Dies Undeviginti

 Today started off well but the weather wasn't agreeable. Wind and rain caused the march to be at a faster pace than normal. I increased the weight in my rucksack to 10kg (22.5lbs). The middle march of the day was another quick 1.5 mile loop with the same conditions. The evening I didn't do a march as I was playing flag football again, this got my heartrate up but to be honest, it felt more like training.

Labouring was clearing more undergrowth and saplings to form a path, the wet weather caused it to be quite humid doing this which wasn't pleseant, especially in a fleece. I would of taken the fleece off but the midges and clegs were a nightmare, not to mention the ticks.

Training was 150 weighted vest pushups, 200 band pull aparts and 150 forearm raises. I focused more on my uipper body today as my left thigh has been feeling twinged since my workout on Tuesday. I have noticed my control with forearm movements ahs increased dramatically while doing the gladuis movements which is nice to see, I havent seen much of an improvement with the scutum though.

Nutrition wise, I am still going strong with the stew and sourdough bread. I am ofcourse  having apples and sometimes cheese with it if the calories are lacking due to dinner being different. Dinner however is still mainly whole foods, sometimes pasta, which i know isn't histroically accurate, but it is better than pizza or burgers, which I have an intense craving for. 

Mentally I am still going strong, recently I have found getting up is a lot harder than at first. I'm sure this will go away soon.


Roma Invicta !

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