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I definitely bit off a little more than I could chew with the rowing routine. Today, I was supposed to row a 5000m. I had just finished leg day, and once I hit 1000m I knew I wasn't making it to 5000m. Luckily, there was a little asterisk on the routine website that said if the work is too challening, you can do half. I ended up finishing up 2500m and felt great after. You have to stay within your limits. I'm not saying not to push yourself, but if you push yourself too hard too soon it won't work. You have to build that habit first. It was much the same when I first started lifting weights. You can't just go into the gym and max out day one. You start off light, get used to the movements, and once your muscles are firing nice you can start pushing weight. Why wouldn't you apply these same concepts to cardio training? People who climb Mt. Everest spend plenty of time acclimatizing. I know I'm not more in shape than a mountain climber. That being said, it's rather disappointing how bad my cardiovascular level is. Something must be done, and I'm doing it.

I'm getting closer and closer to the end of The Brothers Karamazov, and Mitya's actual criminal trial is currently ongoing. It's a fairly entertaining scene. A moment I liked was when the three doctors are called to the stand as experts in regards to Mitya's psychological state of mind. At the end of his testimony, the first doctor makes a rather outlandish remark about which direction Mitya was facing when he walked out into the courtroom. The second doctor and third doctor then, in their testimonies, make sure to offer their own opinions on the direction the defendant should have been facing. I just found this really funny. It seems like such a ridiculous thing to use as a point of contention. The first doctor is rather old and strange comments are typical for the elderly, but it's humorous that the other two play along.