Goal setting is the backbone of a well planned fitness regimen. It is impossible to devise a formulaic and progressive plan of attack if you have no goals, whether they be immediate or long term. I want to put you through this exercise, don’t worry, it’s not an actual workout. List five goals for the summer. It helps if you are specific. For instance, making a goal to be healthier is so vague that you won’t ever know when you’ve reached it. If you need help I’ve listed mine below:
Snatch 250#
Clean and Jerk 315#
Box Jump 60”
100 Consecutive Double Unders
Get at least six hours of sleep per night
You see, those were specific. Instead of saying things like get stronger, jump higher or sleep more I put out numerical values that can be checked off the list. Granted, none of these things are easy. I’m still seven and twenty pounds away from the Snatch and C&J weights respectively and about 8” away from the box jump, but they are certainly within reach but not so easy as I’ll be able to get them next week.
Goals are a great way to motivate yourself to do better and be better. What’s also fantastic is that you can apply this exercise to other places in your life other than fitness. For instance you can a) save enough money for the wedding next summer (check), create a business model for your own business (still working on), take your fiancée on a vacation (Timberlock?), read three+ books…
This can be a very therapeutic exercise and once pen is put to paper hold yourself accountable. Do something towards your goals every day. Even by taking baby steps you are putting yourself in a position to be better than you were yesterday which is what life is all about.
Please write goals (summer, yearly, lifelong...) in comments.
WoD:
Clean and Jerk 10x1+2 @ 235#
Pullups - 50 - 1:32
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