A lot of people spin their wheels with their discipline doing all this work to get better at something, only to take time off and lose the tip of the iceberg they worked so hard to capture. And then they come back thinking they're suppose to still be at their best but they're not. Two things usually happen at this point: 1) they push to far to soon and get injured, or 2) they get frustrated and die in stagnation. Either way they'll usually come up with a lot of bullshit excuses as to why they're not getting better, or god forbid why they're WORSE, never admitting they suck because they got lazy. They took their abilities for granted. The body works on a use it or lose it mentality. If it doesn't have a reason to keep something around, then you best believe its going to let that ability atrophy. You want a good example, look at the average child vs adult. Kids are highly mobile, they're also moving all over the place. Mobility/Ability dwindles from lack of use. You let yourself slow down. This blog post isn't for the person happy with where they're at, its for the person who wants to keep moving forward. Its for the person who wants to truly see where their potential lies; the person who's only direction is up and forward. While I'm at it, on a side note I'd say 90% of obesity has to do with the fact as you grew up, you let food become more exciting to you than play. Remember when you were a kid and your mom had to remind you to come home to eat?....Get back to that; That's your weightloss secret.
Minimums. Minimums keep you on the road, they keep you hopeful. They keep you from regressing. Always coming in hopeful that today will be the day you get better, but if not, at least staying the course and not getting worse. Let's face it, some days its just not happening; Go in, hit your minimums, and get out. Other days you'll come in, you'll know you have to lift at least this much, hold a pose at least this long, run a routine x amount of times but coming close to the end you realize you have a lot more in you!....THIS is where you buckle yourself in, lay down on that accelerator, rip that stick shift and hold on for dear life. This is where you grow. All the other days you're just putting in the time, hitting those minimums, letting the body know you haven't gone anywhere. Meanwhile you're that cat in the wilderness...hiding in the brush, waiting for your moment to pounce. Whether you're a gymnast, a weightlifter, a dancer, a musician, or what not...create daily and weekly minimums. Create work that must be hit regardless. Don't be crazy ambitious with it, but make it something that you can still always walk away knowing you put in an honorable amount of work. And as you do get stronger behind the scenes, these minimums will eventually go up. Be cautious when you set the new minimums knowing that once they're set, its written in blood. They MUST BE MADE. As you go along you'll also notice that what once was a good day for you, its now just a new minimum. This is good progression. Aim for the moon each day, but if you miss...make sure you shoot the day's necessary stars.
Minimums. Minimums keep you on the road, they keep you hopeful. They keep you from regressing. Always coming in hopeful that today will be the day you get better, but if not, at least staying the course and not getting worse. Let's face it, some days its just not happening; Go in, hit your minimums, and get out. Other days you'll come in, you'll know you have to lift at least this much, hold a pose at least this long, run a routine x amount of times but coming close to the end you realize you have a lot more in you!....THIS is where you buckle yourself in, lay down on that accelerator, rip that stick shift and hold on for dear life. This is where you grow. All the other days you're just putting in the time, hitting those minimums, letting the body know you haven't gone anywhere. Meanwhile you're that cat in the wilderness...hiding in the brush, waiting for your moment to pounce. Whether you're a gymnast, a weightlifter, a dancer, a musician, or what not...create daily and weekly minimums. Create work that must be hit regardless. Don't be crazy ambitious with it, but make it something that you can still always walk away knowing you put in an honorable amount of work. And as you do get stronger behind the scenes, these minimums will eventually go up. Be cautious when you set the new minimums knowing that once they're set, its written in blood. They MUST BE MADE. As you go along you'll also notice that what once was a good day for you, its now just a new minimum. This is good progression. Aim for the moon each day, but if you miss...make sure you shoot the day's necessary stars.
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