2 A Day Challenge

Now this title is a little inaccurate.  It is not really a challenge, more a goal to be better.  Simply put, the 2 A Day Challenge is what it says, complete 2 workouts a day.  Well 3 days into it and I am still on track.  Although shift work is making that a bit challenging in the next couple of days.  Not really sure how this popped into my head a few days ago, maybe it was the thought that I was not doing enough to further my strength and ability.  However, I am a firm believer that lifetime mileage pays off in the long run.  What I do today, tomorrow and yesterday will effect how I perform in the years to come. 

Everyone thinks that a workout needs to be hard, intense and make you want to puke.  I have learned over many years of training that sometimes the simplest workouts are just as benificial as the crazy ones.  There is definately a balance but both are equally important.  While training with Ron in September, my lite days were a 22 minute run with a good stretch after.  The run had several pick-ups incorporated into it but was relatively low intensity compared to other workouts.  Every athlete knows that a good stretch session will always make you feel better in the hours and days following training.  So for the past few days I have been trying to balance, work, family and training so that I can reach my 2 A Day goal. 

As I have said before, I am a shift worker.  This means long days and nights at a desk.  Luckily that also means I am practically told by my team leader to take an hour and do something physical.  Fine with me.  So far this week I have had a great weight workout, 45 minutes of core, and tonight I did a sprint workout in our parking lot.  It makes things so much easier at home if I can get my workouts done at work.  Not to mention that while completing workouts at work I am on a strict timeline and dont have time to BS around, the workouts are efficient and hard.  Then when I am at home I have the option for a second workout depending on what is happening.

David