AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH MAGAZINE
ISSUE 13 - 1/29/2004
1. AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"There is one thing in this world, which you must never forget to do.
Human beings come into this world to do particular work.
That work is their purpose, and each is specific to the person.
If you forget everything else and not this, there's nothing to worry about.
If you remember everything else and forget your true work,
then you will have done nothing in your life."
- Rumi
This week's quote was sent to me by my friend and client Bob Beckman. Bob is also a big fan of the Sufi Poet Rumi and incidentally this is one of my favorite Rumi quotes. We all have a path that we were sent to this world to carve. I just got back from my Great Grandma's funeral in Arlee, Montana yesterday. I had the honor of doing the eulogy. As I recalled my memories about what an incredible woman she was and what a profound effect she had on my life. I think that her mission was to show people that they should be excited about life. Life is too short to simply exist and endure each day. We have to be better than that and let out natural passions illuminate the world around us. My Great Grandmother enjoyed the simple things in life and whatever she did, she did it with excitement, whether it was watching an episode of "Dynasty" talking for hours about the town gossip, or buying gifts for someone.
I realized what my true work was a few years ago and took the plunge. I feel that everything in my life; every experience has prepared me for what I do now. Just as everything that I do now will prepare me for the person that I will eventually become. We all need to hear your story and experience your true work.
Live Life Aggressively!
Mike Mahler
2. AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH TRAINING ARTICLE
Training going nowhere? Time to Keep a Journal.
One of the biggest mistakes that many trainees make is failing to keep a training journal. If you do not keep track of what is working and what is not working, how do you expect to learn from your experiences? Would you start a business and not keep track of revenue and expenses? I actually was not very good with accounting when I first started my business. As a result, I did not have a focus and of course did not make too much money. However, once I started keeping track of everything, I realized how much I was making and the innate human drive to beat that number kicked in. As a result, my business took off and 2003 was an excellent year for me. Training your body is really not much different than building a business.
Keeping a training journal will help you get organized, save time, and hold you accountable. It is pretty depressing to look at the same training numbers for several months, and you will want to beat that number. Now instead of simply recording your workouts in a journal, keep track of your mental state, energy, what you ate before and after, when you worked out, and how much sleep you got the night before. The more detailed you can be, the more you will learn about how to improve your workouts.
Several years ago, I realized that whenever I have a peanut butter sandwich two hours before training, I have a great workout. However, if I have a bowl of fruit, or something without fat and protein, my workouts are horrible. Thus, I always have some kind of fat and protein before training and for the most part have great workouts.
No need to buy any fancy software to track your workouts. Get a spiral notebook to take with you to the gym and use Microsoft word as a back up to keep track of all of your workout.
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Until next time.
Live Life Aggressively!
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Mike Mahler