(this was taken from my gym's blog this morning... I didn't write it!)
Not having goals, both short term and long term.
A fitness regimen with no goals is like driving to a destination you have never been to before without a map or directions. Goals keep you on track. You seek out guidelines and information on how to achieve them. Make those goals!!!
This is why I made this diary and goals for myself.
weigh 175 before I'm 30 (except I may make that 165)
be able to do 10 unassisted pullups in under 1 minute.
run 5K/8k/10ks (and complete them!)
Avoiding your weaknesses.
Why is it everyone and their mother shows up on the days we do some crazy workout, but when weightlifting days or running days come up, people suddenly don’t feel so well??? Weaknesses stem from a series of issues. Suck at an Olympic lift? It is probably tied into deficiencies in the strength and flexibility department. Can’t get through that whole 5k run? You need to eat better and build up your cardio/respiratory endurance. Attack your weaknesses and your strengths will improve.
My weakness is definitely "running in the heat". Gawwwwd do I hate this. But Crossfit is awesome because you have NO IDEA what the workout is until you get there. This helps with avoidance.
Poor nutrition.
Food completely controls how your body functions throughout the day. It is the gasoline for your engine. An engine needs gas to run, and it runs better with good gas than it does with crappy gas. Start simple. Make changes in the quality of what you eat then fine tune it from there.
Alcohol consumption. Alcohol is good for only one thing: getting buzzed. Unfortunately, getting buzzed causes a bunch of bad things to happen, mostly lack of control. You don’t sleep well (despite possibly even passing out). It dehydrates you. You tend to succumb to eating crap. You are damaging brain cells and your liver. But did I mention that alcohol is really good for getting buzzed??
This is also why I'm on Paleo. But--- I still drink beer. mmmmmmbeer.
Lack of sleep.
You can never get “too much” sleep. Our bodies are actually wired to go to sleep when it gets dark and wake up at the crack of dawn. Electricity has jacked up our internal clocks, so no matter who you are and how much you sleep, it is never enough. Sleep is a huge component in the body recovery system. Get more of it!!!
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