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Originally Posted by Montecore
5/19
ULD40 (UT3) - 30'
6721m/2:13.9/13.9 spm/127 HR/141 MHR
Better day today, and the last few days have been ok-ish for food and booze. Scheduled for a 90' row on Friday, so I'll definitely pace that one a little better and try to eat/sleep better. I used to be pretty fanatical about not drinking the day before I trained and I need to get back to that.
not sure I've ever managed to row at such a low spm. even 16 feels crazy slow...but I bet it's a nice session once you get into the rhythm?
re the boozing...it's just really difficult to break the habit once it becomes ingrained. I had 6 months where it was almost a standard impulse in the late afternoon or early evening just to open the fridge for a beer or uncork the red. But once you get through the first 3-4 days and ideally through the first weekend, it becomes a lot easier.
I'm in a 'good' period at the moment and the focus on needing to be fresh for time trials and hard sessions is really helping...as was the heart rate data on days post drinking...but honestly the most important innovation for me is to have zero booze in the house. If it's there, it gets drunk, whereas if I've got to go down to the car and drive to the bottle shop, the decision is less impulsive and I can often hold myself back