It’s Spring

Training Update:

The earlier sunrise and warmer weather, have made getting out of bed and doing my training much easier. I have done all of my workouts as scheduled over the last two weeks and I’m feeling significantly stronger and more confident. As well, I am being much more meticulous in my eating to facilitate muscle growth.

I noticed this morning that my sprints seem to be getting stronger and faster and I am able to hold top speed noticeably longer.

I am maintaining a slight calorie deficit in order to get within easy striking distance of competitive bodybuilding body fat. Or, in other words, it’s almost swimsuit season. 

Competition update:

I have made no significant progress in identifying specific dates for competitions nor have I  joined USA Track and Field or joined any masters organizations. 

Tip of the Week:

If you want to significantly increase your happiness, learn to listen to and respond to the inner voice that you have inside. It takes some practice to learn to find that voice, and what it tells you may change over the course of a day or your lifetime, but it certainly pays off to listen.

Learn more by listening to our current podcast episode.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-one-thing/id1460412202

Right Now, I'm Just a Little bit Embarrassed

Training update:

I am a bit embarrassed on two counts. First, I'm a bit embarrassed that it has been so long since I have posted. Not that there were a lot of readers of this blog, but I wanted to continue to write to motivate myself. Second, and probably driving the first, I have been very "hit and miss" in my training and completely ignoring any direct moves towards competition.  

Since last I posted, I have been working out in a dedicated fashion once or twice per week, I've been to the slopes to snowboard once or twice per week, and I'm doing some kind of other movement activity most of the other days of the week. So, my level of fitness is probably OK, not up to my high standards, but certainly it puts me in a position where I can quickly get back up to a competitive level. That said, and finding that this writing is actually motivating, I'm probably not too bad off and should not really be embarrassed. 

Competition update:

As alluded to above, I did not do any bodybuilding competitions in the late fall or early winter, nor did I do any snowboarding competitions, either freestyle or racing. The racing opportunities were rather limited, and they did not fall on days of the week or locations that were conducive for me. Had I been more motivated and focused I could have raised at least two or three times. That's the reality. I need to MoveOn from here and pick my competitions for the upcoming months. I am determined to get back on the bodybuilding stage this year, do at least one or two track meets, and do at least one snowboarding competition before the new year.

Tip of the week:

The tip of the week is to stay tuned for the new podcast that my wife and I are in the midst of producing right now. It is entitled "Just One Thing," and it covers just that, one thing that you can work on step by step to improve your life. We are focusing our broadcast on four areas that will be covered once per week over the course of a month. They are: improving your health and fitness, dealing with and managing stress, enhancing your relationships, and just becoming overall happier. My weekly tips here will likely be an abbreviated version of the topic we cover in our podcast. So, as I said, stay tuned.