Many of you have had multiple bod-pod tests done. Some of you have not... some maybe only a few... either way- I have had a lot (and will always continue to get tested), people in the fitness realm test these body measurements a lot. This is what we do; it's life long, it's an experiment, it's ebbs and flows, as we cycle through intense training periods and lulls.
Getting tested and looking at all of my different numbers, different years, different months I got to thinking. Not about "wow look at me now, I am/or am not where I want to be". I thought - "Oh I remember that time frame when I trained my ass off for the photoshoot cut... for the power lifting meet... for the recovery from surgery... for weight loss... for maximum muscle gain... for balancing my health...". Looking at all of the numbers I remembered the journeys - I NEVER thought "wow look at that 'bad' beginning number that one time, what a bad time in my life, what all of the excuses were leading up to that test". NO. I only saw the growth periods or 'learning' times.
"Learning times": I remember one of my programs - I thought "I will cheat, I will half ass this program for XYZ reasons, I will won't push to my max every time I am in the gym, I wont do my prescribed cardio, I wont do my extra credit..." Boy. I remember that "learning time" in my bod-pod results... I disappointed no one but myself. This is significant to me because this program is literally all about choices- and making the right ones. Even if you can't do exactly what you want to do, how you wish you could do it- it's a choice: 1). Do everything in your power to work around it and perform to your max in that situation, or 2). quit and give up. BUT let me tell you... quitting and giving up is FLEETING. Life will continue on and you will quit and give up and say "shit, I should not have quit or stopped. I will start again, but will not be as far as I could have been if I just persevered".
This is not the time to say "oh next week I'll do my prescribed work", "next week I'll do better on my water intake", "next week I will not indulge in drinking or partying", "next week I'll actually follow my meal plan to a T". It's just not because 8 weeks goes by QUICK. And why put it off until "next week" when soon there will be a time when you don't have the support of the group, you don't have the resources to test your limits safely, you don't have the drive and the amplified determination during this time frame. Why would you wait until "next week" and lessen your opportunity for success?
"Do it 'now', because sometimes, 'later' becomes 'never'.
I'll read more ... I'll train more ... I'll put more effort in next time ... I'll spend more time with my parents/friends/siblings ... I'll fish more ... I'll tell them I love them ... I'll laugh and smile more ... I'll focus on my goals more ... I will work harder ... I'll pursue my passion ... I'll hug and kiss them more ... I'll walk my dog more ... I'll focus on improving the lives of others around me ... I'll give more ... I'll try harder next time ... I will be more attentive... I'll learn more ... All of these things I have said that I would do "later" that I have missed out on during meaningful times because I didn't know "never" was coming. All things come to an end, all things can change. Do what you can do, while you can do it. Be present and work your hardest in the moments that you do have during this time. "Just do" and you will get to that goal. Everyday give what you can and do what you CAN do.
Love, m
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