Small break, but no rest over the holidays!

At the moment, I'm enjoying some extra sleep and a few mornings of no gym.

Why?

Because, a:you need a rest every once in a while (more than just the regular rest days), and b:I need to spend some quality supervision time with my new kitten and older cat. (The wife stresses too much when the interact together). 

So these two elements combined will give me a short break and allow my body to repair, re energize and be ready for the next assault at the gym. 

What about Christmas and new year? Some gyms aren't open, some are. I would recommend a healthy break at this time to recoup AND most of all spend some time with family and friends!

Your gym will return to normal hours eventually and a small break isn't going to ruin your gains or make you stack all of your weight back on. 

If you start to feel guilty or want to keep a little active, remember that you can jog anywhere at anytime, push-ups require no gym and a whole array of body weight exercises can be found that can give you a nice little catch up workout in the mean time. 

So till the new year, stay fit, stay safe and ENJOY this time of year. (Hope Santa brings you loads of protein powder. )

Kdawg!

Picture © J Scott Campbell. 

Wow! That was fast!

Much year!

Such speed!

Plenty fitness!

Very muscle!

So action packed!

WOW!

 

Yes indeed it has been a real busy year.

 

For me it has been an exciting year for fitness. Having my first fitness pupil (if you don’t include my gym buddies of yesteryear) he is still attacking fitness and keeping up with appearances in the gym and on the scene at Beast Beach (when he’s not sleeping in).

 

Beast Beach was a semi success, a good amount of gear and planning went into making for some well spent days at the beach under a range of weather from blistering heat to wild windy weather. I gained some extra insight into some of the participants and their thoughts on fitness and what it means to them.

 

I now have a new pupil, a female no less! She is hungry for change and I’m seeing a great willpower from her to keep increasing the weights, increasing the targets for time on our jogs… Bring on next year’s challenges for my pupil, I’m excited!

 

I have gone through my own struggles, tweaked muscles and a small gap in the middle there where I struggled to get out of bed and workout! Yes that’s right, I lost a bit of motivation about mid-year! I think I had burned the candle from both ends for so long, that my body just said NO! So now I have re assessed and created some new goals, this is what is keeping me driven!

 

What will the new year bring?

 

More fitness for sure and new challenges!

 

BRING IT ON! THIS BEAST IS READY FOR YOU 2014!!!

Science of steroids National geographic

If you have the time, an interesting and informative watch.
Answers quite a few questions and FAQ's that lots of us have.