Motivation In a World of Unmotivated

Life got ya down? Work givin' ya the blues? Does The Man have you under his boot?

Get your ass up! Experience life!

While on my travels, I found it VERY easy to just skip or put off workouts and often just found myself sleeping, working and eating, day in and day out. It was terrible. Its times like that where you really need to check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Motivation is hard to come by sometimes, its understandable. There is alot of depressing stuff that happens in life. Plus, its much easier to just sit down, watch your shoes and go to bed. Wash, rinse and repeat. It's much more challenging, on the other hand, to go out and make life happen, workout and just enjoy the more simple things in life.

You have to really dig deep and ask yourself, "why do this?" For kids? To look great naked? To live longer? To see your grand kids graduate?

Whatever the reason you have to really dig deep down and harness it. Let it be the last breath in your lungs, the last burst of energy in your muscle and the driving factor in pushing you through until the end.

We all have something that burns inside us and can push us to the breaking point. Its up to you to find it and harness it.

WOD:

5 Rounds:

10 Push Jerks @ 135

Row 350 M

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Life is tough. Especially as the work place becomes more fast-paced. We are
expected to physically and mentally be prepared to keep up with the demands
at work as well as at home. It sucks. Stress in small amounts is good. It
keeps us on edge, sharpens our mind and trains us to occasionally perform
well under pressure. But c'mon! I have bills to pay, work to do, dinner to
make, clothes to wash, dog to feed and I have blog to finish. If only there
were a way to make it easier.

There is. Just effin' relax.

Stress in large amounts can be extremely detrimental to your health. Stress
has been linked to obesity, sleeplessness, depression, heart disease,
digestive problems and autoimmune deficiencies. Sometimes people have to
take a minute a prioritize what's on their plate. Eat your meal, then if
you have time, make dessert. That simply means, take on the most important
tasks, then if you have it in you, take care of the smaller tasks. If your
overwhelmed give it the ol' surfer boy attitude and say "whatever, it can
wait until tomorrow, bro."

Too often, I personally find myself stressing about things that aren't
exactly life threatening issues. If I'm late paying my cable bill, will the
world collapse in upon itself? No, at the worst, I will be forced to get up
and go outside. Oh! The humanity!

Another example. Would you rather your kids be 15 minutes late for school,
or would you rather them go to school hungry?
But, hey! At least there on time. Opinions may differ on this, but I don't
think missing 15 minutes of American school amounts to anything more than
what they could learn on Spongebob Squarepants in 5 minutes (did you pay the
cable bill?)
Feed your kids, they learn better with a full stomach
anyway.(http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/85094.php)

With all this being said, there is some stress that cannot be avoided or
disguised with laughter. Divorce, death, injury, illness retirement, and
being fired are huge examples that really do effect our livelihood. For
these, I recommend seeking professional help, talking to family and friends,
or join a group or gym. Vent these frustrations, talk about your feeling.
Don't be ashamed. Everyone has gone through the same thing that you are
going through.

A lot of things in life that we worry about aren't really that serious. We
have to understand the trivial tasks can be pushed aside temporarily, while
bigger priorities are dealt with. As Elbert Hubbard said, "Don't take life
too seriously, you'll never get out alive."

Relax

WOD: Weighted Dips

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