{"id":598,"date":"2012-12-31T09:30:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T17:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gahealthguide.wordpress.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2012-12-31T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T17:30:06","slug":"the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devinephysiques.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/31\/the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

No long post today, just a few pointers for the start to 2013 regarding New Year Resolutions.<\/p>\n

\"Seriously.<\/a>

Seriously. Brace Yourselves.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you’re a regular gym goer, be patient.\u00a0 Every year, the month of January turns the gym into a mad house;\u00a0 What’s especially frustrating is watching people take up equipment and knowing that you’ll only see them during the month of January.\u00a0 If you’re an impatient person, now is the time to hone your skills and become patient, especially if you have a training day scheduled for the first of the year.\u00a0 (As we do. . .\u00a0 I try to plan maintenance weeks around the beginning of the year, but this year it didn’t line up.)<\/p>\n

If you’re one of the “New Year Resolution Gym Members,” don’t be.\u00a0 A healthy lifestyle is just that–\u00a0 A lifestyle.\u00a0 Resolving to go the gym all year “as my next year resolution” won’t cut it, nor will creating a resolution simply from pressure by others;\u00a0 The desire to change has to be present, otherwise you’ll only ever know the gym during January.<\/p>\n

If you are making health, fitness, nutrition, or all of the above a part of your new year resolutions, be realistic.\u00a0 I’ve read countless articles about the reason resolutions fail, and in most cases, it’s because unrealistic resolutions were decided on.\u00a0 Start small, and allow your goals to evolve as you reach certain benchmarks, or stick with it long enough.\u00a0 Everything in life can be looked at as a staircase;\u00a0 You can try to jump from the floor to the sixth step, but failure is very likely. . .\u00a0 It’s best to look at the path ahead and take it one step at a time.\u00a0 (Even if your resolutions have nothing to with health or fitness, that still applies!)<\/p>\n

Regarding my health \/ fitness goals, I only really have two, and both are within my grasp since I’ve been working toward them for some time:\u00a0 The first is to finally deadlift four plates (405 lbs. 1 X 5);\u00a0 I’ve been working on this for over a year and am at 395 lbs. currently.\u00a0 My second goal is to continue on the path I’m on and compete in a natural physique competition this summer.<\/p>\n

We just survived the “Apocalypse,” so let’s make 2013 a great year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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