Hope everyone had a great Christmas and had tons of fun,
food and love from relatives and friends. To me this was one of the best
holidays yet; got to spend time with the people I love and spend time with the
most kick ass friends. The holidays is not always about finding gifts for the
kids or getting something you've been wanting all year, it’s about connecting
and giving back to the people in your life that gives a beautiful meaning. Now
that it’s over and the New Year is just a couple days away, it’s time to
reflect and build new chapters, learn different things.
A common
thread of the New Year is what people call Resolutions or better yet, change or
create something huge that will only last you less than 2 weeks. To me, Resolutions
is complete bullshit. In the fitness world, most really put it out there and
believe just because they can jump into something it’s going to stick with them
like going to Crossfit when you haven’t even done any technique yet nor do
Insanity/P90X workouts instead of building up and progressing. I like to look
at it as New Years Goals. Start small, if you’re new to exercise for example, do
little things here and there. Start at 1 min. of exercise and build up to it,
find exercises you’re interested in and have fun with them. Too many people
want to jump in and try to lose 20 pounds like it was that easy.
It’s about
progressing and building a mindset where it’s not a punishment, it’s an
adventure and exciting with knowing how to set your limits and challenges. When
people jump into advanced type training, it’s exciting that they get to do all
these cool things but when they actually do them, it will hit them like a
strike of lightning and they’ll realize how crazy it is and that it can cause
pain or even worse an injury. Think of it this way, in math would you jump from
arithmetic to calculus just like that? No, you need to go through certain
steps, like climbing a ladder; you don’t just climb 4-5 steps at once, its one
thing at a time. It’s the little things that create the biggest gains. Sure
it’s fun to be hardcore but you got to earn it and experience a small struggle
to get to where you want to go.
For some,
exercise may not always be a priority, you might want to add something to your
business as a goal, make little changes in your household and find what you can
improve on as a family. I have a few goals but it’s important for me to not
jinx them, I’ll tell you this though; A goal of mine is to save money and buy
an Epic Sledgehammer because as an athlete and a Physical Culturist, I’m always
looking for ways to improve my body by conditioning it in different ways using
something heavy or light or even just my own bodyweight. I find things that
interest me and create new ways to have fun with those interests, it keeps my
mind sharp and it helps me focus on what I want. Another would be to increase
my intuitive powers through meditation and being aware of what’s around me by
feel and more.
You may not
get any of my goals and nor will I mostly get yours but one thing is for
certain and that we strive to be better at certain things in our lives and it
could mean anything. Make this New Year your bitch, take it one day at a time
and before you know, you will have accomplished something you've never one
before. Find things that interest you, experiment, have fun and don’t be afraid
to challenge yourself.
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