I don’t work out because I’m in a good mood.
I’m in a good mood because I work out.
When we’re in a rut, moving our bodies help the positive energy start to flow.
Move to enhance your mood.
Don’t wait for the motivation, create it.
If we believe in something, we should express it, share it, and put it out into the universe.
Nothing may come of it or it might turn out to be the most glorious breakthrough ever.
We won’t know until we try.
Sometimes just knowing one way or another might be good enough motivation to get us started.
Seeing the mile marker in the distance as we crest over the hill can be just the motivation we need to give us the extra pep in our step to keep moving.
That’s why we should consider shorter term goals to drive us forward instead of these large arduous massive ones years in the distance.
Growing up, when we’d have limited numbers of players for baseball, we’d put a “ghostie” on base to act as a runner.
That same mentality can be used when we are trying to push ourselves harder and farther than we ever have before. We are competing against ourselves. Against a person who we know really well. We know their weaknesses, their shortcomings, their fears.
If you sit on a beach long enough you notice the water levels rise and fall, waves crash into the land, and the wind swirls around. It’s never the same but it’s always in unison.
The hardest time to start something is tomorrow. It appears easier to plan for it and then go full steam ahead but it doesn’t always work out that way. Something foils the well-laid plan and usually, it is ourselves.
Month 5 of my Dozen Months of Discovery is finishing up today and my challenge for this month was to write one blog article a day for the entire month of May, 31 days to be exact. As I write this post, this will be my final one of the month and I thought to share a few things I’ve learned throughout the month.
You can read a lot of articles and listen to many videos touting that motivation only lasts for a period of time and you have to develop the right habits to sustain consistency long term through an obsession to continue to put in the hard work. I don’t disagree at all.
I believe anyone that ever wants to accomplish great things has a “chip on their shoulder”. I don’t see how you can’t in such a competitive world we live in. We all get slighted or past over from time to time and that should motivate anyone I would think. It definitely motivates me.
We all need an “Accountability Mirror” to look ourselves straight in the face and force us to deal with our shit, whatever that happens to be at the time.
That mirror for me happens to be my bathroom mirror. I get to glance in it many times a day and it offers up a lot of brutal honesty especially when I’m down on myself.
2018 has been an incredible year for my health and fitness and I couldn’t have done it without the help of CrossFit. The goals I
Now that I’ve gone to write these CrossFit posts once a month it’s giving me a chance to sit back and reflect a bit more
I had been dogging it on my CrossFit journey posts lately due to some personal challenges on this end and only getting to the gym
This past week was a short week due to Hurricane Florence ripping through North Carolina and that brought about cancelled/postponed classes. However, it did teach
Well, this weeks post spilled over by a day as I wanted to share a quick story that was a big accomplishment for me. It
Anyone that strives for anything needs motivation. That is certainly a blanket statement but it is important to remember. Motivation, the cousin of Momentum, can
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Over the last several weeks I have started to think about different aspects of fitness and how they all work together and will certainly get
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This week was a big learning week for me and it made me reflect on the last 6 months and this CrossFit journey I am
Week 27 of my journey saw me only hit 2 days at the gym (Monday and Sunday) due to a work event most of the
I cannot believe 6 months of CrossFit is already in the books. Incredible! Each week has been it’s own special challenge but I wanted to
Had some great workouts this past week but thought I’d take an opportunity just to mention the importance of listening to your body, especially when
Had another great week of killer workouts but this week I’m going to focus on nutrition as it has been a big key for me
Well – the 12 week Strength Training Program came and went and it was an incredible ride of learning, pushing, and grinding until the end.
This was our final week of the 12-Week Strength Training Program and my first week back from a 10-day vacation – See Results here –
Well, after 20 weeks of CrossFit I finally took a long break and relaxed for the past 9 days. Besides a ton of walking (which
Heading into the final stretch of our strength training program and had a short week this week due to a family vacation. Two big “Aha”
Well we are in the home stretch of our 12-week strength training program and maybe it was the light week that helped from last week
A much needed “Deload” week during this 12-week strength program but unfortunately when we deload we throw in a ton of endurance so I saw
After completing “The Murph” on Monday, this week became a tad lighter due to some personal commitments as well as I was very very very
Week 16 was a phenomenal week with many great achievements and I completely annihilated any past records on number of Squats I did this week,
After a week of “Deload” and a “lighter” week we got back to things and didn’t skip a beat. This week was intense and I
We are now 1/3rd of the way through the 12-week strength building program and Week 4 was our “Deload” week although it was anything from
As we turned into week 3 of this strength building program I was eager to push my limits and continue building muscle and strength in
We are now in the thick of things with this 12-week progression to build a ton of strength in core movements of the Back Squat,
Collectively as a CrossFit Gym we are embarking on a 12-week strength building program and this was Week 1. We are ramping up for 3
Week 10 was a test week to get ready for a 12-week training program we are doing as an entire facility. We wanted to test
Week 9 was a leg burner all week! I was surprised with myself for pushing through a front squat workout and hitting my 3 rep
Week 8 got me back in the swing of things after a light week 7. 5 Days of intensity capped by a brutal but rewarding
Week 7 was a short week for me based on travel to Tennessee later in the week. (Unfortunately, I didn’t get to go to Mayhem
Week 6 was a light week for me in regards to number of workouts I was able to attend due to several conflicts especially the
Week 5 was one for the ages! I was gassed most of the week and had to conjure up some extra mojo to get through
One month down and I am starting to get in the groove…as well as turn up the volume a bit on my workouts! Another 5
Week 3 started to get me in my groove. I attended 5 classes throughout the week and became much more comfortable with the surroundings and
Week 2 was fun. For 2 reasons. First, I now have a firm understanding of many of the moves that I need to be performing
One week down! What an incredible week it was. A lot of emotions on many ends. Couple things I learned in my first week. Pace
After many years of different fitness routines, working out at gyms and at home, and doing everything from heavy lifting to cardio, I decided to