Catching up on emails, answering questions on the Blauer Tactical blog (different than this blog) essentially having a mellow AM with my laptop some Java.
As many of you know my Facebook pages gets a lot of traffic, especially my food postings (culinary choices on the road).
But from time to time I get a chat message that turns into an
interesting dialog. This AM I had that very experience and wanted to
share the thread with you. *I've removed the link to the individuals name for privacy purposes
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how r u tony?
10:34am Tony
good you
10:34am
fantastic thanks god
sorry for english
10:35am Tony
no problem
10:35am
can i ask u couple things?
10:35am Tony
sure
10:36am
first of all as a busy men how much time do u have now...?:-)
10:36am Tony
a few minutes been typing for too long as it is...sunday a, gotta pack leaving tomorrow ;_)
10:37am
im out of cardio over weight where or what start training?
10:38am Tony
where do you start??
10:39am
yes
im doing little bit martial arts and biking on road
10:39am Tony
you
ready for the truth?? well, look down at the floor, see your feet? Now look
up look in a mirror, then tell yourself, I'm starting here & now!
there's no secret to getting in shape
eat well, exercise and rest
that's the secret. everyone makes it so complicated
10:40am
hahaha
i give u example
10:40am Tony
it depends on what you want from fitness
if you want to feel good and look good you don't need to do a lot. If its performance based then there's a lot more to it
10:41am
my coach tell me and rest of team do a lot of belly push ups? that the name in english?
but i read that this drill is bad for your back and no good use of time...
10:42am Tony
not sure. we just say push up, do yo mean burpee? like a sprawl,push up jump
you need to be in shape and you need to watch your back
...for any exercise
10:43am
lay on your back bend knees up hand behind head and bend head to the knee more or less
10:45am Tony
hmmm
not sure. go to www.crossfit.com study the exercises,
get their journal for $25 for the year. Find a crossfit coach and start
training, that's for performance fitness. Like anything listen to your
body, make sure you're warmed up and stretch before & after.
10:46am
cool thanks men can we talk later on?
take care friend safe travel
10:46am Tony
sometimes I have time, not usually this long. The best thing is to post on line
go to the PDR group and that way many experts can chime in
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56710041878
10:47am
tx man for everything
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That short chat spawned this blog. What's the message?
The mind navigates the body. Make the decision to change your 'who,
what, how & when' and it'll all start right then & there.
The
wild card of course is process. Why do you want to train? From
performance to vanity there's a workout for each goal. :-) The clearer you
are with the ' desired outcome', the clearer the strategy.
Here's an example of my personal 'Fitness Hierarchy'
1. Psychological
I
train for a variety reasons, but the most important one is
'psychological'. There's a direct correlate between my ability to
focus on my family and my business and how hard I work out and how
often I train. Training hard makes me mentally tougher.
2. Emotional
I am more more relaxed and therefore enjoy life when I'm in better shape.
3. Physical
This
is the no-brainer and I'm not going to list out reasons for why not
being out of breath when you walk up some stairs or need to jog 50
yards to make an appointment is important (If I need to share that you
probably didn't even read this far).
4. Performance
I'm
required to do short explosive demos a few times a month. My training
must support that requirement. If you're a professional athlete you
need skills and the fitness to support your sport. (Same if you're
recreational, but to a lesser degree). Police officer or soldier?
You're warrior athletes and while your events are less predictable, they
need to be looked at like 'events' & you need to train hard and to win! You need the conditioning to support the confrontation - a whistle or buzzer doesn't end your game! (Think
back not to far in MMA when skilled martial artists with little
understanding of proper conditioning fought. What did you get? Not
much. Ya they had skill, but the pressure, fear, tension and anaerobic
requirements made them gas).
Back in the day, I used to teach 6-7 days a week, all group classes and all the
privates. My personal skill development
was never a factor. My profession addressed,
nurtured and developed #'s 1-4. And I did that for 20 years! Now that I'm more
involved in team building, consulting, design, programing etc., its easy to skip
workouts. (e.g.: I have a fully equipped garage gym that rivals any Crossfit box, my facility
in Virginia Beach, Va is 28,000 feet with 16,000 feet of training area
(including bags, cage, mats, fight/shoot house & an entire Crossfit facility
built in - and believe it or not, there are days I will walk through my garage to the car,
drive to the office and never do a squat or hit a bag).
How do I make sure I work out? Because I know 'Why'.
The only way I
will train regularly is if I plan it in my day/week/month/life. It needs to be a
fixture and focus like eating and sleeping. The point is if you don't
have goals and the requisite map with directions to get
there, you might not ever get there. Set the goal. And its good if the
goal makes you nervous (can I really do that?), this will engender a
little fear and therefore 'fear management'. At the same time make
sure its also realistic, i.e. you see the outcome and the path. Then,
generate a map that will help you start and more
importantly complete your journey.
Tony
Recommended viewing/reading
SPEAR SYSTEM videos on Crossfit
Free CrossFit Journal/Intro
This chart if from our SPEAR System & PDR training, its designed to show how we all make decisions and where we get locked up. It's also a good mental MAP to help you set any goal. Hope it helps.
Tony
