IF NOT NOW , THEN WHEN ?
Once again I find myself in the hot seat as PMCI enters yet another exciting year , and the challenges that face the team internationally continue to be just that … challenging !
Whilst certain parts of the world are much freer when it comes to the ongoing global pandemic , the UK / Euro members of the team are still very much constrained by legal guidelines that tell us exactly what we can do or not , and whilst all of us fall very much into the “ free-thinking , freedom-loving ” category we also understand that these restrictions are for the greater good of all .
Does that mean we are inactive ? Of course it doesn ’ t , as inactivity is anathema to us ! Our entire ethos is about taking individual responsibility for our own actions , of having a “ drive on ” mentality that keeps us pushing forward when others might begin to fade , and the current situation is just another challenge for us to adapt to , and ultimately overcome !
It is true that our usual training regimes have undoubtedly needed to adapt ; where I write in the UK we have been in “ lockdown ” it seems for ever and a day , but although I haven ’ t been able to travel to one of the many ranges I shoot at in “ mainland Europe ”, or indeed even to my usual Tuesday morning at my local shooting club , my “ 6mm Training ” has picked up pace to ensure that my “ muscle memory ” doesn ’ t erode completely .
My little 10m “ Short range ” at home has never seen the use it has done in recent months , and in many ways this has kept me feeling good , and active , even in the hardest of times . I am lucky that I ’ ve survived my personal battle with the “ Big C ”, and even though I ’ m only in my mid-fifties I ’ ve already had my first shot of the vaccine due to that , so the future beckons like a bright new land , and I want to be on top of my game when that future reopens fully !
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It ’ s all too easy when times get tough to not bother with your normal training routine , to think that because gyms and ranges are closed that you can take your foot off the gas a little , but my question stands , “ if not now , then when ?”
Now is the time that you need to engage your brain and do some serious “ headwork ” to come up with solutions to how you can train both mentally and physically ; whilst I ’ ve continued with my stretching , weight routine , long walks with the hound , manipulations and short range drills I ’ ve also spent a lot of time reading , hopefully re-learning some skills that I haven ’ t used for a while , and also picking up a few new ones that I look forward to putting into practice when things open up again .
There ’ s an old saying that goes “ don ’ t put off ‘ til tomorrow what you can do today ”, and now seems the perfect time to abide by that . Don ’ t think about training , do it . Don ’ t sit and let the “ lockdown days ” drift idly by , but prep your gear and learn something new .
Trust me , when all this is Covid-stuff is a memory you ’ ll be glad that you did something positive . Bring it on 2021 !
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