Comments on: Are you having a training experience?

By: Too many goals? | Hard Sweat

Too many goals? | Hard Sweat — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:46:51 +0000

[...] Are you having a training experience? [...]

By: gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:07:19 +0000

I’ve never been snowboarding One day…

By: glasshouse_bc

glasshouse_bc — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:56:50 +0000

Great article….although I am not sure about the opening statement….Surfing is the biggest stoke!!

Snowboarding is where its at…..champagne pow…tunes playing in the ‘phones….the silence of the snow filled glades, if you choose to leave the ipod at base [that may be interrupted by a brief 'WOO HOO' usually yelled by an idiot on a split board!!]

Seriously…..good article….enjoy the surf

Steve

By: fizzYcaL FITNESS

fizzYcaL FITNESS — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:29:34 +0000

“In real training there are long periods where nothing much seems to be happening and you have to keep faith with yourself. Sometimes you might feel that you are going backwards.

But you need to keep in mind the big picture. Have a goal, do sensible things to try to meet it and be consistent.”

I don’t care if my boss is watching I’m putting this up right now!!!

Nice one Ms M!

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:18:25 +0000

I went water skiing once. It was quite a training ‘experience’. I realized that having a strong grip can be a liability when you don’t know when to let go. Hmm, that’s a pretty good quote. Thanks for the inspiration Gube!

By: gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:29:02 +0000

@ Cheers Niel!

@ Steven: that photo even makes me laugh (usually I hate photos of myself)

@ BB: interesting take. That wasn’t quite what I had in mind with this post, but nothing wrong with mixing things up *if* the underlying effort and theme is consistent. Don’t mix things up for the sake of it.

@ Charles: hey, great story and well done on your progress so far! If you want to leave the rat race, leave the rat race. There’s never a perfect time for such a thing, so might as well start living your future now. You can do it!

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:58:30 +0000

Stumbled onto your blog. Great stuff. I liked a lot of the links too . Got me motivated to pursuing creating my own blog on Maintaining weight loss by getting addicted to sport and a good diet. I lost around 60Kg in 11 months and I am now 1 year into maintaining it which has been a great ride. Never thought I would be this addicted to just doing sport at the age of 36.I have had a problem working in the last 2 years and would spend more time just doing sport everyday and not billing enough hours ) . Been spending 12-15 hours a week now.

I think its all worth it though and hopefully one day I can make a living through something sport\health related and not solving damn computer problems
I am looking forward to leaving the rat race one day soon if its at all possible..

Keep up the blog.

By: Fitness instructor

Fitness instructor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:38:51 +0000

I think the thing to take away from this post is that you need to keep mixing up your training, once you get settled into a rhythm for a while it ceases to be productive. Good post.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:49:28 +0000

That sounds good, but I must assert I’m happy without a specific goal toward which I work. Rather, I push myself hard during my workouts, which, presumably because I am sensible about the particular exercises I do and how I do them, seems to result in getting stronger. The process is enjoyable, and the resulting strength and presumed improved health is a bonus for the effort.

BTW, great photo of the moment you transcended surfing with a board and reached oneness with the ocean!
Steven

By: Niel

Niel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:56:17 +0000

Awesome post, very well said.