Thought I was talking about food didn't you? Seriously why
would I do that to you after just having the biggest feast of the year? Damn
you guys need to pay attention. What I’am going to talk about is creating
recipes for workouts, finding those little things that can help build your body
like you were cooking an incredible meal.
It’s
important to pick the right ingredients to create something great and exciting.
You don’t always know how to find those ingredients so what do you do,
experiment. Find the best exercises for you that will give you a run for your
money and have you begging for more or you've had enough. To me creating
workouts is a lot more fun than looking at someone else’s. Think of it this
way, would you rather have crappy Taco Bell or would you like to make your own
kick ass tacos with the things you put into it? That’s what a lot of the muscle
magazines and other types of training the fitness industry offers, it looks
awesome advertised but in the end it’s just going to make you sick and not want
to exercise. Build your own set of exercises you learned and see how they work
for you and your goals.
Sometimes
every once in a while you want to spice things up. You want to add that extra
kick that’ll get right in the heat of your training. I like to work on legs and
grip these days because it gets me fired up and I just love challenging those
exercises, every now and then my mix of those methods can get a little stale so
I’ll add in a couple things like some flexibility work or move around like an
animal in the wild just having a good ole time. Sometimes spicy even just a
touch can make all the difference just like in your food; even just a hint of
something will make it taste completely different than usual.
Now I know
what you’re thinking “dude you have been talking about food so why would you
compare workouts with food?” Good question, yes I didn't want you to think
about food but at the same time food & exercise go together like a horse
and carriage, the carriage isn't going to pull itself now is it? The ultimate
ingredient for having a great workout isn't always what you came up with,
there’s only one that is missing that most people don’t put into and it gives
them that extra push, that will to keep going and that’s your determination,
add that in with everything else and see how far you go. Without it you’re just
having random mixes and you don’t have the right idea how to turn it into
something incredible.
Create what
you want, find your own recipe and experiment with it. It’s not always going to
come out good but once you find the right ingredients it’ll be the best
workouts you've ever had and it’s organic and full of freedom. Don’t copy
someone else’s ingredients otherwise you’re just second guessing yourself and
don’t have the will power to say “What can I do with this and how can make it
be just as good if not better?” Be yourself and turn into a mighty chef of
fitness. Get to it and have fun.
