Breakin' Personal Bests!

Last night had me face to face with the dreaded P90X Legs and Back workout. With most P90X schedules, the Legs and Back routine is something you do 10 times throughout the 90 day process. All I gotta say is... I crushed it last night. I cannot recall a time when I had ever done better on my form, number of reps of the variations of pull-ups, or that damn wall sit. Every single one of my pull-up numbers went up by almost double, FROM LAST WEEK! I don't know what it was that made last night special or different but it felt good. I woke up today feeling awesome for what I had accomplished.

For most of you, it's hard to imagine yourself getting excited about a workout or what "healthier" food you're going to swap out for the junk you were eating. It was so weird for me before all of this, that I didn't imagine it at all. I was content coming home and downing a bag of chips and dip. I was alright with the fact that I was too busy with family, work, and school schedules. I also WAS fat, had no energy, and ate junk food like it was an Olympic event. Then...
...I started jiggling when I'd brush my teeth (it sucked by I didn't care)
...I was feeling out of breath from bending over and tying my shoe (it was a shocker but not a game changer)
...All of my jeans started to bevel out front (that one actually made me laugh<---not so much now)

It started to hit me when...
...I'd tell my daughter who I hadn't seen all day that I couldn't play because I was tired and didn't feel good, because I truthfully didn't feel good (it made me feel like such a horrible dad)
...Stopped caring what the house looked like because I was too lazy to help clean up around the house (made me feel like a worthless individual)
...Noticed that even though I knew my wife loves me no matter what I looked like, she wasn't liking what she was seeing out of me (do I even need to say what that made me feel like?)

It's easy to fall into ruts and feel like that no matter what you do, nothings ever going to change. It's easy to give up. Fortunately I found a group of folks who were willing to help and listen to me whine and complain about changing what I ate and making all sorts of excuses about the workouts. They listened. They helped. They showed a genuine interest in showing me that it is possible to reach the goals that I had set for myself.

If you or someone you know is looking for someone to help you/them as they make these changes in their lives, leave a comment or email me.

Have a good day!