three days off

3 days off from the gym and training. its gonna feel great. my left hamstring is killing me. my body is tired. yet i keep pushing myself...so i'm forcing myself to stay away from the gym this coming weekend

 

pussssy

nah, gym does suck, i went for a half year and just gave up.

 

good call. you'll be able to excercize more effectively well rested. besides, you can't build muscle if you don't give it a chance to heal between workouts

 

i get enough rest...i can do the workouts...more so i want to prevent a big injury right now....even with my hamstring hurting i'm still moving up in weights

weird

 

so just imagine what you'll be able to do with a healthy hammie

 

Don't hurt yourself Fitz.

 

i know man...this break is gonna feel good. just relax
not even gonna run - which i need to do more of, but that can wait

 

oh i won't...that'll happen on the rugby pitch

 

Hopefully someone else hurts ya.

 

thats what i meant haha

 

man...I wish I had the time and energy to workout for hours a day again. cool or you though...hope it gets better.

 

thanks lyns

coach knows i'm hurting, and next week we aren't pushing hard - a little deload week

 

do you guys practice year-round for swimming?

 

swimming has been over for me for a while. thats when i picked up rugby. i didn't make New Englands, so no need to practice in the pool. i still go now and then. but if ya make New Englands, it goes from early sept to now, so a good amount of the year. thats official practice. but to be really good, you do have to practice year round.

but i'm not swimming now...so rugby is my sport at the moment. so were in the gym 3 times a week, 1 night of speed and agility, and 1 night of actual rugby practice. when the snow is gone, we'll be having more rugby practice and less time in the gym. right now, were just getting stronger so we'll get through the season. then during the season, we'll get to the gym to maintain strength and speed.

 

I workout every other day, and never miss it, because it too easy to fall out of the habit.

 

yeah really. for me, as long as i stick to a routine every time i can keep it forever no problem. then i skip it one time and it's almost impossible to go back, because i can always skip one more time, and so on.


i've found this to be especially true in exercizing, and in going to class when i was in college

 

That is so flipping cool Chris!!! You really got it all back and together this year. I am so proud of you!

 

i don't miss my workouts...i could be hungover and i wont' miss a scheduled lift
haha

but yea, if i'm not training for anything, then sometimes it becomes hard to get to the gym

 

thanks, means more than ya know lyns

yea, you know its a sport i've wanted to play for a while. people have been wanting me to play for a few years now...so i have the opportunity know...my knee isn't a concern - i'm stronger than i was before and continuing to get stronger.

i'm happy with life. some things can be better, but things are going well. things are falling into place

 

It just gets better. Your attitude and confidence are carving out a pretty damn good life for you. Those thoughts and new found lack of fear are going to just attract better and better things for your future. When you are a famous exercise phisiologist please buy me something pretty