We have been working quite hard on getting the new facility cleaned up and set up and if all goes as planned we should have the bulk of everything done by the end of the weekend. There has been a lot of remodeling, painting, and cleaning and I feel pretty good about the changes we have made. When we first walked in to this building it was quite a shit hole. However, after a week of work we turned it into a hole, and now it has blossomed in to quite a nice little gym. I haven't slept much over the past couple of weeks because of the work but I am quite alright with that being I will be able to train out of my own facility! We will be inviting everyone out to see it within the very near future and training will be starting next week. If anyone is more interested in training check out our website, http://www.cpifitness.com/, or email us at cpifitness@gmail.com. Until then check out the new dance craze, The Duckbutt, as well as some more dancing over at the facility...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Refocus
Every year many of us (if not all of us) make a New Years Resolution. At the very least we all set goals at the beginning of the year for things we want to accomplish during the next 12 months. These things range from fitness to work to personal life. January is a restart of sorts and creates a motivation in everyone. The problem lies in the length of time this motivation lasts. Everyone who belongs to or works in a commercial gym sees this first hand. The New Year brings a big rush of people and for a couple months every night seems more crowded than the last. However, March and April roll around and people start to fade off, and those New Year goals seem to be forgotten. This happens with every type of goal though.
As I was sitting in my car today eating lunch before coming to the library I was reevaluating my life right now and the goals I had set for myself a couple months ago. What I realized was I am slipping in a few areas.
Rewind back to January and my ambitious goal-setting self. I set out at the beginning of the year wanting to get my business up and running, better my people skills, and take care of the small things in my life. As far as the small things go I considered anything from flossing my teeth every day to saying hi to people I passed during my day. In truth, I didn't expect to succeed at saying hi to every single person nor did I expect perfection in my day to day tasks. What I did expect though was a conscious effort to better myself and my actions through focusing on the menial tasks.
Back to today...I was sitting there and started thinking about those goals and what actions I am taking to reach those goals. The business part is working. I am in the process of opening a facility with my partner Brad Longazel and I have a lot of passion and excitement going into that. My day to day tasks, however, have been slacking lately. I don't do the things I need to to better myself on a day to day basis. I have gotten lazy and sometimes frustrated. These things happen and then I push everything out of the way. It is time for me to refocus. The end of March is just a week away and that means we will be one quarter through the year. That's the average amount of time that many of us last on working towards new goals. I don't want to be a part of the norm who lose sight of ambition and go back to my old self for 9 more months just to restart with the same goals next January. It is a perfect time to sit down, reassess my goals, my actions, and my life and make sure I stay on track and reach my destination. SUCCESS.
Whether your goals is to lose 20 pounds, get a promotion, or spend more time with your family, don't lose sight of it. Even if you think you are still on the right track, sit down and reevaluate yourself. Write down your goals. Write down the actions it will take to get there. Write down the things you are doing daily right now. See how they match up. You may not have to adjust anything or you may have to adjust everything. Either way, you are refocused and know what steps are next to continue towards the goals of 2012. Don't let this be another year of failure...
As I was sitting in my car today eating lunch before coming to the library I was reevaluating my life right now and the goals I had set for myself a couple months ago. What I realized was I am slipping in a few areas.
Rewind back to January and my ambitious goal-setting self. I set out at the beginning of the year wanting to get my business up and running, better my people skills, and take care of the small things in my life. As far as the small things go I considered anything from flossing my teeth every day to saying hi to people I passed during my day. In truth, I didn't expect to succeed at saying hi to every single person nor did I expect perfection in my day to day tasks. What I did expect though was a conscious effort to better myself and my actions through focusing on the menial tasks.
Back to today...I was sitting there and started thinking about those goals and what actions I am taking to reach those goals. The business part is working. I am in the process of opening a facility with my partner Brad Longazel and I have a lot of passion and excitement going into that. My day to day tasks, however, have been slacking lately. I don't do the things I need to to better myself on a day to day basis. I have gotten lazy and sometimes frustrated. These things happen and then I push everything out of the way. It is time for me to refocus. The end of March is just a week away and that means we will be one quarter through the year. That's the average amount of time that many of us last on working towards new goals. I don't want to be a part of the norm who lose sight of ambition and go back to my old self for 9 more months just to restart with the same goals next January. It is a perfect time to sit down, reassess my goals, my actions, and my life and make sure I stay on track and reach my destination. SUCCESS.
Whether your goals is to lose 20 pounds, get a promotion, or spend more time with your family, don't lose sight of it. Even if you think you are still on the right track, sit down and reevaluate yourself. Write down your goals. Write down the actions it will take to get there. Write down the things you are doing daily right now. See how they match up. You may not have to adjust anything or you may have to adjust everything. Either way, you are refocused and know what steps are next to continue towards the goals of 2012. Don't let this be another year of failure...
Monday, March 5, 2012
Straps, Building update, and a new PR
Just to update those who are interested, we are currently in the process of getting the keys to our new facility. It has been a frustrating few days trying to get insurance taken care of and coming to agreance with the landlord but I am hopeful that we will be in by the end of the week. With that being said, plans are to be remodeled and open by the first week of April so be ready.
I have been noticing a trend in the gym with a bunch of the "bodybuilder" types and it is really starting to annoy me. It seems like everyone is using wrist straps for just about everything. I have seen them used on lat pulldowns, rows, dumbbell curls, and deadlifts. The purpose for these straps, for those who don't know, is to assist with grip. I can understand the use for heavy shrugs, barbell rows, or RDL's simply for the fact that these exercises use heavy weights for a longer duration. However, anything that is a low rep range should not need the assistance of straps. If you can't hold on to the weight then get your grip up. You will never improve it if you keep helping it out. As far as things like curls and lat pulldowns, that's just ignant! The lat pulldown stack is only 280, so if you can't hold on to that then you need to adjust your training and your goals, oh, and your vagina! Grip training is as simple as using a fat grip for things like dumbbell rows or curls, using heavier weights on deadlift and refraining from strapping up. Trust me, these things will take you a long way and they better your grip gets, the better your lifts will be. I admit, I was once a strap user but I become wise, manned up, and now I can pull heavy with no grip issues what so ever.
Speaking of pulling heavy, I hit a new deadlift PR last week, no straps. I have figured out a few things in my training that seem to really be helping my pull so I'm interested to see how much I can bump it up in the next couple of months.
I have been noticing a trend in the gym with a bunch of the "bodybuilder" types and it is really starting to annoy me. It seems like everyone is using wrist straps for just about everything. I have seen them used on lat pulldowns, rows, dumbbell curls, and deadlifts. The purpose for these straps, for those who don't know, is to assist with grip. I can understand the use for heavy shrugs, barbell rows, or RDL's simply for the fact that these exercises use heavy weights for a longer duration. However, anything that is a low rep range should not need the assistance of straps. If you can't hold on to the weight then get your grip up. You will never improve it if you keep helping it out. As far as things like curls and lat pulldowns, that's just ignant! The lat pulldown stack is only 280, so if you can't hold on to that then you need to adjust your training and your goals, oh, and your vagina! Grip training is as simple as using a fat grip for things like dumbbell rows or curls, using heavier weights on deadlift and refraining from strapping up. Trust me, these things will take you a long way and they better your grip gets, the better your lifts will be. I admit, I was once a strap user but I become wise, manned up, and now I can pull heavy with no grip issues what so ever.
Speaking of pulling heavy, I hit a new deadlift PR last week, no straps. I have figured out a few things in my training that seem to really be helping my pull so I'm interested to see how much I can bump it up in the next couple of months.
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