Year of Push 4.1 Keep Coming Back

It doesn’t feel good to wake up with frustration or regret. I don’t know if it’s ever happened to you, but I have a lot of experience with it.

I’d overeat and wake up the next day wishing I hadn’t. Or, I’d put off an important project and wake up facing more pressure than I would have if I just got it done.

In fact, waking up with that regret & frustration would usually make me less likely to make good choices.

I’d use the regret or frustration to justify more choices that would trigger more regret or frustration.

Insanity, right?

A big part of this pattern was that I was focused on all that was wrong and on all I hadn’t done instead of focusing on what I could do now & next.

If you aren’t focused on what you can do now or next, why would you think you’ll choose it? You probably won’t!

I was thinking about this today when I saw the below post from CompeteEveryday.

I think this is a powerful mantra: I keep coming back.

No matter what happened last, I keep coming back.

Every time you find your attention fixed on what went wrong or why you’re frustrated & disappointed, redirect your attention to: no matter what happened last, I keep coming back.

Think about it – life is SO short and you absolutely have the power to make it incredible, but to do that, you can’t keep quitting. You have to keep coming back.

I’ll tell ya – today’s workout was a tough one! I loved it, but it kicked my butt!

“Doce”
AMRAP 4:
27 Calorie Row
21 Power Cleans (115/85)
15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20″)
Rest 4:00
AMRAP 4:
27 Calorie Row
21 Power Cleans (95/65)
15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20″)
Rest 4:00
AMRAP 4:
27 Calorie Row
21 Power Cleans (75/55)
15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20″)

I was definitely hungry when I got home!

On the food front:

Alllll the post workout food: steak frites and a couple handfuls of cashews! So delish. I wanted to keep eating because it was satisfying but I wasn’t hungry, so I stopped.

For lunch I had a cobb salad with extra grilled chicken & dinner was that chicken & broccoli over cauliflower rice that I’m finally digging again.

Don’t forget! In yesterday’s daily recap I proposed an AMA (ask me anything) blog or podcast segment – all questions are fair game and you can post them in the comments, on social, or wherever! I love getting to know you guys better so I thought it would be fun for you to get to know me, too! 

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353: Coconut Oil Controversy

353: Coconut Oil Controversy

Who hasn’t seen the sensational headlines over the past couple weeks? Everything from “Coconut Oil Isn’t Healthy. It Never Was Healthy” to “The World Just Fell Out of Love with Coconut Oil”.

Where did this come from? Is there new research we need to consider? In today’s episode we’re looking at this coconut oil controversy, where it came from, the science that is referenced and how you can find what works best for your body.

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Resources:

Summer Fat Loss Fast Track

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325: Dietary Fats To Avoid & Why

075: Dietary Fat & Cholesterol

Dr. Chris Masterjohn’s Podcast On Saturated Fat Research

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Year of Push 3.30 Ask Me Anything!

You know what I was thinking this weekend? Well, of course you don’t, but I’ll tell you! I was thinking it would be fun to do an AMA or “ask me anything” podcast or blog!

What do you think? Here’s your chance! If you have questions on any topic, leave them in the comments below and within the next couple weeks I’ll do a blog or podcast to answer them!

I was straight up excited to go the gym this morning – it doesn’t usually happen that way! It was a pure barbell workout and it was a short one – two wins!

“Isabel”
For Time:
30 Snatches

Barbell power snatch is a newer-to-me lift – I didn’t do barbell power snatch in North Carolina when I was training with Nathan. Because of that, it’s not one of my stronger lifts like back squat, front squat, deadlift or power clean. Not being as comfortable or skilled at it, I wasn’t quite sure what weight to go with.

My coach suggested going with a weight at which you could do 5-7 unbroken reps when fresh.

I picked my weight, crushed the workout in 2 minutes and 10 seconds and felt great about my form.

But…

I felt like I could have gone heavier. After cooling down, I asked my coach how he felt about me doing the workout again, right then, but going heavier.

He didn’t think it was a great idea but encouraged me to go heavier than I was thinking I’d re-do it at and instead do 15 reps NOT for time. So, 15 heavier reps in a slow, controlled way.

I did it and left feeling proud.

Here’s my takeaway: if you think you can do more, do more now. There’s no need to wait until “next time” – do more NOW.

On the food front:

As I write this, it’s 12:49p and I’m more tired than hungry. I think I know why: sunlight. Did you listen to my podcast episode about how sunlight suppresses your appetite? This is SO real for me. It’s hormonal – definitely listen to the episode.

I had a couple cups of coffee before my workout and my favorite Paleo Power Meals cobb salad afterwards. Mondays are PPM delivery days, which is pretty much the best thing ever!

After that I had chicken & broccoli over cauliflower rice – I had worn myself out on that one but after a few months away, I’m glad it’s back! So filling & tasty!

Dinner was grilled chicken strips and sweet potato fries. Gosh, I hope I never forget how much better I feel when I’m eating well compared with how I feel when I’m not eating well!

PS: If you’re new to these posts, listen to this podcast episode to get the scoop on what changes I’m making in my life and you can start back at my first daily post here.

Doubt, Frustration & Inaction

Last week I hosted a few live webinars to chat about why so many of us struggle to take consistent action towards our goals. It can be so frustrating to want a better life and a healthier body but repeatedly fail to do the work.

Even though we want so much more, we doubt that we can create it. We doubt our motivation, our focus and our will.

One of the primary reasons we doubt ourselves is because we continue to carry all our past experiences.

We see what is possible through a thick veil of past frustrations, failures and broken promises. This heavy burden of doubt makes change so much harder than it needs to be.

We doubt ourselves because we value information & answers over implementation & questions.

We spend so much energy trying to find & understand the perfect solution instead of investing that energy in action.

I know for sure that a dramatically different result is possible for you. You are not destined to struggle with this for the rest of your life. I know that if you are willing to stop carrying all your past experiences & frustrations that you can create permanent change with less effort than you’ve invested before.

Invest an hour in yourself and watch the below video training to see how you can get out of your own way, stop repeating past mistakes, and finally step into your full potential.

Make the change. Let go of the past and create the future that is possible for you!

353: Coconut Oil Controversy

352: Overcoming Doubt & Creating Consistency

One of the primary reasons we haven’t reached our goals is that we doubt ourselves. It’s not the doubt itself that is the problem, but it’s the inaction & inconsistency that stems from doubt.

In today’s episode I’m talking about why we doubt and how to leave all your past failures, frustrations and missed opportunities behind you so you can create a dramatically different outcome than anything you’ve had before.

We talk through legitimate hurdles to success like projecting past failures onto future attempts, valuing information over implementation and much more.

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