When I was in my teens, there was a period of time where I love eating Mee Mamak or known also as Mee Goreng. At night for supper usually, I would ask my eldest brother to buy it back for me on his way home. It was simply delicious. I especially like the ones where it was a little more on the soggy side. That was the ultimate. Eat that and then go to bed is the bed remedy to cure any hard day's work or whatever stress that you are going through. ( Worked well for couple issues too )
Just imagine the yellow noodles with the special Indian spices and groundnut sauce with all the mix vegetables in it. A plus would be the Indian fried dough added into it. I would usually ask for additional on that. So much so, that two years pass and I was eating that same for majority of the most nights between that. Besides that, I was eating that on every other visit to the Mamak's. I also even substitute the national staple breakfast of Roti Canai for it on Saturdays.
I cannot even begin to tell you how bad it was on the nutritional side and how it robbed me of beauty as I put on the pounds but the main concern was that I was shortchanging myself of variety. If we look at it carefully, I could have eaten so much more, taste, felt and tried other food that might be of value to me besides just this one dish. However I did not and I left no room for adventure as I just chomped down the same dish day after day.
That is exactly what I am seeing in the gym for the past year. Most of you athletes in the gym subject yourself to the same routines and same exercises as we started the year of. Even the weights are of the same degree. This cannot be possible as we should be progressing as time goes by. It pains my heart to see the lack of variety in your training and that there is no self initiative to read up on and try. What works for one may not work for you. It is your duty to try and see which one of it works best for you.
An example would be subjecting yourself to the favourite exercises that you like and not wanting to take up the challenge of learning a new skill. Most of the time after learning a new movement, I do not see you all practicing it on your own free time apart from during the workout itself. Then, most of you just go back into that comfort zone of yours to continue doing the same exercises that is by physical and results look, not getting you anywhere. If you're lacking on the lower strength section, it does not hurt to add in some back squats to your training. Worse more, on the strength days, almost 3/4 of Pushmore suddenly disappeared from the face of earth. But, with workouts involving bodyweight movements and running, suddenly they all scurry back like rats to the surface at night. If I could collect a dollar each from the members on the running days, I might just be able to buy myself a six room mansion equipped with jacuzzi for the multiple women that I am going to have around me.
With all that said, the new year is coming around in a few days time. Do not be afraid to add some variety into your workouts to change it up a bit. Certainly you cannot be doing the same thing over and over again. Like I always say, work on your weaknesses and move from that. Time for all of you to take a higher gear and change it up. Your warm up routine can involve other movements besides the Pushmore warm up. Pick up a new movement and practice that during your rest days. Spice up your training a little and I am sure you will be grateful you did that. Oh, and bloody come on the strength days. I would want to see your faces in the gym besides my own on the mirrors because although it is pretty, I get tired of smiling to myself too much.
Like I said, stop eating the Mee Mamak only. There's plenty of space for the chapatis, Roti's and Indian rice.
Just imagine the yellow noodles with the special Indian spices and groundnut sauce with all the mix vegetables in it. A plus would be the Indian fried dough added into it. I would usually ask for additional on that. So much so, that two years pass and I was eating that same for majority of the most nights between that. Besides that, I was eating that on every other visit to the Mamak's. I also even substitute the national staple breakfast of Roti Canai for it on Saturdays.
I cannot even begin to tell you how bad it was on the nutritional side and how it robbed me of beauty as I put on the pounds but the main concern was that I was shortchanging myself of variety. If we look at it carefully, I could have eaten so much more, taste, felt and tried other food that might be of value to me besides just this one dish. However I did not and I left no room for adventure as I just chomped down the same dish day after day.
That is exactly what I am seeing in the gym for the past year. Most of you athletes in the gym subject yourself to the same routines and same exercises as we started the year of. Even the weights are of the same degree. This cannot be possible as we should be progressing as time goes by. It pains my heart to see the lack of variety in your training and that there is no self initiative to read up on and try. What works for one may not work for you. It is your duty to try and see which one of it works best for you.
An example would be subjecting yourself to the favourite exercises that you like and not wanting to take up the challenge of learning a new skill. Most of the time after learning a new movement, I do not see you all practicing it on your own free time apart from during the workout itself. Then, most of you just go back into that comfort zone of yours to continue doing the same exercises that is by physical and results look, not getting you anywhere. If you're lacking on the lower strength section, it does not hurt to add in some back squats to your training. Worse more, on the strength days, almost 3/4 of Pushmore suddenly disappeared from the face of earth. But, with workouts involving bodyweight movements and running, suddenly they all scurry back like rats to the surface at night. If I could collect a dollar each from the members on the running days, I might just be able to buy myself a six room mansion equipped with jacuzzi for the multiple women that I am going to have around me.
With all that said, the new year is coming around in a few days time. Do not be afraid to add some variety into your workouts to change it up a bit. Certainly you cannot be doing the same thing over and over again. Like I always say, work on your weaknesses and move from that. Time for all of you to take a higher gear and change it up. Your warm up routine can involve other movements besides the Pushmore warm up. Pick up a new movement and practice that during your rest days. Spice up your training a little and I am sure you will be grateful you did that. Oh, and bloody come on the strength days. I would want to see your faces in the gym besides my own on the mirrors because although it is pretty, I get tired of smiling to myself too much.
Like I said, stop eating the Mee Mamak only. There's plenty of space for the chapatis, Roti's and Indian rice.
2 comments:
Nice one bro! Er.. Do I fall into that category? And Will you kick my ass if I am in that category so that I can Dead Lift like you? ;)
Haha No you dont. I wrote this anyways without any body in mind. Just in general of what I see in the gym.
even if you're not in that category I'll still kick you ass if you're not progressing ;)
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