Change always comes. Again I’ll be having a significant life transition and the best way I’ve found to respond to these changes is develop a plan. Solidify the habits I want to follow. Get them done early in the morning to set the tone and move on. I always underestimate how challenging emotionally these changes can be. It’s finding a new normal. The world was forced into finding new habits and there was substantial push back emotionally. We hate change, but this is where we grow. In asking my roommates about parenting, it’s now the second time I’ve heard the importance of role modeling. Be the person you want your children to be.
Training: Have continued with Easy Strength. I’m entering the last week and will soon be done with a 7 week cycle. I think for the phase I’m in, it’s been good enough. I know that I’ll be transitioning to a 3 day a week operator template from tactical barbell when I get back. I’ll probably use next week as a testing week to determine my training max. I enjoy concurrent training with cardio and lifting. It should fit nicely into my BJJ training which I’m planning on increasing the frequency of when I get home. This past week I worked up to 500 on sumo dead’s without a belt and 265 on incline bench. I really enjoyed getting back to doing some squats and flat bench, 3×10 once on Saturday before my long run. These are numbers than I’ve hit in the past at a heavier body weight. I continue to struggle with overhead press movements as well as incline work. I think the belt less deadlifts and incline press is a necessary component of training. In looking at the operator template it reminds me of Greg Knuckles Average to Savage 2.0. This gives me some hesitancy as I hit some walls running that program for about 12 weeks.
BJJ: 3 classes taught this past week. My last lesson for the next couple weeks will be tomorrow. I’m thankful that I was able to train the past couple months. It’s very different training than when I’ve been at home. There will most certainly be pain periods when I start training again at home.
Sleep: reached a low two weeks ago and has continued to improve over the past week. Still a little below were I want to be from time asleep. Time asleep has been 6:38 and time in bed has been 7:28. Quality has improved. I stopped taking melatonin and my sleep quality significantly improved.
Stress: was much higher this past week, but the past two days dropped off. It’s all around another transition. HRV dipped and I’m uncertain if this is related to poor sleep the past couple weeks.
Learning: Been reading the other Tactical barbell books – ageless athlete and the conditioning book. I want these done by the time I get home to consider where I want to go with my running.
Seeking Progress 