The blog entries will be less often this year as I'd like to keep them somewhat meaningful and helpful to my few loyal subscribers and not just fill the page. I started my training back in January and here we are mid way through March already, so technically I'm through more than 4 weeks, it's actually closer to 10 weeks down. "What the hell do I care?" you may be asking yourself...my point is coming. This training time is filled with base training, and what that means is that I'm just logging the time/miles at this point with no set goal or workouts that push me into higher heart rate zones. The idea is to set a foundation on which to build over the next several months.
My point is that I've been doing this for 10 weeks and I'm still struggling to find the momentum in my training. By momentum I'm talking about that feeling that you get when you actually finish a workout that once was difficult and has now become easy because you're making progress in your health/endurance (building momentum). This isn't a blog about lacking motivation or a feel-sorry-for-me attitude it's a 'misery enjoys company' type of blog. If you're out there struggling to feel like your workouts are making a difference in your health, endurance, appearance, etc; I'm here to tell you that 1) you're not alone and 2) it's coming, just keep working.
Momentum is very difficult to build when it comes to getting into shape, whether you're starting from the couch or a shorter hiatus. It's right around the corner and once you feel it happening it is what will become addicting about being healthy. You appreciate how difficult it is to get this momentum and you will not want to sacrifice all the work that went into finding it. So whether you've found it or you're still digging for it, don't quit!
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