The Secret to Success

“It’s lonely at the top. Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most time- and energy-consuming… The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone else is aiming for base hits. There is just less competition for bigger goals". Tim Ferris from the Tim Ferris blog

DISCOVER YOUR PASSION

The best way to get yourself to the job is in fact finding a passion finding something that you are good and and you feel that you would excel as you are going to spend a large part of your life doing it. Then aim high because aiming high is not as hard as what everyone seems to think. It is a question of time and dedication but you will get there and you will enjoy the journey once you are there. Too many people prefer mediocrity and do not realise that the path of mediocrity at the end of the day is the path with the fiercest competition. Take at look at just how many people turn out to run a marathon, how many people go to gyms and spend endless hours doing endless exercises that have no real reward then compare them to the amount of people that turn out to a powerlifting meet or decide to set a target of running several marathons over a period of several weeks. The difference is enormous. Do you want to become a world champion swimmer, become a very successful businessman all these things are possible so go for it and be incredible.

As Timothy Ferriss says "unreasonable and unrealistic goals are easier to achieve for yet another reason. Having an unusually large goal is an adrenaline infusion that provides the endurance to overcome the inevitable trials and tribulations that go along with any goal. Realistic goals, goals restricted to the average ambition level, are uninspiring and will only fuel you through the first or second problem, at which point you will throw in the towel.” So people there you have it just get yourselves out there in the world and aim high and you will be rewarded. I had to include this video which I found scouting in the RossTraining blog. Enjoy people!

LeBron James talks about how to live the life you want to lead

Say what you want about LeBron, this guy can seriously play basketball.

It brings up a great question about the expectations others may have of him versus the expectations he has of himself.

What should he do?

What should YOU do?

Are you trying to live up to someone else’s expectations?

Are you living the life that your parents or friends want you to live?

Or

Are you doing the best you can do to live up to your OWN expectations?

Are you following someone else’s plan for your body in your training?

Are you forcing yourself to crank out 1 more horrible feeling rep just because it says you were supposed to do 5 reps on your third set today?

Is that the best way?

Is there a better way?

I think so……

Hell i can remember not so long ago I myself was torn between doing what other people wanted me to do but at the end of the day deep down you know you will end up not feeling right and feeling you have missed out on something that you should have done.

Are you looking to get in shape, prepare for a marathon set some new goals in your fitness training, get in touch with us here by filling out our contact form and we will get back in touch with you our alternatively you can give me a call Ato Chandler on + 695 972 662. Watch yourself reach your goals under our watchful eyes

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Lessons to be learnt from the great surfing legend Andy Irons

I just found out that surfing icon Andy Irons recently passed away at age 32. For all the details see the link below

In Loving Memory, Andy Irons (1978-2010)

I can’t say I knew Andy personally, nor can I say that I was such a knowlegdeable person on the sport but to watch him surf was a thing of beauty. I first got to find out about surfing from an old friend of mine who lives in Barcelona Spain. IAs I liv by the beach I try and do as much swimming as I can and hit the waves and there is not much that compares to the feeling of great waves, wind, and friends.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Andy, his family and friends. He will be missed, but never forgotten.

The Time Is Now

We can never truly predict what we will happen, so we need to live each to its fullest.

Dare to dream the impossible and take steps to make it happen.

Perhaps not today, or tomorrow, but with enough steps in the right direction it WILL happen.

It HAS to happen in time.

Your goals ARE possible.

All you need is to be pointed towards “better” and start taking action.

The perfect time is now.

Let me know what your goals are, are you looking to get back from injury, get in shape, looking to get ideas on how to get greater benefits from your training regimes, then let me know, Ato Chandler by leaving your comments below and we can talk about ways in which you can take a step towards your goals.

Fitness is not a marathon nor a sprint, but a series of intervals!

I have been involved in the fitness industry for many years now and I’ve seen so many ideas come and go. I’ve seen trainers come and go and I’ve seen clients come and go. The ups and downs of the fitness industry parallels the ups and downs experienced throughout life. Sometimes we’re up and sometimes we’re down, but we’re always striving for something higher.

I remember a friend of mine once told me that “Life is like the stock market. There are ups and downs, but as long as the trend is going upward then we’re doing alright.” I’m not sure where he came up with that from, but it made so much sense that I began to apply it to my fitness…but not just my periodized programming, my overall fitness.

I used to look at fitness as a destination…as if I was going to reach a point and that would be the end. However, fitness is not a race. There is no finish line in fitness because we can always do better than yesterday. We can always do better than last week, last month or last year. Often times we have a tendency to set a destination point in fitness and many of us stop before reaching it or once we reach it we feel that we’re done. I’m here to say that you are never done. My goal has always been to be fitter at 30 than I was at 20 and now that I’m past 30 my goal is to be more fit and strong at 40 than I am today.

But there have been ups and downs over the years. There were times where I needed to take a step back and let my body heal. I needed to take time out and lower my intensities, lower my weights and work on keeping my body from falling apart. There have been other times where I needed to go “balls to the walls”, pumping out the iron, hitting the weights hardcore. I’ve gone through periods of bulking up and periods of slimming down.

I’m always challenging my body to new heights and looking for new things to stimulate both my mind and body, developing better neural connections in attempts to recruit more muscle and keep my body off-balance, developing and changing.

A marathon is a long and monotonous event, and if your training routine is monotonous and without change then it’s most likely you will become bored and give up. A sprint is quick and over within a matter of seconds. The vast majority of people are looking for a quick fix in 6 weeks, thinking that the journey stops after this. Since fitness is a lifestyle then we need to understand that there are peaks and valleys to our overall fitness and so in the end our fitness lifestyle should look more similar to interval training with periods of high intensity, lower intensity and rest and leisure periods. Don’t get caught up in the mundane or the quick fixes. Variety is the spice of life.