Eskat

Same thing happened when I got into fighting. I got even stronger, and I got *fast*, man, and nimble, like a cat. Still chubby.

Body-building culture is a bunch of crap, my dude. Functional muscle is not necessarily toned or lean. You can be swole as hell and still be heavy. And that’s cool.

And every damn one of those huge shredded motherfuckers has the endurance of a fucking newborn puppy. Fifteen minutes into warmups and they’re panting for air like like they’re about to die. I’ve sparred them and every one of them telegraphs their moves about two weeks in advance, and are slower than my dead grandpa because their huge useless muscles get in the damn way. 

Now. I also work with a couple of guys who are not weightlifters. They do, however, do very physical jobs and are Big Dudes. Picture this sort of build. 

No abs to speak of, a bit of a tummy, and those motherfuckers can pick up one of the weightlifters and throw them. 

And they’re fast. Like, unfair fast. 

MiqoMarch Day 1 - Introduction

if this happens to you, this might be a sign that you actually do need rest. if you cannot do the thing, but youre sitting in one hunched over position, all tensed up over your phone, this can be harmful to your body. it takes a lot of muscle effort to hold the positions it takes to sit and scroll on your phone, and this is part of why you still end up exhausted after a day of seemingly doing nothing.

instead, if you cannot do the thing, treat yourself as if you need rest. you are too sick to do the thing. go lie down, get cozy, and try to relax. worst case scenario, youre letting yourself take a break. best case scenario, youve at least broken the cycle and you might even actually be able to do the thing after lying down for a bit!