Winston Churchill once said “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened”.
Shew. What a word.
What happens instead if YOU start seeking truth. What happens if, instead of occasionally stumbling, YOU intentionally wade into the murky, difficult conversations. What happens if YOU stop waiting for others to tell you to “do this”, “believe this”, and “XYZ matters”.
Then, when you do happen to “stumble” across a truth you didn’t expect, you may be more prepared to hold and observe it – to change in accordance with what it means.
Workouts I’m hitting throughout these Holiday shift cycles (including OT):
Cable Rotational Work x 3-4 sets (pair w/ a cardio piece):
- 12-20/side Stepping Cable Chest Press
- 12-20/side Heavy Pallof Press
- 12-20/side Heavy High to Low Oblique Rotation (always keeping this in)
Legs (Pair w/ a cardio piece)
- Barbell Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats: 4 x 10/leg @ slow down, fast up tempo. (heavier than the 12s from last cycle)
- Sumo Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifts : 3 x 1:00 work/1:00 rest for goal of 20-30 reps at heaviest weight possible.
- 45 degree Glute/Hip Extension holds.: 3-4 x :30 + oblique holds
Cardio
- 2 days x 45 min Incline Walk (I use the treadmill setting for Cardiovascular tests or Hills)
Circuit
- :45 work/:15 rest x 30 min:
- Single Arm DB Row (L)
- Bike Sprint
- Single Arm DB Row (R)
- Bike Sprint
- Burpees
- Bike Sprint
- Side Plank (L)
- Bike Sprint
- Side Plank (R)
- Bike Sprint
Brain Gains:
Have you ever thought about the way you tie your shoes? Did you know that the direction of your knot increases or decreases its strength? You simply tie your shoes the way you were taught – in the way that was most practiced by yourself, and likely the way that was most practiced by the person who first taught you, and so forth. Hebbian Theory or Hebbian Learning is the idea behind how learning occurs – that by increasing your brain activity (trying something new) and then increasing the reps of that same thing, you increase your efficiency. When you do something long enough, for enough reps, you forget it was a skill that had to be learned in the first place. Remember, “Practice doesn’t make perfect – it makes permanent”, so be careful what you practice.
