Wednesday, 21 December 2016

Post-Workout Review (PWR) #1

My plan is to do these PWR's every week on Sunday, but I ended up having finals and final projects, and didn't make the time to follow up after that first week, or continue the workout. However, I've started again this week with more success.

So, let's review some things I learned that first week:

  • Lesson 1: Set aside time at the beginning of the week, with at least one contingency time (in case something comes up).
    • The biggest reason I neither reached my target that first week, nor kept up the workout until this past week, was I didn't have the foresight to set aside the time ahead of time. 
  • Lesson 2: When planning a workout take all variables into account and plan accordingly. 
    • In my case, I have a toddler. As such, if I am going to take him on my "Pokemon: Go Workout" I have to be sure he's up for it. The one time I took him out, it didn't end well. I grossly overestimated his patience and how long he would put up with the cold, plus it was before his nap time... like I said, it didn't end well. BE MINDFUL OF VARIABLES.
  • Lesson 3: If, after all is considered, the target goal (20k in this case) is not feasible (that first week I tried I still had school as well as being a stay-at-home dad), then adjust the target. 
    • This will no longer be necessary for this particular workout, but I may need to implement in the future.