Late evening or early morning to you, Friend,
Today was a real peaceful day. Listened to a new book on Libby, while walking in the light rain before BC this morning. Got my big rock done. Caught a recording of the France vs. Germany basketball game while getting my strength workout in. Almost fell off the earth trying not to lose to Vivi and her friend in Beat the Parents, when the last challenge had Vivi and I racing to see who could spin in circles 10x, crawl to one end of the room, touch the wall, crawl to the other end of the room, touch the wall and then crawl back to the sofa. It did not go well for me. Family dinner and family bedtime routines. A very fulfilling day. :-)
Cardio Minutes - Week 1
We did 18, 21, 18 in the a.m. on M / W / F, respectively.
We did 18, 22, 22 in the p.m. on M / T / Th, respectively.
Weekend Workout - Stretch & Sprint!
7:30-8:30am, Sun, Aug 11 @ MC
1337 Centre St., Newton Center, MA 02459
Bring:
10 Hours of Sleep
Here's an interesting summary about a study on basketball players done by Cheri Mah and William Dement at Stanford. And here's the actual study. I recognize these are college kids, with fewer responsibilities, presumably on athletic scholarships at a Division 1 school, with lots of supportive benefits, so stay in bed for 10 hours and sleep as much of it as you can.
If you can avoid:
and instead:
eat like a King at breakfast, a prince at lunch and a pauper at dinner, front load your water goal and stretch, read and journal after dinner,
it might help you stay in bed longer.
Then make a mental note of how you feel the next day and the day after and how your brain and body performs, that might let you know how sleeping / staying in bed for 10 hours, 1x, worked for you.
Week 1 Recap
We unloaded from our 5 weeks straight for phase 8 and our 8 weeks straight overall.
We aimed for 1 round.
Many went light and fast and really reaped the benefits of the fewer reps. You should be recovering very quickly now. Some went strong and got the exhilaration from going strong and maybe some recovery from doing on 1 or 1+ rounds, while getting to look forward to light & fast and recovering even more next week.
The Beach Muscle Finisher is on Fridays this phase. It may be your most favorite 3min of the week! I sure enjoy it!
We have 2 weeks left of this phase. Then empowerment week. Then 16 weeks straight to finish the year. Squeeze out the results. Take a break and come back fresh!
Guest Week!
1 Common Trait among many, in all the Blue Zones where people lived the longest is the daily social connection and purpose, the centenarians had. Training w/ CYBBC, checks off both. Inviting your partners, spouses, BFF's, family, neighbors, co-workers, friends and anyone you want to spend more time with on the regular and share bonding experiences with are people to consider gifting the experience of exhilaration, identity change and athlete on demand!
Time for Bed. I'm aiming for my 10 hours.
Make it count.
Mike
