First XV Performance
  • Home
  • Get Started
  • About Us
    • Contact
    • FAQ
  • Products & Services
    • Semi-Private
    • Strength Camp
    • Simple Moves to Stronger
  • Testimonials
  • Blog

9/13/2019

How to Get Started (Part V)

0 Comments

Read Now
 
Alright then, we’ve got all the basics to get you started down the path to being happier, feeling healthier and just overall awesomeness. Now let’s try to make sense of how they all tie together.

In Part I we talked about your training regime and got you some basic exercises to get you moving in the gym. In Part II we talked about the foods to eat and how to make sure you can stay on track for the long term. Part III we started to delve into a topic less thought about in terms of training and fitness, sleep. Sleep is a crucial part that most people think they can white knuckle their way through, but nature always wins. Finally, Part IV we covered another less talked about topic in this realm, stress. It can have quite the effect on you over time.

I’ll tie all 4 together as simply as I can;

Train to build muscle and burn calories -> Eat foods that will nurture your body and goals -> Sleep so you can recover from training and see you can remain mindful -> Despite your best efforts, stressors will present themselves, but you’re prepared for them because you’re taking care of yourself and if it gets to be just a bit too much…-> Train to let some of that stress and aggression out (can you say medball slams?)

Picture

​Something I want to circle back to here, remember, this is a long term thing. You are trying to get healthy for the rest of your life and as someone recently put it, training for quality of life. This is not a 30 day, 6 week or 90 day plan. This is a 365 x your remaining years plan. Here are some key ways to help you sustain the 4 parts we’ve discussed.


  1. When you strength train, it’s ok to have a subpar day or even skip a bit of training, just get back at it the next day/week. Easy training is still training, sweating and being tired are not signs of good training, remember that.
  2. Being miserable because you aren’t eating enough is not the way to go. Yes, you should be hungry sometimes, but ask yourself, are you hungry or are you bored? Have a glass of water, get to doing something, and if you’re stomach is still getting angry, might be time to eat.
  3. Go the hell to bed, your work, video games, e-mails, instagram, whatever, will be there in the morning. When you are tired, do not fight it, get some sleep, your body is sending you a message.
  4. Find ways to get stuff off of your mind/chest, have someone to talk to (hello therapy), write thoughts down in a journal, shoot do it out in public on a social media outlet if you want.
  5. Remember, as long as you don’t quit, you can’t fail. Just keep trying, keep plugging away and eventually something will click and you’ll be set forever.

I hope at least one person can find this series helpful, and if that’s the case, I’ll call it a victory. Thanks for taking the time everyone, it’s much appreciated, and until next time Team First XV, go out there and get after it!

Share

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

Details

    Author

    Jarrod Dyke, CSCS

    Archives

    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    July 2021
    June 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    June 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016

    Pre-FirstXV blog posts

    Categories

    All
    Fitness
    Food

    RSS Feed

© COPYRIGHT 2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • Get Started
  • About Us
    • Contact
    • FAQ
  • Products & Services
    • Semi-Private
    • Strength Camp
    • Simple Moves to Stronger
  • Testimonials
  • Blog