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Old 03-27-2010, 11:05 AM   #1595
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That's okay, too. It's impossible to go 100% all of the time. What I meant by not half-assing it is that if I don't perform up to my potential for that day, I'll feel like I cheated myself.

Everyone has days where they just can't lift as much. I can recognize those days pretty quickly. But that's okay. It happens. What I DON'T want to do in that situation is to say to myself "Well, you're already doing not-so-great... why don't you skip a set or go home early?" That would piss me off. I still put in the work. Even though I may not lift as much weight, I'll do as much as I physically can that day, knowing that the next workout can only be better.
I can relate to that. I go through the same thing. I just don't have it in me to give up. I can honestly say that in the 2 years I've been going to the gym, I can count on 1 hand how many times I cut out "early". I have a real good idea of what I want to accomplish before I go. Usually, I try to do a little extra.

What I meant was how high I try to keep my h/r while working out. I used to shoot for the upper 160's throughout. Now, it's more like upper 150's to lower 160's. I think I was doing more HIIT style working out early on, and have shifted to a more steady state thinking more is better as far as calories go. I think it's time to mix it back up.

I had an awesome workout today. Wasn't really feeling it this morning, and decided I'd just go lift and if I didn't feel like doing cardio, **** it. So I ran 3/4 of a mile on the treadmill to warm up, went upstairs and did my lifting, and just couldn't bring myself to leave when I was done. Jumped on the elliptical, put in 2.5 miles and then got back on the treadmill and ran another mile.

That's it though. Outside of taking my dog to a big off leash park today, I'm not doing shit. And I'm definitely taking tomorrow off. I've earned it. I lifted 3 days this week, and put in 37.5 miles between running, and walking on the treadmill and then the elliptical and bikes. Easily my most productive week.
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