Perseverance

Every day is not the same. We must accept and embrace this. You must workout consistently to see results and for your body to adapt to the programming. Momentum can carry you from one workout to the next. Deviation is dreadful. The willpower of a human should drive his actions. Have the willpower to carry yourself day to day, and improve - evolve. If it's raining, you train. If it's too hot, you train. There are people who will not train under many circumstances. But to train consistently, is to get into a groove. It is efficiency. We train according to our recovery, which is dictated by intensity, volume, load, and experience. To train your body is to listen to your body.

The mind works quite well with a dysfunctional body, but a strong body does not come from a weak mind. Physical culture is a discipline. It is wise to invest in discipline, because it can shape and direct your life in a sound manner. There are many lives that we are capable of living. That which grasps our attention is what garners respect. Of all the things you can do throughout a day, how many are truly productive? Exercise is that thing that is truly productive. Some people have the thought that exercise results are temporary, and require you to continue working out, and that this is clearly not worth it. I do not see it that way.

I do not enter the gym for the sole purpose of enhancing muscle. Having a fit body, allows you more liberation in life. You can break into a run at any moment. You can carry people with ease and over far distances. I go to the gym to experience my muscles engaging in full range of motion, getting pulled with resistance. Afterwards, my body is primed for repair and growth, and as i recover as does my fire for taking my muscles through another run so that they can repair again. These cycles should be done as close as possible for maximum results. To skip a day of training is to ruin the day that you were to workout, the momentum from the prior day's workout, and it jeopardizes the following workout, so that you need to do the day prior's workout, but even then, you've lost momentum, and so you're at somewhat of an intermittent stall. It's like slamming on the brakes when you're driving 80mph on the freeway. The car doesn't want to brake, and when it does come to a stop, it's much harder to accelerate than keep momentum. Our bodies are similar in this aspect. Don't fight your body; nurture it. Feed it. Hydrate it. Train it.