Monday, July 23, 2012

Know thyself

The first step in my philosophy of living like a hero is to take control of my body.

I want to go from this:


















 To this:



















And I want this resust by October 31st. 2012.


The game plan

How am I going to do this?

First I am going to follow this schedule of training:

Monday: Weight training
Tuesday: Running
Wednesday: Weight training.
Thursday: Running
Friday: Running
Saturday: Weight training.
Sunday: Off.  Relax.

This is until september.  Because in september I am going to join the Adult swim team of my town.  The reasons for that are a) I was a swimmer when I was young.  I love it.  b) swimming will be very good in training all my body parts and increasing my cardio capacity.

So from september to November I should juggle with swimming, running and weight training until the first snow falls.  Then for the winter I'll stick with swimming and weight training until spring.

My weight training:  I will follow the 300 Spartan Workout

Motivator:  In order to stay on track I already subscribed to my town marathon in September.  And I subscribed to the Spartan Race next May 2013.  And for the up coming Halloween, I want to dress like the spartan in the picture above.  So I need the body that goes with the suite. I also subscribed to a running course in my town.  And I will join the swimming team in September.  It's all about commitment!

Eating:  I eat like a pig and I eat anything that comes into my reach.  I need to change my entire view on eating.  I shall make an entire post on it. Coming soon.

And strategically speaking if you eat better than average, you should be healthier than average (all things being equals).  Which puts the odds on your side a little more compared to the average guy.

One last thing about eating.  I start training first and I will start my eating habit detoxification a little later.  When I reach that part.  I shall have a last meal.  Just like the death sentenced prisoners.  I will go and eat fat food and potatoes chips and all that for one last day.  Then.  The next morning, I start my new eating regiment.  Which will consist on decreasing the size of my meal and choosing a low fat regime.

Oh!  And one last thing about the Spartans.  Are you still looking for some moral and ethic axioms and maxims on which to run your life?  How about the spartan life motto:

  • A Spartan pushes their mind and body to their limits.
  • A Spartan masters their emotions.
  • A Spartan learns continuously.
  • A Spartan gives generously.
  • A Spartan leads.
  • A Spartan stands up for what they believe in, no matter the cost.
  • A Spartan knows their flaws as well as they know their strengths.
  • A Spartan proves themselves through actions, not words.
  • A Spartan lives every day as if it were their last.
Pretty cool isn't it?

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