Day 316 – front
- Weight: 140.0 lbs.
- No workout today; next: Workout C, July 15
- Total inches: 125.9
- Protein: 133g (1g over target)
- Calories: 2,127
Each day, I wake up raring to do one thing.
Nothing.
I can be a lazy sack, and if not for the Tiger Mom voice in my head, I would be sprawled on the couch, eating chips and watching television every damn day.
Not working, not writing, not making calls, not going to meetings, not working out.
Nothing is very easy to accomplish and is often a part of our routines.
Doing something appears difficult and not worth the effort. Doing nothing is familiar.
Doing something can appear even more difficult when bombarded with choices. Experts, friends and family all have suggestions on the very best ways to get fit.
They’re all wrong. And more important, they’re all right.
My way of bulking up isn’t the best way. It may not even be the best way for me, though I’ve made changes throughout the past 300 days. But it has worked, and for me, that has kept me going. Even when I don’t want to work out at 11 p.m.
But you can get fit. It will probably not be easy at first, but change can be difficult. That’s why I enjoyed reading and using “The 4-Hour Body” [Amazon |iTunes aff. links], because it gives readers ways to combat backsliding:
- public accountability,
- metrics,
- minimal changes,
- scheduling.
Arnold Schwarzenegger commented on a Reddit Fitness thread on Friday, emphasizing that he wanted more people to start exercising, no matter which method they picked:
“Do me a favor. Try to focus more on expanding the fitness community as a whole than protecting your little corner of it.”
My inspiration has come from peers who went out and did their thing, even if each one had a completely different approach.
Inspire me: Do something.
Day 315 – side
