Don't Train For the Person You Were

My program has a weird participation flow. A lot of gyms adherence rate drops at the holiday time and then comes January 1...BOOM! for a month or so. Not me and mine, the holidays brings people back into the fold, or folks trying to GET IN on the outside chance I might be in a good mood and allow them access. Which ever it is, I have many people who are approaching their training as if they had never left. I take issue with that. You aren't the same person you terminated your training as, nor are you that 18-24 year old NCAA Scholarship athlete anymore. I have heard so many "use to's" , "if I's" , "would have", and "Could a's" to which I respond...If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle! Here's the thing gang, TRAIN for the person you want to BECOME, NOT the person you use to be! We get caught up in the mind set that we are still that younger version of ourselves that is going to stomp on the weak, eat the lame, and burn the houses down. You are NOT! Training for THAT person is like chasing a GHOST! Never going to happen. I'm not here telling you that you'll never be badass again. On the contrary!!! You need to refocus your strategy and put together a plan that addresses your current weakness, that exploits your strengths and to realistically establish a level of more mature badassery. It is not an oxymoron for me to always want that 1000 pound squat! I will train as though I have it in sight, BUT...listening to my body when it doesn't respond the way it did 20 years ago will keep me in the dog fight much longer rather than getting sidelined by a stupid injury. Because here's the thing friends...We all have ONE more injury to incur, however we don't have one more RECOVERY from. Stop Chasing Ghosts and Chase Championships Today's Training: 5K Run I'm getting to like the way that makes me feel throughout the morning   Dynamic Bench: 10x3@55% of max Focus on: Tucking the shoulders into your back pocket Bending the bar Driving with your legs BE EXPLOSIVE   Rep Bench: Do 40 reps in 4 sets or less with the same weight Cable Fly: 4x12 OHP: 10x3 @ same weight as last week Face Pulls: 4x12@110 Bike Commute: 20 minutes AirDyne Bike: 20 minutes Hockey Practice tonight