Know when to hold em

I didn't go training this morning, I stayed in bed instead and listened to my wife and son breathe in that quiet, not quite snoring way that they do sometimes. It was nice.

My decision to stay in bed wasn't some big mental dilemma, or some failure of motivation. Sometimes when I crawl back into bed it is, but not today. Today was just recognition that I needed a small break, a chance to reset mentally before getting on with a couple of solid weeks of preparation training ahead. I stayed in bed and felt no guilt about my decision. At peace.

Up until now training has just been building, arguably the last couple of weeks have been lighter than I would usually do as I slowly get my body back into the swing of proper trainer. Whilst it has only been building, it has been consistently solid. In fact I have been really happy with how it has been going.

However, consistently training day in and out takes a toll, that is why a good program will have heavy weeks and light weeks built into it. Gives you a chance to recover physically and mentally. I am not there yet, I am certainly not in a big hole that I need a recovery week to get out of and that wasn't what this morning was about. It was more recognising that sometimes the weight of training and work and life in general gets a bit heavy and you need to take a moment to step away and take a breath. In the bigger scheme of things, one session to get that space is a small price to pay. That is what this morning was. Choosing a session to miss before getting back into it rather than pushing through until I find myself in a hole that causes me to miss more than one session.

I have said many times before that getting better at anything isn't rocket science, it just takes dedication and consistency. I am a big believer in that mantra. However, with experience comes the confidence in your own body and ability to know when to you need to push and when it is okay to give yourself a break. That confidence is why I slept easy this morning.

Back to it tomorrow.