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In the words of my good friend Bruno Mars:
"Today My Life Begins"
Friday, 23 March 2012
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Am I Ready To Fail?
In the spirit of St. Patrick's day I thought I would offer some (brief) friendly advice on something us Irish folks all seem to have in common.
"OKAY! Pump those breaks on that Lucky Charm-mobile over there laddie! How is 'Rason' an Irish surname?"
I may be a Rason on me pops' side, but a Spratt on me mums. Oh! And "Laddie" is something the Scotts say, not the Irish! Now if I'm not mistaken, you read with your eyes and not with your lips… "Laddie" (meant to be read in your best Irish accent).
Luck is something people depend on when they doubt their capabilities. Where ever you find doubt, you WILL find failure. Once you find failure, you'll find growth. So the next time someone wishes you "Good Luck", be sure to ask yourself;
Until you are able to answer that question with a confident YES, you will never grow to your full potential. So in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I challenge you to get out there, feel the fear of failure and capture your success! No one deserves it more than YOU!
Because in the words of my good friend Thomas Jefferson:
"OKAY! Pump those breaks on that Lucky Charm-mobile over there laddie! How is 'Rason' an Irish surname?"
I may be a Rason on me pops' side, but a Spratt on me mums. Oh! And "Laddie" is something the Scotts say, not the Irish! Now if I'm not mistaken, you read with your eyes and not with your lips… "Laddie" (meant to be read in your best Irish accent).
Luck is something people depend on when they doubt their capabilities. Where ever you find doubt, you WILL find failure. Once you find failure, you'll find growth. So the next time someone wishes you "Good Luck", be sure to ask yourself;
"Am I Ready To Fail?"
Until you are able to answer that question with a confident YES, you will never grow to your full potential. So in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I challenge you to get out there, feel the fear of failure and capture your success! No one deserves it more than YOU!
Because in the words of my good friend Thomas Jefferson:
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have"
(also, meant to be read in your best Irish accent)
Friday, 2 March 2012
March; The Month of Quitters
Welcome to March folks, the month of quitters!
"Well that sounds positive, how the hell are you still employed with an attitude like that?!?!"
Easy. I work for myself!
Getting back to the topic at hand, positivity and honesty (unfortunately) don’t always see eye to eye.
The truth is, it's during the month of March when gym attendances slowly begin to decrease. People get a case of the lazies over March Break and fall completely off the wagon. Now, for a "gymrat" they cannot wait for the resolutioners to clear out of the gym so they may resume with their normal workout routines without any distractions. However, it's those same resolutioners that keep trainers like me (pleasantly) employed!
I want to see and hear about all your success stories, and the only way that can happen is if you STICK WITH IT!!! With that in mind, I've come up with the following tips to help keep you on the right track:
1. Don't Listen to Any Friends Who Think they’re a Trainer. Trust me you’re one “Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes” song away from knowing just as much about kinesiology as they do. Unless they are certified, have legitimate credentials and/ or experience training people, don’t even bother wasting you’re time.
2. Find Someone You Trust. You're going to need encouragement in the beginning. Someone to share your goals (and accomplishments) with without criticism or "I Told You So’s". If you need someone, I know a good guy.
3. Find Faith in a Lucky Charm. No, this is not an endorsement for the sugary cereal. Ask anyone of us Fitness Freaks and we all have ONE THING we hate going to the gym without. Whether it’s an iPod, straps or even your trainer, do yourself a favour and find faith in a good luck charm.
4. Go To The Gym! Even if you don’t want to, I promise those workouts you push yourself through will always be your best ones.
5. Invest in positive thinking. Whether you believe it or not, positive thoughts attract positive results!
6. Stay off the Scale! Muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of bricks weighs the same as a pound of pillows, the only difference is the size of space required to hold each item. The same logic can be applied to fat VS muscle. Muscle takes up less space in the body than fat; as you gain lean muscle, you’ll lose inches, but the scale may stay the same.
7. Motivate Yourself! Find pictures/ sayings/ items that will remind you of why you want this and put them in places that you are forced to see EVERYDAY. Will Sasso of Mad TV has successfully lost a significant amount of weight and currently has a picture of himself (at his heaviest) in a frame - inside his refrigerator - to remind himself of all he’s accomplished.
8. Invest in a Meal Plan. If reaching your goals was a course you were taking in school, it would be broken down into 5 sections: Workouts, Sleep, Diet & Nutrition, Supplementation, and Genetics. Now let’s say you lucked out and got a really nice teacher who wants to see you succeed, so they decide to give you a hint on how to pass the final exam of the course thus, allowing you to reach your goals. The teacher’s only hint is that 80% of the exam on "How to Reach Your Goals" is biased on the Diet & Nutrition section. Knowing that, would you still waste all of your time studying the Workouts and Supplementation sections?
“Depends on how bad I want to pass the test”
So in the words of my good friend Gandhi:
“The most dangerous and lethal weapon of them all is a kitchen fork”
"Well that sounds positive, how the hell are you still employed with an attitude like that?!?!"
Easy. I work for myself!
Getting back to the topic at hand, positivity and honesty (unfortunately) don’t always see eye to eye.
The truth is, it's during the month of March when gym attendances slowly begin to decrease. People get a case of the lazies over March Break and fall completely off the wagon. Now, for a "gymrat" they cannot wait for the resolutioners to clear out of the gym so they may resume with their normal workout routines without any distractions. However, it's those same resolutioners that keep trainers like me (pleasantly) employed!
I want to see and hear about all your success stories, and the only way that can happen is if you STICK WITH IT!!! With that in mind, I've come up with the following tips to help keep you on the right track:
1. Don't Listen to Any Friends Who Think they’re a Trainer. Trust me you’re one “Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes” song away from knowing just as much about kinesiology as they do. Unless they are certified, have legitimate credentials and/ or experience training people, don’t even bother wasting you’re time.
2. Find Someone You Trust. You're going to need encouragement in the beginning. Someone to share your goals (and accomplishments) with without criticism or "I Told You So’s". If you need someone, I know a good guy.
3. Find Faith in a Lucky Charm. No, this is not an endorsement for the sugary cereal. Ask anyone of us Fitness Freaks and we all have ONE THING we hate going to the gym without. Whether it’s an iPod, straps or even your trainer, do yourself a favour and find faith in a good luck charm.
4. Go To The Gym! Even if you don’t want to, I promise those workouts you push yourself through will always be your best ones.
5. Invest in positive thinking. Whether you believe it or not, positive thoughts attract positive results!
6. Stay off the Scale! Muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of bricks weighs the same as a pound of pillows, the only difference is the size of space required to hold each item. The same logic can be applied to fat VS muscle. Muscle takes up less space in the body than fat; as you gain lean muscle, you’ll lose inches, but the scale may stay the same.
7. Motivate Yourself! Find pictures/ sayings/ items that will remind you of why you want this and put them in places that you are forced to see EVERYDAY. Will Sasso of Mad TV has successfully lost a significant amount of weight and currently has a picture of himself (at his heaviest) in a frame - inside his refrigerator - to remind himself of all he’s accomplished.
8. Invest in a Meal Plan. If reaching your goals was a course you were taking in school, it would be broken down into 5 sections: Workouts, Sleep, Diet & Nutrition, Supplementation, and Genetics. Now let’s say you lucked out and got a really nice teacher who wants to see you succeed, so they decide to give you a hint on how to pass the final exam of the course thus, allowing you to reach your goals. The teacher’s only hint is that 80% of the exam on "How to Reach Your Goals" is biased on the Diet & Nutrition section. Knowing that, would you still waste all of your time studying the Workouts and Supplementation sections?
“Depends on how bad I want to pass the test”
Exactly!
So in the words of my good friend Gandhi:
“The most dangerous and lethal weapon of them all is a kitchen fork”
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