Thought for the week – one of our athletes brought this phrase to our attention: “If you’re tired, do it tired.” The reference was in war…but think about it in other aspects of your life. What if you’re too tired to cook – so you just go out. Best choice? Maybe – unless you have health goals that a solid diet can contribute positively to.  What if you’re too tired to go to the gym – so you don’t. That’s the quickest way to get weak, and frankly, most people who come in tired feel leaving great. So there’s that. What if you’re too tired to pay your bills, mow your yard, clean your house, wash your dishes? What if you just stopped doing things because “you’re tired”. Trust us – you’ll probably get even more tired without the extra push to get things done.

Before everyone goes postal on us, we’re not telling you to risk injury. But we’re watching the world pacify the “age” characteristics of seniors, including the “slowing down and tired”. “Rest” isn’t always the best option, especially if you’re trying to maintain strength, ability and function. Sometimes when you don’t feel like coming in…that’s the best time to come. It makes you mentally stronger. We posted something to social media a few weeks back that offended a few people and so be it. As one of the characteristics of maintaining a lower body comp, one of the 10 tips was “f#ck feelings”. Meaning – I don’t feel like [working out, eating protein, limiting sugar, sleeping 8 hours, etc]…screw your feelings and do the right thing! The modern world is soft and the lack of discipline is partly to blame.

It’s good food for thought – make your own decisions…but think about it. How “tired” are you really?

WORKOUTS FOR THE WEEK:

MONDAY

We continue  our Poliquin 6-12-25 training today.  Today we’ll repeat last Monday’s chest and biceps  – using bench press, the SVEND press and pushups for chest, and hammer curls, body rows (supinated) and banded curls for biceps. Use the notes you took on loads and try to match them this week. You may be able to go up simply because you know what’s coming now. 

In the end, we’ll tackle a 10 min EMOM of…wall balls. Sorry! (not sorry!)

WEDNESDAY

Our 6-12-25 of we’ll do a posterior chain set using deadlifts, KB swings and glute bridges. And then core using a Pallof press, DBall slams and situps or V-ups.

In the end we’ll work though Flight Simulator for jump rope.

FRIDAY

We’ll start with a good overhead warm up, and then in teams for the work/rest cycle, 5 rounds each (alternating full rounds) of DT – AHAP.