Your actual training routine is important, but you also have to take care of yourself. So with that in mind, here is a list of things I’m good at, and things I need improvement on (and like most people, there are more things I need improvement on than things that I’m good at).
Sleep – I fail pretty hard at this one. I’m very bad at going to bed on time, and then even worse at falling asleep. My alarm is set for 6am to get to work for 7am. I’m often running behind because I don’t wake up until 6:30am.
Food – One reason that I’m up so late so often is that I start cooking at 9 at night. So while I’m tired at work, I’m getting a filling and balanced meal for lunch. I am not vegetarian, but I eat very little meat, so I need to be careful about getting enough protein. Some days I’m good at this, some days I’m not.
Water – I don’t know if tea really counts (but I drink a lot of tea). I know I should keep that water bottle filled at my desk at work, but who has time for that!
Cross Training – I mentioned my love affair with my bike this summer in an earlier post. My problem is that when I get into an activity I can get almost obsessive about it, so I have a hard time doing multiple sports at a time. I am super into training for drytooling right now, so I find it hard to make time for things like running. But I have been managing to get to a yoga class once a week. Yes, I could just stretch, but I won’t stretch for an hour without a yoga class. This also helps strengthen opposing muscles with all your chaturangas and down dogs and such.
Mixed Progression 