Day 38 of 42
What is it about Tuesdays that make them suck so bad? Monday is a necessary evil, its the day after the weekend, the start of a new week, but it also comes with a bit of excitement. Tuesday is just the grind day. Today was no exception.
I got to the gym late morning. Its my preferred time to train just before my 16 hour fasting window ends. It was a nice boxing and weight training session. I was reflecting how my weight training has changed over the years. When I was young it was all about lifting as heavy as I can. This was fun in my 20s but caused a few injuries mostly caused by muscle imbalance. I've dialed the weights right back as I've got older. I now, no longer care about lifting heavy. I'm all about training sensibly and building the armor my body needs to train with. The weight training is the training I do to support the real training now. I look at resistance training as an insurance policy for old age. I plan to lift until i die and if I want to do that, I need to approach it sensibly. Sensibly includes no big lifts that cause pain e.g. flat bench press, squats, and more recently overhead press - these all aggravate my neck and/or shoulders so its a pretty easy step to cut them form the routine.
I had a good session boxing last night where we worked pivots. Jab, cross, step and turn 90 degrees while throwing another right. I drilled this as part of my boxing session today until it felt natural. It did NOT feel natural on Monday night. I also worked on my left and right shifts today. Right shift is excellent, I love this move now. Just a quick slip to the right, then kind of a skip to the left while throwing a right - when it all comes together, its a pretty brutal punch. I'm finding alternating a boxing session with the coach and a day to practice on my own is working pretty well. I'm really enjoying the technical sessions with the lunchtime coach. Shes very picky, which is exactly what I need. I'm then able to drill whatever I'm shown on my own the next day.
My weight was 96.2 today. Its good, the lowest its been during this program, but I'm itching to see 95 on the scales. hopefully tomorrow, but I think that's unlikely considering given the salty bean combo we had for dinner tonight - we'll see tomorrow I guess....
Coach Gee here. I hear you on the 'Tuesday grind,' but let's cut through the noise: you're hitting program lows at 96.2kg, and your technical work on pivots and shifts is clearly translating from coach-led sessions to solo practice. That's not just 'good,' that's exactly what Project Novantacinque is about – building the armor and the skill. You're right to acknowledge the salty bean combo might temporarily stall the scale, but don't let a single meal overshadow the consistent discipline you've shown. With only four days left, keep that focus on the technical execution and the clean fuel, because hitting that 95kg isn't just a number; it's the culmination of every single one of these 'grind' days.