A Reason Associated With Every Action

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you DIDN'T DO than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain

So I come to you with these questions, what is the purpose for training? Why do you workout on a daily basis? Why do you think it is necessary to training at high levels of intensity? I believe that you should be able to relate each part of your routine to a specific objective that you are working to achieve. It is EXTREMELY important to know the answers to these questions because it gives you a purpose and helps you understand the why. I find it very disappointing when I see a person simply working out and going through the motions, performing workouts and exercises for not apparent reason.

I believe there are several reasons to train and I want to discuss only two categories that may give you a purpose or a drive to train. One may be that you enjoy working out, so you focus your efforts in training. When you train you feel good inside or it helps you to feel less stressed with your everyday activities. The other can be related to your fitness goals. A fitness profile is very important and it holds you accountable for what you want to accomplish. This profile also consists of certain qualities that are required to success in your exercise plan.

So truly understand why you train or why you feel it is necessary to workout. I believe that knowing this just increases your chance of success in health and fitness. And it may also help you discover who you are or give you an understanding of what really lives inside you. I want to allow you to reflect on this concept of why you train before I continue with an understanding of WHAT exactly are you training to develop.

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Workout Hamstring/Conditioning Challenge: No Rest Between Exercises
1) One Legged Swiss Ball Leg Curls- 25x each leg, 35x each leg
2) Low Squat Burpee + Stair Sprints- 10 Burpees + 5 Stair Sprints (up & down=1)/two sets thru
3) Hamstring Blast on Bosu Ball with Power Hamstring Push-Ups to halfway mark- two sets thru- Hold Blast for 1min and then do 25 power hamstring push-ups ***Goal is to keep hamstrings contracted on the up and down of your push-up/make sure you point your toes when you are holding the blast and when you are doing power hamstring push-ups
4) Full Court (down and back) Traveling Low Squat Backward Burpees- try not to stop and rest/continuously jump
5) Walking Tight Backward Lunges with moderate-to-heavy weight- 100 steps
6) Traveling Low Squat Backward Burp + Burpee (2=1)- 10 times/rest 20 seconds and then repeat
WAY TO GO! YOU DID IT!

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The average active person wants to take in a slightly higher than average amount of protein, to facilitate muscle repair and growth. Did you know...other than water, the human body contains more protein than anything else. There are 20 different amino acids used in the construction of protein. The human body can only produce 11 of the amino acids, which are known as "non-essential", if it has sufficient carbohydrate and nitrogen levels. The other 9 "essential" amino acids, must be obtained through the foods we eat or through supplements. Eggs, milk, meat, poultry, and fish are considered complete sources of the 9 essential amino acids.