularly and cutting back on the weights. I thought I would try to lose some weight and get lean and fit.
That lasted about a month and I was bored with monotony of endless cardio and tons of reps. I also started itching to go heavy again. I had also been working on diet and supplementation. Another factor was that I had read several fitness and power lifting articles by or about people who are over forty. I think part of my problem was that I had succumbed to the fallacy that I am to old to be training this hard; and what about my job, and what about the family, etc. I had really just found excuses not to do what I should be doing
So, I chose a simple to follow training plan, devised a plan for recovery that includes pre/post workout foods, and it seems to be working for me right now.
The key now will be sticking to it. I have more to say on the subject but this post is alreasy too long. I will post more later.
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