I am going to share with you some simple tips that i learned from the business world, which also applies to fitness or other pursuits. Acronym ABC.
A - Associations
Who do you hang out with?
It is important to hang out with the right people. Most people have been brought up with negativities all around. They are taught that "you can't do this, you can't do that, that's impossible, you won't succeed" etc.
Don't hang out with these people. They would jeopardize your success. These are what we call dream stealers.
They already "know it all" because they have tried whatever you say and did not succeed. They are probably right. But, there are other people who have done it. Hang out with these people.
Yes, it is hard to find associations with people who are looking for success. That's why it is very important to search for them. Once you find them, learn as much as you can from them.
If you don't know such people in your circle of friends, one suggestion is to go online. There are many good fitness websites with lots of free articles and forums out there that you can learn from. Not any forums however, as there are a lot of nonsense being spread around in forums too.
Guess how i learned a lot of my physical training knowledge? Through forums, specifically the Rmax Forums.
B- Books
If you are like me, people around you probably do not have expertise in a certain subject you are interested in. So what do you do? Learning from them is the same as learning how to fly a plane from someone who have never flied a plane.
Read books. Yes, old fashioned books. Learn the struggles of successful people and how they overcame their obstacles through books. Learn in depth expositions of various subjects beyond what school teaches you. Books are an investment.
Not any books though. The market is saturated with nonsense books. Probably less than 10% of the fitness books in the library are worth reading.
Part of the fun in books is sifting through the nonsense and finding the gem amongst the crap.
Guess how i got into real physical culture? Again through learning from good books in the library.
Again, I recommend you read books from Rmax. These are very well written books comprehensible by the laymen, yet makes you learn beyond what is taught in school and tapping into the knowledge of the world class athletes:
Big Book of Clubbell Training
Free to Move
Prasara Yoga
C - CDs
If a picture speaks a thousand words, a video speaks ten thousand words or more. CDs are a great way to learn proper technique without having a coach teaching you live. After you have read the good books, you may forget how the movements or exercises looks like. And CDs would be a good reference, which may be even better than books.
With the rise of the internet age, it is becoming easier to get CDs imported from respected publishers that are not available in the local market. Websites like Amazon or Ebay makes it easier to search for particular products under one roof.
Guess how i learned a lot of exercises in my vocabulary? From CDs. With the popularity of the bodybuilding culture, conventional strength & conditioning (SnC) exercises are somewhat boring and unchallenging (in terms of skills, not resistance).
Through CDs, i learned unusual exercises that are fun and challenging. My experience in artistic gymnastics and capoeira tells me that complex movements can be used for SnC. CDs show me that these movements can be used for the general population given the right progressions.
With high speed broadband, physical CDs may not even be neccessary anymore. Eproducts can be downloaded instantly and saved in a convenient place. Eliminating the need for time and cost spending in shipping the product.
Here are some of my top picks for CDs (and eproducts):
Intu-Flow
Flowfit
Prasara Yoga Instructional
Clubbell Blackbook
Kettlebell Foundation
TACFIT Commando
Bodyweight Exercise Revolution
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