Choice vs Destiny

Training

Here's my cardio and weight training schedule for the rest of the month. I'm pretty damn excited to get back on it. The other night, I went to the gym by myself, and man it felt freak'n amazing. For 2 hours, my mind was at total peace. Nothing like lifting some heavy-ass weights. Bootcamp is fun and all, but sometimes Level 7 just isn't enough. If I decide to return for the long run, I may have to get a weighted vest.

FIT TIP:
Your body adapts quickly so you should always change something up week after week. Add more weight, do an extra rep, decrease rest period, run longer, run faster, do whatever, but don't get complacent or you will hit a plateau.

Choice vs Destiny

Like I mentioned in my earlier post, I was never a big believer on religion or spirituality. I didn't believe in things like "fate" or "destiny" or any of that. I always believed that fate was in your hands. YOU control your life, YOU write your history. Stop waiting for things to happen, go out and MAKE it happen. If you want something bad enough, you go out and you GET it. Those were my views, and that's why I love exercise, because it's something that I can CONTROL.

You WORK HARD, you get RESULTS. PERIOD. If I want to lose fat, I cut carbs and do cardio and I lose fat. If i want to gain size, I eat more protein, lift more weights and I get my muscle mass. It's THAT simple. It's SCIENCE. It's my CHOICE.

However...

Recently, with the help of some weird books, I've been opening my mind to this concept of the human "soul." I've learned a lot of "life lessons," too much to write in a single blog post, but here's one important one.

Patience and Timing

I guess there are a lot of things in life you can't always control or explain. So instead of always looking for the answers, the best thing you can do is just be patient that "fate" will guide you. There is a time for everything, and instead of always taking the proactive approach, you just gotta chill out and let it unfold at the right time. Let it be, accept things as they are. Or something like that. The idea that some force may be guiding my destiny is very strange and weird to me, but I always keep an open mind. Lots and lots to learn.

Bottom line

It's all about balance. There are things you can't control, I'll admit it, but WEIGHT LOSS is something you CAN control (at least within your genetics). That's why I can't stand excuses like

"oh I was stressed so I had to binge eat."
"Oh I was out with my friends and they made me drink all that beer."
"Oh I'm Asian, I have to eat white rice."

Cut the crap, that's stuff you can control, it's called willpower.

The test group people have a lot of heart, I'll give you that. I hope you can all finish strong. Try not to get too complacent just because you see a few results and you got a few compliments, that's how you hit plateaus. You gotta always take it up to the next level and challenge yourself. Good Luck.