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