Doing a Little Can Go A Long Way

Do you remember in grade school when you were assigned a big project at the beginning of the school year and to have it completed before the end of the semester? For me, it sounded daunting and something that I wouldn't think would be possible to get done on top of other school work and extracurricular activities that I attended to.

However, when it came around the end of the semester - even with some slight procrastination - you were able to complete it and the dues were paid. I believe that most of us have gone through this and I can assure you that you may be unintentionally doing this it until this day.

With this week's newsletter, I want to shed light on the idea that doing as little as you possibly can each day can do such wonders.

Let's begin.

It Starts with The First Step

The first step is to decide what it is you're actually trying to accomplish. This is planning before executing because without a plan, you're planning for failure. In other words, if there is no clear or specific task needing to be completed, there won't be a good end result.

For example, let's say you want to start to take mobility training seriously. you have to clarify what specific regions of the body you are trying to improve, how many days you plan to implement into your routine, and how long will you do it for.

Once you've planned out exactly what it is you're trying to accomplish, then it's making small actions towards it. To go off the mobility example, this is where you would intend to start maybe 1-2 days per week for the next month on the areas that need more TLC. These exercises would be limited to 1-2 exercises for a short duration (~30 seconds or so) or a low repetition range (~8 to 10 repetitions for 2 sets).

Once you start to build this momentum, eventually it will get to be habitual and now you have a progressive mobility training in your exercise routine.

If you repeat this for the following 3 to 6 months, then it becomes "second nature".

Then you're able to start to ramp up the exercises and the frequency of it.

The end result?

Your mobility has drastically improved and you start to build strength and see progress in the areas where you were plateauing.

Stop Overwatering Your Plants

If you own any plants and you see a plant look incredibly healthy and receive its normal maintenance, do you think it needs that much attention compared to the others that look like they're wilting away?

If you see strength and hypertrophy gains flourish in your training but your mobility is trash, your speed and agility lacks, or your recovery is sh*t, do you think emphasizing a new strength exercise would help in your program?

Do you see where I'm going with this?

Water the plants that needs tending to.

Give attention on areas that you don't intentionally work on.

Trust me, if you're stuck in seeing results,

that's where your growth lies.

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