Crushed legs yesterday…
….still no soreness today. This bothers me. Today, I was looking forward to the soreness. Next time will have to be even more of a bludgeoning. But on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being a severe bludgeoning, yesterday’s workout was still around an 8. Should have left me pretty sore. My back issues are really killing my legs and their workouts though. I simply need to get this taken care of even faster than it is being taken care of. Although, it feels very sensitive at the moment, for some reason, I am strangely optimistic when it comes to my back right now. Even stranger, I feel like I actually bulged another disc when helping my brother move 2 weeks ago, and because of that,I am feeling even more optimistic. It seems like the worse things get, the better I feel about the outcome. This is very similar to how I feel about people. The harder they have had it in their lives, the more attracted I am to them. I feel, and have definitely noticed, that the people who have had it real tough in life, who have been faced with real challenges that have beat them down on a number of occasions are the ones that have the most potential for growth…the ones that are most likely to become or be people that I can really, dramatically benefit from-I’m very attracted to that. In fact, it’s one of my biggest and most important criteria when I meet a new girl-how much can I grow with this girl? How is she going to help me evolve as a person? I guess my problem, as I have most recently noticed, is that I have sacrificed love and good times for personal growth. Of course, what I hadn’t realized, was that personal growth sometimes happens most quickly when you are with someone that you truly love and enjoy. I have been very guilty of surrounding myself with people and situations that are uncomfortable, that I don’t particularly like, just to learn the lessons. The enjoyment came after the fact, the enjoyment came in the form of a notch on the belt, a lesson learned. Now, I don’t think there is anything wrong with that, per se, but it’s time for me to start enjoying the lessons and the relationships while I am actually in them-not after when I see and feel the personal development that resulted from them.
As far as training goes, I’m taking the weekend off. I always take saturdays off, but I’m taking sunday as well this time around. My pec is still a bit tender and I have been doing a heck of a lot of working out lately anyway. Time for a break. I think I’ll lay off at least my first chest workout next week and maybe the second. That’s a bit disappointing because I really want to improve my flat bench press, but my shoulders and tris could use the priority anyway-they are two of my worst bodyparts. Who knows, the bench might go up as a result.
Anyway, time for some more raw lamb, egg yolks, honey, and garlic. Just downed some un-pasteurized cheese; Comte is my favorite at the moment. It was smooth.
