“There is no illusion greater than fear.” -- Laozi So this week’s blog topic may not be the most relevant to you, but it was very much relevant to the white collar boxers that were fighting 2 weekends ago. Even though you may not have experienced a boxing match in your life, if you have any ounce of empathy in you, then you will know how scary it can be to fight in a
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We all have a general idea of what our maximum effort level looks like in our heads and we vaguely know how that should feel. We get used to that look and feel as being our 100% effort and continue working at that rate thinking it’s our best effort. However, it is quite possible that you have never reached your 100% effort level as I have written before on an earlier blog entry as there
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The Road from Being Good to Great In light of the upcoming Brawl on the Bund event this Saturday, which I have been a part of as their guest trainer, today’s blog will be part one of five in a series that talks about the topic that I trained the boxers on - mental toughness. Today’s post is specifically on how mental toughness plays a part in high intensity training. It’s unfortunate that this
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It’s tough to change your lifestyle. The challenges of replacing bad habits with good habits can seem daunting. Most people believe they need to exert a high level of willpower to refrain from doing their bad habits and to start doing the good ones. But there are ways to make it easier - very simple and easy ways that have a huge impact. The key is to have a social network that supports the change
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it's easier than you think... I'll be honest with you. This week is vacation week, so I'm rushing through this blog post so I can jump into the sea by a gorgeous beach that I'm currently lying on. So in the spirit of things this week's post will be on exercising on vacation. First off, vacations can be absolutely great for your health. The effect of bringing
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When the pain comes, do you step on the brakes or do you step on the gas? Sometimes, high intensity training sucks. I’m the first to admit the fact that it is definitely not one of the most enjoyable forms of exercise. For the majority of the time, you are in a miserable state. Your muscles are aching, trembling or cramping up from fatigue. Your skin is wet, clammy and stinking
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During my holidays in Hong Kong, I’ve met up with friends, family - people. Like Shanghai, it is a bustling city with tons of opportunities and innovation going on. While meeting up with people that I haven’t seen in a while, including my family from Canada, I noticed a slight trend. As I get older and older, which is an inevitable process that we all share, I will continue to hear and experience more tales
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Don't want to get out of bed? Me too... We are in the thick of winter now. Outside is bloody cold - and no thanks to the poor insulation of Shanghai’s buildings, inside is not much better. I’m constantly cold, hungry and low on energy. If I go out to eat after work, then it’s gonna be comfort food, and then followed up by curling up on the couch to watch DVDs. In the
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Down and Out? Often times when things are going well for you, everything seems to be going well - the sun is shining, you’re doing well at work, and your personal life rocks! You have an extra bounce in your step. Everything seems to make sense and seems so easy and simple to do. You are high on life and your confidence level is just as high. We all experience those moments. Some of
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The Psychology of High Intensity Training Following my previous blog entry on Attitude, I am continuing on this theme of the mental aspect of training by writing this blog post on the psychology of high intensity training. Notice, I am specific here in that I’m only talking about high intensity training and not other forms of training as the psychology involved in high intensity training is different than say doing a 100km trail hike
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