Inspiration

Found a lot of inspiring video clips on the UBBT site. I spent a couple hours clicking on various links so I am not sure if I could even find them all again but I remember coming away very inspired on what others are doing and respect for the many hours of training behind  the forms and techniques.  Looking forward to putting this inspiration into action in my own training.

It has been a good week.

Completed week 11 of the body for life program and  have reached what I had targeted for weight loss at the end of the 12 th week so I am happy with that. I have also achieved my personal best in consecutive pushups and distance running. 

Our business location moved this weekend and it has messed up my noon work out routine so I have to change it up to early mornings to get it in. After the test run this morning it actually is better and I get it all done first thing. If your behind on pushups the early morning workout gives opportunity to get some extra ones.

Until next week

Randy Shipalesky

What energizes you?

Had a few challenges in the last couple weeks having to do with breaking with routine. Having consistent workouts during lunch hour was working well until I had to go out of town for business. Although able to get a partial workout, it was not the same. After a couple days with the break in routine and not working out consistently I could see where it would not be hard to fall back into old habits. With that not being an option I reverted back to what had worked before to re-energize myself and that was running.  With the ups and downs of training it is important that a person has something that they know that works for them to give themselves a boost. What's yours?

Randy Shipalesky

Pushups 5,210 

Situps    4,785

run         89km

It's about the HIGH points

The expression on my workout partners face, as she reached a new level in her running, reminded me of a chapter in the Body for Life audiobook regarding high points in your training. A high point being a memorable moment in your training where you pushed yourself to your limit. You then rate the high point on a scale up to 10. An example would be if you were doing pushups and you completed as many as you thought you could possibly do. Before you right down your 10 you need to ask yourself, if Master Brinker was standing over me watching could I have done 1 more. If your answer was "No" then pat yourself on the back and give yourself the 10 otherwise you can still give yourself the pat but go for the 8 or 9 and put a little more in it next time. It is creating these high points that makes your achievements memorable. 

When you look back on your life you don't remember the times you emptied the garbage, you remember the special moments whether it is a smile from a child or shared in a laugh with a friend. I had one just the other day where there was a phone call that came to the house from what was assumed to be a telemarketing company. My 4 year old daughter answered the call and after a short time of listening she asked "Who is Randy and what do you mean by Available".  The innocents and purity of the moment made this memorable. 

Side tracked there a little with the Father story but the point is to get your mindset around achieving these high points which creates memorable moments and gets your body and mind going towards these mini natural highs. The workout should be relatively short (30 to 40 minutes)but building in intensity then dropping off then building up and then giving it 110%. When your done the lyrics from "Rocky" should be playing in your head. 

In short, give it all you got then your done.

Until next week

Randy Shipalesky