IRON.MEHTA · MISSION CONTROLWhen the lists outgrow the hours
Sleep is way out of control.
MORNING
Swim at 5:30 meant waking at 4:30, and this routine is not survivable. Even with people over for dinner last night, they left reasonably on time, but it still feels like I’m borrowing from somewhere I can’t pay back. I got through the laps and kept it steady (53 minutes, avg HR 122), but I felt the edges of fatigue the whole time.
MORNING
Strength later was general lower-body work—squats, jump squats, Bulgarian splits and jumping splits, single-leg Romanian deadlifts and hamstring curls, an AMRAP set, then calves. I didn’t chase numbers, just moved through the sets and kept form honest.
Work is heavy. Monsoon approaching, projects piling up, and a lot of decisions stacking on the list of lists. The more I train, the less capacity I feel for those decisions. I’ve assigned most of the tasks to the Claude agent, which helps, but it’s odd to feel stuck in between workouts and Claude.
Sleep is still the piece that keeps slipping. I’ve been dozing when the driver is taking me to work and on the way back. Naps are keeping me afloat—sometimes even a short one on the office lounge. I’ve been consistent with Wim Hof breathwork, and it takes the edge off when I remember to slow down.
This routine is not survivable.
─ 174 days to IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne ─
