I usually went to the gym at 6:00am before I would head to work but I thought that might leave me overly energized for my 9am nap. Instead I went at 5:30 after taking a nap at 5. During the work day I felt more sleepy than usual. I think this is because of the amount of oversleeping I did on the weekend. I am going to need a bit of time to get used to a different schedule again. My workout went alright, I was using the same or very similar weights to before I started. The largest difference I have found is that my muscles seem to fatigue more quickly. This could also be due to the fact that I am no longer taking a pre-workout mix which let me power through this. Other than the muscle fatigue the rest of the workout felt very normal. Afterward I didn't feel as good as I usually do. I am not sure if this is because my body is not releasing endorphins like it usually does from exercise or if its again because I am not taking the pre-workout (which is a really strong stimulant, my honest guess is its not taking the pre-workout).
I am writing this in retrospect from notes that I made along the way. I realize now that at night I was becoming extremely inefficient. First off during this week I watched 3 movies and spent a of my time reading interesting though unimportant articles around the interweb. I was very unmotivated. I am not sure if this was due to the sleeping pattern or some other source. I was not overly tired during the week but I did find that I was procrastinating super badly.
Mauy Thai was cancelled this week so my body got a bit of a break. Though on tues and wed I still did the workouts that I outlined in one of my initial posts. I headed to Calgary on friday and did a kinda of arms workout there. Over this whole time I did not feel that I was not recovering and had muscle soreness around what I would have expected from taking a couple of days off from the gym.
Over this time I had a couple oversleeps but they were nothing serious maybe a half hour was the longest. I enjoy having the one long core nap because it gives you that time to lay in a bed which feels soooooooo good, especially after depriving myself of it so much. I would take the 20 minute naps in less of a structured fashion as well. I would generally try to spread them out evenly but if it didn't work out I did not have to worry.
I am still eating alright though I am much more tempted by unhealthy foods now. This seems to come and go a bit.
I know this was sparse in its explanation and details. If you have any specific questions I would be more than happy to answer them.
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