Idk if your time line is realistic. I could be. I know that it did not take little, frail me to start getting results from working out. I do know, as I've heard from others, that we start to plateau and then next bump is harder to get over.
Put the deadline and growth into a time line.
How fast will you need to be next week and the week after, etc.
Same with the reps. Do you really think that in two weeks you can increase your reps by 40?
I'm not saying change your deadline. I'm saying you may really have to push.
Put the graduated time line in a post here and then start doing it. We can review your progress at weeks end.
Once you have the progress chart in place, we can get to the other stuff.
1st week of july: hit 12 mins 2nd week: 11:40 3rd week: 11:20 4th week: 11:00
now i am not be discouraged if it takes longer because i do plateau. then i get faster. it is a goal so i push harder. if i break 11:40 im gonna be stoked.
abs: i am going to add 5 reps to every session. if it goes easy enough, up it to 10.
tomorrow night i am goin to add 5 reps. ill let you know how it goes.
Good stuff. And yes, accept that you do not know whether you will reach your goal or not, within the set parameters. And on the other hand, that is not an excuse to not achieve your goals. Because they DO sound reasonable and achievable, as you've detailed the timeline benchmarks...
I will get back to you on the other stuff now. Be patient as it is the Canada Day long weekend and lots of activity around here...
OK, I will admit that I intend to do some serious, social GAL this weekend... so may be pre-occupied...
Then again, I know me... I'm sure I will be in contact soon enough...
so i ran it in 12:12 tonight..not to shabby. and dont worry i wont make excuses.. if i dont reach the goals its not because i didnt try. its because my body couldnt do it in the short amount of time. just will need to extend the timeline.
guess i should have figured out you are canadian by your location. sure hope you arent a cindy crosby, ooops i mean sydney crosby lover..lmao.. i've had some good canoe trips in quetico when i was younger. we would put in in attikokan (sp). lots of fun. have a great weekend and dont worry, i am practicing patience.
lol, close... atikokan only has one t... We're about 4 hours away from there. Nice country although we butt against that whole ecology, so I just step out my door and there I am...
Consider how it feels while you focus on your physical goals. Thinking about them, setting the goals, setting midway bench marks. Before, during and after a work out.
As far as focused, on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not focused and 10 being very focused), where do you think you are during those times?
it varies from day to day. anywhere from a 6 to a 9..usually around an 8. i like the feeling of concentration when i work out. my mind is calm. when thoughts come up i literally run them out of my head. when i cant breathe i cant think so much. after i work out i feel strong. wore out, but stronger.
you are right..it is beautiful up there. lots of good memories from quetico.
OK, so just for a moment, try to practice just being in that mind space. Your goal for this weekend will be to be able to put your mind into that clarity and focus, on demand.
You can start with again paying attention to how you get to that mind space as you are about to work out or while you work out. Pay very close attention to your body, how your body feels, how you are breathing. Things like that.
And then, in moments of idle time, see if you can get your body there. Consider the thoughts that make your body go into a mode of hyper focus.
Are they the same when you go into panic mode and workout mode. If so, how. And how are they different...?
We're about 4 hours away from there. Nice country although we butt against that whole ecology, so I just step out my door and there I am... 