A well balanced fitness life. As I start to age I see this as a more and more important part of my fitness. It’s also the one I have to keep my eye on the closest. My work life balance is fairly easy, I don’t have an overcomplicated, all-encompassing job, when my work day is over it is very easy for me to leave it at the office, I also work part time on my days off as a trainer at a gym, but I usually do that early in the morning and don’t miss time with the kids or the wife, generally speaking. However, my fitness can have a tendency to tip the scales, I love to work out, I just love it, and If I am not working out I find my mind drifting to workouts I want to try or do, or when I will have a few minutes to squeeze a few pushups in or some band work at my desk, I think addict would probably be the best word to describe it. I have paid for this addiction a few times though, at 35 I have had a gang of injuries leading to a few surgeries, most of these were my own fault, I constantly was try to lift heavier and heavier for more and more reps or faster, and wouldn’t you know it, I got pretty strong, that is, right before something would give out.
As I get older, and I know I am not that old, I am becoming more aware that training 3 times a day for no other reason that I saw a workout I wanted to try is not very smart, and it takes away from time I could just do something active with my family members, and it hurts my body. I don’t have social media so I wasn’t doing it for that. I don’t really compete in much (I have a little bit in sprint triathlons, and CrossFit comps), I was training because I just liked the idea of it, and like the outlet. However, I have realized over time I can work out 40 minutes to 1 hour a day, hit those workouts hard and with a purpose and be pretty dang fit, I am still increasing my capacity in some areas and I don’t feel like something is going to give way at any minute. I still find an excuse to work in an extra work out here and there, and still have things I want to accomplish physically, but the focus is starting to turn into how long can I keep great fitness and sustain my fitness over time, and turning to other hobbies I enjoy, like shooting my bow, or traveling with the family.
Fitness is important to me, and should be for everyone, but balancing all things is starting to become more important to me, so crush your goals, whatever they may be, but try to work on something you may be putting on the back burner too, it may help enrich a part of your life that you didn’t even know was there.
Today’s Workout:
5 sets
8-10 weighted pull ups (do strict if you can’t add weight)
8-10 incline Dumbbell bench press
Little rest between movements
3 set
8-10 overhead press
8-10 bent over or cable rows
5 sets
6 barbell flat bench press
6 strict pull ups
3 sets
12 dips
5 lat pull downs or neutral grip pull ups
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