Training ADD

I recently read a great article on t-nation.com referring to training ideas before bodybuilding. To read the full article, find it here:

http://www.tnation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/9_things_i_wish_i_knew_when_i_started_bodybuilding

#8 Thing I wish I knew before training for bodybuilding: Don't have Training ADD.

If I could describe myself in one phrase during my competition training, this would be it!

Crossfit, lifting heavy, dancing, endurance training, cycle classes, swimming...you name it, I did it to prepare for my show. Was it fun, sure...but was it right...no.

I was exhausted and drained both mentally and physically because I wanted to do it all. Sometimes when you think you're superwoman (or man) you're up so high until something called exhaustion comes and slaps you across the face to tell you to slow down.

Programs work, this is why training is science.

To achieve your goals, it takes time to periodize your schedule to see the right results. If your goals are fat loss, weight loss, building strength, increasing flexibility, it all takes time. Your success can't be delivered UPS overnight.

Slow down to look at the science behind it and make it obtainable. Release yourself from the gimmicks, build a system that works for you and stick with it. Not only will this mentally prepare you for success, but also allow your mind to centralize your outcome.

Make sure your program includes the following aspects: exercise, nutrition, rest and recovery.

Questions about your program? I'm learning to become an expert. At life. Send them to me!

Fire

Today I'll paint the town red. Why red? Red is a power and strength. Red is Hot.

Its the Fire...

I have this fire--this red passion for life. As I train for life and for the future, its fun to keep painting and to create my story. We may or may not have control of our own destiny, but we might as well give it our all.

I can't think of a more fantastic job than mine. Besides really getting paid to be cool. Besides the point...I wear workout clothes all day, run around, meet interesting people, learn, educate, and motivate. I'm sold on my life.

Its the stories that I've heard in the past few months as I haven't been blogging (I'm BACK!!) that have created this fire inside of me to do it all again. Its funny how things can just hit you across the face when you're not looking--like on my Starbucks cup this morning...Stories are Gifts--SHARE.

I shared my story with you--and I continue to as my fire still burns!

Stick with me--New and exciting things are happening. I continue to work on my brand, my ideas, my knowledge to share. I'll keep painting, you keep sharing your stories!