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The Truth About “Resolutions”December 26, 2009 on 3:40 am | In Strength Training | 43 CommentsTHIS POST REQUIRES ACTION!…to receive one of my manuals free! “Resolve to perform what you ought, perform without fail what you resolve” – Ben Franklin. According the Harris Interactive only 45 percent of people make New Year’s Resolutions anymore – and only 46 percent of people that bother to make resolutions keep them.
Water has never been so scared… Here are the top 10 New Year’s Resolutions people made from 2008.
6 or 7 of the top 10 have to do with health issues (mental and physical). It is easy to resolve but it is much more difficult to take action on these resolutions. You may be thinking – “oh boy, another post and hypocrite about New Year’s Resolutions.” Well, I’m going to back up this talk. Let us TAKE ACTION TOGETHER! Last year I wrote an article (here in the new Strength Training Article Section) that laid out ways to make goals achievable. The first way is to tell others. The second is to post it somewhere that you will see it every day. Well I’m doing both right now with quantitative goals that everyone will know whether I achieved or failed. Time to back up the straight talk on the website.
Here are my two goals for the world to see.
Now that those goals are public I MUST SUCCEED. There is no turning back. What’s your goals?- Joe Hashey, CSCS - ==> PS. If we get 100 comments again, I will give away your choice of Homemade Strength, Bull Strength, or Bull Strength Conditioning to one comment that reaches out to me. Double PS. Already post your goals somewhere? Post them here as well! Let everyone you can know while you internalize your resolutions Triple PS. I will be posting the winners from yesterdays post in the comment section in a few hours! Check it out. 43 Comments »RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a comment |
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Here is my Goals..
-Heal wrong training injuries
-More conditioning
-More Core Exercises
-More time with Family
-Build some home equipment
-Try to stay injury free
I don’t know if i’ll reach my goals
but now i’ve post them… i can not hide myself.
Great site Joe.
Fabrizio
Comment by Fabrizio — December 26, 2009 #
Joe, awesome stuff as always, Im pumped you posted this since I missed out on yesterday’s give a ways!
My New Years Resolutions are to ACTUALLY stretch and take care of my body rather than just pound the heavy weights, and to start doing some conditioning at home!
Your Bulgarian sandbag has been awesome for helping me accomplish the second one!
Tom
Comment by TOM — December 26, 2009 #
Fabrizio – Home equipment can help you with all your goals! Save time, restoration work, core training, and mobility to stay injury free!
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Tom, conditioning and homemade equipment, Id suggesting ALL the swings I show here in a circuit – mix up reps and sets!
http://synergy-athletics.com/index.php/uncategorized/40-get-ripped-bulgarian-training-bag-exercises/
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Joe are you quitting alcohol completely? That would be tough for me to do.
Comment by Kie — December 26, 2009 #
Kie – thats from the top 10 list anywhere. My two resolutions are right under it! Thanks
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
This time I have taken action early and have set my 10 goals for 2010..I have put this goals in my phone, Desktop, Ipod and read these goals everyday..My top 5 goals are :
1. 10 Pullups
2. Overhead press a 40Kg+ Dumbbell
3. Handstand Pushup
4. Multiple reps on single leg squat
5. Get down to 10% BF
Comment by Harsh — December 26, 2009 #
Hi Joe,
My concrete goals are getting my fitness trainer license. And from there to go on to improve my knowledge about training and life.
The other goals are not so concrete at least not at the moment. Go on with training, staying healthy and being successful in every aspect of life. Especially working with my team and improve our team spirit.
They will come up and get more shape during the next days/weeks/month.
Have some great days before new years eve,
bossk
Comment by bossk — December 26, 2009 #
Harsh – with the commitment you are showing – there is no doubt you will reach those goals! Awesome work.
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Bossk – good luck wiht the training cert – let me know if you need anything in regaurds to info about the tests, etc.
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
My goals for 2010!
1) Be a much better husband, father, and grandfather. I have always put coaching ahead of these other areas.I need to find balance.
2) Make my team better both on the field and in the eyes of our community.
3) I am most thankful to Joe Hashey for all that he has done for me. He is always willing to answer my questions about strength training . He is an awesome human being, and his site is the one I turn to for accurate and useful information.
Comment by Joe Halman — December 26, 2009 #
Joe – you are too kind!
Good luck on your goals, they are all admirable and acheivable.
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Very simple. Post a 1300 total raw in the 165’s this year. This is what’s on my mind first thing in the morning until I hit the sack at night. 35 lbs. to go, <365 days to get it done!
Comment by Brian — December 26, 2009 #
1. get under 220
2. Compete in my first Powerlifting meet
3. Get under 15% body fat
4. Be a good example for my stepkids and niece to follow.(that should be #1.
Comment by Jesse — December 26, 2009 #
Brian – sounds great! At that weight that is an awesome total. Let me know how it goes!
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Jesse – great list – how far do you have to go to get under 220?
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Winning record for the season.
10 one-armed push-ups each arm.
20 pistols each leg.
Be able to do a legit, full-out, legs straight, arms only planche.
Sub 7 minute erg time.
and maybe 3 one-armed chins each arm?
Start homework within 30 minutes of getting home/finishing dinner.
Kick my grade up to all A’s by the end of the school year…
Holy crap, I better get cranking.
Comment by T-Bone — December 26, 2009 #
My goals for the New Year are:
1. Finish the final tweeks to my diet.
2. Take my conditioning to the next level.
3. Quit my job at a corporate gym and start my own.
4. GET MY SQUAT NUMBERS UP.
5. Take more classes to try to finish getting my CSCS.
Comment by Bryan — December 26, 2009 #
Tyrone – I still laugh every time I read your email address!
You best get working A’s are worth it though! Can’t afford to be average in this life.
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Bryan – good luck with the CSCS – let me know if you needs help preping for the test.
Also, did you read the “Increase Your Squat NOW” Bonus on the newsletter page?
If not Ill send you the link.
Lets get it done!
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
I’ve never been one to make resolutions; I’ve always had the “don’t talk about it, just do it” mentality, but in the spirit of things here are my goals:
1. stick to the training plan
2. get in the gym at least 3 days a week (this is a tough one being in grad school)
3. condition, condition, condition
4. make some homemade training gear
5. be different, train uniquely, and do things that get people’s attention and go “I wonder what that workout does”
Comment by Brandon — December 26, 2009 #
get to 190 and drop 10 pounds of body fat. ive always looked skinny but i got some extra pounds that id like to lose. i would also like to gain strength so i could become faster and more powerful for next years football season
Comment by Joshua — December 26, 2009 #
Brandon thanks for getting in the spirit! I usually am like that – but sometimes I need a kick in the pants to get things done!
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Joshua – that is very do-able! Let me know if you have any specific questions that I can help you out with.
Fast and powerful is key in football! Sprinkle in some mean and you are all set.
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Hey joe, I have many goals that I want to reach.
1. Stick to a paleo diet
2. Do hard workout in the same style than crossfit
3. Have good notes at school
4. Choose what I want to do later (There’s so much options and I need to choose fast. I’ll probably go in the health and fitness.)
5. No smoking (drugs kill you)
This is just some of my goals. I want to work hard to achieve them all. If I succeed in my goals, I’ll do something that I always want to do : a parachute jump.
Good luck Joe and happy new year
Comment by Nic — December 26, 2009 #
2010 will be the Year of the Bull. No bull s–t. Just BULL STRENGTH!
Resolution: To become stronger and fitter in 2010 than I was as a gym rat 25 years ago by bringing full passion and energy to every workout and applying the methods of Joe Hashey and other experts in old school strength and conditioning.
Comment by JD — December 26, 2009 #
#1 Lose Weight and stick to the program.
#2 Learn How to Swim
#3 More outdoor activity with my sons (8yrs & 2 yrs)
#4 Keep my garden growing! (Sustainability)
#5 Get my kids involved with some kind of physical activity (Judo, Swimming, Dancing, Whatever…)
Those are my top % for this year, I turn 40 in ‘10 and I want set an example for my boy about fitness. We don’t even know how to swim and we live in Hawaii, hows that??? I even created a blog last year to help me with accountability and I failed at that. I want to make this year different. I want my failure to lead to success this time around! I have other goal but those are the priority!
Aloha.
Comment by Robert — December 26, 2009 #
my goals are simple this year
(1) finish recovery from my pelvis injury i incurred in 2009
(2)compete in a bench contest with a 400lb raw bench in the 242 50-54 class need to add 30 lbs
(3)compete in a push/pull meet with a total of 950 raw i am about 80lbs from this goal
(4)compete in a full meet this going to be tough because of my pelvis injury i pretty much started all over on the squat
(5)learn how to use the bench shirt i bought
(6) be a better husband and father
Comment by yogi isbell — December 26, 2009 #
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Hi Joe,
Can you please send me the link also? I can’t seem to track it down. biglifter@netzero.net. I appreciate it!
Comment by Brian — December 26, 2009 #
Link to the Increase your squat now article. Sorry, it didn’t copy into the above post
Comment by Brian — December 26, 2009 #
I’ve always been very successful in my resolutions. Since I received my first Personal Training certification, I have surpassed every resolution I have made. First I had to take off the mommy weight. These days, I have to achieve more competitive fitness goals for myself. One year, it was to bench press my own body weight. This year, I learned Olympic Power Lifting. This year I plan to beat a certain mile and 5K speed. I came up with this goal because i realized that I was always pretty strong but not always such a great runner.
I gave myself a couple of years to get a good cliental at a gym and was able to achieve that in a few months. I made a goal to get more into group fitness a few years back so I could spend more time with my son and that went so well, I burned out from teaching too many classes. This year, I’d like to start becoming successful in running my own boot camp business. I just got a job as a coordinator for the YMCA so I could learn more about the other side of business and I get a ton of emails from boot camp experts. I give myself a year to complete these resolutions so I don’t get frustrated if I don’t get results in the first month. What I also like to do is discard the goals that no longer seem to suit me and gain a clearer picture of what my long term dream is. Sometimes we think we want something, but realize it wasn’t exactly the path that suited us. There is nothing wrong with growing and re-inventing oneself. Progression progression.
Comment by Rhea Morales — December 26, 2009 #
Rhea – congrats at the job at the YMCA!
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Brian email sent (I didnt link to it here since it is for newsletter subscribers only, which Im pretty sure you are on).
Have to keep some bonuses for the people that keep coming back! Thanks,
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Robert – we had to take a swimming test to graduate Colgate University – it was no joke and a lot of people didn’t know how to swim at all. They had to take a class to learn how to do it, and even though it took time, most of them appreciated it and enjoyed learning that skill! good luck,
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Thanks JD!!!!!
Big things to come in terms of Bull Strength
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 26, 2009 #
Joe,
I have the increase your squat now unfortunatly I have so many articles on my computer I just never got around to reading it. Sorry my bad. But there are things on there that I know I am doing wrong so next time I squat I will try them out. Thanks for the offer on the CSCS and thanks for this site. Hope your enjoying your early christmas present(your son).
Comment by Bryan — December 26, 2009 #
If I had to generalize my goals for this year, they are pretty close to my long term goals…
-get bigger, leaner, and stronger
-get more rest, stay healthy
-develop my business
-enjoy quality time with my family (especially my little girl)!
The other stuff will take care of itself.
Comment by Josh — December 26, 2009 #
I’ve always felt to be successful goals have to be either measurable or accountable, so here are mine:
1. Actively rolemodel proper eating and nutrition for my children. Believe me my 4 year old twins will call me out on this one.
2. Get my bodyweight under 231 lbs (105 kg). When I competed in Olympic lifting this was my weight class, so it’s time to “make weight”.
3. Schedule my workouts so that they don’t take away from family time. Hello 5 am workouts.
4. Place in the top 10 at the Master’s World Championship in Highland Games
Comment by Rick — December 26, 2009 #
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Pingback by Synergy Athletics – Muscle and Strength Training For Athletes » Ultimate Pull Up Variations Part II — December 27, 2009 #
Joe,
Great post and great responses.
But, I do have to be totally honest with you. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions.
I make DAILY resolutions with my Faith, Family, Freedom and Friends to allow me the ability to achieve a plan of happiness.
I strive to learn something new everyday. And with the lessons you provide on all the workouts we are privileged to witness and perform, the fitness aspect of those daily efforts really make that plan worthwile.
Whatever influence I may have with those with whom I associate and those that witness my actions and behavior are what are most important to me.
I love to train. And Train Hard! A saying I enjoy and implement daily is “Train Hard or Go Home!”
Thank you for the privilege of enjoying your posts and best wishes to all the above and below who strive as I do.
Comment by Stephen — December 28, 2009 #
Come on people the last post that he had asked for comments blew up. What happened to all of those people? No one needs any change in their life? LEAVE SOME COMMENTS LET”S GET IT GOING!
Comment by Bryan — December 31, 2009 #
Bryan,
Thanks for that, you’re the man! Holiday season maybe? The last post BLEW UP and I gave away 8 manuals! M
Maybe I got over ambitious for asking for two comments in a row.
Happy New Years! I’ll figure out a way to give a few more away before the launch.
Joe
Comment by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS — December 31, 2009 #
I dont know Joe maybe everyone is away. Sorry I tried to get it going. Hope you, your family and everyone at Synergy Athletics had a good New Years, and that in 2010 Synergy becomes bigger than you may have ever wished.
Comment by Bryan — January 3, 2010 #