Post your workout today

[SvennoJ]

shavenferret said:

So, i'm starting dry fasting today.

We hear people talk about how much they can lift, or how hard they can punch, but what about the inverse of that? Do you focus on lowering the weight or retracting your arm? The inverse of lifting might be thought of as fasting. I'm starting doing a couple dry fast days ( nonconsecutive) per week........ dry fasts are supposed to help with autophagy more, and help with the sympathetic nervous system b/c i'm always stressed, and also help increase dopamine so i'll hopefully get more motivated so that the juice is worth the squeeze and i'll actually go out get 'er done.

I kinda naturally fast during the day as I've always had morning nausea / no appetite and then don't eat until 4-5 pm. That works since I use Cannabis to sleep and before falling asleep I have breakfast at midnight. Basically living on 2 meals a day.

Does it reduce stress? The Cannabis does lol. But I do drink plenty fluids throughout the day, tea mostly and a cafe mocha in the morning. Not drinking at all during the day doesn't seem like a good idea, careful with headaches.



I got my stress relief and plenty dopamine today. It's finally above 0, +4c with the sun breaking through here and there. I put on my running shorts and just got back from a 3.2 hour, 27 km run. My legs are burning but I feel good, relaxed, happy. It was quite the workout as most of my run was on the trails. Melting packed snow either from people walking or snow mobiles. It's like running on the beach, energy sapping, every step sinking in. Hence taking over 3 hours. But only one chance today, next it will be too slushy and mud on still frozen ground.

The sun peeking out is my motivation to go. But generally, just the knowledge I'll feel better after exercising is enough to get motivated. Just some days are really hard to get going, those especially dark grey winter days, ugh.