Mid Life Fitness

Workout Album: Disturbed – The Sickness

If like much of the Western world you’ve given in to temptation and over eaten, then rejoice! Mass building requires calories and in this world of obesity we constantly under attack by a media driven guilt trip over what we eat.

Now I don’t mean that you should eat just anything that comes to hand, but there is need to see the forest and not just the trees, something which is impossible if we just listen to a small and vocal minority whose aims are not the same as ours.

In the next couple of days keep your eyes on this blog or my newsletter because Vince Del Monte is releasing a co-authored report which might just open your eyes a little.

I don’t agree with everything that Vince says, and neither should you. Come to that you shouldn’t agree with everything I or anyone else says either! Come on, you are old enough now to realise that you need to tailor advice to what works for you.

But back on track, as I work out today, hitting a new Personal Record, at least for this cycle of training, I’m glad for the boost in calories which are in the process of adding muscle. Yes there is going to be some fat as well which I’ll need to deal with, but the Summer and Autumn of stripping back the fat has altered the balance in my favour. More of that in the report, but for now I need to get back to the presses and pull ups – I’m writing this in the rest pauses as I’m still taking it easy because I haven’t cleared the last of the cold from my system yet – the price of a crap immune system, but one which is sooo much better than it used to be!

Train hard.

Successful people never work on their own and while they may have people working for them, the real reasons for their success are the people who work with them.

We cannot be experts at everything, nor can we have unlimited resources to hand. By the very nature of choosing to go after a goal we are forced to put aside other things in order to free up our own resources and focus. But by leveraging other people who are good at those things we gave up, or perhaps never even started, we can have our cake and eat it.

To stand out above the crowd you need to build a team whose resources will add to your own. Of course if you take then you need to give, but when they need your help what you give them should also help you towards your goal. If you are expert in how to exercise then you might find yourself a nutritionist, an injury rehab specialist, a motivation specialist and so forth. The one thing that you must have in common with them is that they share your goals.

The closer you work with them, the more congruent you will all become. As you get closer to success in your goal, you will be both supported by your team, but also you will be bringing your team up to success with you. The better you get, the better they will get as a result. Let’s say you are that expert in exercise routines – as you learn more and become even more expert, then so too will the exercise routines of your team. But it is vital that they share the same aims, otherwise they will act as a drag instead of a helping hand.

Make success happen

Success does not just happen; it has to be planned. You have to know what you are doing at every stage and at every moment. With the right focus you will be aware of opportunities which otherwise you might have missed. Bouncing ideas off your team will keep you on track and their special insights may be just what you need to make the next step forwards. Others might think that you are just lucky because they see only the results – they see only the swan majestically gliding across the pond; they don’t see the legs pumping away under the water.

Be aware that you are where you are now because of your mental attitude and because of how you relate to other people. Your mental attitude is the one thing over which you have complete control. If you want to build a good team then you might want to consider how you relate to other people. Treat them how you would like to be treated, don’t try to use them because that will very quickly rebound on you. Hate and anger are much stronger emotions than love and they burn into the memory much harder.

Build your team

Today, not tomorrow because there is no such thing as tomorrow, there is only ever now.

Review your goal and make sure that it is concrete with exact details of what you intend to achieve, how you intend to achieve it and when you will achieve it. Put it in a form that you can share with your team, so that they understand both your goal and your next actions.
Find someone in your immediate family who will be part of your team, then find someone you know who is interested in your goal and make them members of your team.