The Journey . . . . . . you will be challenged. -By Brett Waltert-

WEEK 2

  Yes, my exercise storm troopers, the road to success is long, bumpy, and full of road blocks … … … but you will press on! You will keep taking that next step toward your goal and by doing so you will succeed. This is true because, as you keep traveling down that road, eventually your feet will harden, your lungs will no longer burn, and you will kick down the road blocks and face the obstacles ahead of you one by one, because you are determined!!  

  Last week I talked about goals, this week our target is mindset. This part of your transformation is potentially going to make or break you because it is non-tangible, this means that you cannot see what you are trying to accomplish. A lot of people out there spend all of their time worrying about what they see in the mirror, what numbers are on the scale, and what the quickest way to reach their goal is (AKA-shortcuts).  The problem with this lies in a lot of unsuccessful attempts to accomplish any athletic goal or fitness goal followed by a relapse into a darker place because of the failed attempt. There are Lots and lots of goals out there people, Weight loss, weight gain, bigger arms, smaller butt, run a marathon, walk one mile, get off blood pressure medication, pre diabetic. The list is endless with a load of short term goals leading up to the long term goal.

 Remember this is step 1, WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH?

Now phase 2;

  The journey… … …  Accept the fact that life does not grant wishes and magical health fairies don’t come visit you while you sleep to burn the donut off that you just had to have for breakfast, nor does just thinking about grinding through a soul searching cardio workout increase your lung capacity and metabolic efficiency. You must put the work in yourself and you must prepare your mind to get it done!! So here we go, understand that HARD TIMES DON’T LAST, HARD PEOPLE DO. We have all heard the coach say GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME and now it is your time to follow through with it. Get out that goal you have from last week, or, stop screwing around and get your goal written down, and find some place to look at yourself in the mirror. Once you are planted firmly in place and are giving yourself “the stare down of doom”   you need to unleash the Beast within you and get up in your own face a little bit and let yourself know that during your journey down the road you are going to hurt, sweat, puke, want to quit (but won’t), possibly get a little banged up, bleed, cry, get angry, spit in the drinking fountain even though the sign says not to, yell, stink, not shower before work because your trainer was going to be gone, lift something the wrong way, lift something the right way,  and finally, lay on the floor completely exhausted because you just got one step closer to reaching your goal and are looking forward to doing it again tomorrow. So there it is, you brain must be ready to take on the challenges that are on the road in front of you. This may sound crazy, but I’ve seen so many non-runners go through an 8 week program kicking and screaming, just find out in the end that they now want to spend the summer and weekends doing 5k’s and obstacle courses, it is truly a transformation. WEEK 1 & 2; GOAL and now MINDSET, get after it and do some soul searching to find those mental limits for yourself and break through them, because “The only people who know where the edge is are the ones that have been over it.”(- Hunter S. Thompson-)

Hello my name is get off the couch, I'd like you to meet Mr. Brett Waltert

 

Good afternoon The W community,

  My name is Brett Waltert, I have been a personal trainer here at the facility for a little over a year now and I will be taking over the W’s blog for the next 8 weeks. The first thing I want to cover before we get started is how important your GOAL’s are. There are some questions that I would like you to ask yourself tonight, first ask yourself what your GOAL is . . . . ? . . . So now you either have an answer or you have now realized your first issue with what you are trying to get accomplished here at The W.

  Your goal can be as simple as “I want to be social and do something healthy for me”, The W is a great place to find friends that love to be active and enjoy working out. Your goal can also be very specific, like “I want to lose 6.5lbs of body fat by the end of this month”.  So. . . to keep things simple for this first post these are the questions that you NEED to ask yourself;

1.)    What is my goal?

2.)    If I Don’t have one, what am I trying to accomplish?

3.)    Do I need to make a change?

4.)    How am I going to make a change?

5.)    Have I been putting off making a change?

  These questions will help you get on your way to a healthier happier lifestyle and they are important for you to know. You must have a goal of where you want to be before you can make a plan, and you must have a plan to get you to your goal. I , as well as a few other trainers here at The W are here to help you get on your way or even get back on your way to that healthy life, please never be afraid to ask us for help. I will be posting nutrition, motivation, workout ideas, and many more items over the next 8 weeks to help facilitate your transformation into a new healthy you!