There’s times when the workload either at home or in the office hits a tipping point and something’s gotta give. In the perfect world you could always priorities training over everything else but this is not a perfect world It’s a world filled with distractions, some which are urgent and justify tapering your training to an absolute minimum. (more…)
Fitness world works in few different ways but the two most prominent are that either we get too caught up in trends and always look for the next thing to do to keep us excited. Or that we always stick to the same things “because that’s what we’ve always done.” Please let me elaborate: (more…)
Too often we focus on too many tasks when on the road to improve our health and fitness. We track the macro-nutrients ratios and nutrient timing, the tempo of each lift, the rest periods between the lifts and whether we should eat an omelette before or after the sun sets in the east. We like to focus on the cool stuff because it’s exciting. Sure, all these can play a part in a successful fitness program but none of them make any noticeable difference until you’ve taken care of the big rocks of your plan. (more…)
I spent the last weekend in Newcastle learning from the Postural Restoration Institute and had the Saturday night in the city by myself. I was free to roam the streets of a small town and cause a havoc. And as any man with a lots of time on his hands would do, I organized a date, with Me.
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All of us should have a definition of what we want out of our training plan, eating habits and the lifestyle that we’ve chosen. Your definition of fitness shouldn’t be influenced by what Marcus down the road holds important but what matters the most to you. Having the definition will do wonders for you goal setting and improve your odds of reaching those goals. (more…)
When we are higher than the 5th priority in our clients lives, we are doing something wrong – Steven “Coach Stevo” Ledbetter
The above quote gave me few thoughts that I want share so you can get the absolute best out of your approach to health and fitness. It also got me thinking what I can do better with my movement and habit coaching. Since I am someone who’s seen others as well as myself who’ve had fitness as a number one priority in life and the downside of it, I want to be sure that your training and eating will add positive energy, productivity, happiness and joy to your life. It shouldn’t be something that makes you as miserable as the kid who gets denied the fairy floss at the carnival. (more…)
Learn to look at things as a great opportunity rather than a pressure situation where you can make a mistake. – Jarmo Kekalainen (GM of Columbus Blue Jackets)
When you are facing a tough situation (or just any situation) and don’t believe that you can do it, you are blocking the road ahead. Or at least making the road a lot harder to travel than it has to be. Mindset that we hold plays a huge, and often ignored part in being able to achieve goals not only in training but in life. (more…)
How many times in the past have you gotten excited about starting a new exercise routine, diet plan, planned a daily time for mediation or set in motion some other mind-bending and body-transforming activity? And how many times have you stopped before things even properly took off? (more…)
Most of us have a tendency to spend at least some parts of our days worrying and stressing about situations that are beyond our control. And while doing so we waste time dwelling in unnecessary negativity that affects our health and how we interact with people around us. (more…)
Once every few months, I go through all my notes I’ve written down and do a roundup post of what has been going through my head. Thoughts and quotes from books and actions that I’ve found helpful. It gives me the opportunity to reflect back before starting taking notes again on a “clean slate”. (more…)