8/6/23
The cool thing about these minimal light barbell, kettlebell, and burpee minisessions is that I have no logistical excuse to not do them.
Going real low rep on each, well I still get out of breath, I still get a pump, both by nature of the exercise itself – while I can keep the whole thing – setup and breakdown included, to ten minutes or so.
Zero excuses.
I’d have to really prefer “off day” mentally to skip one.
And a couple hours after having eaten a big fat meal out I guilted myself into one.
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In a way it’s these daily minisessions that set me apart from everyone.
Of the two current coworkers with gym memberships only one goes consistently.
It’s not like most people train.
I saw one fit runner today as I went to the store, a couple people shooting hoops.
Other than that, on a nice summer day the outside was abandoned. Me being just as guilty til the nighttime session.
I’ve come to love these outdoor sessions, now a dang viking in outlook as to weather conditions ; noting to self that “it is”, shrugging, and going outside with my kettlebell anyway.
A few minutes outside at 845pm and I worked up a real rank sweat in 3 overhead squats, 7 curls, 5/side one arm swings, and 5 burpees.
It’s that I’ve years of training history, paying my dues, and to a degree still blows my mind after many years of high frequency, high volume, to be doing these 5:00ish minisessions, barely anything to them, and feeling like I’ve ran a sprint, while having close to or a full body pump…
Getting beaucoup benefit from minimal input.
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Genuinely close to going somewhere else for a 90+ day, I’ll call it “training holiday”.
Might be lifting, might be fighting, could be both, could be ham on burpees, maybe with pullups.
Kinda looking for a bit of a fresh place to start/reset while doing an all in training systems reset.
Antithesis to the minisessions above lol
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The quick pump and out of breath minisessions do not break you down.
They build you up, and can be stacked up, racked up to ∞, the limit your available time, and drive impulse (it’s more compulsive/impulsive for me) to do another.
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I hear possible didgeridoo sounds coming from the neighbors, ~9pm – rowdy retirees lol
Note to self : don’t let 65+ have all the fun.
Note to self : “dude I’m looking at you”.
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Saw the youtube subscriber count upped from 29 to 31 this weekend.
Interacted with a commenter who said he’s been reading here, who gave me some words of encouragement.
The reader/viewer interaction is always appreciated.
I’m still here.
Persistence & Tenacity