HereBeADragon
04-12-2007, 09:29 PM
my current cycle is going better than I could have hoped. Despite a few weeks set back from first a strain to my back and then a sword wound I've gotten back on track and am flowing right along. Currently I am working on a century cycle of front swipes with my 15lbs clubs and running as described in RMAX Powered Running. The way my routins works once a week both workouts fall on the same day. That day was today.
Even before I started running I heard the gremlins. "Its to much to do in one day!" "Your going to overtrain!" Once a passed the first mile my gremlins were screaming. "It hurts stop!" "This is to hard its to much stop!" My thighs started cramping and my calves were burning. Everything in me screamed to stop or atleast slowdown and this was only half way through my run I had not even done my swipes yet. Then something happened. It wasnt a runners high I dont think. It was a realization... Sure it hurt but that did not mean I was injured and it did not mean I needed to stop. I realized in this moment that my biggest reason for failure in any of the physical activites I've engaged in was a mental failure not a physical one. I had failed to banish those inner demons in the past. This time I simply ignored them and kept moving. Once this realization struck I found it easy to keep going. It hurt and my legs were tired but it did not bother me anymore. Pain does not mean injury. I felt like I could have kept that pace for hours if I wanted to. My breathing steadied and my form improved.
After I finished my run I felt great! I was not only ready to get my clubs swinging but eager. I was tired but it just did not bother me it did not matter. I had finished my swipes almost before I realized it. Only problem I had was stopping at the required number of reps. I've never felt such a detachement from myself like this before. I was in a state where I just moved my body and nothing else mattered or would get in my way. It was incredible and to be honest even this fails to explain the depth of the experience...Very exciting for me :)
Even before I started running I heard the gremlins. "Its to much to do in one day!" "Your going to overtrain!" Once a passed the first mile my gremlins were screaming. "It hurts stop!" "This is to hard its to much stop!" My thighs started cramping and my calves were burning. Everything in me screamed to stop or atleast slowdown and this was only half way through my run I had not even done my swipes yet. Then something happened. It wasnt a runners high I dont think. It was a realization... Sure it hurt but that did not mean I was injured and it did not mean I needed to stop. I realized in this moment that my biggest reason for failure in any of the physical activites I've engaged in was a mental failure not a physical one. I had failed to banish those inner demons in the past. This time I simply ignored them and kept moving. Once this realization struck I found it easy to keep going. It hurt and my legs were tired but it did not bother me anymore. Pain does not mean injury. I felt like I could have kept that pace for hours if I wanted to. My breathing steadied and my form improved.
After I finished my run I felt great! I was not only ready to get my clubs swinging but eager. I was tired but it just did not bother me it did not matter. I had finished my swipes almost before I realized it. Only problem I had was stopping at the required number of reps. I've never felt such a detachement from myself like this before. I was in a state where I just moved my body and nothing else mattered or would get in my way. It was incredible and to be honest even this fails to explain the depth of the experience...Very exciting for me :)