Train for Life

 I almost drowned in the ocean trying to get a kayak thru rough break waves. I remembered getting pounded by a wave, hit by the kayak and then the zipper on the wet suit broke. I was fighting for my life as the wet suit turned into an underwater sail moving me with the current versus thru it. I said to myself I couldn’t make it much longer. And, I started deciding how much longer I could make it ‘til I had to give up and drown. It is surreal to contemplate dying just because you’re too tired and have to give up. Just as I was about to go under for maybe the last time, a surfer showed up out of nowhere and said, “Need a hand bro?” Some kind of stupid instinct caused the words “No, I’m good” to come from my mouth. He gave me a confused look and I changed my answer to “Yes, Please Help Me!” The rest of the story. He put me on his board, which saved my life. He placed his palm on my chest to say, “you’re good bro”, he ran off, I never saw him again. How do you prepare for such situations that you don’t give up when the time comes? Let me share a saying with you, “test your toughness a little at a time”. If you plan to climb Mt, Everest Prepare little by little. How about another saying?“Don’t test your endurance by swimming in the ocean”.
To apply a life preparation principal to your life, find a safe environment where you can be encouraged and tested. Small gyms are a great place for this. Often times, you can find small gym owners that really go the extra mile to motivate their clients to do things they never imagined. Things like, running a mile, doing pull ups, climbing a rope, even just getting up the stairs without losing their breath. These are the places for you to test yourself. A buddy of mine who is strong as an ox recently confided that he wasn’t able to pull himself into a pontoon boat last summer. He could have cared less about his bench press strength in that moment. His thought was”, if there wasn’t a ladder, I would have to rely on the others to get me back on the boat or I drown!” Little victories in the gym lead to major improvements in quality of life if and only if you train for life. The Big Box gyms are more for the wondering fitness generalist. If you have real goals, find a real coach and get to it. But remember this last saying prior to starting the journey.
Question: “How do you eat an elephant”
Answer: “One bit at a time”.
For help taking down your mountains and eating your elephants, contact Jim with Ignition Fitness 661- 714-08149 www.getignitionfit.com jim@getignitionfit.com