To anyone who workout, you can read this post to merge it either a little bit into yours or just read it for fun. I'm not a professional coach/trainer or studied in this. I did the things I wrote about it and will just share my few knowledge on this manner.
First, to anyone who started training. The most hardest part about training, is to start. And by starting, I really mean stopping the whole bullshit excuse "I will sleep on this one" or the famous. "I will wait until I feel I need to start it."
Training isn't about finding the right motivation to start. To get to it, you just need to give a fuck about your thoughs and just give it a try. No matter what the tiniest physical task you set on you first. As long you do it 3 times a week. IT'S A GOOD THING.
I started by walking for 15 minutes outside at morning and do a spring at the end. For 1 month. Then, once I felt like my cardio got enhanced. I did jumping jacks, push-ups and stretching to help healing the muscles after work out.
- It's all about rising the bar overtime. But only if it does help
Rising the bar is good, it gives your body and mind something more to endure and make you feel the thrilling effect of something new. But going to far or too fast with this mindset might give you some repercussions.
- Injuries are no joke.
It's also good to check your body status at anytime you feel something is off. Specially at the beginning, since muscle injuries can cause a big problem quickly. If one muscle feel stiff and not entirely responsive. Take a break and rest immediately if you went to hard on the last series or the effort after every workout.
- Quick rest when it matters.
I barely injured myself over these 2 constant years of pushing myself out of the sloth mode. It's still a hard task to keep things through, but also the most important part.
- give yourself a reward.
Like a treat as a food, fruits or a snack you really dig. But don't entirely avoid junk food too. Since the crave can push you to give up the training too. As far as I am in this workout mindset. I got sick of eating junk food and even hate to eat some gift people hand me now. But not everyone reach that point at the very start.
- It's all about habits.
We humans love to have favorite habits, specially if its food that give a instant reward like high sugar food, salty or fatty food. The problem is that it cause an addiction to the source of the problem. That's why it is hard to break this odd habit that cause your fat ass to grow to big. But fruits and veggies are great to replace with that one.
- Go gradually, but constantly.
Overtime, the body respond to the change of food habits. You might feel a weird aversion to eating some fruits. But once you mix it with the training, you feel your energy higher and your stamina doesn't loose down so fast like before. Plus, if you set a short level of training on yourself. It will remain constant and your brain will rethink about going back to that workout next time. Instead of going all out and thinking to yourself "Who do fuck cares? I'm so tired already."
- Over workouts are a trap, but challenges are a good thing.
Some might think going all out everytime will benefits you and strenght you up fast. It's not the case, overtime you will realize you are sabotaging your body for a stupid choice you will regret overnight. That's why setting a challenge in either the middle of the week or when you feel you can add it somewhere. Will motivate you after you succeed it. And that's why you need to think for this too.
- "If I don't succeed the challenge, it's alright. I'm training to make it eventually."
A challenge isn't a barrier that stop your progress, a challenge is like a hill to walk on that is realisable and logical to take time with it. Not like climbing the Mount Everest on day one. (Some people go in that road and never come back lol) But joke aside, you need to think that time, is the best bet to set on. Instead of making it quick and etc. Taking it slow is the most successful rate to go with.
- Taking time for your training is the truth way to train.
On any level, being constant and setting your training to the current acceptable is what's good to you. When I was able to climb a real mountain with 400 people, I was really ready for it before the day. Because I wanted to achieve this goal. After losing 60+ lbs. I was really happy about myself, but I didn't stopped there even after going back down that mountain or losing the extra weight.
It's why you need to set a goal that is higher than the short term ones. To me, I want to be athletic, not a body builder or steroided goof guy. But just in shape and having a full natural well fit body.
Maybe bigger biceps and abs will be the extra I want to reach after going athletic. But I am also making short and mid term achievement to fill the gaps in.
The human mind want to see results regardless of if the possibility ask to wait, so it's why you need to think about short term and middle term too. Can't reach this place or that weight to lift. Ok, I will set it to a lower but still challenging weight. OR a place that is hard to set foot on, but still manage to pass through.
Walking have it's own benefit too, since you work the whole body parts and if you pick the right place. You can also feel like you are in your own adventure in the world while training. There is countless sceneries I saw while going outside. Sky views that I was breathless to witness or nature showing me some great encounters.
Be your own hero, train your body to stay healthy and do not give up or go too hard on yourself. I say this with my heart full of kindness, but you have to rely on time to get there eventually.
Plus I think sometimes its good to just relax.
Have a good day everyone.
SirMoony
Those are really great tips that you gave out! ^_^