Thursday - June 19th...LOOKING BACK

As I look forward to what lies ahead, it's important to understand how I got here.
When I was young, I was in peak physical condition.....

It was always a priority with me to be my best as a fighter, and that meant keeping fit. As the years passed, my fitness level remained constant. Into my 30's I maintained everything just fine. 

The challenge arose around  age 40 when I suffered injuries that kept me out of the gym. It was like somebody hooked me up to an air pump. I bloated up like a blimp. 

It sucked being fat. I had to sleep with a C-PAP to clear away the throat blubber in order to breathe. My blood pressure was up and I was a borderline diabetic. As soon as I could, I started training again and addressing diet for the very first time. I was always that guy who could eat anything but no more.

The rules change for athletes once middle age arrives. Gone are the days of eating whatever...whenever...

75% of the equation is nutrition when it comes to optimal health and peak fitness. Today, all is well...

 I have recovered my health, but the work is so much more difficult. I train around 3 hours daily. This level of fitness is not a fluke or the result of good genes. I work hard as well as smart. Somebody asked me if 3 hours per day might be overdoing it. NOPE!

In life you get what you work for. Nature rewards those who train long, hard and smart. Nature does not care about our excuses or platitudes. Nature...just is...and considering the 4 hours the average American watched TV per day, does 3 hours of training and ZERO TV really seem that out of line?

I think not!

In life we make choices, and nature rewards or punishes us based on these decisions.
Such is life.

ALL IS POSSIBLE!