For the past two weeks, I’ve been training 2 hours a day, 5 days a week — mixing boxing, Muay Thai, and weightlifting every morning.
And to say I’ve been exhausted would be an understatement.
I couldn’t perform optimally at work because I felt fatigued throughout the day.
Part of the reason was because the previous week, I barely trained at all due to work. So naturally, I felt the need to “make up for it” by increasing the intensity.
It also doesn’t help that I keep watching behind-the-scenes UFC training footage. Seeing elite athletes grind every day fires me up and makes me want to push harder.
But now I’m stuck trying to find balance.
Being obsessed with becoming the best version of myself, I struggle to draw the line between work and training. I want to excel in my career, but I also want to become the best athlete I can possibly be.
And I’m slowly realizing that maybe I can’t maximize both at the same time.
There is always an opportunity cost — as my favorite thinker, Thomas Sowell, always says.
The reality is that intense morning training affects my energy, focus, and performance at work. So now I’m experimenting with a different approach:
Morning workouts will be light — just enough to sweat, move, and wake the body up.
Then in the late afternoon, I’ll go hard.
Let’s see how this plays out.