Hi Helen! Do you do progressive overload or even track your progress? My (latest! 😂) excuse for not committing to working out is all the scoldy Twitter gym bros ... If I really have to track stuff to get noticeably fitter I don't think I am leaving my couch. 🙄
Hi Neek! I started out tracking and with "goalz" but quickly ditched it. I'm not really looking for hypertrophy (it just came as part of the years-long practice) and I'm working on a timescale of years rather than months, so I found, like you, it was just a de-motivating task at the end of the day. I just can't do hardcore fitness optimization, my brain resists 😂. What has helped me is just making myself show up daily, making Zone 2 cardio the cornerstone of my workouts, and checking in with myself during each exercise for my perceived exertion. I'm always asking myself, Should I be doing this a bit more intensely? Sometimes my hip bursitis is flared up and the answer is No, this is the time to just show up and walk on the treadmill and stick to arms. If I were tracking and fixating on overload, I'd be beating myself up...this way I listen to my body. Ok, thanks for listening to my Ted Talk lol. Let me know if this is helpful!
Hi Helen! Do you do progressive overload or even track your progress? My (latest! 😂) excuse for not committing to working out is all the scoldy Twitter gym bros ... If I really have to track stuff to get noticeably fitter I don't think I am leaving my couch. 🙄
Hi Neek! I started out tracking and with "goalz" but quickly ditched it. I'm not really looking for hypertrophy (it just came as part of the years-long practice) and I'm working on a timescale of years rather than months, so I found, like you, it was just a de-motivating task at the end of the day. I just can't do hardcore fitness optimization, my brain resists 😂. What has helped me is just making myself show up daily, making Zone 2 cardio the cornerstone of my workouts, and checking in with myself during each exercise for my perceived exertion. I'm always asking myself, Should I be doing this a bit more intensely? Sometimes my hip bursitis is flared up and the answer is No, this is the time to just show up and walk on the treadmill and stick to arms. If I were tracking and fixating on overload, I'd be beating myself up...this way I listen to my body. Ok, thanks for listening to my Ted Talk lol. Let me know if this is helpful!
This is great! Thank you for sharing. I am friend’s with a friend of yours and she shared your blog with me :)
Seema, that's great! Welcome! Glad our mutual friend (who is it?) shared, I must thank her! I appreciate this kind comment!
I sent you an email about her :)