Exercise: 45 minutes, 425 kcal, weight 325 pounds
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Wow, I’m really wiped out. Quite sore and today’s workout was very rough. I almost gave up at the mark of 150 calories burned. Excuses popped into mind. But I thought: “Just a little further. Let’s get to 180.” After that, break 200. Then march on to 300, then just 350 and then I could quit. 10 more. Just do 405, beating any workout. Then, another minute. A few more calories. Finally, I finished off at 425 and 45:27 seconds.
I would like to extend thanks to Julius Caesar for accompanying me on this workout. His words of encouragement, spoken to his men fighting in Gaul and Germania nearly 21 centuries ago, were tremendously helpful in keeping me motivated to go “just a little further.” Music, wonderful for pushing through a workout when you’re feeling up to snuff doesn’t do the trick when you’re tired and are looking for an excuse to quit.
So thank you, Caesar, for your assistance. For those interested in military history, I can’t recommend highly enough The Commentaries: The Conquest of Gaul and The Civil Wars (iTunes). It’s an engaging, personal book, written by one of the most accomplished commanders of the ancient world. The audiobook is one of my most cherished. Thank you, Joe, for the gift of this audiobook.
Anyway, I’m glad I pushed through and am now enjoying leftover BBQ from Monday’s dinner. Friday is nearly upon us. It’s a short day for me, I get off at 5:00PM, and plan to put in another turn at the NuStep cross-trainer.