Complacency is my school life right now. I'm at an attitude of "I don't really care and I'm fine." That's not good. A few weeks ago i was a head of the game, working hard, everyday, got my homework done, studying all the time... etc. The thing is, it wasn't bad. I didn't feel overwhelmed and i didn't not like it. So why am i now being a bitch, and not doing my work? Why? I think it's very simple. I fell one step behind. One step behind, and i said fuck that. It's weird i worked really hard, but then totally forgot to watch a movie and write a summary, so i got dismayed. The thing is, I've made up my mind. I'm done being a little pansy and this shit happening. I'm starting my hard work ethic in school and busting my ass. I'm behind in a few classes and have skipped one too many classes of Math Theory; so now i know that i have to work.
On the contra positive, i'm not complacent with ultimate and practicing. The diesel and myself have been to the pool, he loved it and so did i. It got my shoulder and biceps and triceps really working, and DZ was complaining about it a day after the fact, so he knows its a good thing. Swimming is going to be my alternative to hardcore lifting; my schedule at the moment has been hectic and will most likely stay that way. Therefore i've decided swimming will become one of my main exercise routines. Running is top priority, then my throwing, then my overall size. Size is not really a factor right now, i'm huge and am comparatively to everyone else on the team. Running and my cardio has been hurting real bad because i have been sick, but i'm constantly working on it. I haven't really been able to breathe well/at all and when i ran 800s it really showed; i was drained, mainly because i didn't have enough oxygen and my muscles didn't feel fatigued but like near failure. Swimming is going to help me a) rebuild some lost muscles, b) work on my cardio, c) get me back into great shape. It was great watching DZ really struggle but still try to push through and keep working. I helped him learn some stuff about form and stroke and he really enjoyed the total workout.
On another note: I quit the BBoard.
“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”
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It's getting to be that time of year where we all seem to start lagging. People start wearing on each other, you've probably hit your first physical plateau, there's no way to qualitatively measure improvements in Ultimate, school seems to get harder, or like you said you start to fall behind.
Don't do it.
I'm all about hitting that reset button right now, and starting out like it's the first day of the spring semester. Go back and check your goals (even just mentally, if you don't write them down) and see if 1) you've accomplished them, 2) you've made progress toward them, or 3) you've neglected them; then correct any problems.
About quitting the Bboard; maybe it's a good move on your part, looking at all the crap you've been getting.
Just remember, everybody is going through a tough time right now. you can tell by the attitude at practice. Give other people time to reset as well, because the year has been hard on them as well; and give a little bit more face time to people who may not understand you well.
God damnit, I'm getting preachy. Oh well, I'm sure you can deal with it.
Good call with getting some swimming in there. I hit the doldrums myself, and I've started more biking and swimming and running this week to change things up. I also hit them physically, as I hit some overtraining for a week, but definitely the switch you're making is a good call.
And what you said on an earlier one about missing swimming...I'm not sure that feeling will go away (I still miss running like crazy), but just keep in mind how fucking sweet ultimate is and focus on how much fun you're having, not what you're missing. You'll have this team for 4/5 years, and then you can always swim/run by yourself at any point in your life.
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