Have you ever driven to a place you have not been to in a long time? Things look kind of familiar, but you really need to use the directions just to make sure you get there ok. Turns out you missed a turn and did not realize it, but kept on driving not realizing you are off course but things do look familiar?
I felt like that today. Since I have been exercising twice a day I have had more energy than I am used to. I get up early, get home late, shower, cook dinner, eat watch a tv show while eating and then work on the blog here and before I realize it it is 9pm or later, sometimes 10 pm. Then I am back up at 3:30 AM! I have become an insomniac. Today it caught up with me. My co-worker needed to take of some business after work so I decided instead of exercising at work I would drive home and go through my garage workout again. It would be nice to beat traffic and have a stressfree ride home. Once home I felt a little tired and decided I would lay down and take a nap. I have done this before on a Friday so it all seemed ok. I used to take a nap on either Saturday or Sunday as a catch-up rest to help me through the week but I have not done that for weeks now. I slept for an hour and when I got up I was still tired and decided to skip my PM workout. I feel bad about it but at the same time sometimes you just need to rest to avoid getting sick from being run down, or your performance suffers.
My morning workout suffered today. I wanted to run but did not have the energy and drive to do it. I instead did the elliptical machine for 25 minutes, then I did the recumbent bike for 10 minutes followed by the stair stepper machine for 15 minutes. Fifty minutes of workout is not bad, but I was not soaked in sweat. I did not feel like I pushed it hard enough and using the bike was a cheat for me since I never feel like I worked out hard using it. The whole day I was in a tired fog but kept on trucking along. Once I got home though there was no denying it, I was exhausted. I plan to get a good night sleep and hit the gym fresh tomorrow as a new day. I also hope to return there in the afternoon so I can get some extra cardio time in to make up for not doing a PM workout today. I might also check out the weights area at Bally’s since it has been years since I went to that side of the gym. I might be needing to hit the weights there soon as my “New Site project” is about to start and I will not be going ot the gym after work with my buddy. I feel bad for him since he too has been making good progress. He might still be able to make it to the old location gym if he goes home the round about way. I hope he does since he will not be happy to lose the gains he has made. This is only supposed to be a temporary assignment, and this will be a good test of my ability to adapt to change with my new way of living.
