the thing with torture is, the human body responds to it. it tries to protect you. you submit it to torture, and it hurts. you keep up that same level of torture, and the body adjusts to accept it. the threshold for pain moves higher. protecting you from discomfort.
so explain to me why my measly 2.5 mile run this morning was such torture, and my 3 mile run on saturday was the proverbial cakewalk?
one thing i think is my body doesn't like to go from bed to run. i think i need to get up, move around, have some tea before i go. remember that strength i was talking about? it has a friend. discipline. i need to have an affair with discipline. bedtime is important. sleep is important. and when my alarm goes off, get the hell out of bed!!
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I've never tried the wake up and run thing. I wonder how I'd react to it. I rather enjoy taking out my furusterations (thanks, Shelb!) at the end of the working day by running and lifting. Dinner tastes oh so good after that!
kenny loggins???!!!
my problem with waiting until after work is that it eats up too much of my evening, or i end up working late and it is still getting dark early. the hours of my day that i have the most control over seem to be the morning, these days.
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yes, an alarm can be considered torture. even one that just blinks light at you like mine.
i wonder, as i develop a fitness "routine" where it will land - morning or afternoon. i was always an afternoon worker-outer before...
the book i'm reading suggests a small amount of caffiene (cup o' tea should do) and a bit to eat as well. nothing major, just enough to jump-start the metabolism...
Caffiene is suppose to be a good thing before a work-out. Alas, I cannot partake as my system is too sensitive. Another reason I was required to turn in my "man" card.
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