The 3rd Quarter is Home of my Birthday Month: August. I tend to get carried away and all worked up around my birthday about aging. This year I have resolved to have a better attitude and rather than getting all upset about what’s not happening and what didn’t happen, I’m focused on making sure I am training for this next volume of life.

While at IDEA World, I was loving Elaine Lalanne (pictured above) who is 93 and also worked the stage with incredible vigor and energy!

Earlier this year I saw a speaker who sang, ran around the stage, climbed on the furniture, and danced around. That is the type of speaker I want to be.

Changing our Mindset about Goals

Expert Coach Alwyn Cosgrove of Results Fitness sent out an email at the beginning of the year about how he wanted to get in 200+ workouts for the year. I really liked that idea because some periods are busier than others.

This year I have really focused on making the process the goal rather than the outcome.

I encourage my clients to set goals around the process of the outcome.  

Rather than focusing on eating perfectly for the week, I encourage clients to focus on preparing 2-3 meals per week. What ends up happening is a snowball effect of good choices.

Outcomes are often unpredictable and uncontrollable.

Changing our mindset around goals happens when we we understand that we have power over our choices during the process. 

Changing our mindset around goals also happens when we focus on who we’re becoming rather than becoming disillusioned when we either don’t get there or we get there and it isn’t what we thought it was going to be.


45 in 90

My next challenge is to do 45 workouts in 90 Days.

This is doable and allows room for flexibility.  I’m looking forward to trying some different workouts and challenging myself in new ways.

My other goal is to prepare 3 Meals per week.  That is enough for left overs and also it’s not overwhelming. 

    Current Training

    I am currently doing 8×8 training once per week. It’s a great old school high volume technique that helps build strength, endurance, and gives you a great burn.

    8 sets of 8 reps with :20-30 rest between sets.

    Some people like to lift heavy heavy when doing this technique but I don’t. I firmly believe in the “Stimulate don’t annihilate” principle ESPECIALLY now that I am getting older.

    I prefer to slow the reps down to a 3-1(hold) and 3 release. That’s time under tension to build strength and yes I can barely do it by the last round.

    I also still want to try Barre and Orange Theory but I have been busy. I hope to try both those workouts this Quarter.

    Right now my Workout Schedule looks like this. I guess I’ll always have some love for the way physique competitors train.

    Schedule

    Day 1: Legs/Shoulders/Back – 8×8 (One exercise per body part)

    Day 2: Chest/Arms – 8×8

    Day 3: Glutes/Hamstrings

    Day 4: Shoulder/Abs

    I get in a 15 minute interval workout at least once per week and maybe some Cardio strength after one of the strength workouts.

    My goals these days have less to do with cosmetics and more to do with having the energy, stamina, and strength to embrace all that this volume of life has.

    I know that I don’t want to be low energy and unable to move. Plus I get the feeling I will need a lot of energy to keep up!!

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