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 When I first started lifting weights I didn't have a clue what I was doing. As is typical of my personality, I started reading everything I could get my hands on. I quickly learned that it isn't as difficult as it seems. If you lift as heavy as you are capable of, lift with the highest intensity and get into the gym on a consistent schedule, results follow. It is all about having enough desire and motivation to make things happen. My son's hockey team learned that important lesson today. You see, they are playing at a level of hockey that most of them do not belong at. This level was chosen for them by the system they are governed by. With 4 days a week on the ice, nobody thought it would be a huge problem. However, they have not won a game yet. As the scheduler, I was asked to schedule some games with lower level teams and I complied. Today was the first of those games. The kids went into the game very confident of victory. As usual, they managed to find a way to lose. This process has gotten very frustrating for my son. He does belong in the level he is at and has worked hard to get there. It bothers him that he never seems to have any support. Today he learned a lesson about desire and motivation. The team was down 5-1 with 3 minutes left in the game. Within 2 minutes they had narrowed the score to 5-4. When asked by the coach what had changed the boys (all of them) replied that they did not like losing to a team at this level and especially as badly as they were losing. Yes, they had the desire to win and the motivation to not look silly in the process. While they eventually lost 6 to 4 (empty net goal at the end sealed the deal), they learned that they have to play with desire and motivation at all times. My son learned that he can never give up. He has to hold his head up high at all times and do his best despite what surrounds him at the time. |
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Wow, another awesome H.I.T. workout. I will be doing measurements this Sunday, so I am excited to see what changes, if any, I have achieved. My strength is way up. Today I did my workout and when I was done, I had to wait around for 30 minutes. I had been talking with a friend during my wait. He and I were talking about strength gains. He challenged me to try a "normal paced" set of deadlifts to see what I could lift. Right now I am doing 3 seconds up and 3 seconds down on my reps and that causes the weight I can lift to be much lower. I was surprised when I was able to do 390 lbs. for 15 repetitions even after my entire workout was done! My previous 1 rep maximum was 425 lbs. and here I am 35 pounds lighter lifting for 15 repetitions. If you don't believe in High Intensity Training, you need to rethink your feelings. |
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 Scratch, bite, fight, argue, do what it takes to make it happen. |
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 How are you using desire and motivation to achieve your goals? Comment this post to answer the question. |
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Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING! |
