Attitude Really Is Everything!
Success and failure can be boiled down to just a
very few things, one of which is attitude. Good
attitude, bad attitude and everything
in between. Your attitude actually has a profound
effect on whether or not you succeed or fail. And, it
doesn't really matter what other factors are present.
Attitude can be the winner or the spoiler in life.
I can't count how many times I have seen someone
with incredible potential approach their workouts with
a negative attitude. You know the ones "I am not
going to succeed" or "I can't do this or that." These
people have a very negative attitude and almost
always live DOWN to their negative
expectations. On
the other hand, those with a positive attitude can do
anything it seems. A motivated person with a
positive attitude can defy the odds, beat cancer,
score the winning score and even change their body
and life forever.
So, does attitude really matter? You better believe it
does. Charles Swindoll has a unique view of attitude.
He says "Attitude keeps me going or cripples my
progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope.
When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too
high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no
challenge too great for me." Could it be said any
better?
I have seen men and women, big and small, strong
and weak come to the gym to train over the years.
The thing that separates the successful from the
unsuccessful is always their attitude. Swindoll goes
on to say, "The remarkable thing is we have a choice
every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for
that day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only
thing we can do is play on the one string we have,
and that is our attitude."
Remarkalby, you can see how there is a direct
corelation between attitude and the REST of your
life too, can't you? It isn't just in the gym that a
positive attitude can move you forward, but also in
your family life, at work and in other areas.
So, how has your workout been lately? How about
other parts of your life? Maybe it's time to check the
atitude.
Copyright 2005 Ron Lyons
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It is amazing how fast the warmer months of summer
will be upon us. It seems hard to imagine right now,
but soon we will be meeting for outside parties, cook
outs, trips to the lake and such. My question to you
is, how will this summer be for you. Will it be another
one of cover-ups and t-shirts at the pool or will you
be proud to show off all the hard work and dedication
you have put into our body? Time is of the essence.
Spring will be too late to start if you want a summer
to remember!
I hope you enjoy this latest issue of my newsletter.
In this issue we talk about attitude, pizza and a few
other things. Please forward it to anyone you think
would be able to use it to improve their health and
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How Much Is Too Much?
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How much is too much? Well, too much is too much.
Right? Right. What? That doesn't make sense?
Actually, that's not surprising. You see, too much is
a definition that is one of those elusive things kind of
like trying to determine who "they" are when
someone says that "they" are about to come out
with a new this or that, or maybe that "they" don't
like this or that. Who is "they?"
Back to the point. How much is too much? For me, it
is when I go beyond the limitations in some aspect of
my life. For instance, when eating my "cheat" meal
each week, I generally eat "too much." When I spend
money, I generally spend "too much." But what
about when it comes to our workouts? What is too
much then?
The interesting thing is that in the fitness world, we
are always doing too much. That is precisely what
makes a muscle grow. You have to overload it with
what is technically too much weight. The muscle
then responds by growing even bigger and stronger.
So, already we know that too much may not be set
in stone, especially in the gym.
Obviously if you go well into the zone of too much,
you risk serious injury. Hopefully common sense will
guide us all when it comes to that kind of too much.
If not, you probably deserve the pain you will
receive. That in itself should serve as a lesson to
you. Don't try to lift 500 pounds when you only
weigh 100. Get
it?
Now, to really complicate things, there is a "too
much" that is your best friend. This form of too much
is where we step out of our comfort zone and into
the "too much" zone. You do it when you go for a
big-time job interview. You do it when you step up
on stage to deliver a presentation in front of
hundreds of people. You are doing too much each
time.
Ironically, each time you step out into this too much
zone and return to safety, you are always stronger.
The same holds true for our fitness quest. You must
step out of your comfort zone and into the too much
zone and always be challenging yourself. Remember,
it will make you stronger. I won't get into the ways
that you should look for the "too much" in life or in
the gym; I will just say that you should find it. If it's
the healthy kind of too much, dive in!
"They" may say too much is not good. I say that the
right kind of "too much" is just perfect.
Copyright 2005, Ron Lyons
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Healthy Pizza Recipe
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How about a pizza you can make at home and not
have to worry about it being healthy for you? Give
this winning recipe a shot!
Baboli Thin Pizza Crust,
Baboli Pizza Sauce,
Springerhill Ground Beef (any Lean Beef),
Bell Pepper,
Small Onion,
Pickled Jalapenos,
Low Fat Mozarella
Pre Heat Oven to 450,
Brown Beef and add onions.
Assemble pizza as usual. Crust, sauce, browned beef
and onions, sliced bell peppers, Jalapenos
(optional),mozarella, bake 8-10 minutes.
Remember, you ain't in highschool anymore. You
don't need to eat the whole thing. 1/4 of it is more
than enough. Enjoy!
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A real life SUCCESS Story!
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This is Jim T. He is a 5:30 am Body Transformer who
has
dedicated himself to changing his life through proper
nutrition and exercise. You might say he is "half the
man he used to be."
Jim started the Body Transformation in about the
middle of 2004. To date he has lost over 130 pounds
on the scale while increasing his lean muscle
proportionally. In other words, he has probably lost
closer to 150 pounds of fat. That is over 525,000
calories of excess fat, gone!
Jim's story is amazing and is a testiment to what a
person who makes a decision to change his life can
do. I have personally had the pleasure of watching
Jim work out each day, nearly without fail. Each day
he journals his workout, logs his food and follows the
Body Transformation program with tremendous
success.
On a personal note, I can say that Jim has been a
real model of inspiration to so many. There are many
people who workout around Jim and become inspired
to go for their own goals. To this day, Jim has lost
even more weight than what you see in the picture
above.
And no, Jim is not some super
athlete with superior genetics. He is just like you or
me, -normal. He has a wife, a dog, a house payment
and a normal stressful job. Along with that he is very
involved in local government serving in several
positions that require much of his extra time. Yet,
somehow, Jim still finds a way to make it to the gym
at 5:30 each morning, he eats properly all day and
has become quite the success story!
Congratulations Jim!
Copyright 2005, Ron Lyons
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