Fitness Tips

Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip | Easy Doesn't Work

 

Easy Doesn't Do It

Easy and strong, easy and fast, easy and super fit does not exist.  I wish it could be different sometimes because more people would successfully regain their health back.  Discipline, consistency, and doing the work are all the essential ingredients to being successful. 

But it can’t be easy because if it’s easy you aren’t that strong, fast, or fit. 

Short cuts, silly hacks, painless, and effortless will not get you healthy or strong.

Get Uncomfortable

Start being comfortable with the idea that when you are working out you will be uncomfortable, this is where you will separate yourself from the rest of the pack. 

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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip | You've Reached Your Goal, Now What?

 

Piggyback

I want to piggyback on last week’s newsletter.  Last week I reminded you that your workouts have to be progressive in order to continue to drive the progress of getting better at whatever you are trying to improve upon. 

The Question Of The Day

What do you do when you achieve your goals?

Should you go into maintenance mode and just cruise along or maybe you pull the reins in and lower the intensity of your training for a while? 

Hell no! 

Here’s Why

Life has a funny way of throwing a wrench into our day-to-day grind that will cause us to slow down, miss workouts, or even stop.  It’s called: family obligations, work, vacation, injuries, getting the flu, or just loss of motivation.  We have built in off weeks throughout the year due to the aforementioned list.  There really isn’t any reason to slow down your training as long as life is working in your favor.   And in my opinion there is nothing worse then seeing your gains lost!

Keep your foot on the gas when the going is good because I promise you there is a monkey with a wrench waiting for you around the corner. 

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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip | Your Workouts Must Be Progressive

 

Who Is Flo?

Unless you live on the moon or do not own a T.V.,  you are familiar with Flo from the Progressive Insurance commercials. Today I’m going to play the role of Flo and I’m going to remind you that your workouts need to be progressive.  

What Do I Mean?

  • Incrementally lift more weight 
  • Run faster
  • Take less rest in between sets. 

Why? 

Because if you decide to do the same weights for your exercises each time you lift you will not improve.  There will be times during the year due to illness, injury or stress that it’s tough to continue to get stronger or faster and that’s okay.  

What's not okay is a year or years of going through the motions.  Age, sex, or a long list of injuries should never stop you from wanting to improve.  It has to be progressive. Get after it.   

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