First, you need to understand that when a study is done on health or fitness the amount of people which they use is very small compared to the general population.  Second, these studies don’t take into consideration the stresses and trials of real life.  Third, they are looking at one aspect and are not getting a broader picture of how the thing they are studying affects other aspects of your health.

Basically studies are a guide or warning of what could happen.  Take for example eggs, do they raise cholesterol do they have no effect.  I don’t know, but I do know I had four grandparents who lived to 89 or above and they ate eggs at least 5 days per week for 70 plus years.  Looking at this example you can see studies don’t always give the answer to your questions.

Really all you can do is take in the information given to you and find what works best for you.  This doesn’t mean giving up because it’s easy it means actually trying different things a finding out what works best.  So stay strong and give it some time and you will get the answer you are looking for.

To you success

Blaine

Look at how most people are at their jobs = bare minimum.  You know this person or many like this.

Look at how people manage money = bare minimum.  We don’t need to invest or save, we just need things to keep up with our friends.

Finally look at Fitness and Health = bare minimum.  Well I did 30 minutes of walking 3 times per week and ate a good lunch everyday, why aren’t I getting results.

WHY?

First off no matter what your goal or need you need to work.  Second if there is a better way to do something which is more efficient, by all means do it.  This doesn’t mean that you don’t need to spend some of the extra time you have gained accomplishing something else.  Third don’t get into a habit of saying that is good enough, do the best job you can.  Why are people in such a hurry to just finish something and move on, what you are accomplish is a reflection of you.

Lets be Blunt

Work:  You are getting paid to do your work and do it well, so if you just do your work and do it well, you will have a better sense of self work.  It isn’t the responsibility of your co-workers to do your work.

Money:  That’s all on you, educate yourself, practice what you learned.  There are many ways to manage money, but spending more than you make is not one of them.  If you don’t have money how can you follow your dreams.

Fitness:  GET UP & DO IT!!! – more about this in part 2

Get It!

Blaine

Do you ever feel like hitting the weights?  I don’t mean going to a box gym and going through the motions like the rest of the herd.  I mean laying it all out there and just getting it.

Do you ever feel like just sprinting as hard as you can for as long as you can, then resting a bit and doing it again?

Do you ever feel like beating the hell out of heavy bag?  Going as far as bloody knuckles.

Do you ever feel like working so hard you puke?

If you answered yes to any of these questions you have that edge you need to achieve anything.  If you said yes to all of these you will dominate everything.  Why is it so important to have the feeling list above?

The importance of these feelings show you have that extra drive most don’t. This drive alone can will you to do things the average person can’t.  This also shows you are willing to be very uncomfortable to achieve what you want or you have just made uncomfortable comfortable.

By making yourself uncomfortable you are opening up a broader life for yourself and achieving more than you ever could being comfortable.  Do you think the people who have achieved greatness in their respective fields were comfortable doing on their journey.  No, they had to scratch and claw.  If you don’t believe this let’s look at a few examples.  Bill Gates he was willing to put everything on the line to achieve what he waned he didn’t just stop when he was comfortable, hell he dropped out of Harvard.  Michael Jordan he was the greatest but he still worked out everyday, game or no game.  Arnold Schwarzenegger made his first million before movies in real estate, and he still pursued more after that, not to mention the legendary workouts the man would put his body through.

As you can see having this type of drive towards your fitness doesn’t have to stop in the gym it will carry over into life you just need to allow it to happen.  So if you answered yes to any of these go with it ride these types of feelings to push yourself to a new level.  Get crazy and Just go after what ever you want.  Your life is too short to just do the bare minimum.  The energy you show towards your workouts can carry over to the rest of your life and you can dominate everywhere.

Get It!

Blaine

Below is an example of a great way to build upper body strength and core stability.   These exercises are the precursor to a hand stand and a handstand push-up.  By adding these to your workouts you will see a huge difference in you stability and strength levels in your shoulders.

Now get to work and add these into your workout.  Try using them in your warm-up or as a way to superset with abs or legs.

Stop Sittin, Start Doin

Blaine

This video is not for the weak at heart.  And most of you won’t be able to most of the things you see here.

But instead of using that as an excuse use it as motivation to work for something.

Stop Sittin, Start Doin

Blaine

Now this brings me to what we are missing.  By creating a society which depends more on the amount and/or quality of your belongings we have forgotten about the importance of our health and family.

Modern Family

Forgotten_Family

Most can relate to this in one way or another, I would think.

Now to change this we as people need to make a change slowly back to a society that puts health and family first.  Does that mean you can’t go out and have a good time ever so often, no.  It means instead of trying to impress people who don’t care about you, start spending time with those who do care about you.

Now most are going to say there just isn’t enough time in a day to take care of my health and spend time with my family.

My answer to that is Bull Sh*t

You can make time for your family and take care of yourself with some very easy changes.

First off start eating better and including your kids on the meal choices.  Explaining to them the importance of different foods.

Second include your kids when you workout.  Now for those of you who are say to yourself, “But that is my time”, quit whining and suck it up.  Your kids are only going to be young once.  Besides most kids just want to spend time with their parents.

There will be more to come on this topic but for now I am going to go workout and play with my kids.

Stop Sittin, Start Doin

Blaine

I recommend watching this everytime life hits you, then use the energy to Hit Back.

Stop Sitting, Start Doing

Blaine

Why is it different now from then?

 If you are like most people you have searched and searched for an identity for yourself.  The question is why due you search for an identity when you already have one. 

 Now you might not understand what this means so lets take a look. 

 Do you watch things on TV, read articles and listen to music and think I need to be more like that.  If so you are on the right track to finding yourself but the one place you aren’t looking is at yourself.

 While you take in all of this external stimulus and try to piece together your own identity you are overlooking the qualities that make you and always have made you.

 To find your identity you need to take a deep look inside and find the characteristics which stand out for you.  While searching for these characteristics just think of what friends say you are and make a list. For example, if you are outspoken, if you are quit and so forth.  By doing this you have found your identity at the present time.

 Now comes the hard part, use them to your advantage.  What this means is be proud of who you are and the traits you possess.  If you are proud of who you are and the traits you possess your confidence will go up and you will begin to believe in what you are trying to accomplish. 

 By showing the new found confidence in who you are you won’t make everyone happy and might actually offend the occasional person.  Offending people is going to happen but as long as you are you then who cares, you are the only person you need to answer to, besides more times than not if you are yourself people are going to appreciate your views and opinion more.

 So take some action find your personality traits and use them to your advantage. 

To your Success

 Blaine

What I mean by Clue is think for yourself don’t just listen to anyone and everyone just to make it easier. 

For example:

How many people have you seen run out and get the latest diet book or the latest supplement even though the last diet book and supplement didn’t work.

Or

How many people have you seen by huge houses or expensive cars when they can’t possibly make the payments.

Sometimes you don't need a sign to make the correct decision.

Now to me everyone has some type of impulse or trigger that forces them to act blindly but now more than ever it seems like that impulse does most of their thinking for them.  I personally run into people, on a daily basis, who just don’t have a clue about much.  They have to refer to something to tell them the answer to their problems or what decision to make on a problem.  Come on people everyone makes mistakes but think things through before you make a decision and try to form your own no biased opinions not just those of others.

To your Success

Blaine