Something really interesting happened on my second day. This rarely happens and when things like it do happen how do you deal with it? Do we get upset or do you move past it and make adjustments?

So you can imagine this… it is day 2 of my 2nd 90 day cycle and I have made a commitment to myself to get into the gym early. (FYI: A 90 day cycle is just a fixed set of time to focus on losing weight).

It is day 2 and I forgot to set my alarm to hit the gym first thing in the morning… now here is the part that is important and significant to self management… You see I woke up on time and could have made it to the gym… but my wife and my warm bed got the best of me… I was so comfortable that I just cuddled up to her and slept like a baby… right through my planned workout window.

So when I woke, and realized what I had done I had two choices in how I approached it.

1) I could have been angry with myself (Which would only serve to attach negative feelings to working outt) -OR-
2) I just said to myself… I’m human… now when am I going to work out today? (Thinking like this produces a sense of accomplishment when you get the job of going to the gym done.)

In the end day 2 didn’t mesh with my early morning workout routine… but I DID make it to the gym and that is what will count for you when life interrupts your workout or eating habits.

Your commitment to making the needed changes in your life to feel amazing added to the right workout combined with the stuff you put into your body is the way to recreate the energy you had as a child.

I feel it everyday. I wake up excited about life, and I feel amazing.

My routine on Day 2 (after work):

5 minute warm up on the heavy bag (no gloves today).

10 minute high intensity upper and lower body bag work, paying particular attention to aggressive knees clenching the bag, and higher kicks working on increasing power delivery to the body.

20 minutes on the cycle at peak intensity. (I imagined being in a race with all the pretty ladies in the room and I wasn’t going to be beat for anything… but of course they kept biking while I went onto lift.)

Seated Lat pull-down: 3 sets of 12 (95lbs. 115lbs. 125lbs.)
Seated Roman Curls: 3 sets of 12 (45lbs. 65lbs. 65lbs.)

10 minutes in the sauna and back home for dinner.

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