Training Log

First day of my new setup. Definitely took some talking myself into it to really get going.

Deadlift - worked up to 3 singles at 365, then 275x15
Incline Bench - 3x5 @ 135, superset with band pull-aparts
Prowler - 1 plate per handle, 6 roughly 40 yard sprints, didn't time rest, took my time though

I was very tempted to just take the day off and really pour some time into work things, of which there is a never-ending list. I was trying to convince myself that I've been pushing pretty hard for 6 weeks or so, with sleep being pretty spotty, and perhaps I should use the week to recharge. But much like the saying "before you go diagnosing yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, surrounded by assholes," I reminded myself "before you go diagnosing yourself with underrecovery or low desire to train, first make sure you are not, in fact, being a flaming vagina." While I didn't necessarily feel any better about myself, it did get me moving to at least lift something. 
The bottom line is, until I'm stringing together weeks of 4 hour nights of sleep combined with teaching and working long days, I probably don't have a valid excuse for not training, and neither do most people. I used to be a staunch supporter of the deload every 3 or 4 weeks, but I've really taken to Paul Carter's idea of simply taking time off once you really feel like you don't even want to touch a weight. Not just "I don't feel like pushing real hard today," like "I really think I'll lose my shit if I even touch a bar." And to be honest, I don't know the last time I felt that. In other words, the note to myself is, even if it's a shit session, it's better than nothing most of the time. And if a few shit sessions start getting strung together, then yes, it's time to back off. But again, not many people reach that point, and I sure haven't, either, at least not right now.