365 Days of Self Discovery: Day 48

10.20.18

What could you easily live without?

  • There are some things I like to think I could live without, but when I think about using them out of habit and now having a reason behind using them, it would be very hard to go without them. So many people would say cellphone, internet, social media, and I know there was a time, I probably didn’t have any of these things, but now since using them for so long, it would be hard to rid of them. I’d like to think if I had to rid of them, I could do it without losing my mind, but with my generation utilizing these things so often, I think the majority of us would probably end up killing ourselves without some of these things — sadly. I wouldn’t off myself, but just saying, I am sure suicide would be on an all time high if those things were to go away. Anyways, some of the things I could live without:

 

  • Drama
  • Fast Food
  • Coffee
  • Video games
  • Cable

 

And most of this list I highly enjoy but I know if it came down to it, I could manage without them. 

Name something you could live without… maybe something that didn’t cross my mind or didn’t make it to this list. 

 

365 Days of Self Discovery: Day 47

10.19.18

What rules or standards do you live by?

  • I have a number of rules and standards that I try to live by the best way I know how. Some of which you may have heard of it and some you have not. All of these rules/standards can somewhat be summed up by my morals and belief system. While this may not be an all exclusive list, it is a decent amount. 
  1. “Treat the janitor with the same respect as you would the CEO” — this is something I was taught by my grandmother, and to be honest, I love this saying because we tend to treat people differently due to their status quo. The CEO puts his pants on the same way as either you or I. 
  2. Don’t allow someone to back you into a corner mentally, or physically & if they do, come out fighting. Basically what this means is, we can only manage to handle so much before we explode, we shouldn’t allow someone(s) to get us to the point where we just continue to take the hits they give us. If we don’t learn to stand up for ourselves than we will continue to allow someone to take advantage of us. Sometimes to come out swinging, means to STOP putting up with people’s crap. 
  3. Your body can handle the challenges that your mind thinks you can’t. The body can be pushed further than what the mind allows. Don’t allow your thinking to get the best of you. 
  4. Guilt can kill a man, therefore, make choices in which you won’t feel guilty about later & make them wisely. If you know a choice will cause you pain later, then maybe it is time to rethink your choice(s) so that you don’t have to live with this kind of guilt. Sometimes guilt plays on us without our control due to circumstances, but we have to learn to let go of it, and move on. We can’t move on properly if we live a life full of regrets. 
  5. Take risk because they can sometimes lead us to great opportunities. 
  6. Be a leader, not a boss. People don’t want to be told what to do, they want to be led by someone who will do the work with them. People don’t like being bossed around, they prefer to be asked & if you live your life trying to be a boss, you will earn less respect in the long run, but if you live your life as a leader, respect will gradually grow and with respect will come trust and a group of people who will stand alongside of you. 
  7. “Treat people the way you want to be treated”
  8. An open mind builds a bigger perspective. Living inside a closed box doesn’t allow you to see everything from different viewpoints. If you keep an open mind, you will see the world in many different perspectives and have respect for many different voices of reason. 
  9. Take accountability for your actions
  10. The type of people you surround yourself with, usually is a good indicator of the type of person you are
  11. “Close mouths don’t get fed”. If you don’t speak up, you won’t be heard
  12. Be yourself, those that like you will like you for who you are & those that don’t like you, won’t matter.

365 days of Self Discovery: Day 46

10.18.18

What is the best gift somebody could give you?

  • Food, LOL. JK, but seriously I would have to say, making themselves apart of my life in a positive way for a long period of time. The gift of time is a beautiful thing, so when people make me apart of their life, they are also giving me their time (and time is something we don’t always have enough of, or know when it will come to an end) so when someone gives me their time, their presence in a positive way, I believe it is a true gift.

365 days of self discovery: Day 45

10.17.18

What one thing can you not give up?

  • I would either say food, because I love eating and/or the gym because I couldn’t imagine having to give up the gym and not being able to workout  — it would probably make me very uncomfortable since I have made it apart of my life for so long. 
What’s something you can’t give up? I am sure everyone can name at least one if not more. share it in the comments and don’t forget to like, share, and follow! 
 
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Too much Cardio For One Day!

10.18.18

Today I made into a Two-a-day ( I did my normal powerlifting workout in the early morning after work) and then came in again in the late afternoon to do a bodybuilding workout with a friend (back exercises) in which I did not take note on what exercises we did in which order, so I will only be posting my powerlifting regimen from yesterday. 

Warm:

  • DB box step up: 4 x 25, 10 lbs
  • Leg press: 4 x 25, 40 lbs
  • Hip abduction with band: 4 x 25, red resistance band

Workout:

  • Conventional deadlift: 4 x 1-2 (originally I had down 6 sets, but was tired by the fourth set and didn’t want to injure myself) 275 lbs was a good lift
  • Barbell back squat: 3 x 1-2 (originally was 6 sets and then tried for 4 sets but legs were crumbling) @200 lbs 
  • Box squats: 8 x 5-6, 200 lbs 

Tri-sets:

  • Linear leg press: 6 x 5-6, 388 lbs
  • kettlebell goblet squat: 6 x 5-6, 16 kg
  • Sprints: 6 x 30 seconds

Tri-sets:

  • Seated single leg kettlebell pistol squats: 6 x 5-6 each leg, 8 kg
  • Double kettlebell front squat: 6 x 5-6, 24 kg
  • Cable pull through: 6 x 5-6, 50 lbs
  • Sprints: 6 x 1 minute

HIIT Training: 3 rounds (burpees)

  1. 10 seconds — 20 second rest
  2. 20 seconds — 20 second rest
  3. 10 seconds — 20 second rest
  4. 20 seconds — 60 second rest