i'm enjoying these logs. hope you'll keep writing

--- In LawrenceHosannahFanClub@yahoogroups.com, "lhosannah"
<lhosannah@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
>