10/2/23
My energy was garbage, almost 5pm, and after a lazy day on little sleep – I was considering napping.
Here’s a trick for when you’re really being overly housebound… “I’m going to check the mail”.
Forces you to step outside, and check.
Once outside it’s only a hop, skip, and a jump to actually do something, whether that’s exercise, run an errand, whatever.
…..
“Well I’m outside, might as well lift.”
“But I’m tired” says the devil on the opposite shoulder.
“We’ll do one set, just one set of presses, then we can go inside if still tired ”
The Session :
Press
11x155lbs
8x155lbs
8x155lbs
Clean
5x155lbs
10x155lbs
The whole thing took twenty five minutes.
With the first set I thought “I’ll do a second, 50% set”, on the second I realized I’d do a third feeling warmed up.
The third was stronger than the second, though the reps matched.
With that third set my mind went “the clean is my limitation on the press – do an easy feel good set”, and I changed the music from rap to
where i’m from – jason michael carroll
The above saw me cry (very lightly), that tear dripping down my left cheek during the the cleans – it’s a coming of age song for me – I remember listing to it at 14yo/the start of high school, soon after my grandpa had passed.
The song ending, I had it repeat thinking “5 was too easy, we’ll go 7, no 8”, and since it’s STILL way within max I went 10 reps, took stock, and called the session – happy to feel good, not bummy, having done something that is better than nothing.
(not that a c&p only session is just better than nothing lol)
…..
After the lift I listened to a bunch of positivity, meditated, and stretched.
I’ve started to actually stretch ; butterfly, prying in the bottom of a deep bw squat, doing a bit of dynamic and isometric stuff aimed at flexibility.
It feels good man.
Persistence & Tenacity