📅 21st of February – I Finally Got Up Early
🌅 Early Start & Morning Gym Session
⏰ Time Check: 3:05 AM – Woke up at 3:00 AM but snoozed until 3:20 AM. Despite the slow start, I managed to get to the gym by 3:50 AM, starting my workout at 4:00 AM.
🎯 Goal:
- 🏋️ Maximize gym time before work.
- 💪 Overcome the temptation to stay in bed.
🏋️ Workout Breakdown:
- 💪 Close Grip Cable Row – Warmed up with 2-3 sets, then 4 working sets.
- 🏋️ Close Grip Cable Pulldowns – Focusing on back contraction.
- 🔥 45° Pull Throughs – To target lower back and glutes.
- 💪 Rear Delt Flys – Supersetted with standing bicep curls.
- 🎯 Standing Bicep Curls – High volume, low rest between sets.
🔥 Takeaway:
- ⏱️ Rushed through the workout due to time constraints but made the most of the session.
- 🚫 No cardio today – Planned to make up for it later.
📚 Mindfulness & Gratitude Check-In
- 🙏 Grateful for: Phone alarms – Set for 3:20 AM, ensuring I didn’t oversleep.
- 👍 Compliment to Myself: I tried to get to bed early and succeeded in waking up on time, even if it wasn’t perfect.
📌 Key Focus Points:
- 🏃 Cardio Session – Planning to run tonight since I missed it in the morning.
- 🎲 Friday Night Dungeons & Dragons – If the group is available.
- 🥗 Balanced Eating – Brought Brazil nuts and lunch to work.
- 👨💼 Take Lead at Work – Planning to step up and lead the team today.
⚖️ Balancing Fitness & Social Life
Friday nights are usually reserved for Dungeons & Dragons.
- ❓ Potential Conflict: If I go to D&D, I might skip the gym tomorrow morning.
- 🕰️ Solution: If I get to bed by 10:30 PM, I’ll still get ~4 hours of sleep.
🔥 Takeaway: I’m trying to balance social life with fitness goals without burning out.
🥗 Experimenting with Meal Prep at Work
- 🍖 Air Fryer Experiment: Brought steaks to work to experiment with cooking them in the air fryer.
- 🤔 Hypothesis: It should cook evenly but might dry out if left too long.
- ⏲️ Result: TBD – Will find out later today.
🔥 Takeaway: Experimenting with efficient meal prep while still eating clean.
🏃 Evening Run & New Distance Milestone
🌧️ Weather: Overcast but no rain. Perfect for an evening run.
🏃♂️ Distance: 3.03 KM – Ran to the school, turned around at the bus stop, and came back.
⏱️ Time: ~20 minutes – Didn’t check exact time but felt strong throughout.
🔥 Takeaway: It’s getting easier to run consistently, even on tired days.
📊 XP Tracking & Progress Update
📌 Total XP Progress (Feb 21 Update):
- ✅ Gym: 27.36 hours (Iron Novice Rank 1).
- ✅ Guitar: 9.60 hours (Still ahead of reading XP).
- ✅ Reading: 8.38 hours (Progressing toward Apprentice Scholar Rank 1).
- ✅ Running: 32.45KM – Finally crossed the 30KM milestone!
💡 Takeaway: I’m hitting milestones consistently, and seeing the numbers grow is motivating.
🔥 Final Thoughts
💡 Biggest Wins Today:
- ✅ Woke up early and made it to the gym before 4:00 AM.
- ✅ Crossed the 30KM running milestone – Huge mental victory.
- ✅ Balanced social plans with fitness goals by planning ahead.
“You’re enough. You’ve got this. Keep moving forward and crushing those goals!” 🚀
