Sep 04, 2022

IS IT OKAY TO LET YOUR FITNESS SLIP?

MY FITNESS IS SLIPPING. This summer, just before my A race I saw an all time high, according to Starva. I had shot it to the moon...

... just in time to taper and rip at the race.

I learned how to do that last summer.

It's a secret combination of workouts, intensity and duration.

They say you can't maintain top fitness year round, and I agree...

... but, not because of the physical demands.

Those are hard, but they are also fun. A lot of fun. It's bike riding for hecksakes.

So, why can't we maintain high fitness year round?

Me personally, it's the mental game.

To balance the secret workouts with running a company and being involved with family and friends takes extreme efficiency.

If not, the wheel of life becomes untrue at which point I ask myself...

... what that heck am I doing this for?

So, there you have it. I'm letting my fitness slip a few notches because I want to and...

... I think it's healthier in the long term.

Which means, more than ever the principles of RaceDay Ready must be adhered to...

... so when I do ramp up the riding, I'm strong like bull.

The second I see my weight creeping up too far, I get right back to obeying the 4 Don'ts of the challenge.

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161.8 lbs. (probably gonna be this week)
8.5 hrs
60.1% Body Water
0 Strength rotation
0 minutes recovery
115 minutes reading + Journaling