Wind out of the sails...

Remmy looking past today.

“Taking the wind out of the sails,” is a common expression. It means stealing the momentum. This is something that everyone has felt at one point or another. You are all excited about something and someone just comes and give you bad news. This happened to me today twice.

When looking at the weather, it was obviously suppose to rain today. It was all planned into the week. Today was going to be half a workday. The other half would be used to do a task list. There are tasks which require a trip to the hardware store. This meant half a day of work fit perfectly into the plans.

This was the wind carrying the sails. However, at 1130 it became evident it would not be raining soon. When the weather was checked, rain was only a 50 percent chance. This meant work until 5 and none of the tasks getting done. At this point work seemed to be pointless. My momentum was broken. However, after a little while it was accepted and rebounded from.

The second time was during the workout. The workout was 5 handstand push ups, 10 kettlebell swings on the minute for 10 minutes. The goal was to get to 10 minutes. This was going to be a task. Failure came at four. This was unforgivable. There was no way failure could come that quickly. It did though. This took all momentum out of the sails.

The rebound was less from this. This is something that will have to change. There is a renewed dedication to harder workouts and handstand push-ups. This workout will be done again, and 10 minutes will be achieved. While this little event initially took the wind out of the sails, it was soon replaced by stronger winds.

Workout: 5 handstand push ups, 10 kettlebells on minute for as long as possible, 4 rounds. Finished with 3 sets of 20 kettlebell swings. 90 seconds rest.

Inspirational quote: “If you are going through hell, keep going.” –Winston Churchill