In preparation for completing a successful year in the I Ho Chuan I have been trying to increase my level of physical fitness. In addition to completing 50,000 sit ups and 50,000 push ups over the course of a year we have to complete a number of other physically demanding tasks. I just hope that I am ready for when the I Ho Chuan starts in February, to complete all the requirements is going to take extreme levels of determination and hard work. It is one thing to want to change but quite another when you are standing at the foot of the mountain. No time to procrastinate, I am sure even the first few weeks will push us so hard that many will wish they had never signed up. I think the key to success will be to prepare well, keep a schedule and stick to it. The less a person introduces outside changes such as moving, long vacations or a change in career the better. The more boring this coming year can be the more focus can be put on personal development and harnessed change.
Looking forward to this so much, it is on my mind every day and influences many things I do throughout the day. One change I hope to make in the coming year is to stick to a stricter schedule. I have three little ones and they often don't go to bed until 9pm so I have approx. 1 hour to do what I need to do to wind down etc. without little ones climbing all over me. This has created in me a habit of staying up far to late to complete the tasks I had hoped to complete throughout the day. I want to set a bed time of 10:00 pm but may move it to 11:00. Sleep will help my body recover from the physically demanding schedule of working out and training, I can use the morning to complete those tasks I don't finish late at night. If you have any tips that you picked up during a previous year in the I Ho Chuan please leave comments below because I feel I can use all the help I can get, Thanks, Carson.
This is a marathon, not a sprint so settle in for the long run. Rest and sleep are extremely important, have scheduled rest days.
ReplyDeleteIncorporate a variety of ways to get something done. Example: situps does include crunches, situps, shrimping, you get the idea.
This is about more about transformation than it is about obtaining a number.
Very important: relax, have fun, read blogs, blog, and seek help from those of us who regularly compete in this rodeo.
I think you are on the right track with the schedule, I struggled for the first year. Once I started getting up at the same time everyday and starting my day with push ups and sit ups then I started to feel like I was driving the bus. You also need to keep moving forward, it is a process of trusting incremental change. Keep doing all the little things everyday and eventually you will rap the benefits. :)
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