Hey all, I hope everyone is doing well and is ready for another new week of PCP!
I am off in the morning to take part in a small group of volunteers from my office to Ishinomaki Japan. This was one of, if not the, hardest hit areas of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th. This is not a food distribution effort but a real physical and hands on effort to help clear debris, fix houses, remove mud, etc. We were warned it would be a lot of physical work and long days. I am sure it will be but equally, I am sure it is going to be a mental drain seeing all of the hardships and devastation first hand.
I will be staying true to the PCP the entire time. I have packed my rope and resistance bands and made all my food and packed it into a cooler for the next 4 days. Should be quite interesting but on top of everything else, I am looking forward to the physical aspect for more fat burning and muscle building. I don't mean that to sound rude but I am! I will try to blog and post as much as possible but may be limited due to the situation where I will be staying.
Wish me luck!
Dude, that is great stuff, good luck!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your effort!
ReplyDeleteGAMBARE! This is what we train for. To do a PCP workout and all this work is HUGE. You may find that the routine of training gives you mental strength to handle what you see. I hope you will take pictures if you get a chance of what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteActually, I feel a bit choked reading your post. I was in Tokyo, stayed here throughout, and PCPing really helped me. I still haven't done anything to help with reconstruction like you.
If you do find yourself physically exhausted doing the labour and the exercises, then talk to Patrick about where you can rein it in. It is possible, and overtraining (or over exercising) is something to avoid. That said, you know what is right for your body!
Good luck mate.