Today is my 70th birthday, so I was giving is some thought
as I “Go Rucked” around the park this cool fall morning. Having lived that long
and still do a lot of the things I did in my youth is a blessing. I can still
run, but not as fast or as long. Lifting weights become heavier as though someone
mislabeled the weights. Time goes by so
fast I have little time to do all the things I want to do, as there is a sense
of urgency that can not be defined.
I have
always lived by the concept of “Kazan” which is a Japanese word for continuous improvement.
It’s not like you have to lift more weigh or run faster, it’s really a process
of constant adjustment to what the conditions are telling you and make very
small adjustments to sustain or improve the situation. For instance, I can’t do
heavy back squats with a straight bar as my shoulders are trashed from heavy
lifting. Therefore I switched to a “Safety squat bar” to perform heavy squats.
I spend more time now on joint mobility as the ageing process starts to turn
you into a “stick figure”. In terms of
the mind-body relationship, I spend more time reading and analyzing what are
the most effective forms of all things.
Above
all turning 70 or any advanced age provides you with a huge data base of
experience of what works and what is stainable.
Today’s training:
1 hour “Go Ruck”. Cool morning in the park, quick pace, felt
good!
Later: Hero WOD “ Holbrook” 10 rounds of each.
5 Kettlebell thrusters
10 pull-ups ( a lot easier with 28 lbs lighter body weight.
100 yd. sprint ( that was ugly after a ruck)
Ken
The mission is sacred
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