What to do when you've overextended.
Life has a way of overextending us. While most call that bad, it actually isn't a bad thing. As long as you recover...
šš»āāļø The Road to Recovery
Last week, I shared how I ran a DIY 40 mile ultramarathon. It was a great run!
This week has been all about recovery.
Most people strive for balance. I gave that up a long time ago when I heard a mentor talk about dynamic balance.
He shared, "No one truly believes in balance because everyone takes a vacation. And vacation isn't balanced. Vacation is pretending you don't have any responsibilities for a week or more."
Dynamic balance is the idea that some weeks you lean more heavy in family, other weeks in work, other weeks in fitness, etc.
Most people are so afraid of going too far in one direction that they never test the limits. They never:
- Pursue an aggressive fitness plan
- Crush work for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night snack
- Invest deeply into their family
So, here's the idea I have:
- I'm not afraid to go all in
- I'm afraid to go all in and never come out
In other words, after an ultramarathon, I don't run. In fact, when I picked up running again, my legs were stiff. The best thing you can do when you push that hard is walk. That loosens things up.
After I go hard at work for a season, I try to scale back a bit.
Don't be afraid of overextension for a sprint timeframe. Be afraid of overextension in one direction as a way of life.
Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.
- George Bernard Shaw
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