Is something I have not experienced since a family trip to Florida around 1999.
(I cannot remember the exact year but it was certainly pre-9/11 because I remember being invited into the cockpit).
Why?
I don’t see the point in flying to another country for a holiday when some time away in the UK is perfectly fine.
A choice that lowers my so-called carbon footprint greatly. Not that it makes a difference to the Gaia-worshipping prophets of doom who scream the wOrLd Iz BuRnInG while sipping pumpkin-spiced latte and planning their next trip to Bali because I am not convinced that man-made climate change is a thing.
Excuse me, I digress.
I am mentioning jet lag because it roughly describes how I felt between 2011 and 2015 when I was working on the ambulances full time.
To give you a flavour of why, behold a typical week:
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 1900-0700
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: 0700 – 1900
Friday: 1200-0000
Saturday: 1300-0100
Sunday: Off
Keep in mind also that I was late off by at least an hour on probably 80% of my shifts and had a forty minute commute.
Even my most vociferous detractors must concede that I was able to train at all under those circumstances is impressive.
What’s more, I even built strength and muscle in those most difficult of times.
Not a tremendous amount, of course; but plenty enough to make training worthwhile and cope with the stress that job put on my body and mind.
One method I relied upon to keep the wheels turning were something I call:
“Take it easy workouts”
These are little sessions you can slot in when you have time (either in addition to or, in extremis, as a substitute for your regular workouts).
Using the above week as an example, I’d probably train thusly:
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 1900-0700 (“Take it easy workout” first thing in the morning to aid sleep)
Wednesday: Off (Regular workout in the afternoon after waking)
Thursday: 0700 – 1900 (“Take it easy workout” after work, if I felt up to it)
Friday: 1200-0000
Saturday: 1300-0100
Sunday: Off (Regular workout in the late morning after waking)
Anyway.
I explain how to construct these workouts in my book, Shift, which happens to be on sale today for an utterly monstrous discount to celebrate my birthday.
Here is what to do now:
1) Visit the below-linked page and read it carefully to make sure your decision is an informed one
2) Enter the code OLD at the checkout
3) Check the price has dropped
4) Proceed with your purchase
5) Wait patiently for Royal Mail to deliver your book
The sale ends at 23:59 tonight (19th).
https://philtyreman.co.uk/shift/
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman