Regimen

Photo from the 2009 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in London, England. More at The Big Picture

“If you want to get better as a lifter, do 3 reps or less and sit the f**k down! It’s a skill, not a capacity.”

Dutch Lowy

Goal-oriented training

bephf:

“In order to stay motivated and keep your training focused, I believe that goals should be well-defined, attainable, and short-term - meaning that with dedicated training you should be able to reach your goals within about 3 months.”

“Never eat something that is pretending to be something else; e.g., no “textured vegetable protein” or veggies burgers (fake meat), no artificial sweeteners, no margarine (fake butter), no “low fat” sour cream, no turkey bacon, no chocolate-flavor sauce” that doesn’t contain chocolate, no “quorn”. If I want something that tastes like meat or butter, I would rather have the real thing than some chemical concoction pretending to be more healthful.”

Sonya Legg

From Michael Pollan’s Food Rules.

(via mischadehart)

Sitting is Unhealthy (and What to Do About It)

bephf:

“The occasional dalliance with a straight-backed office chair probably isn’t a problem, but when we spend most of our waking life sitting (or, even worse, slumping over) in a chair, we invite disaster.” Shit.

“Never cut corners. Train hard and don’t cut corners. Because if you do, it will come back to kick you in the ass. Guaranteed.”

Mickey Ward (via forcedistancetime)

“So, you want to be an expert? You need to budget about ten years of effort, regardless of the subject area. Researchers have studied chess playing, music composition, painting, piano playing, swimming, tennis, and other skills and disciplines. In virtually every case, from Mozart to the Beatles, you find evidence of a minimum of a decade of hard work before world-class expertise shows up.”

Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt