Friday Thoughts 121
Greetings! Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Thoughts, where I share what’s been on my mind throughout the week. Enjoy!
0 for 3
On Monday’s blog I said I was aiming to run outside 3 times this week. Well, I haven’t managed a single one. It’s been a crazy week with lot of extra logistics. Honestly, I’m just happy I got a couple of workouts in. Including a treadmill workout that was a huge confidence boost.
Repeat Workout 1 year later
Last Spring I spent a lot of time on the AirRunner. It laid the foundation for the fast mile project and set me up to have a good summer of running. I decided to repeat one of the workouts from last year to compare my times and heart rate from 12-months ago to now. The results were surprising.
The workout was:
Every 3 minutes-
run 400m @ steady pace, walk during rest
Last year my average time was 1:36.
This year my average time was 1:30.
Looking at the heart rate graphs, they’re very similar, though my max was lower this year. The times is what I was pumped about. Not only is my average better—all my reps were tighter. Meaning I did all of them within a few seconds. In 2025 I had a big spread, and made a note that it was a tough workout. This time it felt like no big deal.
Lay this to rest
I can’t wait for some of you to tell me that coffee actually does dehydrate you because it a diuretic… Seriously though, I learned this in my college nutrition course and have battled people ever since. Coffee is mostly WATER! So hydrate yourself with some hot brown water, like I’m doing right now.
Easy Meal Prep
This is so easy how can you have any excuses?
INSTAGRAM TRAINERS ARGUE IF SQUATS ARE BAD
Meanwhile, they’re so important astronauts do them in space.
IDK
A few of you sent me this video of the 9 year old girl deadlifting 180 pounds at the Arnold. And honestly, I’m torn.
I think it’s amazing. Inspiring, cool and she’s super strong.
I just can’t stress enough how little I care about elite kids.
I get it. Maybe she’s super self motivated, wants to do it and it’s all her idea. But even still, who cares? Why is this a good justification? And just because a kid wants to do it, doesn’t mean it’s good. My kid would watch Despicable Me 24/7 and only eat cupcakes if it were up to him. Should I let him because he’s passionate about minions?
I’ll be more impressed with her if she has a healthy relationship with exercising at 19, and I’m not sure if trying to be the best 9 year old in the world will EVER allow that to happen.
Thanks for reading, see you in the gym!
—Justin Miner