Sun, yerba, music and high hopes

Sebastian_Greil Sebastian_Greil Logging since January 2026
Cardio Go! Day 4

Difficult one. Definitely not the favorite, but it's alright :phew:
It seems that my idea for this cardio, eh, season would be constantly checking how my pulse is, like I did in my CrossFit days, and then if it's too high, I take additional rest and then continue. Because during strength training you can sometimes walk away with a "brutal" feeling and get an additional set just on vibes, but with cardio it's next to impossible — if you're done, you're done.
 
Part 1:
3.4 km of walk. I visited a cardiologist. I have hypertension — 155/100. He told me that I can drink as much coffee and yerba mate as I want, but we're going to check whether I have any other underlying heart problems. I’ll also have to rethink my relationship with salt. Ok :verysadkitty:
Also, today's walk felt easier than before. My legs were barely tired, just a little bit of fatigue in my back.

No way that's connected to all this cardio :ohyes:
Part 2:
Cardio Go! Day 11

Part 3:
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This one
 
Sebastian_Greil said:
Cardio Go! Day 12.
Not a lot more is possible after yesterday :standby:

I'm gonna get into some Pranayama stuff soon, because it might be very good addition to everything I do
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I do basic Pranayama nearly daily - just breathing in through one nostril, exhaling through the other, for 9 times, then switching them - and I really like it. It is relaxing.
 
Part 1:
Cardio Go! day 16
Part 2:
Ring Fit Adventure, one fitness request (basically additional jogging session with some Ring Presses and Pulls)
Part 3:
Just Dance, 2 songs.

My relationship with food has slightly changed over the last couple of weeks.
Sometimes it just feels boring for me to eat. I can get really hungry in the middle of the day, but I'll think: "Eh, I'm fine. I'll just have a proper dinner," instead of anxiously looking for something to eat.
Or today, for example, I was doing Just Dance and I thought: "Meh, food. I'd better choose a fun song to dance to; food isn't going anywhere."
For a guy with a pretty heavy eating disorder in his history, it's VERY unusual. It's not depression — I still enjoy good tastes, and I can treat myself to some ice cream pretty often (ice cream in Buenos Aires is really on another level), but... wow. I'll definitely discuss it with my psychotherapist, but I just wanted to put it into words.
 
Part 1:
3.4 km of walking. I had a Doppler ultrasound today — my heart is fine, so it seems the cardiologist will just prescribe a blood pressure medication and tell me to keep losing weight. That's good, we'll see
Part 2:
Dead Hangs (38x35 sec)
Part 3:
Cardio Go! Day 17

So it seems that the main issue with cardio is that it's great for my health and well-being and everything, but oh heck, it's boring for the first three sets. My body just starts to react to it by set 4 (or in the middle of the third one). There's no such problem with kettlebells. On the other hand, if we say that my issue went from "it's impossible" to "it's super boring for the first 3 sets" — that's already something, huh? :lazy:
 
Part 1:
Lots of house chores
Part 2:
Dead Hangs (35x42x36 sec) - NEW ABSOLUTE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF BESTES :ohyes: (if I remember correctly. I think I do)

No Cardio Go today. It was a good run of a perfect streak where every program day matches calendar day perfectly, but I finished doing things late in the evening today and hell nah. Cardio Stop, sorry, got way too tired :verysadkitty:
 
Part 1:
Cardio Go! Day 21
Cardio Go! Day 22
Part 2:
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This one, lvl 1, 24 kg kettlebell

I set aside a lot of time for this workout today to make up for yesterday.
So it seems that my issue is not with cardio, but with the training format.
When I work like in Cardio Go, I'm fine, I adapt, but it's... meh.
But CrossFit-like stuff—"You almost die here and then you run and almost die over there"—oh yeah. That's it.
I will finish Cardio Go properly, but it seems that I have to keep this in mind for times when I'm not recovering, but fully working out.
 
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OK, so Drifter at your service :onfire: :lazy:Seems intense, but there's no way for me to complain that it's boring :LOL:

Today:

Part 1: Dead Hangs
38x30 sec + 20 sec Wide Grip

Part 2: Kneeling Ab Roller
4 reps x 3 sets

Part 3: Side Plank
2 sets of 20 seconds per side.
Part 4: Hollow Hold
2 sets of 15 seconds
Part 5: Supine Diaphragmatic Breathing
1 minute

Let's test this plan for a month, maybe
 
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