Day #14: Fit Camp and Hard Work

First off, ERMERGERD, so I have been taking Monday night "Fit Camp" at the YMCA and it is proving to be very intense. "Fit Camp" is Tabata style High Intensity Interval Training. Generally speaking, it is 20 seconds of high intensity, 10 seconds of rest, repeated 8 times. It has proven to be one of the most effective forms of training with ample positive benefits for both aerobic (cardio) and anaerobic (muscles) results.
For more information, you can read about it here.

I would like to point out, again, that I am not a trainer (maybe one day)... That I am not an athlete (as of yet)... But one thing I am in a young person with plenty of time ahead of me and plenty of dreams and goals. Although I have yet to make the best decisions in my life, I have learned that it is imperative to take every lesson in stride and try not to let any go to waste.

I have already had 2 days of this challenge that I forgot to blog... I have also had days like today when I was dehydrated and not motivated and I didn't eat properly... But I now know the consequences of making those decisions. Every day is a challenge and a lesson. You wake up in the morning with the best intentions... to eat well, to excerise, to be nice and remember that I am not better than anyone else I might meet, even if you are surrounded by people who don't have the same mindset. The point is... Shit happens. You fall off the horse. You get discouraged. You lose motivation. Whether it is life or school or career or family or whatever. But don't give up. If you always seek the fastest, cheapest, easiest route to your destination, there is a good chance that you will never get there... The fastest is not always the steadiest. The cheapest is not always the best quality. The easiest won't let you learn anything.

I find that so many people I meet lately have this huge sense of entitlement. That things should just come easy for them. That they shouldn't have to pay for things. That they don't need to work hard and, if you are one of those people, smarten the hell up. This country was created by people who worked hard and if people had continued to do so and hadn't gotten greedy and dishonest, this world would be a different place. You need to work hard to stay in shape. You need to work hard to advance in your career. You need to work hard to pay off your debt and mortgage. You need to work hard to get ahead, period. Life is hard work and if you are the type who is going to complain and say it's too hard or you don't want to or everyone else is the problem, then you deserve to be stuck where you are.

If you want further proof that EVERYONE needs to work hard and you aren't just born with it, this pic worked for me today.

Ok, there is my rant! Work hard and you will get results.
Night all.