One month later.
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009I took about three and a half weeks off. Last thursday was my first day back in the gym, did the cardio weight routine. it was hard. yesterday I did chest, it was tough, but not super tough.
Today I tried sprints/abs, and it was ungodly aweful. Asthmatic traits were back, I was slower, and I couldn’t run nearly as hard. Not even a full month off!
Things I’ve realized in the last month:
1) Everyday I didn’t go back made me not want to go back even more. I had to break the inertia very willfully last week. There’s really something to be said for having a routine that takes on a momentum of its own.
2) I get the lifestyle thing, wholeheartedly. Had I done each routine at least once in the last month, I think my fall off would have been much slower. I had some great times boozing, staying up late, and all that in the last month. But, while there’s something inherently stimulating about flying between highs and lows, not once in the last 30 days did I really feel as equanimious as I did the morning of May 15th (my last official training day).
It’s a much more subtle high being clean, fit, and well rested. More of a presence than a high.
All for now.
