11/28/23
Every desire was to just go back to bed, or maybe to take a hot shower then do so.
However, I’m committed to pressing daily, getting some form of workout video live every day.
So whatever self talk it takes, it takes, then outside I go.
See, there’s an amazing ability to be tired, stiff, and sore…and to have just a moment of exercise take all that away, and give you a positive mental spin for your day.
I actually took a moment staring down at my equipment, thinking to myself ; “I can do a couple reps with the 32kg, kick into a handstand of something, then just post it.”
I talked myself into the 40kg, and like my usual – nothing I did was exactly as planned, but I did SOMETHING (the important part).
A clean and press each side (technically the streak is alive), a snatch which I then overhead squatted each side (now I’ve done it on both sides – in my kettlebell play I hadn’t yet on one side), then for the fun of it, not having done so on camera before, did a few handstand attempts – the last one a solid two seconds…
seen here
Which probably impresses people when you’re 290lbs. But I want it to be a baked in skill, along with handstand walking, and I do want to do a freestanding hspu.
I think to myself “if Doug Hepburn could, so can I”.
When your heart is into it train all day.
When there’s no desire, just so a few minutes, call it good.
You may decide to do more right then, or may go back and do more later.
Basically don’t spend 24/7 as a couch potato – even if it’s a 23 hour and 55-59 minute vs one to five minute split.
Just do something.
Something is better than nothing.
And, get this, you might just be able to do lot with a little.
Wherever you are, whoever you are, buy yourself a kettlebell or three, or build a sandbag, or even with zero financial input – calisthenics…just bang out a little bit of something.
Doesn’t need to be a program.
Doesn’t need to be set in stone.
Just get in a little movement.
You’ll thank me for it.
The long format video from today, out of it I made shorts of the overhead squats and the best handstand of the handful – seen above
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After Dark :
50 one pumps in about 10:15
wasn’t really going for speed, could make this WAY FASTER
As I do burpees I tell myself that this is what makes me an absolute beast, an enduring animal – machine like, that never runs out.
I still haven’t gotten to 100 unbroken one pumps.
The 2h swing and burpees practically beg to be done under the lights (haven’t made the purchase yet) as after dark AWESOME content!
Could let evening workouts upload as I sleep.