Side effects

Side effects

Three weeks in, and the gym is starting to feel like a known quantity.Keep showing up.I’ll get stronger, fitter, more skillful, more capable.Anything I do regularly will improve. That’s known. So I can take my attention off the known for a bit and notice what’s...
I want to quit!

I want to quit!

Right now, I want to quit. But not the gym! That is like a new love affair Almost… Don’t want to believe I’ve found somewhere I can show up as I am – old, fat, weak, wobbly People are friendly and encouraging I want to do the work, as much as i can....
Re Active Recovery

Re Active Recovery

I’m especially aware of recovery right now—it’s my first week back in training and I am hurting. Stiff, sore, and wondering what I’ve let myself in for. How will I keep going through the many months it will take to build and rebuild strength and mobility? It feels...
Going small and staying home

Going small and staying home

This week was a bit of a disappointment. I’m not starting at the gym until next week, because I got unexpectedly sick. Frustrating!  And as soon as I took off the pressure to get well soon, then my only task is to take care of myself, not to push and perform greater...