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My thanks to all our Cave girls who are featured in this article!
No one……..
No one finds the Cave by accident or through slick advertising schemes.
No one just wanders in and decides to become a beast on the the spur of the moment.
No one comes here to get a date, our girls are here to train
No one comes to the Cave because it is easy to find, because it isn’t
No one come to the Cave because because we have low prices, I keep our prices high on purpose to keep out the uncommitted
No one comes here because of all the shiny new equipment, ours is mostly used or home made
No one comes here for the amenities, we don ‘t have any
People who truly want to get “real world” strength will seek us out
They will do what it takes and they will get results!
Fatloss hype & panic on New Years
A wise man once said, “Don’t let the urgent block out what is important.”
Being fit and healthy is a 24/7, 365 journey. It is a hard journey, but well worth it. That is one reason the New Years fatloss hype and panic on New Years is pathetic.
When my friend and mentor, Bud Jeffries, decided to lose 100lbs he took consistent action for a year or so and did it. In fact, he lost more than that!
Another example is a person I recently met, Sandra Bedell, who worked to drop from 392lb to 187lb. This didn’t happen overnight.
New Years is one of the two most hyped up times of the year for fatloss schemes, “miracle” diets, silly “fat-shrinking” devices, and magic pills.
Unfortunately, many people fall for this garbage. Every year I wonder why people who are supposed to be reasonably intelligent get caught in this mess.
There a few reason I have found–
- people being lazy is the biggest one
- there is too much bogus information online and in magazines
- some are so desperate they will try anything
I never want to discourage anyone from making a new start on their health and fitness at any time of the year. In fact, I applaud them!
Just remember, it takes discipline and hard work all year, every year to do be in top shape or even to be reasonably healthy. It does not happen by accident.
Please share this with a friend or loved one who is struggling with being overweight. Don’t let them get fooled again!
Don’t waste your time criticizing others
Mindset and heart matter the most
Before the New Years madness begins
Two holidays back-to-back can set you back more than you think, unless you are an extremely disciplined person.
Many in America will gain about ten pounds during the holidays. This seems to be repeated every year, and it adds up. Most people never take that extra weight off.
However, that doesn’t have to be the case. Here’s a simple solution for 2016
- don ‘t wait until New Years to start improving your fitness, start now
- don’t get caught in the fitness and miracle diet hype that comes each New Years
- do think seriously about what changes you are willing to make
- do set achievable fitness goals
- do take action consistently
It’s just that simple, though it is not easy!
Here’s a few “take home points” for you–
- if you know how to train effectively already, get to work!
- if you don’t know how to train effectively, hire a good coach and stick with him
- you do not need a gym to get in shape, you can train at home just fine
- don’t waste your money on new equipment, used equipment is just as good and much cheaper
- if you want to follow an online coaching program, make sure you do your homework. There are some good ones out there and a whole lot of phonies too. Choose wisely!
For those of you who are experienced in training, this will seem like just plain common sense, however, that is in short supply for the general public. Many people will get scammed during the New Years rush to get 6-pack abs or movie star figures (without doing any serious work for it, of course).
Friends don’t let friends get involved in fitness scams!
the boot of compassion
Do training and holidays mix?
Of course they do, but you have to be smart about it.
Give 100% to what you are doing that day.
If you are training, then train hard, if you are relaxing with family and friends, then give them your full attention.
Training requires total concentration, if that is your task that day, nothing less will do.
Family and friends should also have your full attention when you are with them. Once again, nothing less will do.
Don’t confuse the two different types of days!
Remember, very few people, if any, will give a rip about your training; so don’t bore them with it. Talking about your training, nutrition, or discipline with people who could care less about those things is pointless.
Remember, most people don’t “get it”, so save your enthusiasm for the gym.
When you get to the gym, garage, or back yard to train then absolutely crush it! Relentlessly attack your training. Grunt and yell all you want. Don’t settle for less than your total effort on every rep!
When you don’t feel like training, do it anyhow
Leave your differences outside the gym
To say that we live in a world full of chaos and bitter divisiveness would be a gross understatement.
This group hates that group, and on and on it goes.
Whether it is religion, politics, sexuality, race or whatever many act like they have the only right way to live and you should be just like them, whether you like it or not.
I say, forget all that junk and just go lift some heavy stuff. Find the common ground of the barbell, sweat, and chalk dust.
Will this fix the world?
Probably not, but it will make your part of it better.
While I am not politically correct, and don’t plan on ever being so; I know the value of forming a common bond with people.
Government intervention, laws, lawsuits, forced diversity and fear will never make that a reality.
I don’t live in a big city, but it is very culturally mixed, for example when I went to buy groceries I saw folks from many different parts of the world, the Carribean Islands, the Middle East, India, Asia, and different parts of the U.SA.
No one was giving anyone else a hard time or threatening one another.
Why was that?
Simple, they are all there for the same reason, they just are buying groceries.
Having a common purpose, even for something ordinary as that, helps people to not focus on what makes them different.
I have seen this many times during training over the years.
All types of people lifting weights together, even cheering each other on when they have nothing else in common culturally except the barbell. The differences just don’t seem to matter.
The politicians, special interest groups, news shows, etc. create divisions among people every day.
It doesn’t have to be that way, in fact, it won’t be that way at the Cave.
Like I have said before, I don’t give a rip about where you come from or who you are sleeping with; I could care less.
What I do care about is seeing everyone give 100% effort, lifting with solid technique, and breaking PRs.
Unless you threaten me or my loved ones, we won’t have any problems.
Come and lift with us and leave your differences outside the gym.
The Cave 