I work up at 4am because the dushbags nextdoor were laughing on their balcony next to mine. So I was tired and really, honestly considered to not actually go into the gym!

I figured that If I was tired I’d not have a good workout. Thing is, I know that once I’m in the gym or when I get out of bed, nothing can stop me – no tiredness nothing. So knowing that I decided to go and it was as I expected – fine. But what is really amazing is how much I was fighting with myself to not go. I dont usually have that problem – I just go. Its amazing how tiredness can affect you and your mind. The reason why I had this dilemma was purely because I was tired. Amazing how that can affect you, practically and physically. Amazing. Lesson learned = if you’re tired, you’ll find an excuse not to do it. Force yourself to get through it.

The other thing that I have realised is that sleep is only really important at the end of the day – not at the beginning. Think about it. You’ve got to get up and you’ve got to get through your day, right – regardless of the amount of sleep you had. If you lost say 2 hours sleep or more – well you’ll still need to manage in excess of 8 hours to get through your day. Same if you’ve had a good night’s sleep – only you’ll get further without feeling tired. So my point is that lack of sleep wont affect your immediate morning but will start messing around with you near the end of the day. So you should be able to get through the morning or training without the lack of sleep affecting you. So there is no need to use sleep and feeling tired right now(in the morning) as an excuse not to train.

Boom.