It’s Monday and we had PLS. We don’t normally do this on Monday — at least in the winter — but today was a make-up day for the rain/ice from last week. Normally, I sleep until 6 on Mondays — but I was up a 3:40 this morning. The hardest part of PLS is waking up so early. Fatigue sits on my shoulder like a bull elephant, crushing me for the rest of the day.
So you are thinking, “then why the heck do you do PLS?!?”
Simple. Not just for the physical training. I could run in the afternoon when I get off work if I wanted to stay in shape. It’s about getting tougher MENTALLY and physically.
PLS Training is about teaching myself to push through fatigue. When I’m about to drop out on the gym floor, I have to learn to keep pushing. When my legs are burning when I’m pushing a towel, I keep going. When the treadmill is stealing my breath, I keep running.
Why? Well, what are you going to do in real life? When you want something are you going to quit when things get hard? Are you going to give up when someone doesn’t believe in you? Are you going to sacrifice when you face one of life’s headwinds?
The training I do at 5 a.m. carries me through the rest of the day. It works out the muscle between my ears, too.
I hopped off the treadmill after running 7.2 mph for six minutes and ran two laps of the gauntlet. I was tired but kept pushing.
And I will for the next 23 hours, too.