Wednesday, December 28, 2016
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Late morning fun at Body Focus Fitness and Performance. # Javorek #complex #clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #blog #twitter #fb
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Monday, December 19, 2016
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@samham1989 with a snatch PR #clean#snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean#powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting#olift #oly #usaw#bodyfocusfitnessandperformance#functionalcrosstraining #FxT twitter
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Saturday, December 10, 2016
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@rcruzr311 grinding through today's FxT workout. 7 rounds: 7 power snatches 7 strict pull ups Row 250 meters. This is from round six #clean#snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean#powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting#olift #oly #usaw#bodyfocusfitnessandperformance#functionalcrosstraining #FxT #oldguy twitter
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
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@kenziebates14 and Patty soing 5am Airdyne sprint intervals #airdyne #cardio #devilstricycle #clean#snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean#powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting#olift #oly #usaw#bodyfocusfitnessandperformance#functionalcrosstraining #FxT #oldguy twitter
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
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Early morning cleans with @kenziebates14 @surlyandsummitarethebest and Mike. #clean#snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean#powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting#olift #oly #usaw#bodyfocusfitnessandperformance#functionalcrosstraining #FxT twitter
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
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@brucesom draggin that weighted tire. #tire #tiredrags #sledpull #strongman #generalphysicalpreparedness #gpp #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs #twitter
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016
From our Instagram
Pull ups were getting too easy for @samham1989 so we added a 20lb kettlebell for a little resistance. #pullup #pullups #weightedpullups #rheumatoidarthritis #ra #thrivingwithra #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs #twitter
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Monday, November 7, 2016
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A little hitch but she got it up. New PR at 273lbs for @corileonetti! Hard work pays off. #deadlift #bench #squat #powerlifting #strength #girlswholift #girlswhopowerlift #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #kevs #twitter
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Friday, November 4, 2016
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@msyach 84kg with the pressout. More work to do. #clean#snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean#powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting#olift #oly #usaw#bodyfocusfitnessandperformance#functionalcrosstraining #FxT #oldguy twitter #fb
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
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@megalpers fighting through a tough complex. #clean #cleanandjerk #powerclean #olympiclifting #weightlifting #olift #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #fxt #twitter
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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Auriane getting after some light GPP. #kettlebells #rackwalk #waiterswalk #farmerswalk #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #fxt #kevs #twitter
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Friday, October 28, 2016
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@kenziebates14 #clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #oldguy #twitter #fb
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
From our Instagram
She set a PR at 57kg, and then took 59kg for a walk. Getting better every week.#clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #twitter #fb
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
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@brucesom workin'...#clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #functionalcrosstraining #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #fxt #oldguy #twitter #fb
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
From our Instagram
@brucesom working his power snatches. He worked up to a 10 lb PR. #clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #oldguy #twitter #fb
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
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Rob showing off his hops between efforts of farmers walks and sledge hammering, albeit with a precarious landing. #boxjump #plyometrics #tirejump #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #twitter #fb
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Friday, September 23, 2016
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@msyach clean pulls. #clean pull #clean #hangclean #hangpowerclean #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #oly #olift #twitter #fb
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10 rounds of 40 seconds Sledgehammer and 40 seconds Airdyne at 80 rpm with 20 second breaks. #airdyne #sledgehamer #cardio #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #kevs #twitter #fb
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Thursday, September 22, 2016
Friday, September 9, 2016
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@brucesom cycling hang power cleans #clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #oldguy #twitter #fb #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance
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Friday, September 2, 2016
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@msyach, Friday happy hour complex. #clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #complex #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #oldguy #twitter #fb
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Tire flipping fun #tireflips #gpp #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #bodyfocusfitnessandperformance #kevs #blog #twitter #fb
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
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Power Clean/Clean. Getting addicted to the slo-mo feature on my new phone camera. Makes it way easier to pick out the flaws in my lifting form! #note7 #samsung #clean #snatch #hangclean #hangsnatch #powerclean #powersnatch #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #olift #oly #usaw #oldguy #twitter #fb
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Monday, August 29, 2016
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Friday, August 19, 2016
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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Friday, August 12, 2016
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It's always nice when old clients stop in when they're in town. @sandyzip took a break from pursuing her Hollywood dreams and popped in for a workout this morning. #fb #twitter #shestillgotit #clean #highpull #weightlifting #usaw #olympicweightlifting #olympiclifting #olift #oly #bodyfocusfitness #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
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When your entire body is sore and your coach is being unreasonable #morecleans? #yesmorecleans #twitter #clean #weightlifting #usaw #olympicweightlifting #olympiclifting #olift #oly #bodyfocusfitness #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs
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@msyach doing a no pause clean and jerk. Not long ago this weight was his clean and jerk max. #twitter #clean #weightlifting #usaw #olympicweightlifting #olympiclifting #olift #oly #bodyfocusfitness #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs
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Monday, August 8, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2016
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@msyach with a 10 pound improvement on his power clean and split jerk, ( ok, there may have been a bit of a press out ) very happy about his continued development. #clean #powerclean #cleanandjerk #weightlifting #usaw #olympicweightlifting #olympiclifting #olift #oly #bodyfocusfitness #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs
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@brucesom getting in a little GPP in the AZ heat. #GPP #yoke #powerclean #bodyfocusfitness #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #oly #olift #kevs #twitter
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Thursday, August 4, 2016
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We've been working towards this and today @samham1989 performed a clean with 120 lbs, which is her body weight. #clean #weightlifting #usaw #olympicweightlifting #olympiclifting #olift #oly #RA #thrivingwithra #bodyfocusfitness #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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Saturday, July 30, 2016
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I'm testing a new IF recipe so here's an old video of me cycling hang power cleans #weightlifting #usaw #olympicweightlifting #olympiclifting #olift #oly #bodyfocusfitness #functionalcrosstraining #FxT #kevs
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Thursday, February 18, 2016
What Motivates You?
Mike Fohner,
cross country running coach, tells this story about one of his students:
Last year, one of my young
cross-country runners was fully content walking up the hills and avoiding
physical exertion to the maximum extent possible. I tried all sorts of tactics
and motivation techniques…to wits end. Even my “walkers club” (post practice
sprints for those that walk during practice) had no effect. One meet, this
runner unexpectedly knocked 3 minutes off her best time to which I gave a look
of amazement to her parents. They smiled and said, “Well…she didn’t walk…so I
guess we owe her ten bucks!!” So it appears that money is an effective
motivator for all ages!
The statistics
Brace
yourself. According to Rod K. Dishman,
Ph.D., director of the
Behavioral Fitness Laboratory at the University of Georgia, nearly 50 percent
of people who begin an exercise program drop out within the first 6
months. The question is, “Why?” What is it about sticking with a fitness
routine that causes so many people abandon it?
The answer? Motivation. They don’t want
health and fitness badly enough. It is a
simple fact of human psychology that if we want something badly enough, we’ll
do everything we can to get it.
Your
challenge is to find out what motivates you to get serious about fitness and
stick with it.
Unlocking your motivation
Mike Fohner’s
student found that money was the motivation she needed to push her out of her
comfort zone and into a commitment that she previously hadn’t been interested
in.
Bryan Reece
found a different motivation. Told by
his doctors that he was minutes away from a heart attack, Bryan decided to
fight back. Even though he had not been
in a gym in 30 years, he turned his life around and eventually became a finisher
in the Arizona Ironman competition. You
can read his story in the book, You Are
an Ironman: How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the
World's Toughest Triathlon by Jacques Steinberg.
You do not have to be part of that 50
percent who quit. You can stay committed and finish
strong. It is all about finding what
motivates you personally.
Here are some
possible motivators for you.
1. Do it
for your health. Consistent exercise and healthy eating are the two very
best things you can do for your health.
You will develop a strong, healthy heart, reduce your chances of many
cancers, prevent diabetes, keep a sharp mind and resist dementia and avoid many
of the common ailments that come with aging.
It is possible to age without decay, and the key to this is exercise and
eating well.
2. Do it to look better. Appearance isn’t
everything, but most of us care how we look.
A strong and healthy person just looks good. And it isn’t all physical. Your demeanor will change as you develop the
confidence that comes from the discipline of fitness. You will appear more energetic and confident
because you will be more energetic
and confident!
3.
Do it to relieve stress. Really! It
isn’t a cliché. Exercising really does
cause physical changes in your brain and nervous system that results in
feelings of calmness and well-being. In
fact, you may get so hooked on the mental benefits of exercise that you will
crave it!
4.
Do it to be strong. If you have never done focused weight
training, then you literally have no idea of the total transformation that you
will feel after just a few weeks. There
is nothing like bending over to pick something up that normally results in
discomfort, strain and even pain, only to find out that it is a piece of cake! And by getting strong now, you reduce your
risk of age-related falls and fractures because you have the core strength and
balance to keep yourself stable.
It is worth
taking the time to discover the powerful motivators in your life. Don’t worry about ‘bribing’ yourself: do what it takes to get yourself moving. Find
out what makes sweating worth it. Find out what you want more than that
brownie. Your health is at stake; in fact, your very life is at stake. It’s
time to transform yourself.
Saturday, February 6, 2016
If you know me and my habit of sleeping 3-4 hours a night you may think I'm the last person to be giving out advice about sleep. However I wake up every morning feeling well rested. Most of you don'y have he luxury of getting by on just a few hours of sleep. How often do
you hear someone say, “I had a great night’s sleep last night!” or “I feel
refreshed and energetic!”? Probably not
very often. Feeling sluggish seems to be
the new normal. In fact, according to
the National Sleep Foundation, it is
the new normal: most Americans are
sleep-deprived. But not getting enough
sleep may be causing more trouble for you than just that pesky drowsy
feeling: it could be seriously harming your health.
Why aren’t we sleeping?
Centuries
ago, it was common for people to sleep 8 to 9 hours each day. But now, only about 25% of Americans get 8 or
more hours of sleep. The reasons we are
not sleeping are many. We live in a 24/7
society—practically anything we want to do is available around the clock, from
fitness centers to pharmacies to department stores.
We are
working long hours, transporting our kids to activities, trying to make time
for friends and fitness and entertainment.
When the heat is on, the first thing to go is usually sleep. And it’s usually not even a conscious
decision to skimp on sleep-we just get in bed a little later most nights,
because we are so pressed and pushed.
But even when
we get into bed, we aren’t guaranteed sleep.
The National Sleep Foundation reports that 60% of Americans have sleep
problems. That means more than half of
us struggle to sleep. And it is taking
its toll.
Dangers of sleep
deprivation
"The foundations of good health are good diet, good
exercise and good sleep, but two out of three doesn't get you there,"1
-- Dr. Anne Calhoun, neurology professor,
University of
North Carolina.
Eating
healthily and getting plenty of exercise are not enough to make up for the
danger that sleep deprivation poses to your health. Adults need around 8 hours of sleep each
night, although some studies indicate that as little as 7 and one-half hours
can be sufficient. Getting less than
that can have serious consequences:
·
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: If you get less than 6 hours of sleep each
night and have disturbed sleep, you have a 48% greater risk of developing or
dying from heart disease and a 15% greater risk of developing or dying from a
stroke.2 Lack of sleep can
cause high blood pressure, blocked arteries, stroke, kidney disease and
dementia.
·
Obesity: Sleep shortage is directly linked to
obesity. When you don’t get enough
sleep, two powerful hormones that control hunger are disrupted. The result is that you feel hungrier and have
fewer sensations of feeling “full.”
But
without enough sleep you will also feel more stressed, which encourages the
production of the hormone cortisol in your body. This hormone causes you to crave
high-carbohydrate foods such as potato chips and brownies, and then deposits
those carbs as fat around your belly—the most dangerous place to store fat.
Pre-diabetes
is also a risk for those who don’t get enough sleep. Trying to get by on less than 6 hours of
sleep per night can cause impaired glucose tolerance.
·
Compromised immune system:
Why is it that two people can be exposed to the same germs, but only one
of them gets sick? The reason is the
immune system. If your immune system is
functioning well, you can ward off many illnesses. But if something happens to compromise your
immune response, you will be vulnerable to infections, bacteria, viruses, and
even some autoimmune diseases such as arthritis and asthma.
When
you do not get enough sleep, your immune system becomes stressed and
compromised. You actually have a
decrease in white blood cells, and those that remain are less active. The result is that you will get sick more
often.
·
Impaired exercise performance:
As if the threat of heart disease, obesity and immune suppression
weren’t enough, lack of sleep can negatively impact your fitness efforts. It’s not uncommon for people to struggle to
maintain their normal level of workout intensity when they are sleep
deprived. You just won’t have the energy
to push through. Also, your muscles
repair and rebuild while you sleep: if
you don’t allow your body this recovery time, you will be at a significant
disadvantage during your next workout.
Make time for sleep
The truth is,
if you don’t make time now for adequate sleep, you will likely be forced in the
future to make time for illness. It may
take significant effort to arrange your schedule and priorities to carve out
time for more sleep, but the payoff will be increased health, energy and
productivity!
Sources:
1http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2010/12/02/f-sleep-tips.html
2http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/09/dangers-sleep-deprivation
Friday, January 29, 2016
Don't Put the Weights Down
Now that the weather is getting nice, you may be tempted to forgo your resistance
training and head outdoors for some aerobic exercise in the fresh air. But beware:
if you give up your resistance training, you will be giving up more than
you bargained for.
Why resistance train?
Resistance training is critical
for true fitness. If you aren’t
building muscle, you are likely losing it. If you are 20 or older, you are definitely at risk of losing muscle. Beginning at age 20, we begin naturally
losing muscle mass and the loss accelerates with each passing year. As the old cliche' goes: if you don’t use it, you lose it.
Have you ever broken your arm or leg and had to wear a cast for a few
weeks? Remember what greeted you when the cast was
removed? Your arm or leg was a lot
smaller and felt weak. That is because
just a few weeks of disuse caused the muscles to atrophy, and this is what is happening to you're body slowly over time if you don't do something gain or maintain muscle mass.
Here are some of the
benefits of resistance training:
- Stops muscle loss and helps begin the rebuilding process.
- Makes daily activities easier, from carrying groceries to rearranging your furniture.
- Increases bone density, giving you a strong, stable skeleton.
- Improves balance and coordination.
- Prevents decay of the pads between your bones, so that you do not hurt when you move.
- Causes the tendons to grow deeper into your bones, reducing the chance of tearing.
- Builds muscles which will burn more calories, even while you are resting.
- Reduces blood pressure by making your heart stronger.
- Increases your metabolism.
- Decreases blood sugar, which helps prevent insulin resistance (the precursor to diabetes).
- Improves your aerobic capacity: the stronger your muscles, the better your endurance.
- Gives you a general feeling of wellness and strength. If you are strong, you feel strong.
- Makes you a better athlete: there is no substitute for strength!
- Prevents the weak, frail “skinny-fat” look.
- Raises your energy level. The more muscle you have, the less effort you have to exert and the more energy you have available.
- Secures future protection against falls and fractures. If you age with dense bones, strong muscles and good balance, your risk of injury plummets.
- Creates 22% more afterburn than aerobic exercise does. (Afterburn refers to the fat and calories that your body burns in the hours after you have finished your workout.)
Still tempted to give
up resistance training?
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Friday, January 22, 2016
Excuses, Excuses...
Excuses. We're full of them. We use them to explain away bad behavior or to get out of doing something we'd rather not do. Oftentimes there's no harm done. But as far as your fitness routine is concerned, making excuses can quickly turn into a slippery slope. You miss one workout this week and then two next week, before you know it you haven't exercised for a month. Once you fall out of your routine it will take focused effort to get back on track.
Here are the more popular excuses...maybe they sound familiar:
- I Don't Have Time: Work and family obligations all seem like valid excuses as to why you can't exercise today, but don't believe it. The fact is that you can find the time to exercise, even on your busiest days. Simply sit down and schedule exercise time into your calendar.
- I Don't Have Anyone to Exercise With: Your spouse or friend committed to exercise with you three times a week, only to quit a week later. Now you are left to workout on your own...or to quit right along with them. Let's be honest, the easy thing to do is to quit rather than face the gym alone, but where does that leave you? Right back where you started-out of shape and unhappy with your body. Don't let someone else's laziness get in the way of your success.
- Another Day Won't Make a Difference: By skipping your workout today you may not wake up one size larger tomorrow, but you also won't wake up in better shape. The fact is that your current body and health are the direct result of all the little choices that you make each day. Resolve to make each choice a healthy one, and watch how your body and health are transformed.
- I'll Never Reach My Goals Anyway: It's been years since you've been in shape and the number on the scale is so large that you don't even know how long it would take to lose it all. It's easy to give up when the task at hand is overwhelming. However, I am here to tell you that you can do it. What you are facing is simply a fear of failure. What if you start exercising only to gain it all back?What if you don't have what it takes to lose the weight? Remember this: You only fail when you allow excuses to stop your progress.
Examine the why: An important step in conquering your excuses is to determine their source. Excuses are often an indication of lowered motivation. Have you forgotten your reasons for getting fit? Another common reason is boredom. Have your workouts gotten stale?
Conquer each excuse: Don't let excuses derail your goals any longer. Use these three tips and get the results that you deserve:
- Focus on the benefits. We all need a reminder every now and then as to why we started exercising in the first place. Make a list of the benefits you enjoy most and read them before your workout.
- Keep it interesting. Do you do the same thing over and over? No wonder you've started to come up with excuses. Throw your old routine out the window and try something totally new. Always keep your routine fresh-it will give you something to look forward to.
- Just Do it. Sometimes you just have to drag yourself kicking and screaming to the gym and just get it done. Walking into the gym might feel like the last thing you want to do, but I've never heard of anyone regretting having done a workout.
- Treat yourself to Personal Training. When all else fails, get someone to help. A fitness professional can keep you accountable and shake up that stale routine.
It's time to stop making excuses. Don't let another day go by without making that next step toward your goals.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
Keepin' it Goin'
In my previous post I gave you some tips on identifying and establishing goals. Now lets talk about getting started and most importantly, keeping it going.
Create momentum to reach
your goals
“This principle says that although it may
take tremendous amounts of energy to overcome inertia and get started
initially, it then takes far less energy to keep going.”1
Start NOW
Create momentum to reach
your goals
In his book, Eat that Frog, Brian Tracy discusses the Momentum Principle of Success. In Tracy’s words:
“This principle says that although it may
take tremendous amounts of energy to overcome inertia and get started
initially, it then takes far less energy to keep going.”1
So how do you get that momentum?
How do you start moving? Accountability
is the answer. Having someone else
involved in your efforts can be the most important factor in your success. A friend, a co-worker, a workout partner or a trainer. It is hard to
change lifelong habits on your own. You
need radical motivation that comes from involving others in your efforts. Setting deadlines, making commitments and
entering contests can also provide an external motivation that will carry you through even the toughest
temptations.And once you
get started, you will find that the momentum principle kicks in and it becomes
easier and easier to keep going.
Start NOW
Don't wait! Begin brainstorming
ways to get others involved with you, the more people in your corner the better your odds of success. With the right accountability team in place, your goals are within your reach.J
Source:
1Tracy, Brian (2007-01-01).
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less
Time (p. 107). Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Kindle Edition
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
What Are You Aiming at?
We're well into the new
year and working on New Year's resolutions is in full swing. Let's face it,
90% of you are working on the same resolution, weight loss. And unfortunately statistics show that
most of you are already starting to falter. However there are some simple strategies that can help. Zig Ziglar once said, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” And each of us knows from our own experience that he is right. The general flow of human life tends to be toward ease and comfort. One day flows into the next, and many of us never quite get around to turning our good intentions into reality.
90% of you are working on the same resolution, weight loss. And unfortunately statistics show that
most of you are already starting to falter. However there are some simple strategies that can help. Zig Ziglar once said, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” And each of us knows from our own experience that he is right. The general flow of human life tends to be toward ease and comfort. One day flows into the next, and many of us never quite get around to turning our good intentions into reality.
Those ‘good
intentions,’ while no doubt admirable, tend to remain unrealized mainly because
they are too vague. Vague ideas are
impossible to focus on and aim for; they are moving targets.
Do you have
moving targets in your life? Perhaps you
want to eat a more healthy diet or lose the winter weight that has crept upon
you. Maybe you just want to establish a
regular workout routine and stick with
it this time.
The keys to
your success are two-fold: steady the target and create momentum.
How to stop a moving target
Imagine a
target shooter trying to hit a small bull’s eye on a distant target. He begins to aim, but then the target
suddenly moves to the right, and before he can position himself to aim again,
the target darts to the left. Will he
ever hit that target? Not likely.
Without
setting specific goals, your good intentions are exactly like that moving
target. You would like to lose some
weight, feel a little better, make a change in your diet--but without clearly
defined goals and methods, you can’t focus and make it happen.
The way to steady the target so you
can finally hit the bull’s eye is to define your goals and
write them down:
·
How
much weight do you want to lose?
·
What
kind of changes do you want to make in your diet?
·
How
many days per week do you want to exercise?
·
Which
article of clothing do you wish would fit your body again?
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How
much weight would you like to lift while strength training?
Once you know
where you want to end up, you are much more likely to get there.
PS
Your goals are defined, and you've started moving toward
your goals. How do you make sure you
don't lose that drive to get there?
don't lose that drive to get there?
That is where momentum comes in.
In my next post, we'll talk about momentum, how to create it,
and how to "keep it going".
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