| Now that we’ve gotten through the Waste Management, I’m officially allowing myself to be excited about the start of golf season (also helps that it’s 65 today here in St. Louis)… The momentum is building and the absence has made our hearts grow fonder. Some days, it seems like our next round of golf is a million years away. BUT, that just gives us more time to get prepared. Last week, we talked a lot about mobility. So today, I’d like to switch gears. Call it a pep talk (without all the “bro-ing out”). Here it is: Sometimes, we just need to restart. For whatever reason, things didn’t work out the last time we tried to get fit. And we need to try again. A do-over. Nobody expects to play a perfect round of golf. When we don’t shoot -18, we don’t throw our clubs in the dumpster behind the clubhouse. We just reset. And try again the next time out. The exact same mindset applies to getting in shape. If this past weekend life got crazy and you found yourself eating like a garbage can, and drinking like a fish during the Super Bowl and/or Waste Management, you just need a reset. It happens. Don’t completely throw in the towel. And… Try Different. On Sunday, Hideki’s driver let him down all day, so I noticed a few tee shots with his 3-wood. Obviously, it wasn’t enough in a PGA tournament, but he needed a reset, and he did it. The same is true with our fitness. If eating a super-low-carb Keto diet and running 3 miles each morning just made you ravenously hungry 24/7. And you ended up gaining weight. That’s great! You figured out a strategy that doesn’t work for you. Cross it off. If eating chicken, broccoli and rice every meal makes you hate life. Great! You found another strategy that isn’t for you. This doesn’t make you weak-willed or a failure. It means that you tried a path that doesn’t work for your particular lifestyle. No big deal. Going forward, please do NOT attempt to get into shape the same way you tried before when it was a total disaster. Tomorrow, we’re going to talk about what to do instead. STAY STRONG, Jeff Pelizzaro PS – We can give you all the tools to get fit. BUT, you have to be willing to try different. The 18STRONG Membership is where I would start. Do the Daily Motion routine for the next seven days, then see if you’re ready to add the next thing. Then, pick a program that fits your lifestyle. By the time spring hits, you’ll be doing a handful of really impactful things without even thinking. |
