"I can be an underdog, I'll just have to work harder than everyone else."
I love this quote! Except then you go and be lazy hahahaha! True though, everyone has felt like crap and for many people just getting out of bed in the morning is the hardest task they'll do in a day so props to you for still making the effort to keep moving!
You may not have exercised your body as much as you wanted to but you increase your mental strength each time you make the effort. Maybe try increasing your meditation to an hour and learn to fully accept those days as they are. It does sound like you're ok with it though and can laugh about it, so just put in a good effort next time and know that whatever you do at least you're doing something you're clearing passionate about.
Hahahahha, I mean, it's still very true... and exactly the way I feel being here in the US... but yeah, I was mainly being inspirational just to demonstrate how lazy and sore I really was on Friday night.
I'm actually going to start the meditation today. I've never actually meditated before, and I'm a bit curious and nervous about it (which I know is ridiculous) so I'll just stick with the 15 minutes... an hour seems really daunting at this point.
I am totally okay with having the occasional unscheduled rest day. I'm still very much working out the load my body can handle in regards to the tendonitis... and ideally I'll push it enough to get stronger but not enough to get sore. Lots of people believe that rest days are where the body recovers and gets stronger... I'm not 100% convinced on that, but I'll take the resting over pushing myself to injury any day.
Thanks SG, love this comment so much! Really appreciate the smarts you bring over here.