Somnolent Prasara
I really have to discipline myself to get more sleep in. Glamorous as being overworked, underpaid and thoroughly unrested may be in this part of the world, there really isn't anything glamorous or smart or healthy about it.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Training for strength
Cycle Day #10 - Strength Supersets
As a young man struggling to escape the fate of being the stereotypical fat kid for eternity, I was obssessed with being bigger, stronger, faster and better than everybody else. Over the years, my obssession with being bigger has faded, particularly in the light of the injuries I lug around, but I am certainly still obssessed - moreso than ever before - with being stronger, faster and - in the light of CST - especially better. Stronger and faster can always be beat if they are taken out of context, but better is always just, simply, better.
That said, my experiences in strength and conditioning have taught me that everything builds from a base of strength. Without sufficient general preparation in strength, many levels and modalities of training are simply inaccessible. Strength breaks plateaus and gives access to new heights of training. Hence my devoting at least one day each week to heavy strength overload training. And hence also my frustration at my current slowness to regain levels of strength that I had previously possessed.
That said, this is nothing new. I have faced this sort of thing before and I *will* overcome it. Failure is not an option.
As a young man struggling to escape the fate of being the stereotypical fat kid for eternity, I was obssessed with being bigger, stronger, faster and better than everybody else. Over the years, my obssession with being bigger has faded, particularly in the light of the injuries I lug around, but I am certainly still obssessed - moreso than ever before - with being stronger, faster and - in the light of CST - especially better. Stronger and faster can always be beat if they are taken out of context, but better is always just, simply, better.
That said, my experiences in strength and conditioning have taught me that everything builds from a base of strength. Without sufficient general preparation in strength, many levels and modalities of training are simply inaccessible. Strength breaks plateaus and gives access to new heights of training. Hence my devoting at least one day each week to heavy strength overload training. And hence also my frustration at my current slowness to regain levels of strength that I had previously possessed.
That said, this is nothing new. I have faced this sort of thing before and I *will* overcome it. Failure is not an option.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Training diary - day #9
My latest training log
Since I have this thing going, I might as well post daily updates to my training log on the RMAX forums. Today was a low-intensity day, hence Prasara yoga.
Since I have this thing going, I might as well post daily updates to my training log on the RMAX forums. Today was a low-intensity day, hence Prasara yoga.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Humble Beginnings
The main website is up in principle. And by that, I mean it is a shambling patchwork mess of bad, Microsoft Word-assembled HTML that gives browsers nervous breakdowns. Still, it's a start. Very much a work-in-progress.
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