I’ve been incredibly busy with a lot of different things over the course of the past month or so.  Things are finally starting to slow down a bit, which is great.

However, during the past two weeks or so, I stopped working out completely.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been active, practicing Bagua, walking all over the place, etc.  But I hadn’t worked up a good sweat in two weeks, till yesterday.

My friend Charlie Reid invited me to workout with him.  So, note number one is, if you’re feeling demotivated, find a friend who has some motivation at that moment and hang out with them!

The workout itself consisted of a descending ladder from 10, of low box squats, pullups, walkout pushups, and arms-overhead situps.  That is, you start with 10 reps, do that on each exercise, then do 9, 8, etc., down to 1.  You end up doing 55 reps in each exercise.  Going continuously, as we did, gives you a little cardiovascular demand too.

In all, it was the kick-start I needed.  Sometimes, its scheduling that gets in our way.  Then it turns into something else.  I often have Jimmy Carter’s problem when it comes to working out – inaction by possibilities…I get overwhelmed at times thinking about all of the exercise science I’ve learned, and forget that it’s okay just to go to the gym (or outside, or at home) and do whatever you feel like doing for thirty minutes or an hour…

Anyway, find a friend, and go do something you feel like doing that makes you sweat!