IYKYK. God I love that movie. Watched it yesterday just to get a good laugh in cause why the hell not? It's still a favorite ever since I was 9 years old. Mel Brooks is a fucking legend and to still be here at 99 is awesome.
That's the thing about life man, we need to laugh, feel good and have a blast because it gives us hope. Doing what we can to laugh cause in the words of Roger Rabbit "Sometimes in life, it's the only weapon we have".
I had a great time at the park sometime after watching the movie and getting in those 500 Reps with the Dopa Band. Even tried out a new exercise for myself that hit the Core. I'll be filming it soon so you can get an idea on it. For a Post Workout session, thought I'd get some filming in and although it took a bit of work to find decent angles with the Tripod, think it turned out ok. Tested out some waves, the propeller and a couple sprints. One included starting on the ground and popping up into a sprint, then a quick Bear Crawl.
Having an imagination is a beautiful thing, you find creative ways to do things and think outside the box. It makes the time go by fast and you discover some aspects of training that may be interesting to others. Hell, even got a great comment on the video that made my day. I love giving people that joy and something to look forward to. That's the true reality of fitness, not beating people down and verbally abusing them to get them into shape, it's encouragement and showing that you don't need to be a drill sergeant or some lame poor excuse of a fitness "expert" telling you you're a loser if you don't follow his method. I'll let you in on a little secret, guys like that aren't very original, they're small, broken, chooses to make their pain everyone else's problem, they easily get pissed off and overcompensate for their insecurities. They're not that strong either and talk like the Peanuts Teacher, just blabbering.
Getting in shape is never a bad thing, but you don't have to be extreme about it. You don't need to go so hard and think that's the only way to get results. Always leave gas in the tank. Building strength takes time, work and things may not always go the way you planned. Train for what you can do long term, not push to the brink of looking like the walking dead and think you can keep doing that for next 20-30 years. I have pushed myself quite a bit especially lately but I always walk away knowing that I did what I could in those moments and know I could do a little more but save that energy for another time.
Conditioning is your greatest asset because it gives you a sense of purpose of being able to go when times are tough. Think of it from a wrestler's perspective: If you get tired within less than a few minutes or even seconds, you're a goner by being pinned easily, practically dead giving up an arm or an ankle for a submission or even knocked out from a slam. It's part of life too; getting tired quick can lead to injuries on the job, not be able to defend yourself when it counts or defend somebody else, being able to play with your kids or grandkids or even be able to chop and haul firewood to a campsite if that's a thing you do.
Do what you can, progress with technique, control and breathe with great focus. Training to last takes patience and practice but it's worth having those reserves when they're needed in whatever you do. Want more ideas on what you can do to last.....Do some awesome bodyweight training and may I recommend circuits that you can learn from Darebee.com. A full fledged FREE website with all sorts of programs, workouts, guides and more. You can't beat that. If you want to amp it up and want to broaden your horizons, get some Dopa Bands at Dopamineo.com. Use my code POWERANDMIGHT and use the same bands that have made Olympic Athletes, MMA Fighters & World Champions the stuff of legends in their chosen field. Men, Women, Children, all are welcome to use these bad boys to get in the kind of shape that turns heads, have jaws drop and have the type of condition and durability that seems surreal.
Be amazingly awesome and keep at it. You got this and I believe in you.
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