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Here’s a thought: Any excuse you can think of falls into one of two categories, Fear or Laziness.

Let’s play a little game and see which of the excuses from these lists below fit into which category (and keep an eye out for any that seem familiar to you):

The lack of resources list

I don’t have…

… a gym membership
… the right outfit
… equipment
… time

What you really ‘don’t have’ has nothing to do with external resources, but rather attitude and education, since a dash of both of those will overcome any of the above.

The self defeating list

I can’t…

… find the time
… handle the exercises
… get to the gym
… because of injury

Can’t or Won’t? Replace Can’t with ‘not willing to’ and you’ll see the problem.

The identifying with your weakness list

I am…

… scared
… weak
… tired
… in pain
… wasted

You’re identifying with the crappy sheen of superficial self perceptions due to the fear that if you strip all that away to get a view of who you really are, you won’t see much. This is a bummer, since your foundation is probably a pretty groovy place, one that deserves coveting.

Now here’s a big leap for some to take. Could laziness simply be a form of fear? Often we’ll embrace laziness because we fear the alternative. The list above then makes more sense. Let’s NOT DO since DOING means having to face things we may not want to face. Clearing away the muck that we identify ourselves with will find the solid decent human underneath all that, but, as I’ve quoted many times before, “freedom scares you because it means responsibility.”

What’re ya? Chicken?

Today’s workout

Today is a bit of a recovery and sweat day. To get the kinks out and get the heart a pumpin’ we’re going to do this little combo:

2-handed alternating club mills/pullups.

15 reps (a full rep is a swing each direction) for the mills (seen here: 2-hand-mills.mov), and the pullups will alternate as such:

set 1. 15 reps

set 2. 5 weighted reps

set 3. 15 reps

set 4. 5 weighted reps.

Chose bands or weight accordingly. We’re doing the whole thing for time, so keep moving!

Nothing like having 70 pounds dangling between your legs.