A few weeks ago I sent a question out to my email list (HINT – if you haven’t signed up yet, subscribe on the right!) asking what topics they had questions about and wanted to see more blog posts on. Several great questions and suggestions came back. One that was repeated often was the question of motivation – “How do I motivate myself to train more? How do you motivate yourself?”
Here’s my answer to both questions.
“All-round sports training must include the capability of coping with unexpected and sub-optimal conditions”– Mel Siff, PHD author of Supertraining
In a recent post, Are You Practicing Wrong, I covered why I think the idea of “perfect practice” is utter nonsense when it comes to training yourself how to improve at pretty much any skill. In this post, I’d like to take it a step further and talk about how crucial Imperfect Training is to your overall development as a warrior. Continue reading
Whenever I meet with a potential new client at the gym, I always ask them 3 basic questions: Why are you here? What are your goals? What is it about yourself that you want to change/improve? Invariably, they all say some semblance of the same thing…
“I want to lose x number of pounds”,
“I want to be healthier.”,
“My doctor wants me to lose weight.”,
“I need to get in shape”,
“I just want to tone.” (whatever that means!) Continue reading
This first one is an essential principle. If you can wrap your head around this one, the rest is easy (well, easier, anyway). The basic premise is simple: you cannot control what happens to you. The only thing you can ever control is YOUR reaction to it. See my post on Where Do You Locate Your Control for more on this topic. Continue reading
You need to get back to the gym. You know it. I know it. The question is, why aren’t you doing it?
You know you should workout. You know you should upgrade your nutrition. You know you should do more to support an active healthy lifestyle. You know you should hire a trainer. You know you should sign up for that yoga class. But you don’t. Why not?
You are, as Tony Robbins would say, should-ing all over yourself.
Here’s a list of 7 strategies to help you get it together and turn that should into a must! Continue reading
Mix eggs, banana, vanilla, and maple syrup in a bowl. Melt organic butter or coconut oil in skillet. Add mixture to skillet and cook. Pour “oatmeal” into a bowl and top with cinnamon, coconut, nuts, and berries(s) of your choice. Enjoy!
You can find more awesome tasting, easy to prepare Paleo Recipes here <<===
Make sure you read the highly controversial Part 1,Weakest Direction Theory is BS, before moving on to part 2 below…
I love martial arts. I love everything about it. I love training martial arts, practicing martial arts, teaching martial arts. I love reading martial arts history, philosophy, even martial arts fiction. I love talking about martial arts. I love writing about martial arts. Are you getting the picture yet? Have I pre-framed this well enough for you? Continue reading
