Today i woke up a little lethargic, what a way to start the new year
right. I think it was just a matter of getting my mind right and
focused, fortunately I had a good talk with a good friend and things
seemed clearer. For me this is a major advance, seeing as i generally
like to handle what ever erks me on my own. Having friends to sound
stuff off of really helps.

I read and interesting article in Reps bodybuilding mag, it talked
about how discipline can cause you to back slide. It said the act of
continually doing the same thing with the same effort can lead to
complacency, I definitely agree, and believe i have become complacent
with my training and overall life. The article went on to say that
even though you become more advanced and a technician at working out
you switch to auto pilot and become detached from your training.

I remember when i was just getting into training even though I knew
very little every workout was an adventure, one that i barely escaped
with my life, one of wonder and truly living at the edge. As I gained
more knowledge I still lifted hard but began to switch over to auto
pilot, of course this took years to happen, but it did. Maybe it
happened out of just getting comfortable with my physique, what ever
it is it doesn't mesh with what I told myself when I began training..
that I would always reach for continuous improvement., always achieve
a higher level.

Well it is time to switch back to that mind set, one of living in the
moment, this time I can combine the wealth of knowledge of a
technician to that of the passionate kid who benched his first 135lb
barbell.