It feels great being back in the gym. Pumped up with a positive attitude. But it really got frustrating those first few weeks. I was all gung-ho, wound up, and ready to reclaim the gym. I knew I had to take it easy. But what I didn't expect was how easy my body would force me to go. The first 15 minutes of the workout were great. After that my energy and intensity died off. My mind was saying "Push!" And my body replied, "Huh?"
But things are steadily getting better. Intensity and my strength endurance are increasing. And the same goes for cardio. Cardio has been the hardest to get back into. I had to suck up my pride and go steady state at 2.8mph and 6% incline on the treadmill. That was hard when what my mind is used to is crazy hardcore incline sprint intervals that make me want to puke after 30 minutes. Instead I was feeling beat down and unfulfilled after only 20 minutes of seemingly easy cardio while the 65 year old marathoner next to me is on his 10th mile at Olympic pace. Its been difficult just accepting that I'm doing the best I can do for now.
The past few weeks I've gotten in a few killer workouts. Caught myself enjoying the intensity and being able to dig deep and squeak out a couple more reps. Back days are still my favorite. But my quickest recovery gains have been in bench press. Last week I pushed 140# for 2 reps which is at my personal best. I've never pushed 150#, so I'm going to shoot for that this coming week and post a video. This video is from late August just showing some before videos and then later post newer progress videos.
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