6.12.2007
Getting Back At It
One of the great lessons in all of training is to simply begin where you are and build from there. And no matter where you are right now, you can get started doing something.
It may not be much, but as I mentioned, and what should be obvious, the point is to keep building little-by-little until you get stronger, or in better shape or lose unwanted fat or whatever it is you are trying to do.
And so, in order to get started, you make it easy for yourself, by beginning at a manageable level.
This may be something as simple as just getting up and walking for a few minutes at a time.
A few minutes turns to a few more and a few more. Then the walking turns to jogging and eventually jogging turns running etc etc and before you know it, you're running marathons.
The great thing, and probably the most important lesson that bodyweight training teaches is to simply begin.
Just get moving and dont worry about sets or reps or form. All that will come in time.
And yes, even me, a guy who is motivated and who trains hard can get out of the rhythm every once in a while for one reason or another.
Sometimes its because of traveling, sometimes its toward the end of an intense training cycle where I just need a change and sometimes its for the pure and simple "doing" of the thing because we all need a change now then.
My solution -- you guessed it - just get moving.
Ill go down to the track, run a few easy laps, jump rope for a few minutes and do some of the great bodyweight exercises taught to me by Matt Furey which are found in Combat Conditioning
And what starts happening?
Well first I would like to quit, after all, regardless of what my mind says, my body would much prefer to go watch tv and eat junk food. (Thankfully this feeling passes pretty quickly.)
And once that passes, the real fun begins - I can do whatever I want, The important thing is to just do something.
Sure, some bodyweight movements are and have always been a part my training but this is an opportunity to cut loose and try some new
things.
How about uphill bear crawls, or the swamp lunge, or the table maker, or wall walking, "Pleasant" Valleys - All good exercises, and all worth a refresher course once in a while.
The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and time passes quickly. The best part though is getting done, and not just because the workout is over, but because of the sense of accomplishment. -- The sense of a movement in a positive direction, of having "done" something.
And what is most important of all, I cant wait for the next one.
Train hard,
John Wood
P.S. I mentioned Combat Conditioning because it is a book that I use and recommend. You really need to have your own copy though
and heres the ticket: Combat Conditioning by Matt Furey
It may not be much, but as I mentioned, and what should be obvious, the point is to keep building little-by-little until you get stronger, or in better shape or lose unwanted fat or whatever it is you are trying to do.
And so, in order to get started, you make it easy for yourself, by beginning at a manageable level.
This may be something as simple as just getting up and walking for a few minutes at a time.
A few minutes turns to a few more and a few more. Then the walking turns to jogging and eventually jogging turns running etc etc and before you know it, you're running marathons.
The great thing, and probably the most important lesson that bodyweight training teaches is to simply begin.
Just get moving and dont worry about sets or reps or form. All that will come in time.
And yes, even me, a guy who is motivated and who trains hard can get out of the rhythm every once in a while for one reason or another.
Sometimes its because of traveling, sometimes its toward the end of an intense training cycle where I just need a change and sometimes its for the pure and simple "doing" of the thing because we all need a change now then.
My solution -- you guessed it - just get moving.
Ill go down to the track, run a few easy laps, jump rope for a few minutes and do some of the great bodyweight exercises taught to me by Matt Furey which are found in Combat Conditioning
And what starts happening?
Well first I would like to quit, after all, regardless of what my mind says, my body would much prefer to go watch tv and eat junk food. (Thankfully this feeling passes pretty quickly.)
And once that passes, the real fun begins - I can do whatever I want, The important thing is to just do something.
Sure, some bodyweight movements are and have always been a part my training but this is an opportunity to cut loose and try some new
things.
How about uphill bear crawls, or the swamp lunge, or the table maker, or wall walking, "Pleasant" Valleys - All good exercises, and all worth a refresher course once in a while.
The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and time passes quickly. The best part though is getting done, and not just because the workout is over, but because of the sense of accomplishment. -- The sense of a movement in a positive direction, of having "done" something.
And what is most important of all, I cant wait for the next one.
Train hard,
John Wood
P.S. I mentioned Combat Conditioning because it is a book that I use and recommend. You really need to have your own copy though
and heres the ticket: Combat Conditioning by Matt Furey
Labels: Bodyweight Training, Combat Conditioning, Training Ideas, Training Thought
