MOTIVATION Keeping your motivation to stay healthy and in shape for a lifetime can be tough for
some people, especially if you are new to exercise and just starting a regimented rou- tine. In my opinion, setting goals is a great way to keep adherence high. For example, set a realistic and attainable goal like losing five pounds in a month or increasing your bench press by 10 pounds or cutting time off your 100-meter sprint. Keep a log or workout diary. In the beginning you will not be familiar with exercises or movements, this could create confusion that leads to frustration and failure. Write down what your are doing in and out of training periods; the information will be invaluable when you go back retrospectively and assess what you did correctly or incorrectly. With this information you can easily go back and make corrections where you need without trying to recall partial information. Change it up. Never stay on the same thing for long, no matter if you have mastered it or not. Doing too much of the same things leads to muscle imbalances that lead to injury, time off training and mental/emotional slumps. No matter what your goals are, have fun. And if you do not feel like doing something on that particular day, then skip it and do something else. Once again, listen to your body.
DIETARY SCAMS We live in a society where life is based on sales. Propaganda is very strong and
even more convincing when the salesperson holds a credential with his or her name. We have really become addicted to “information” as opposed to knowl- edge. Information is what you get from reading an article or book. Knowledge is acquired through self-practice, repetition and application. This is VERY true when it comes to nutrition. What happened to the day when people would just eat food without a pretense of dietary doctrines or “this article said this” and “that research study found that,” etc.? Society has been so brainwashed into thinking that they must eat X amount of fruits and veggies a day or stay away from red meats; eat the yolks, no,
wait...do not eat the yolks, take this supplement and only eat at this time; do not eat after this time. Doing something as simple and pleasurable as eating becomes a science experiment where you need to perform mathematics beforehand to make sure you are not consuming too many calories. I cannot eat more than 2,500 calories a day because so and so wrote a book saying so. This point of view comes from my experiences of working with people who truly want the best for themselves, but are so mixed up with an overload of “information” that they shut down their own ability to listen to themselves. Why would you not listen to you? You know your body better than anyone else in the world, certainly better than someone you have never met or maybe even seen giving you information on what is good for you. After all, you are in your body 24/7. Next time you go to the grocery store and have a question if this or that is good for you.... just listen to yourself and ask if your food is in its most natural form.
Martin Alonzo owns a private training studio called Performance Training Center on Fourth Avenue in Hillcrest. He is a CHEK Institute-trained professional and can be contacted via the web at
performcenter.com or direct at 619.206.4577.
SEPTEMBER 2010 | RAGE monthly 61
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