04/07/2017
Cool way of looking at it. I so often hear "I need to lose weight". BE MORE SPECIFIC. Set realistic, achievable goals and at a date. Here is an example. I want to lose 10 kg this year. That is less than a kg per month or 250g a week. Pretty realistic and achievable.
You can't manage what you don't measure.
So forget about weight for a minute, how about "I need to get fit". How much fitter? And by when? How fit are you now? Can you walk 5 km in an hour? How many burpies can you do in a minute? What is your max minute power? VO2 max, resting heart rate?
How do you even now if you are getting closer to your goal?
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
So, are you ready to set a goal?
From Krista Scott-Dixon:
So let's say you have 50 reps of something to do. You can do:
50 reps all at once
2 sets x 25 reps
5 sets x 10 reps
10 sets x 5 reps
25 sets x 2 reps
50 sets x 1 rep
There's no right answer of course. But here's the analogy BECAUSE THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT WORKING OUT WOAH.
Imagine you were facing a 50-rep set of overhead squats, and you had to do them all at once.
Uuuuughhhhh.
Now imagine someone saying, "Hey buddy, tell you what, how about you do ONE rep every day for FIFTY days."
Phew. OK. That's do-able.
Now what if someone said, "Screw that, that's still too much, how about you do 0.5 of a rep every day for 100 days."
Wow. Sure.
That's a long term project. You just committed for 100 days.
But how does that FEEL?
Totally do-able right?
Sure, you might need a post-it note or two in the first few weeks to remind you to do your daily half rep.
After that you should be hitting your stride. Those half-reps become part of your life.
Maybe one day you're like "Man, I could totally do a full rep today." And you do.
For those 100 days, your body stays healthy, you feel great, and every day is a win.
If you're looking at long-term change, STOP TRYING TO DO ALL THE DAMN REPS AT ONCE!!
Show up today and do your half-rep. Or your 0.1 rep.
Then show up tomorrow.
That's it.
