FEBRUARY 6, 2026
DAY 37 — MOVE EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE IT
Kia ora whānau — Jamie here.
Day 37 sat in that familiar place where nothing hurts badly —
but nothing feels exciting either.
This is where most people skip.
Not because they’re injured —
but because the urgency feels gone.
Today was about proving something simple:
Readiness isn’t built when you feel motivated.
It’s built when you move anyway.
No heroics.
No forcing intensity.
Just honest work, done deliberately.
TRAINING LOG – DAY 37: TEMPO, TIME, AND TENSION
SIMULATION
Date: February 6, 2026
Location: Home base / commercial gym + outdoors
Equipment: Barbell, weighted vest, heavy dumbbells, ruck
SESSION OVERVIEW
Warm-up (10–12 min):
5 min easy walk or bike
Joint prep: hips, knees, ankles, shoulders
Empty bar tempo squats x 2 sets of 8
Scapular push-ups x 10
1 min nasal breathing, reset posture
MAIN WORKOUT — TEMPO & CONTROL
A. Tempo Back Squat
4 sets x 5 reps
Tempo: 3 sec down / 1 sec pause / smooth up
Moderate load (RPE 6–7)
Stay patient in the bottom
B. Dumbbell Row (Single Arm)
4 sets x 10 reps per side
Slow pull, full control
C. Barbell Hip Thrust or Glute Bridge
3 sets x 10 reps
Full lockout, pause at the top
Rest 90–120 seconds between sets.
SECOND BLOCK — CARRY & CORE
D. Carry Circuit (4 ROUNDS):
Farmer Carry (Heavy DBs): 40–60 meters
Front Rack Hold: 30–45 sec
Dead Bug or Plank: 45 sec
Rest as needeGrip, posture, and breath matter more than speed.
FINAL BLOCK — TIME ON FEET
Ruck or Vest Walk:
40–60 minutes
Light-to-moderate load
Easy pace
Nasal breathing focus
This is about keeping the system moving, not pushing it.
COOLDOWN (10–12 min):
Slow walk
Hip flexors, glutes, calves
Thoracic rotation
Supine breathing x 5 minutes
NOTES / REFLECTION
Tempo work forced patience and awareness
Carries highlighted grip fatigue early
Walk cleared the head more than it taxed the body
Discipline mattered more than effort today
Day 37 wasn’t dramatic — and that’s the point.
Survivability is built in the quiet days.
The ones where no one is watching.
The ones you could easily justify skipping.
You didn’t.
Still moving.
Still capable.
Endure.
Jamie Te Huia