Compete against yourself

Do you hold yourself to the standards of other people, wishing you could be better than the next guy? Maybe this is motivating you, but an even greater skill is to just want to be better than yourself. How about pushing yourself to eat better, or walk longer after dinner each day? Goal setting is a great way to “compete” against yourself. You select the end result that you want in any concentration that you choose. Then, it is up to you, and only you, to work to achieve those goals. You will be pushing yourself towards greatness, not creating unnecessary competition against others!

Remember  it's all about "self-improvement"  work on becoming  better than you were 

yesterday..

~battle on~

motivation push

"Push Yourself" because
No one else will do it for you....~battle on~
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Do a Burpee Well

 

I know this sounds stupidly simple but watching people do burpees, especially if you list “lifting heavy stuff” as your preferred movements, the form tends to break down pretty soon. The follow things are what I see (and what I do) when you get tired doing burpees…

• The “Belly Flop”
  • This is where you bend over and either step one leg out at a time and collapse or make an effort to jump out and then collapse to the floor
• The “Snake Up”
  • This is where you leave your hips on the floor and look like you are doing an “Up-Dog” in a Yoga class…or MacKenzie back extensions (hey, I am a physio after all!)
• The “Get-to-your-feet-anyway-you-can”
  • This is where once you have snaked up, you go to your knees and then gradually get to your feet. That sounds quite dramatic but it happens.

If you practice nice, perfect form for as long as you can, you will develop the strength and endurance you need to keep as efficient as possible for as long as possible.

If you can only get 10 done perfectly, then it sounds like 5×10 perfect burpees are a good prescription for you…remember that only perfect reps count. Get a partner to judge you – 1 warning per set – if you can’t maintain perfect reps, then the set is over and you have your 30-90secs break before doing them again. Once you can do 5 sets of 10 perfectly, start to increase the speed and reps per set.

~battle on~
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http://youtu.be/a_YR4dKArgo

 

 

 

Between You and Yourself

You are the only person who knows how you feel today,
You are the only person who knows how your body is doing after your workouts
You are the only person who can evaluate your energy level and your pain level and the states of your mind.
You are the only person who can set your goals for today.
If you quit you will be the only person effected. If you cheat your are only cheating yourself.
If you all allow your body to control your mind only you will know the effects.
Others can encourage you  but they cannot force you,
You have to stay focused on your own.
Remember nothing will make you weaker than believing you will never be strong.

~battle on~

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