36 thoughts from 36 years on this planet.
In no specific order……..
1) Your Health should be your priority and your responsibility.
2) Control what you can, accept what you can’t. If this year has proved anything, it is this.
3) The problem isn’t the problem, it’s how you perceive and react to the problem.
4) Negative people are a cancer to your happiness.
5) Father time is undefeated.
6) Your training and nutrition should make you fit for your purpose. This will differ for everyone.
7) Social connection is vital for humans.
8) Mistakes and failure are essential for growth.
9) The Great Outdoors is therapy – spend time here.
10) People will judge you regardless, let them – their opinion of you shouldn’t be important to you.
11) Seek discomfort. Life will come for you, make sure you’re mentally prepared to handle it.
12) Pull Ups are a great bench mark for general physical condition – for men aim for 10, females aim for 5. Good things will be happening if you can hit these.
13) The weight on a scale shouldn’t determine your happiness or self worth.
14) You will be better educated by listening to the Joe Rogan Show than mainstream media.
15) Consistently good is better than occasionally brilliant in most facets of life.
16) Your past doesn’t define you.
17) You are the sum of your habits – good or bad. Where you’re at is usually a reflection of your choices.
18) Bicep Curls are functional if you seek to add muscle to your arms.
19) Surround yourself with people that will inspire and motivate you. Avoid people that are always negative, you become the average of those you are around.
20) Arteta in.
21) Putting in place systems and strategies is much more effective than relying on motivation and will power.
22) If you are carrying too much body fat, you’re eating too many calories in relation to your activity levels.
23) Growth occurs when you move outside your comfort zone. Do things you suck at, these tend to be what is good for you.
24) Success leaves clues – whatever your endeavour, stand on the shoulders of giants in that field.
25) When things go wrong, simplify.
26) The best workout for Fat Loss is always sorting out your diet.
27) Investing in your development is never an expense.
28) You are not the Rock – you don’t need to train like him. Do the basics, consistently well for a lifetime.
29) Find what the crowd are doing and then do something different. Most of the crowd will be seeking the path of least resistance.
30) It is easier to avoid falling in a hole than to climb out it. Your fitness, body weight and health is much easier maintained than to try and reclaim if you let it slide.
31) Reading > Netflix.
32) The Nutrition Basics always work – more water, more fruit and veg, more lean protein, less junk food.
33) The importance of quality sleep is underrated.
34) Weak things break – do things that will help get you stronger.
35) Do what makes you happy.
36) Being a Dad is the best job in the world.
Till next year 酪
Coach Milligan 