Are you the type of person who trains daily or do you take a rest day? Is Sunday a day of rest for you? I would like to discuss this principle today by having a discussion of how I see the need for rest.

Rest is important. We grow when we sleep. However, do we really need to take days off from training? I am going out on a limb and saying that we do not really need days off. I have trained daily, every other day and just 4 times a week. The results seem to be better with daily training.

Yes, there are times when my body tells me it needs a break and I heed that warning. However, planning a day of rest into my routine just isn't something I do. Currently I lift 4 days a week and do cardio 7 days a week. As that program progresses I will likely be training with a 4 day cycle. I will train each body part twice every 8 days. I find that my body responds well to this type of training so why not do it?

Don't get me wrong…you are going to eventually need rest. I just don't see the point to scheduling it into your workout program. Yes, cardio counts as a non-rest day to me.

So, tell me, why do you take Sunday's off?

Related Posts:

• No Related Posts

Sit back and prepare yourself because you are about to receive a reality check!

• The problem is that you don't try hard enough.
• You need to do a better job of planning your meals
• You skip the gym way more than anyone should
• The motivation needs to come from within
• You don't need to be an inspiration to be successful
• People really aren't watching, but only because they know you're going to fail
• Every plan you've ever tried has not worked
• The common denominator in every failed plan you've tried is you
• Goals need to be tracked
• The weights don't lift themselves

Now what are you going to do to change things up?

Related Posts:

• No Related Posts

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately, pondering the past. I think about all the wasted time and squandered opportunities and I get angry. At the same time, I realize that the journey I have been on is one I needed to go on. Had things been different the results would not be the same. I would not have met some of the people I came in contact with. At the same time, I wonder where I would be if I hadn't been so damned lazy.

The truth is that I have been addicted to “getting in shape” and until this year I have not really made serious progress towards that goal. I have had so many mental blocks that I've allowed to get in my way. Then, at the end of 2014, I realized I needed to grab hold of the focus in my life and make some changes. The changes I made were not strictly about “getting in shape” as you will soon see.

Taking Back Control of My Life

As many know, I went through a bitter divorce. It beat me up and spit me out. I had so many insecurities as a result of that divorce. Things would simply take control of me and I would be powerless over them. That is until I made the decision to take back the control in my life. I stopped letting others tell me what to do or how to act and suddenly I had an amazing woman in my life. I stopped letting others discourage me from my goals and suddenly I had my focus back.

Setting Realistic Long and Short Term Goals

After regaining control of my life I began setting goals. Some of them are for the short term while others are for the long term. It is an amazing feeling to script out what your future should look like. My goals include personal things, fitness related things, business related things and anything that will make me a better person.

Pondering the Past

As I ponder the past I realize that I need to embrace it–all of it. That past is what made me who I am today. Without the trials and tribulations I experienced I would not be as strong as I am now. I would not have the control over things that I have now. I would not be the person I am now. So ponder your own past. Own it. It is yours and yours alone.

Related Posts:

• No Related Posts