Decisions

Decisions, we make them everyday.

What to eat:

choose green

vs

choose white

veggies

vs

doughnuts

How to exercise:

on the couch

vs

actually moving your body

  Where to live:

city

vs

County

Our attitude:

pissed at people

vs

happy to be alive

etc. The thing is and what we do not think about is how our decisions effect the people we interact with, from our attitude at the grocery store to the people we work with.  We focus on what is immediately in front of us or the greed to get ahead.  Be a power for good.

Stop, think, did I smile and laugh or did I give the driver next to me the finger.

In sport and life, our actions have consequences. We all can learn from better decision making, and take a second to think about who and what you will effect.

 vs

It's your DECISION.

Trainhard4life

Be better in 2015.

A trainer's thoughts on health in 2015.

1.  Eat the right foods

Eat to live, not live to eat.  Eat a diet rich in dark vegetables.  They are low calorie and high in nutrients.  Try cooking, you might suck at it, but try.  The chances are if you pull it out of the fridge and not the out of the pantry it will be a whole lot better for you.

2. Exercise every day.

Lets make this easy, exercise every day:  Walk, run, resistance training, cardio.  Couch bad, movement good.  Do what you like,that will help you stay with it.  Plan your time, anything from ten minutes to a hour.  Get good instruction if you need it.  Research your trainer, ask questions and get moving.

3. Drink more Water.

Simply, it filling, you need it to live, enough said.

4.  Set yourself up to succeed.

Goals are good, but be realistic. This is your life, live it.  Enjoy the small successes, stay focused on the big picture.  Stop saying tomorrow, news flash, it's tomorrow.  Make everyday a success.  Be a winner.  Be great today.

Sport and Life

Life is like sport.  You have some good days and you have some bad days.  What defines you is how you play.  Not just in the game, but before, after, and during.  Build on successes and failure, you only fail if you quit.

The path you choose.

The road may have some rocks on it, or lead  to the top of a mountain. Face your challenge.

Surround yourself with great people and build a great team.

It may hurt, push or quit.  Your life is ahead of you and starts today.

BE GREAT.

Ride for Today

Ride for Today, because tomorrow we may.....

Training:  The process, have fun, go easy, and sometimes it's business and you have to give it hell.

The Road:  Look at the leaves and remember you may have a greater purpose in life.

 The Trail:  Don't be afraid to go off road, you might be surprised with what you find.  That which does not kill you....  The answers you may be looking for are not on the road most traveled.

Be Great Today.  Trainhard4life

Thought of the Day.

Topping Off The Tank.

An event, like a marathon takes time to prepare for, days of running and preparing a plan for the race.  When preparing for an event, remember, you can over or under prepare.  So, from an ammautur to Pro keep in mind a couple of things:

Specificity:

Mimicking your event, more so for the experienced athlete. (Example: 40k Time Trial for a cyclist, go out and do 40k Time Trials).

Activities to enhance your performance: intervals, hill repeats, etc.

The Right Fuel:

Prepare your body, test your fuel, know what works the best for you.  In your training, try different foods, gels are not great for everybody.  Do not go into your event unprepared.  As important as fuel in the race, is fuel for recovery, and daily intake of nutrients.  Make good decisions to enhance performance, eat to live, not live to eat.

Rest and Recovery:

Again, find out what works the best for you:  Increases intensity, extra rest, decreased volume.  We are not the same, what works for one, is not right for all.  Listen to your body, a week before an event, there is not much you can do to help your performance, but you can definitely hurt yourself.

Training, Fuel, Rest and Recovery, be Great Today.

What Fuels You?

They say you are what you eat, whoever they are; Lets take that a step farther.  Food does fuel the body, but what fuels you mind.  I hear the brain uses carbohydrates as fuel, but what fuels you o n a daily basis to be better, improve yourself, and strive to be the best.

Do you push yourself or stroll.

Do you surround yourself with driven people looking for success or ones that want to move to Colorado and smoke pot.

Finds motivation?

Sleep?

Use your brain?

Take time to reflect and remember.

Make time for the ones you love.

Be a friend.

A hepler.

Be the person you want to be.

Be great Today.