Hi Sam, I feel like the events which you register makes you more discipline to perform for that event. But I agree the point that we need to spend time with family and kids.
Yeah, that and telling the whole world that I'm registered, haha. but it was starting to consume me and I was basing too much of my value as a person on what I achieved with my running and in turn becoming obsessed with sill things which isn't fair on those I love.
Yeah true that I started having that feeling of self advertisement of ourselves I did this or that to whole world comparatively another friend who runs with me never care or share anything on any social media. I started reduced or stopped advertising about my activities in any means. The part that I agree from your previous blog as well no one cares about what you do and just pat on your ass and move on.
I listen motivational speech of Arnold, he says that you have to advertise yourself and none else does it for you. Thats what I kept in my mind so far, but nowadays started feeling what is the purpose of posting it in Social media or waiting for the validation from others. That is valid point that we need to find the middle point/common ground to do run or any physical activity without affect other important things in life too,
Yeah, I think we need to try to remember to ask the real reason why we do what we do. Like what is the the deep, emotional driver behind the things that we do and are our actions aligning with that. Becuase it's so bloody easy to get hung up on all the bullshit that goes with it!
This is great. I know I sign up to running events worry about them, start to wonder why I entered and what I’m actually achieving by completing it. I think the Kosciusko 50 I’ve entered is maybe a step too far for me. The time investment for training is big and I feel stretched for time as it is. I do enjoy a run around the trails but when it stretches to over an hour I start to wonder...
And I think that’s where the sense ac achievement comes from. It’s all the sacrifice you made to get to that day when you achieve the goal. But like you’re experiencing at times now, I found the pressure of making sure I’d trained enough to complete the run or whatever was actually stressing me out more than I was benefiting from the exercise itself. The problem for me is in no way the exercise. Exercise is fucking amazing, but rather my application of it. I’m just at a point in life at the moment where I need it to work for me and not the other way around.
I wouldn't blame yourself for you unhealthy relationship with food and exercise. When you look at the marketing that lots of fitness people use, it's all about if you eat this then its x amount of calories you need to burn. In a way society has concitioned us into this, I must exercise and earn my food.
I'm not sure if you saw my share on IG, but the Matildas nutrition team posted about the change they made, and how it has positively impacted the performance. They stopped tracking and testing their body composition. How amazing is that! (if you missed it look up Compeat Performance on IG.
Can you combine family time and exercise? Go for family hikes/walks or take your little fella on a run in the pram?
Yeah, that combined with some people in my life when I was younger making me overly self conscious of my weight made me think I wasn't allowed certain things. So of course when I was away from those people and had some pocket money those were the exact things I would buy.
Nah i didn't see that one, but that's amazing. I strongly believe that when we are in a good mental state we will choose healthier options. As we were talking about my trip to Thailand, after a week of eating out all i wanted to do was have a healthy home cooked meal. When we came home we made a big batch of stuff for burrito bowls and swapped out anything crappy with more veg and I loved it.
Yep, got a running pram and we're certainly planning on doing more this summer when it's a bit warmer and now that he is a little older. He's all but walking so that will free us up quite a bit.
I found a really good balance of gym and running in late last year and then I hurt my back. I wasn't using my gym membership so i cancelled it but I have been thinking a lot lately about heading back. I've been doing some resistance stuff at home mainly around the injuries and problem areas. I think I'll sign back up and just use it as an alternative when I don't feel like running/riding.
What a bloody weapon! How good! I'm pretty conscious to try to stay relatively fit for longevity's sake. i feel like sometimes when people age they can get to a certain tipping point where exercise is just too hard and hurts too much or whatever so they struggle to go along and do the things that they should be doing to help keep them young.
Yep, I was actually thinking about what you do and how content you are with it when I was contemplating making this change.
I saw a video the other day which said to base your staple foods around minimal exercise and do what you enjoy for exercise. I do enjoy running, I enjoy running long too, but the way I was structuring it was too stringent and I found I was using negative self talk to motivate myself and that comes with a whole lot of other issues we don't want.
Yep, that's basically what i meant to say. I need to do enough to feel good without using it to escape shit that I shouldn't be trying to escape and I don't need to be setting these lofty goals and then getting disappointed in myself when I can't reach them because being a grown up gets in the way. If I feel good and want to run further I will, but I'm not going to punish myself with it anymore.
I used to, yeah. I hurt my back in February and wasn't able to go to the gym so I cancelled my membership. Something I have been considering going back a bit lately actually.
I do do a small amount of resistance work at home but that's more around injury rehab etc.
Hi Sam, I feel like the events which you register makes you more discipline to perform for that event. But I agree the point that we need to spend time with family and kids.
Yeah, that and telling the whole world that I'm registered, haha. but it was starting to consume me and I was basing too much of my value as a person on what I achieved with my running and in turn becoming obsessed with sill things which isn't fair on those I love.
Yeah true that I started having that feeling of self advertisement of ourselves I did this or that to whole world comparatively another friend who runs with me never care or share anything on any social media. I started reduced or stopped advertising about my activities in any means. The part that I agree from your previous blog as well no one cares about what you do and just pat on your ass and move on.
I listen motivational speech of Arnold, he says that you have to advertise yourself and none else does it for you. Thats what I kept in my mind so far, but nowadays started feeling what is the purpose of posting it in Social media or waiting for the validation from others. That is valid point that we need to find the middle point/common ground to do run or any physical activity without affect other important things in life too,
Yeah, I think we need to try to remember to ask the real reason why we do what we do. Like what is the the deep, emotional driver behind the things that we do and are our actions aligning with that. Becuase it's so bloody easy to get hung up on all the bullshit that goes with it!
This is great. I know I sign up to running events worry about them, start to wonder why I entered and what I’m actually achieving by completing it. I think the Kosciusko 50 I’ve entered is maybe a step too far for me. The time investment for training is big and I feel stretched for time as it is. I do enjoy a run around the trails but when it stretches to over an hour I start to wonder...
And I think that’s where the sense ac achievement comes from. It’s all the sacrifice you made to get to that day when you achieve the goal. But like you’re experiencing at times now, I found the pressure of making sure I’d trained enough to complete the run or whatever was actually stressing me out more than I was benefiting from the exercise itself. The problem for me is in no way the exercise. Exercise is fucking amazing, but rather my application of it. I’m just at a point in life at the moment where I need it to work for me and not the other way around.
Thanks for this honest and vulnerable blog Sam :)
As Ben said, you have great awareness too.
I wouldn't blame yourself for you unhealthy relationship with food and exercise. When you look at the marketing that lots of fitness people use, it's all about if you eat this then its x amount of calories you need to burn. In a way society has concitioned us into this, I must exercise and earn my food.
I'm not sure if you saw my share on IG, but the Matildas nutrition team posted about the change they made, and how it has positively impacted the performance. They stopped tracking and testing their body composition. How amazing is that! (if you missed it look up Compeat Performance on IG.
Can you combine family time and exercise? Go for family hikes/walks or take your little fella on a run in the pram?
Are you still hitting up the gym? Variation is key and this woman 111 year old woman credits her health to going to the gym 3 times a week :). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/catherina-van-der-linden-prepares-for-111th-birthday/102764722?fbclid=IwAR1el36-az6Ce1TD5CrogFOcAiZrur0XOcmbgsJwzSpTEg88cw396dru3eI
Thanks mate! My please.
Yeah, that combined with some people in my life when I was younger making me overly self conscious of my weight made me think I wasn't allowed certain things. So of course when I was away from those people and had some pocket money those were the exact things I would buy.
Nah i didn't see that one, but that's amazing. I strongly believe that when we are in a good mental state we will choose healthier options. As we were talking about my trip to Thailand, after a week of eating out all i wanted to do was have a healthy home cooked meal. When we came home we made a big batch of stuff for burrito bowls and swapped out anything crappy with more veg and I loved it.
Yep, got a running pram and we're certainly planning on doing more this summer when it's a bit warmer and now that he is a little older. He's all but walking so that will free us up quite a bit.
I found a really good balance of gym and running in late last year and then I hurt my back. I wasn't using my gym membership so i cancelled it but I have been thinking a lot lately about heading back. I've been doing some resistance stuff at home mainly around the injuries and problem areas. I think I'll sign back up and just use it as an alternative when I don't feel like running/riding.
What a bloody weapon! How good! I'm pretty conscious to try to stay relatively fit for longevity's sake. i feel like sometimes when people age they can get to a certain tipping point where exercise is just too hard and hurts too much or whatever so they struggle to go along and do the things that they should be doing to help keep them young.
Terrific self awareness mate. I use to exercise crazy amounts to distract myself from the pain of retirement (and offset my stress eating).
Now I just do the minimum amount that makes my day better (15-30mins) and have days off whenever I want without any guilt.
Love not being a prisoner to exercise anymore, and I think that’s because it’s not the only thing in my life that make me feel great
“Running is allowing me to avoid doing work that needs to be done.” - I disagree. Running TOO MUCH on the other hand...
Yep, I was actually thinking about what you do and how content you are with it when I was contemplating making this change.
I saw a video the other day which said to base your staple foods around minimal exercise and do what you enjoy for exercise. I do enjoy running, I enjoy running long too, but the way I was structuring it was too stringent and I found I was using negative self talk to motivate myself and that comes with a whole lot of other issues we don't want.
Yep, that's basically what i meant to say. I need to do enough to feel good without using it to escape shit that I shouldn't be trying to escape and I don't need to be setting these lofty goals and then getting disappointed in myself when I can't reach them because being a grown up gets in the way. If I feel good and want to run further I will, but I'm not going to punish myself with it anymore.
hey, do you do any strength / resistance training at all? you should look into it
Hey Mate,
I used to, yeah. I hurt my back in February and wasn't able to go to the gym so I cancelled my membership. Something I have been considering going back a bit lately actually.
I do do a small amount of resistance work at home but that's more around injury rehab etc.