For my workout yesterday, I did heavy weight lifting with a leg focus.
Today, I did a kick-a-thon at my martial arts school where I did 1,600 kicks in one class.
Tomorrow, I plan on doing the YMCA’s annual 8k Turkey Trot fundraiser run.
The day after that, I plan on playing pickup games of football, maybe even basketball, with friends and co-workers. And right after that, I plan on participating in a door-to-door food drive where flyers are dropped off at a few hundred houses asking them to leave non-perishable food on their porch that can then be picked back up at a later time and donated to our local food bank.
…That’s four pretty intense leg days in a row.
Why?
During a normal workout week, I would never do this. I would spread out the love and give my muscles a full 48ish hours to recover from one workout while I exercised other muscle groups.
But, every now and again… it’s good to push yourself.
…To do things that aren’t exactly rational to see what you are capable of doing.
Not necessarily to train the body (as I mentioned above, this probably isn’t super great for my body), but to train the mind.
Because “hard” in life is only in relation to the hardest things you remember going through and doing before.
And what you might find on the other side of something really hard… is days and weeks and maybe even months of increased “ease.”
Because if you can do THAT… what’s this one measly workout / challenge in comparison?
P.s. Happy Thanksgiving. Here’s a list of quotes and exercises to inspire gratitude and kindness :)