Emergencies: Why We Train

When I can’t find “the right” picture to put with an article, Rocky Balboa‘s always a good choice.

(Take a look at the bottom at 4 awesome fitness tips from Bodybuilding.com)

There are so many reasons why living a healthier lifestyle is beneficial that it’s hard to count. It means more energy, better health, lowers the risk of diseases and an early death, but there’s a difference between living a healthy life and getting the most out of your body.

There are a few “groups” or “categories” of people within training who have different motivations for why they workout.

There are those of us who want to “keep in shape“, those of us who want to look better, and people who want to train their bodies to perform at their best. Each have their benefits, but for those of you who are really pushing your bodies to that next level each and every time you train, I think there’s another benefit worth mentioning.

If you’re building muscle or burning fat, you’re also building confidence, which is one of the greatest benefits of exercising there is.

“And in the end, It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln

Confidence let’s us be ourselves, try things we otherwise wouldn’t and enjoy the people around us without being completely worried about what they think of us. It opens the door for us to experience so much more, that we otherwise wouldn’t experience. It could mean approaching a beautiful girl who later becomes your wife – if you weren’t a confidence person, you may have never met her, or allowed her to see who you really are. Read the rest of this entry »

3 Real Man Motivations

In lieu of Father’s Day here’s my Fodder, a guy I’d consider a real man sitting with a very legit dog.

What possesses that old school kinda guy to put his body through the pain and stress that is experienced in exercise.

I’m not sure if there is such thing as an authority on what real men are, but there are definitely some attributes that set a real guy apart from the rest. Much of it is how he acts, what he does, and what motivates him.

So, in no specific order, what does motivate that old school kind of guy to workout?

1. Health

When I think of health I think about my family, even my future family and how I am going to be 50 years down the road when they’ll still need me to be all there, in shape and a part of their lives. Being in great shape and being healthy is about making your life not only longer but a higher quality.

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”  Abraham Lincoln Read the rest of this entry »

What’s at the top of your list?

In the grand scheme of things how important is being healthy and physically to you?

Is it right at the top of your list, or is it something that’s more or less secondary to things like your family, friends, your career or even having a good time?

A lot of the time we grade what’s most important to us, or place them in a list. Family might be #1, friends #2, health #3 and so forth. But doesn’t it make more sense to connect them to one another? Read the rest of this entry »