Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Warning:
The following blog is not for people who consider themselves politically correct or who can't laugh at themselves.
Leave now...you've been warned.
Had a client talking to me earlier about the fact that his daughter had "lost her spark' in life and was just sort of "going through the motions in everything she did. So what's the problem, I wonder; depression, drug addiction, money issues, relationship problems, bad luck, bad hair, bad breath, bad attitude...could be anything.
And while there's a slew of therapys and 12 step programs out there to help you find your inner child and become one with the universe, I would like to humbly submit my own take on "finding ones spark".
1. Get The Hell Out Of Bed
When you're excited in life and have goals you don't need an alarm clock because sleep is simply an obstacle in your way on your path to greatness. If you spend all of your time talking about success principles but aren't getting up with the sun, then that's all your doing...talking. But stop being mad at God when you lay in bed for another couple hours becoming even more gelatinous and then wonder why nobody's responding to your E-Harmony profile.
2. Do The Work
Hey Sparky, guess what? The sh*t you desire in life is not going to magically hurl itself on top of you while you're walking down the street, you're going to have to earn it with blood, sweat and tears, and the sooner you accept that, the better. Fact of the matter is, nobody WANTS to do the work, but it's not about LIKING it, it's about DOING it anyway. Stop saying you're going to TRY to make something happen and figure out what the f*ck you need to do to MAKE IT happen.
3. Be Your Own Champion
If you constantly rely on other people to motivate you to get your ass in the gym, or to do anything in life for that matter, you are simply giving away your personal power. Each and everyone of us has the power of 20 super novas and 10 nuclear power plants within us just waiting for us to flip the switch and say "Okay, b*tch, let's tear this sh*t UP!!
That mindset right there, by the way, is nothing more than a decision...a mindset that you cultivate and create and manifest. And you know the best way to do that? Well, I can tell you at least two good places to start with: By getting out of bed and doing the work!! It''s amazing how much more empowered and motivated you'll be when you finally quit flapping your lips and do some real work that you can feel proud of.
Alright, nuff said. Watch this f*cking amazing-ass video and then come in to the gym and lift heavy sh*t and yell and scream and set some new PR's so that we can all get on with our life.
WOD
Red Headed Step Child
20 Minute AMRAP
5 Deads 225/155
120 foot Bear Crawl With a Pushup Ladder Progression Ever 10 paces
Example: crawl 10 paces.do a pushup, crawl 10 more paces do 2 pushups, 10 more paces do 3 pushups. Comtinue in this manner, adding 1 pushup every 10 paces until you have made your way back to your deadlift bar. That's 1 round. Start each round with the pushup progression back at 1.
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