The Dog Ate My Fitness …

I don’t have time to exercise … I’ve got kids … I work too many hours … I’m too old … I can’t afford a gym membership …  My back hurts … I’ve been a trainer for over a decade, and in that time, I’ve heard a lot of excuses why fitness seems just out of reach for so many people. 

The fact is, however, that for every excuse I’ve ever heard, I know someone who has overcome it.  

Fitness Karma

One of my all time favorite sayings is, "Fortune favors the bold."  I love it because it drives the point home that whatever you do, you should do it with passion and vigor.  Anything less will turn up less-than-stellar results.  I also like the phrase, "You reap what you sow."  This brings farming pictures to mind and the idea that hard work pays off. 

Either phrase alone makes me want to jump up and start doing stuff, but together ... it's a whole new ball game!

The I Want to Quit Zone Revisited

A while back, I wrote a blog post called "The I Want to Quit Zone" Somebody asked me recently how I came up with the term for the "I Want to Quit Zone."

I thought I'd share the story here on the blog.

If you've ever thought you couldn't do it ...

Drill Sergeant

Way back in my martial arts training days, if my coach saw something that we weren’t doing right, we’d have to do some sort of repetitious drill to perfect the technique.  In competitions, if we were having problems with a particular fighter, he’d analyze the fight, come up with a strategy, and drill it until we were ready to use it.  Whenever there was any kind of problem or deficiency, you can bet we were doing drills until an arm or a leg fell off. 

All of that repetition seemed cruel and unusual at the time, but when it came time to use what we were practicing, we were thankful for all the drill work.

Here he goes again ...

More great stuff from Will Smith. Pay particular attention to the section that starts at 3:01. When he starts talking about laying one brick perfectly instead of building a wall, think about approaching your workouts that way.