Kai Greene " The Holidays"

This man is truly inspirational:

"It's all about how you can help yourself".

Watch and learn.

Excuses?

A lot of profanity going out in this video, but CT Fletcher makes sense.

Enjoy!

The Kaizen Principle

Continuous Improvement, simple yet incredibly effective.

Hit the link below and give it a read. 

The Kaizen Principle - Nate Miyaki

Enjoy!

You Don't Deserve to be Strong

There is so much truth going on in this video.

Watch and learn. I'm sure a lot of people know the type of person he is talking about.

Check out Elliot Hulse's Strength Camp on youtube. The man is good and knows his stuff.

Enjoy!

Micronutrients

Great video from Marc Lobliner, makes sense.

Check out TheTigerFitness on youtube for more of this.

Enjoy!

Determination

Hard Work and Determination. That's it.

"War Within"

Everyone has a war within their minds, everyone.

Watch the video and extract CT Fletcher's method for dealing with this.

As long as you know YOU CAN, you will succeed.

Enjoy!

Purpose

I love Kai Greene, he is one of my hero's; an inspiration, a teacher, a role model for mental strength.

Find your purpose...

Enjoy!

What is can't?

This guy does not believe in "can't"; and neither should you. Watch the video.

Enjoy!

Just want to say thanks to everyone who reads and views my blog, I really appreciate it and I hope that it helps you all in some way.

Keep positive!

I Can, I Will, I Must

It's been a while since I last posted anything. So here's a little something from Eric Thomas's Thank God It's Monday series. It's a great video about just keeping on going when things are hard, and the key is not to give up...ever.

Something else for you to think about. Who gets the "Monday blues"? Well I think hat the Monday blues are utter nonsense; why should the start of a new week be sad or annoying or irritating just because the weekend is over? The start of a new week is a great thing, the time to work towards goals, even set new goals and importantly; achieve your greatness.

Enjoy the video! I hope you take something away from it.

Inspiration beyond words

This is just outstanding:

Cerebral Palsy Weightlifting

Click the link, watch the video, be inspired.

Look at his will, his determination, his desire. Nothing will stop this guy from lifting. What's stopping you? What's your excuse? Why aren't you giving it everything?

This isn't motivation, this is inspiration. Think about it.

Thanks to spotmebro.com for sharing this.

Be Phenomenal

Eric Thomas on his series; Thank God its Monday (TGIM).

Great video as always, watch it below and learn something.

Enjoy!

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Psychology is Physiology

This is an extremely interesting article about the power of the human mind. I would strongly recommend reading it and understanding it.

Some of you may already be familiar with the concept of placebo's; but the article takes it a step further and how it can be applied to strength training. Hit the link below and check it out.

Psychology is Physiology - Josh Bryant

Enjoy!

100 Ways to Say Jacked

50 Shades of Gains......what's your favourite?

 

Dom Mazzetti kills it.

Enjoy! 

Positivity and Motivation

Check this video out, Marc Lobliner talking about how he stays positive.

You know what, it's so simple, it really is. People complain all the time and they feel like shit, and for what? They have good lives. You got to think about what you have, a lot of people do not have what you have, so appreciate it. Live your life, don't wish for someone else life. Work hard to achieve your goals, but continue to appreciate what you have; a roof over your head, a car, food, clean water, clothes, iPhones, laptops etc, you see where I'm going.

Just watch the video.

Learn something. Enjoy!

Good Piece

This is good piece on motivation and perseverance. Hit the link and check it out.

Mastery and the Art of Bodybuilding - You Aint About That Life - Egan Liabetto

Enjoy!

Diet and Hard Training Part 2 - paying your dues

Here's part 2 of Marc Lobliner's video on teens and steriods. Absolutely great video.

He talks about paying your dues in the gym before using steroids with hitting certain weights; and it is so damn true. Watch the video below and learn some stuff.

Enjoy!

Not sure of the best title for this post....but you should read it

This is probably one of the best, most relevant articles I have ever read. In essence it puts into words how I consider my own motivation for training.

You should definitely read this, hit the link below and read it and really understand it.

Learn Only 1 Lesson in 2013 - Nate Miyaki

This really is epic, best article of 2013...truly is. 

Enjoy.

"The path to success lies in the purpose, not the person. We're all capable of great things.
 
Rule #1 – Find what you're fighting for.

Rule #2 – First learn rule #1. Everything else is just details." - Nate Miyaki

Great Video - Diet and Hard Training

I'm not going to say anything, this video says it all. Watch it.

Learn and Enjoy!

Training or 'working-out'?

I train.

Hit the link below and read the article.

Training or ‘Working Out?’ - Caleb Bernacchio

TEDTalks: Body Language

This is EPIC

Had to do that in a heading style to make it stand out.

I'm not sure what I can add to this, but the best thing probably would be to say is that it works extremely well. I've been doing similar stuff for a while, not on this scientific level, and oh my days it is effective. Not going to say anything else.

Hit the link below, watch the video and apply it straight away; motivation, confidence and enjoyment will become you.

Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are - Amy Cuddy

Enjoy!

Why Train?

This is very good article. The author is talking about why he trains; and it probably isn't what you're expecting. What he talks about is probably applicable to most us who do train.

Enough of that; hit the link below and give it a read.

Why I Train - Charles Staley

Enjoy!

p.s. Use this to really think about why you train, not why people generally train but why you train. What do you want to get out of it, what are your goals? See if you are really training for yourself and your goals or some random generic shit.

Deceptively Brutal

Press Ups, seem easy don't they.

Well check out this article for a 4 minute challenge. I've haven't tried it yet, but I will be doing so.

Train Like A Man 8, The 4-Minute Push-Up Test - Martin Rooney

Enjoy the pain!

2013

I'm not gonna say the typical Happy New Year, hope it brings all your wishes and all that bullshit.

2013 will be what you make of it, nothing more nothing less. Go out and work hard for it.

So instead of wishing and praying, set some goals and go work towards them; whether it's to do with your career, personal life or training; get your head in gear and get on it. Life will not just give you everything, you have to work for it.

Life will get tough, it will beat you down, but you have to get up and keep going. Remember the tough times; they will make the good times feel even sweeter, you'll grow to appreciate all the shit that has happened as it'll make all the good things feel better and you'll realise the true meaning and benefits of hard work.

So what I'll say as a new year message is this:

"Have an epic year and make your life yours, not what someone else says it should be; go and achieve your desires and goals; work hard, train hard, and do not give up easily, keep trucking. Appreciate every moment; good or bad, it'll define who you are and what you will become."

I'll leave you with some closing quotes. 

"So choose to not to be a product of your environment, but rather a product of your desires. While I can't promise you that it will be easy (it most certainly won't), I can promise you that it'll be worth it." -
Matt "Kroc" Kroczaleski

"What a man really has, is what is in him. What is outside of him should be a matter of no importance." -Oscar Wilde

"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training... what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." - Socrates.

"Never stop creating, moving forward, and kicking ass. Discard the negative and trust your heart." - Jim Wendler

"When you train, your body becomes taut and hard. And when you train hard, your mind must overcome the physical pain to overcome and move on." - Jim Wendler

Have and EPIC year and live your life.

I'd also like to say thanks to all the readers and followers of the blog and on twitter, I do this to help you and to see the page views going up tells me I'm doing something right and I'll keep on going with it. 

"Happiness does not depend on the size or content of a goal, but on the strength of the desire to have it." -Simon Soloveychik

Remember, desire is key to your success; you have to REALLY WANT IT, not just kinda want it.