Live joyfully, Love unconditionally, and Train religously
This morning at the quickie mart I saw a man who said that he had lost 130 lbs. I said congratulations sir, what was your workout program? He replied, "what workout program?…I got a divorce!" As funny as that is, it is kind of sad that some people don’t try hard enough to make love work in their lives or maybe some people just get married for the sake of not being lonely and end up like my buddy from this morning. There are people who take their relationship with training like that. They go all into thinking that they are gonna love getting in shape and then realizing that its not always fun fun fun and then they get tired of it because the results are not happening fast enough or they feel like it becomes like drudgery to get up and go to the gym. Then this great thing that they onced loved, they now hate with a passion. If you are feeling like divorcing yourself from training, try to remember what it felt like when you first started..when the pain was a good pain, and you felt refreshed and full of life. Go and try new things, do things spontaneously, and get back to realizing why you loved this in the first place. That is what works for marraiges that last..constant evolution. So live your life joyfully, love your body unconditionally and train your body religously and have a re-energize your passion for training.
October 26, 2009 at 9:30 am
I’m having one of those moments……but it’s on the diet instead the training. Good reminder Wayne. Don’t let things get complacent.
October 26, 2009 at 9:41 am
I couldn’t have said it better! It’s good to remember that while training isn’t always fun. it’s sure a heck of a lot better than being tired all the time, being overweight and having high blood pressure/other health challenges….gotta consider just how bad that would feel!!
October 26, 2009 at 10:16 am
It’s just a way to keep people going when they need it. I hope it reaches a lot of people. I deal with this all the time
October 26, 2009 at 11:11 am
Great analogy Wayne, and a good reminder. Anything worth holding on to is worth the effort. It’s so easy to fall into routines where we just expect the great things in our life to just be there for us - health, fitness, relationships, etc. Thanks for helping us stay focused!
October 26, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Anytime samurai, anytime
October 26, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Very true. I was beginning to dislike the drudgery of training a few months ago. I decided to change my exercises every single week as well as my workout schedule. What a difference. Now I never really know what I’m going to do at the gym and I’ve had to learn so many new exercises. What a breath of fresh air!
October 27, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Thank You!! for sharing.
October 27, 2009 at 3:11 pm
That was a really great post!
October 27, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Beautiful thoughts. Next time I’m feeling blah about working out, I’m gonna think of this post!
October 28, 2009 at 8:40 am
Love the post, Wayne! So true…not that I claim to have a perfect marriage, but people ask me all the time how I have been married for 12 years "these days" and we still seem in love. Like that is just the most shocking thing they have ever heard! I married my hubby when he was 18 and I was 20. I approach my marriage just like everything else in my life…DO NOT GET STAGNANT! You have to vary up things in your marriage, just like you would in your workout. Unfortunatly, most everything in life will not always be the "fairy tale"…but I sure work my damn hardest to get it close;)
Great post!