12-11-2013, 05:15
Update!!
So, fighting the sleep problem cold-turkey is not a good idea, especially since sleep is good for me anyway. I get this feeling that, while my testosterone is dropping and my body wants to rest more, that my body is also wanting to grow more. As we grow more, our bodies need more rest. Look at babies who develop fast in a year's time. This is why they sleep so much. So, I am hoping that giving-in to this call to sleep, as my body seems to want, is the best thing I can do right now. Listening to the body is key. It wants to rest for a reason, and I am hoping that reason is micro-growth...
Beginning Waist Exercises!
So instead of pushing myself to go to the gym to do my upper body routine, I will start with an easier goal. I will start with my waist exercise routine which I have been wanting to do. This is a very easy exercise that can be done in the home without any equipment other than a broomstick, so I cannot get easily overwhelmed by the idea of needing to get ready to go to the gym and all that is involved with going there. Also, I will have no "bummer the gym is closed" excuse. I will do this only three times a week and see how I will feel as time goes by. Eventually, I should hopefully pick up enough confidence to add the upper body routine back into my exercise program again, but I don't see this happening for a while with the way I have been sleeping! I am not too worried about this though, because I appear to have not lost any of my upper body gains in this long two month plus break. Meanwhile, my waist DOES need some work!!!! So, new plan is in stone.
The Waist Exercise routine is described in post #106 and the planks are further discussed in #120. I am starting today and will do every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I will be posting my up-dated lower body workout soon, as well as updated photos! Thinking I might start a Photo Thread as well...
So, fighting the sleep problem cold-turkey is not a good idea, especially since sleep is good for me anyway. I get this feeling that, while my testosterone is dropping and my body wants to rest more, that my body is also wanting to grow more. As we grow more, our bodies need more rest. Look at babies who develop fast in a year's time. This is why they sleep so much. So, I am hoping that giving-in to this call to sleep, as my body seems to want, is the best thing I can do right now. Listening to the body is key. It wants to rest for a reason, and I am hoping that reason is micro-growth...
Beginning Waist Exercises!
So instead of pushing myself to go to the gym to do my upper body routine, I will start with an easier goal. I will start with my waist exercise routine which I have been wanting to do. This is a very easy exercise that can be done in the home without any equipment other than a broomstick, so I cannot get easily overwhelmed by the idea of needing to get ready to go to the gym and all that is involved with going there. Also, I will have no "bummer the gym is closed" excuse. I will do this only three times a week and see how I will feel as time goes by. Eventually, I should hopefully pick up enough confidence to add the upper body routine back into my exercise program again, but I don't see this happening for a while with the way I have been sleeping! I am not too worried about this though, because I appear to have not lost any of my upper body gains in this long two month plus break. Meanwhile, my waist DOES need some work!!!! So, new plan is in stone.
The Waist Exercise routine is described in post #106 and the planks are further discussed in #120. I am starting today and will do every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I will be posting my up-dated lower body workout soon, as well as updated photos! Thinking I might start a Photo Thread as well...