Workout out so I don’t die = Powerful Motivation
When I really decided to lose weight my motivation was so that I wouldn’t die. A couple weeks ago, I talked about why motivation is so important. Motivation is important in regards to your general health and mental sanity, it helps you stay on task. It acts as the fuel to get you from Point A to Point B. Take me for example, my motivation to lose weight, to go from 308 pounds to a current weight of 220ish was so that I wouldn't die. I saw a TV reporter on ESPN talking about how 60% of lineman in college or the...
Celebrate Success!
I am some pretty epic news! Axel broke his first board in Taekwondo the other day ;-). You should have seen him and all the other kids. They were super proud of themselves and they even got to take the broken boards home with them to show everyone. This made me think, “How often do we celebrate our own success?” Rarely if at all, which is pretty sad and depressing if you think about it. When we do accomplish something, that was hard or difficult, most of us dismiss it with the thought, “It wasn’t that hard. I should have down...
More isn’t better.
Today I am going to be busting the idea you need to spend hours a day working out to get results. So often we think more is better and that is not the case. Trust me, I made this mistake. This is a flawed idea and it goes right at the root of humanity. What I mean, is we as humans always think for whatever reason more is better. We think if we spend two hours in the gym, we will get twice as good as results if we normally go for an hour. Or we think 30 minutes is just...
What Movements Should I Do To Lose Weight?
The other day I talked about how you need to choose movements that are compound movements, which force you to active large muscle groups and even your stabilizer muscles like your core. The best movements are Squats, Lunges, Deadlifts, Presses, and Pulls. The mistake most people who want to lose weight make when they create their own program is that they focus on isolation movements (Curls, tricep extensions, leg curls, leg extensions, stuff like that). Today I am going to recommend that you also avoid using machines as a general rule. Machines aren’t bad necessarily, but they are GREATLY overused....
My plan listed below and after one day I went from 237.5 to 229.8.
I have a favor to ask from you ;-). I would like you to help keep me accountable. After the Super Bowl I weighed in at 237.5 pounds. That is about 15 lbs heavy for me lol. Plus, spring is around the corner so I need to start getting my beach body ready lol. Which means I am shooting for 215 lbs. I have my plan listed below and after one day I went from 237.5 to 229.8, which is mostly water weight and salt from the Super Bowl so don’t get to excited. I actually anticipate tomorrow I will...
What Kind Of Movements Are Best For Losing Weight?
Life can be hard enough without having to navigate through all the weight loss training jargon and misinformation. It makes me think of when I first learned to drive a car. There were a lot of things that I needed to learn and many obstacles and situations I need to be prepared for when I went on the road. The hardest one, at the beginning was learning to shift gears on a manual transmission. The hardest part about operating a manual transmission is starting from a dead stop...
Is Feeling The “Burn” Good or Bad?
Ok, so I am feeling like busting another myth so here we go. Myth number 2, “You have to feel the burn, if you aren’t, whatever you are doing isn’t working.” This is a half truth at best. While feeling the burn or “the pump” isn't necessarily a bad thing, it isn't the end-all either. When you feel the burn or “the pump” all that you're really feeling is lactic acid building up in your muscles. That doesn't necessarily mean you're getting a great workout. The truth of the matter, is to get a great workout you really need primarily one thing...