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yeah the haze was extra burly yesterday. i'm still sick today, slept very badly last night in part because i was so uncomfortable. hard time swallowing, congested.

a thought: those are either super long workouts, or you're committing to multiple workouts per day. personally i've never been able to sustain multiple workouts per day, even a couple of days per week, for more than a few weeks. life just gets in the way, i get derailed, and then i say fuck it. skipping feels bad and is demotivating. much easier for me to commit to fewer workouts and then do them really consistently.

that's just my n=1, but you might have an easier time staying on your grind if you're a little less ambitious. forget about the running, for example, and just do something like:

day 1: push day, walk x 60 mins
day 2: bike x 30-60 mins
day 3: pull day, walk x 60 mins
day 4: bike x 30-60 mins
day 5: squat, walk x 60 mins
day 6: rest or bike/walk if you feel like it
day 7: rest or bike/walk if you feel like it

now i am sick. bummer.

no worries, 10 days is long. it'll come back quick.

there were about 20 people in the marathon, i think. mostly pakistanis and a few germans.

gymnastic stuff hasn't seized me at all -- partly because my wrist is fuxored -- and my schedule is too erratic at night to make frequent gym-going a thing. but i could run in the mornings and go to the gym a couple of times a week just to keep strength up. on the road would have to do jump rope but that's cool.

glad you're okay. i actually met a dude from pigeon forge at a party last weekend. super random, he's an electrician working at the embassy because they fly americans over for sensitive work -- intelligence/security issue. wish i'd gotten his number so i could text him asking if his fam is safe.

meermin.es

cheaper than allen edmonds, quality is as good, shoes look better. meermin are probably the cheapest dress shoes you should buy.

i feel empty and crushed after that shit. fuck.

yesterday

ACHES/INJURIES: none
SORENESS: none
MENTAL STATE: blissful

- warm up

- squat 100kg x 5,5

- bench 60kg x 5,5

- superset x 2
-- hyperextension x 10
-- pull up x 8
-- unsupported sit up x 10

- some more unsupported sit ups with EZ curl bar
- some TTB

- DB shrugs 32s x 10,10

- stretch

pretty sure that is the longest i'd gone without squatting since 2009. kept it reeeeally conservative, but that's okay. felt so good.

gonna go for a hike now i think.

EDIT: afternoon

- hike x 2 hours
no idea how far we went. pretty gentle pace. gorgeous day. culminated in finding two litters of tiny puppies (one of labs and one of german shepherds) in the park and blissing out for another hour.