Woke to another increase in Body weight.

I’m up about six pounds since Halloween.

Since New Years Eve 2018, I decided to systematically start with and add exactly one repetition each day to neutral grip ring pull-ups, and also ring dips.

The first few days were child’s play.

The proceeding days doable.

A month from now, I’ll have to strategize.

Today, was 29 reps of both movements, tomorrow will be 30.

Today’s session’s and nutrition:

A.M.

N.G. Ring Pull-ups BWx5,5,5,5,5,4=29

Ring Dips BWx10,10,9=29

Pull-ups BW+45×3,3,3

Dips BW+75×3,3,3

Squat 80×5, 100×5, 120×5, 140×5, 160×5

Bench 70×5, 90×5, 105×5, 125×5, 140×5

Cleans 105×5

P.M. (after work.)

Pull-ups BW+22×8,8,8

Dips BW+50×8,8,8

Nutrition: Calories 3,406 Carbs 269 Fat 82 Protein 168

I was about 30-40 seconds into my run when I felt something not quite right with my left foot.

I must of neglected to firmly tie my left shoe and it was apparent right away.

Lately, I have been training full-body every other day, along with some high frequency work on a couple key movements, every single day, and doing some sort of conditioning on the in between days.

As I continued, my shoe literally felt as though it could fall off at any time. I run a giant rectangle, through the city, covering just about 2.5 miles/ 20 minutes, with all sorts of twists, turns, obstacles, traffic, dogs, etc. No two sessions are ever the same.

It is amazing what you see in a brief run, but something else I noticed is the almost meditative aspect that arrives. I almost always develop a new idea, concept, distinction, and it seems to come out of nowhere.

So, my shoe was very loose, just about to fall off.

I could of stopped, retied it, etc.

But, I got to thinking about the day to day of training and how it is rare that you/I are all systems go.

Everything thing is just right.

We had enough sleep.

We had sufficient calories.

We got just the right amount of protein.

We have optimized our hormones. (Hopefully, by natural, healthy means, not from a “well meaning” doctor’s script, or worse yet, your local gym’s resident pharma-guru. LOL)

We have limited stress.

You might count on one hand in a year in which everything is going just right in your life.

These days are great and a true blessing.

Most of the time, you and I are facing the day, the workout, the situation from waaaay less than ideal circumstances.

It may be a minor annoyance, or it may be something more encompassing.

My untied shoe in the scheme of things was simply a minor annoyance.

I don’t consider myself a runner, at least not what would be considered competitive by standards, but instead of stopping, doing the safe thing, the convention, securing my shoe, I decided to push forward with the hand I was dealt, the real-world situation, the uncomfortable, the “dangerous.” 😀

Adaptation is a gem.

The ability to take and give the very best with what you have reveals your personal power, strength, tenacity, and spirit, especially, and most importantly, when the wheels fall off.

But, do you know what excites you???

In the pursuit of your aspirations, goals and dreams, it almost is never enough to strive for them without having a compelling purpose that excites.

Basic motivation, temporary inspirations are usually not quite enough. Continuous, long-term quests for personal ambitions need that driving force of a stimulating purpose.

Oftentimes our big, intoxicating goals and endeavors can be overwhelming. We see that big picture, but don’t know exactly how or where to begin. Even the thought of putting together a plan can feel paralyzing, the end-result seems like a distant, far-flung, shinning star.

Regardless of whether your goal is something modest like making it through another work day, or something larger like becoming an astronaut, we must look at the desired outcome, and then both forge our path through planning, and also taking a step, an action towards it.

If your goal is audacious, like becoming an astronaut, I believe it is necessary to compartmentalize time and energy.

Becoming an astronaut is going to take a long term plan, so with that goal in mind, let’s think in terms of 13 weeks.

There are 6, 13 week quarters in 18 months/ (a year and a half= 78 Weeks.)

We probably underestimate what we can do in that time frame.

You could obtain a degree.

Lose a significant amount of weight.

Meet someone special and develop an awesome relationship/friendship.

Fluently speak, read and write a new language.

Learn a new instrument.

The possibilities are endless.

You could even be well on your way to becoming an astronaut!