A holiday for some...

Another day in the gym for others. Today is Good Friday - a religious holiday in many parts of the world. For me, regardless of whether or not I have a day job, if I am off and available it's gym time. I do, however, have something of a schedule but at the moment said schedule had me training today. If, by chance, you have family commitments then get up VERY EARLY and get your sh*t done.

To be fair this article is less about training regardless of what the wife, kids and god might have to say about it. Putting aside any theological thoughts it's more about a level of dedication and consistency. I'd imagined the gym (still Beef's in Strood - talking of which the Gym owner was almost nice asking me why I hadn't signed on as a full member?) might be a little busier than it was. Perhaps more work bank holidays than of old or, more probable, it's likely that 'hey the suns out' or some other excuse came up. I did, as you might have done had you gone in, take advantage of the extra elbow room so to speak. What's the betting it'll be busy tomorrow morning?

For sure a day or two out wont make that much of a difference but add up all those 'days or two', all the little excuses and missed sessions, fucked meals and late night pizza and beer and you can look in the mirror (if a bodybuilder) and see why you haven't quite hit the heights you'd dreamed of. 

I'm lucky in that most of what might be called hard core gyms (my preferred type) tend not to close as often as the public or mass market ones. Hours can still be restricted but that's as much about the banks to put their daily takings in being closed early as it is the food shops they get their nosh from doing the same. Those of you with home gyms have even less of an excuse. Hell do a session out of sequence (say a Wednesday AND then a Thursday and take an extra days rest than Wed/Fri and then off) if it helps. 

Life can and will throw up obstacles which make doing what we want to, gym wise, hard. Don't then make so many choices of your very own that your also the reason why you aren't quite getting where it was you wanted to go. 

Those of you, not always the genetic freaks, who are dedicated and apply themselves in the gym and nutritionally without too many reasons not to, day in and day out, will be surprised what you can achieve with steady, plodding application and the least excuses.