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Planned Rests

What are your rest cycles when you’re feeling down? When is it a good time to take a week off?

It’s important to separate our mental problems from our physical problems. I enter the gym and greet it and treat it as a good friend. I embark upon the exercises that attract me and are needed to right what’s wrong or fix what’s broke or fill what’s lacking. Common sense and instinct and solid discipline guide me. I follow no set routine.

I regulate my training input like I adjust the gas pedal of my vehicle when cruising or climbing a hill or carrying a heavy load. I step on it. I don’t stop. Brakes are a nuisance.

Go with God… Dave

Dave Draper - Dave Draper Posted on October 30th, 2007 in Weight Training by Dave Draper