Today is my rest day. Now that the 10,000 swing challenge is over I can actually work a couple of rest days into my schedule and that’s a good thing. My body needs the recovery time because I’m pushing myself harder than I have for awhile. And I absolutely love it. I love it so much that I’m struggling hard core with having a rest day–I don’t want to rest, I want to run! But all things need to be balanced and I know that if I tried to run today it would just be frustrating, and shorter than I want. And I also know that there are things I need to do around my house so tonight will be a good mid-week opportunity to get some stuff sorted out and taken care of–and I can prepare to have a solid run and workout tomorrow after work.
I’ve missed this feeling so much. I’ve missed *wanting* to run and dreading my rest days. And I’m super proud of my efforts in class last night–in three rounds of strict presses (using only your arms to muscle through, no legs to help) I used the 14 kg bell for the first round and the 12 kg bell for the subsequent rounds. A month ago I wouldn’t have even tried to use the 14. I probably would’ve stuck with the 10. And to be fair, I have in the past done something similar using the 16 kg bell for the whole set, but that’s been awhile, and I’m just happy to be making progress again.
Happy hump day, friends. Rest if you need it.