Getting Physical
Jun 23rd, 2009 by shifuxu
I know you want to change your life, to do more. If you didn’t, you wouldn’t be reading this or embarking on this journey. You’re here to become better, to feel good, to look good, and to experience the success you know is possible.
I want to tell you right now that you can obtain it. You deserve it. I want to show you that reaching success isn’t just a dream, it’s a reality once you develop the proper mindset.
There are so many fitness books, gimmicks, and fads. They all contain some “training secret” and promise to build a better body. While some do, one aspect many of these resources have in common is how they approach fitness.
Ninety-nine percent of the information focuses on a purely physical transformation and takes an outside-in approach. They give you a program or provide a diet, and that’s it. You’re on your own. While many of these programs deliver great results, it’s still your responsibility to change your lifestyle and keep it.
On the other hand, taking an inside-out approach towards fitness (and life), working on inner strength and progressing to physical change, creates success that lasts. The mind must be strengthened first, then the body. It’s not another fad. It’s not a gimmick. There are no secrets. It becomes a lifestyle. The result? Good habits that instill success and achievement.
So what are the keys to staying healthy mentaly and physically.Well, one thing I have learned in my 43 years on this earth is that it is never one thing. But if I had to narrow it down, I would say it comes down to:
Lowering Our Mental Toxins: Dealing with our emotional baggage from the past and looking forward with an optimistic attitude. Do not bury some unresolved issues. They will only sit, fester, and rear its ugly head in the future. Deal with it now and be done with it.
Lowering Our Physical Toxins: Smoking cigarettes, keep intake of alcohol low (2-3 small drinks per week may be acceptable), cell phone radiation, pesticides, smog, recreation and prescription drugs. Do not abuse anything (even exercise). Anything in moderation is the key.
Excercise: Building muscle mass with resistance and body weight training exercises and increasing the size and power of the heart and lunges by doing cardiovascular exercise (preferably interval style).
Long distance running is not ideal for fat burning or for building a bigger heart and lunges. Look at the physique of a sprinter compared to that of a marathon runner.
Nutrition: Eating less processed foods while combining quality carbs and protein together for every meal, eating small meals often throughout the day to stabilize already normal blood sugar and insulin levels. If it is made in a plant, stay away from it. If comes from a plant, eat it