Combat Endurance Training

Sometimes it’s as easy as starting to move in the right direction. A few easy, forward steps can be the start of something spectacular.

This past weekend I was having a lazy day. I was reading some books and raiding the refrigerator and melting into the couch further and further with each page that I read and each mouthful of food that I took in

Somewhere in the middle of my laying around a reality check hit.

I reminded myself that if I spent the rest of the day laying around doing nothing that I would feel like a real slug and it might even bleed into the next day.

We all have these lazy days. Once in a while it’s o.k.

So I finally decided to get over it and start the move.

I got up and did one of the things that I enjoy doing the most to get out of a lazy day funk. It’s to go for a walk up the bluff.

Within the first 7 minutes my state of mind was already changed. I was happy to be out on the road and I enjoyed the sweat that was running down my forehead.

As I started to climb the bluff road I was becoming even happier that I had made the decision to get off the couch away from the grub.

After my walk I felt better physically and I went on to tackle some of my honey do list. At the end of the day I felt healthier and happier that I had made the decision to get moving.

Sometimes getting moving can be a bit harder. We know that we should be doing something but for whatever reason we decide to do nothing about it.

Our energy levels suffer. Our mood suffers. Very soon our body also starts to suffer. We don’t like what we’re doing to ourselves and we know it. We’re not kidding anyone.

Sometimes we just need help and we need ideas. We need someone that we can learn from that will make us accountable to ourselves and our goals.

I know how it can be. We’ve all gone through it.

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Fred Nicklaus

Seems that every day our world gets more and more cluttered. Along with the clutter comes the noise and more frustration and confusion than we care to handle.

Those who study the skill of quieting the mind call this constant chatter, the monkey brain.

It’s important that we put the monkey to rest sometime during the day and spend a little time with ourselves in quiet.

There’s many reasons for getting to a quiet place the most basic of those being to be able to relax, unwind, and remove ourselves from the hustle and bustle.

Meditation and exercise are the two things that I have found that can help me relax to start and end a day.

There are other ways for us to unwind but it seems that the easiest, most effective, and safest are those that have to do with just spending time with ourselves doing what we need to do to recharge our batteries.

Very soon I’ll give you access to some simple meditations that will prove to be wonderful ways for you to relax and unwind.

Never meditated? Think it’s some kind of hocus pocus?

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Fred Nicklaus

It’s a fact. We all do it in every part of our lives.

We move away from pain towards pleasure. Take a moment to analyze and you’ll see that you’re no different

So why is it that some people are willing to accept pain longer and more often than others in order to reach their goals.

It must be in the way that a person is wired that gives them the ability to stay longer, hurt more, and not give up until the goal is achieved. Those that are really good at understanding this pain/pleasure principle usually look for some other pain that will improve their lives after they’ve conquered the original.

Let’s be honest. Anyone willing to grow and put him/herself out there is going to experience pain. The only way not to experience this pain is to lock oneself in a closet and never challenge ourselves. I’m sure that locking oneself in a closet has a set of pains all its own.

So let’s stick to a pain that I’m very familiar with and teach others to incorporate into their daily lives.

It’s the pain of healthy living. It includes making choices about the food we eat, the thoughts that we think, and the movement that we incorporate into our lives.

It’s hard to do it right. It’s tough to set ourselves on a path that requires discipline and continuous effort to get better.

Why bother?

It would be much easier to eat what we want, stay on the couch, and let whatever thought might enter our minds come right in.

I’m sure this isn’t the way to go.

Taking care of ourselves gives us a direction and a commitment. Continually striving to better ourselves also gives us a much higher level of self esteem and confidence.

We are in charge. It matters what we do and think. We have control over what happens to us.

Reach for your own personal power and it can be yours.

There is a value in having daily pain in our lives. It holds us accountable and it makes life worth living.

Fred Nicklaus

Every destination has its start and finishing point. Reaching the destination also comes with a plan.

Over time I’ve heard many people tell me about their destination. Some have wanted to become Black Belts. Some have wanted to become healthy and stronger. Some has wanted to lose weight and change their eating habits. All have wanted to live a more fulfilled life.

I’m privileged to see kids and adults who want to achieve and make themselves better physically and mentally in both my Karate school and in my fitness classes.

I’ve gotta hand it to these people. Many of them have set a goal and are doing something about reaching that goal.

Here’s a case in point.

A few months back a gentleman came to my Combat class with a goal of losing weight and changing his life. This was not a 5 or 10 lb goal. It was a much bigger goal.

He came with the realization that not only would he have to exercise but he would also have to completely change his eating regimen.

To his credit he’s been willing to do both.

He’s lost over 20 lbs and every week he’s noticing his life changing. He has more energy, feels healthier, and is proud of the progress. He’s also recording his progress in a diary that I hope to share more with you over time.

It’s a great story. It’s a story that I’ve seen replayed so many times over the past 30 plus years of helping people realize that there is a better way to live life.

Here’s what I’ve found to be the most important thing that makes people finally go for it.

It’s simple. They’re sick of living the life that they are living. They know that there is a better way and they are willing to do what is necessary to make it happen.

It takes passion, commitment, and a willingness to get through the pain because you can bet there will be pain.

My friend has a ways to go to reach his goal. I’m sure he will get there. He wants it badly enough.

Fred Nicklaus

This past weekend I had a chance to visit with my mom. She turned 91 years old this past weekend and even though she is slowing down in some ways she still gives me great life lessons.

My mom is a cat person and it seems that whenever there is a stray cat in the hood it seems to find it’s way over to my mom’s house.

This past weekend in one of our conversations she told me that she was worried about her latest addition to her cat family, a young cat, who had gone missing for a day or so.

Lo and behold the little cat showed up but it was crawling around on her garage roof. So what’s a gal to do but go rescue the cat.

So mom grabs the ladder and makes the ascent up to the garage roof. When she gets to the top of the ladder she turns around to see that the cat has already found its way to the ground.

I’ve seen many people give up on life way before 91. For whatever reason they feel that the fight is not worth fighting. It’s just too dan hard.

91 years old and still climbing ladders to help a cat friend.

I’ve tried to tell her to be careful but it’s like talking to the wall. She’s going to do what she wants to do and God Bless her for it.

I only hope that I can have as much spunk and as much meaning in my life if I make it to that age.

Life is what you make of it. Make it special and you too can be climbing ladders when other people your age have long sentenced themselves to the boredom of a life with no more adventure.

Keep climbing mom

Fred Nicklaus

Sometimes everything comes together at once. This past weekend was one of those times.

Often when many things come together at once there’s a mix of things you like to do and things you would rather stay away from.

My wife of 27 years has been putting up with me for quite some time. I always tell her how lucky she is but in reality I know it hasn’t always been all roses. You may find that hard to believe.

This past weekend was a special weekend because my daughter who is a senior in high school was also going to her senior prom. My how time flies. I remember chasing her around the yard making mud pies. Has she ever changed.

These first two things are examples of some of the really nice things that we wish we all could do for the rest of our lives. Spending time with our loved ones and sharing great moments.

But…

Sometimes life and responsibility gets in the way. This past weekend was also one of those times. It was high time for the Karate school to be painted and it was the weekend that would work the best with my schedule.

Hmmm…

Painting. Ranks right up there with a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Oh well. Needed to get done.

My wife was great about it. She said do what you have to do. I’m thinking after 27 years she might just want me out of her hair for a weekend.

So I got to spend some time with my wife and took a few hours off to see my daughter in her beautiful prom dress and take some pictures and off it was to some more painting.

Thank goodness for some of the students and families at the Karate school who offered to pitch in. Otherwise I would still be pushing that brush for another week or so.

The painting turned out great. After 3 full days it was finally done.

I hope that I won’t have to lift another paint brush for at least another 10 years.

Having told you about my dislike for painting it’s more important to know that the job got done and it looks great

It was worth the effort and current and future families of our Karate program will appreciate having a beautiful facility to practice their art in.

Every day we have to make the same decisions about what we would rather do and what needs to get done.

It’s good to have a balance for the many things that have to happen in our lives. Taking care of the necessary things, whether we want to or not, is essential to a fulfilled life.

Are there any things that you know you should be taking care of but are putting off to the side? Sometimes it’s best to just get it done.

Fred Nicklaus

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