An Easy Resolution-

Okay. It's that time of year again. The time of year we all look forward to a fresh new slate... and come up with grandiose ideas of what the New Year is going to look like. We tend to set new goals with aligned action steps, mustering the motivation to change, but does it usually work? In years past were you able to fully accomplish what you set out to do when it began? Being in the health and fitness industry I have seen the stereotypical resolutions come in full force by January and gone by late February. I can predict this fairly accurately by now. So why the major drop off? Why aren't these people living the lifestyle of greater amounts of health, fitness and vitality? Were their intentions wrong or bad? Of course not. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to look, feel or think better.  Where did they go wrong?

Simple- not knowing their limits and/or working to or beyond them.

Why have an all or nothing mentality? It's either 7 days in the gym for an hour and a half getting beat down, or nothing. There is no mention of listening to the body. The more soreness and pain, the better. Fortunately we now know this is not the best way to either start a new habit and develop something we actually enjoy doing. A huge part of movement is the enjoyment factor. Why does a healthy body have to slave away on the treadmill, elliptical (or insert movement here______)? Well.. you don't have to. You simply have to find something you enjoy doing, work within your limits and repeat. It's honestly that simple.

If you would like to learn the best way to determine your limits go here... 

If you would like to learn what it looks like to work within them, go here...


As the masterful Lao Tzu once said-

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt."+++__

Remember, better is better and better is actually more. The idea is to progress every single day in any direction possible. Patience, consistency and specificity will get you there faster than ever before... it has to!


I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS BELOW!!!

peace-

Knowing Your Limits-

If you saw my last post -Working Within Limits- you now understand the importance of doing so. I will also assume you want to be better at determining those limits. My teachers have made it as easy as possible to understand, so I will do my best to pass it on to you.

How do you know your limits to movement?

Stopping a movement at  (∆ = change)
∆ speed
∆ tension

That's it. It really is that easy! In any movement, if your speed changes, your tension goes up to try and complete the movement. These are both precursors to pain and injury. We have been taught to move beyond both, and as a result set ourselves up to failure.

Again -
-IF YOU WORK TO YOUR LIMITS YOU WILL FIND THEM, IF YOU WORK WITHIN YOUR LIMITS YOU WILL EXCEED THEM-

As you move more under less tension and within your limits, your body will allow you to accomplish more. This is adaptation, you have no choice.

I can't tell you how many x-athletes and clients I have seen that want so badly to go beyond these limits because of what they have done in the past or because of what they have seen. Don't fall for it yourself. If you go beyond your limits, you will eventually break. Allow your body to dictate and set boundaries, and expand them by working within them. To learn more about tested movement and working within your limits check out the GYM MOVEMENT protocol or come visit us at The Movement Dallas. I promise you will get better, faster than ever before-

bj-

Just a thought...

I have been thinking about testing recently... and more specifically the Gym Movement Protocol. Not only is the approach to movement and life changing the world as I view it, but it has helped many of my clients to do the same. If you're not familiar with what this type of testing is, I will give an extremely short version. It's a method for YOUR determining what is best for YOU. Simple? Maybe too simple, maybe not. In an industry filled with gurus and followers (I have to say it's tempting), most methods of training are based around the idea that someone else knows better than you or your body. It's kind of ridiculous if you think about it? The Gym Movement Protocol says differently and allows you to ask appropriate questions to move to better in any specific direction possible. I really look forward to the day this drastically changes our industry (which isn't far off), and people start getting better faster than ever before.

peace-

120 Day Body Transformation-

Over the next 120 days I want to allow others to see my body/physique transformation using the Gym Movement Protocol. We have been using this for sometime at The Movement Dallas and I want to give this wonderful gift to others at they set out to increase their fat loss and muscle gain potential.

This is simply a test. I HIGHLY believe in these principles as I use them for myself and my clients but want to show others how simple it truly is. If applied properly, I believe this will not only change the health/fitness industry, but also how we view the world around us. I know that's a huge claim, which is exactly why I want to show YOU how simple it can be...

Tomorrow is the official 'start' for me, and I will be sharing in detail my goals, initial pictures, workouts, PR's (personal records)(and there will be many), food, videos and more of what has/will test well for ME...

Again, this is not so you can do what I do, but simply to learn new tools to apply to your movement, fat loss or muscle building goals... and to ALL get better in the process. What an amazing thing!

Until tomorrow -


"If you want to know anything, you must question everything."
-Frankie Faires


"If you don't asses (test), you're simply guessing"
-Paul Chek