No such thing as perfect

Over the past year I have read my fair share of books and talked with some very knowledgeable people on the subject of training programs. The knowledge I have gained has opened my eyes to the vast freedom of training.

For far too long I have over complicated my ideas on training; always searching for that "perfect" program, one that has never been found or created ( sounds like Indiana Jones or something). Well after all the countless hours I spent dreaming over this ideal program, I was hit in the head with the phrase " everything works" quoted by Dan John. This couldn't be true, I thought.  I was destined to find this special program and it was going to work forever. NOT! It all comes down to staying ahead of your body.  It doesn't want to get bigger muscles or lose the pudge around you midsection; it wants to stay safe, just how it is. But you have to trick your body once it adapts so you can keep making progress towards your goal. There are many ways to do this such as, increase the training weight, density style training which is more work in less time, adding sets or more volume in your workouts, and the list can keep going on and on. The idea is to change it up often and not let your body get into the same old, boring routine.  Every 4-6 weeks is a good marker.

 So was all my time wasted?  Not at all in my opinion. I just didn't want to believe it could be that easy. I thought I need to find the Holy Grail, when in reality all I had to do was try something for 6 weeks and move on. I mean honestly give a program 100% of my commitment and I would most likely see some type of results. If you’re always program hoping or mixing this with that you will never find out what truly works or what is wasting your time.

Stick to the basic human movements, another gem from Dan John. These movements are Push, Pull, Hinge, Squat, Carry, and some type of ground work like the Get-up. You hit these basic movements a few times a week while varying the intensity, add some weekly walking, I bet you will see results. Not only will you see great results, but your movement will be a lot better than when you started. It is really that simple, there are no magic tricks. Just hard work. 

Here goes nothing

     It has been a long time since I have blogged, But lately I have been trying to write more and get helpful information out to people. Facebook posts are great, but I want to go further with my ideas and give more information to back up my beliefs. I enjoy constructive criticism so feel free to give any advice you man have.

        I am going to dive right into it today with, What is a healthy lifestyle?  There is so much information at your fingertips at any point in the day it can be very overwhelming. There is fitness apps that can pretty much get you a six pack and amazing glutes ( I haven't found one yet but still looking) but you get the idea, The technology we have can be a blessing but also a curse. Today one person is telling you Paleo is the only way to survive, Carbohydrates are terrible and you will never be thin if you enjoy that bowl of oatmeal! I went a little to far but sometimes I read stuff that's close to that. Tomorrow guess what, If you don't eat for your blood type, It's game over and your body will stop working and you will shrivel up and expire. I am not trying to say I no everything, and  I understand its very frustrating especially when your just starting out. So my advice to you would be strive to make little changes, examples such as, only drink water or other non calorie beverages, only treat yourself after you achieve one of your goals, limit alcohol ( this is tough considering I love craft beer) but its not going to help me achieve my goal, Its going to make the process longer and I'm going to have to work a lot harder just to enjoy those few beers. Just make small changes over a period of time, If you try to change everything at once you will most likely fail. Its in the facts, One change and you have about an 80% chance of sticking to it, Two changes and its more like 50%, And three or more its 30% or below and failing sucks so just try one thing at a time, Make it a habit and then try adding another. This will help the habits stick and you achieve a healthier lifestyle. Enjoy the process, whats the rush, One step in the right direction today, Is closer to your goal than you were the day before.


Hope this helps