An object at rest will stay at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force.Whether that's 100 percent correct or not, I'm not sure (and I'm ignoring the Google search window up in the corner). I'm going with it, anyway — it suits my needs right now.
An object in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force.
That little corollary (that's a science word, right?) describes Mondays for me. On the "training plan" — in quotes because it's so half-assed right now it barely qualifies as a plan — Mondays are rest days. But I usually plan on an easy spin or core work. Yes, both of them are so easy on the legs they still count as easy.
That's the plan, at least. The last couple of weeks I've had problems pushing myself away from my desk in order to actually do a workout. That's where the sciencing up above comes in. Once I'm in the groove of doing what we do, it's tough to unplug despite progress being made. I'd rather keep going and check off one more item on the project list.
So yesterday, despite telling myself I really needed to get that core work done, it did not get done. And though I had another opportunity to get it done at home later, after cooking supper and tending to the kids, it did not get done.
I can see how people become sedentary. It was easier for me to keep sitting there, plugging away, than for me to get up and get moving. And this from a guy who's actually motivated to be up and moving (most of the time).
If there's any good to it, I really did rest yesterday. My legs did as close to nothing as possible. Today will be ripping around for an hour or so, followed by that neglected core work.
I just need to push myself away from the desk, get moving and remain moving. It's science, see?
3 comments:
Taking a break once in a while is good. It adds quality when the session does start.
You know what? You can get a good core workout on the bike. On the trainer, try taking your hands off the drops and remain bent over. You can do this outside but it's a more dangerous.
Try standing, on the hoods or drops, for an extended time. This will work upper arms and lower back.
You want an awesome glute workout? get in the TT position. Again, dangerous outside.
You want an awesome quad workout? try no hands up a hill. Again, dangerous outside.
Your dilemma also sounds like motivation and/or time commitments. Commitments are about scheduling. Motivation just depends on what motivates you and is the hardest part of any goal.
Isn't this Aristotle's first rule of motion? It's about inertia.
He also argues that, in tragedy, "a believable impossibility" is better than an "unbelievable possibility." That's why we root for x-wing fighters to blow up space stations but scoff at unmotivated plot twists in nighttime soap operas.
One guy invented most of the rules against which we judge the physical universe and our aesthetic understanding. What a know-it-all.
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