{"id":9119,"date":"2017-02-14T09:07:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T08:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/?p=7369"},"modified":"2021-08-17T10:42:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T09:42:50","slug":"the-trial-and-error-approach-gives-the-most-of-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/the-trial-and-error-approach-gives-the-most-of-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"To get to know our own body leads through trials and errors to finally materialize in experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entrepreneur Rinalds<\/a> was looking for a new challenge in his life. On a trip to Portugal he saw a triathlon race poster. \u201cI\u2019m going to do this!\u201d he said.\u201d 5 years later in 2013 he decided to take a break from his business. Rinalds is a very charismatic and intelligent guy. He was so kind to send us his view on body perception.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile he returned back to his company, but the experiences he made during his short excursion into the sport of triathlon are still up-to-date.\u00a0 I think we all can take something out of this text.<\/p>\n

You can definitely see how tricky body perception and interpretation can be.<\/p>\n

Rinalds Sluckis about<\/strong> body perception<\/strong><\/p>\n

The body processes hundreds if not even thousands of signals as a reaction to what a person does and thinks. Part of the success in one\u2019s permanent \u201ebody-mind growth\u201d is his ability to catch and comprehend these signals.<\/p>\n

In the beginning, these are only some funny states of the body that the person misinterprets or even ignores. You\u2019re lucky, if there\u2019s someone with some experience who can translate these signals, somebody you can consult to understand. But at the end of the day we\u2019re all unique and experience different senses during similar states of mind and body (e.g. appetite), so you have to have your own \u201cdictionary\u201d.<\/p>\n

I believe, for me the key is not to be afraid of doing something wrong and make a mistake. When I feel something I don\u2019t understand, I continue my training and observe what happens. If it was a signal of illness or injury, and I performed the workout anyway, but got to stay in bed for the next 3 days, I\u2019ll recognize this signal next time and be smarter. I believe, the \u201ctrial and error\u201d approach gives the most of knowledge, but it takes some time and involves some set-backs and frustrations.<\/p>\n

\"bodyperception\"<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve gathered some observations to recognize, for instance, a state of constant fatigue and raising fitness. In parallel, I use training peaks WKO+ software, a powermeter and a GPS watch to collect and analyze all my training data and link this \u201cscience\u201d with my body signals to perfect the self-perception process.<\/p>\n

I know I\u2019m in a state of deep constant fatigue when:
\n<\/strong>I\u2019m constantly cold. In the pool it feels like the water is too cold. When sleeping, I\u2019d love to have an additional blanket. If going outside for a workout, I need an additional jacket. It\u2019s a \u201ccold feeling\u201d from inside and has nothing to do with the actual weather.
\nI need more time and some stimulus like caffeine of guarana to \u201cwake up\u201d during the morning workout and get ready for the main sets.
\nI sweat less during the workouts; and the body holds more water which leads to some weight gain.
\nI fall easily asleep, but during the night the sleep is \u201cflat\u201d and I wake up feeling broken.
\nNo interest for sex.
\nI have to fight with myself to avoid getting chocolate and some bottle of red wine. I feel that desire for sweets and wine raises with the level of constant fatigue.
\nThe appetite is average, I eat more to fuel me not to enjoy the food. By the same time I feel hungry between meals and grab for a snack.<\/p>\n

I know I\u2019m in a good shape and my state of fitness raises when:<\/strong>
\nThe workout on the paper seems harder than it is in reality. I have the feeling I can do whatever I want and still have energy left.
\nI\u2019ve a good appetite, but don\u2019t need snack between meals. I feel the food gets better processed and I get more out of each meal.
\nIt\u2019s easy to fall asleep and to wake up.
\nI feel and look lean.
\nI enjoy the muscle pain during the workout and the soreness afterwards. It feels good to feel the body.
\nI feel enjoyment and kind of an internal celebration when thinking about the upcoming race. There are these internal vibrations between body and mind when even a small visual imagination of racing raises muscle contractions and adrenaline rush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Entrepreneur Rinalds was looking for a new challenge in his life. On a trip to Portugal he saw a triathlon race poster. \u201cI\u2019m going to do this!\u201d he said.\u201d 5 years later in 2013 he decided to take a break from his business. Rinalds is a very charismatic and intelligent guy. He was so kind […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2293],"tags":[1540,1277,85,1284,1508,1506,1326,19,880,730,1263,2092,1134,1110],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9119"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10885,"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9119\/revisions\/10885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}