Einstein defined insanity as doing the exact same thing over and over and expecting a different result yet redundant resolutions are practically a proverb. This decade is different, forget the resolutions, add a touch of common sense and self discipline, stir occasionally, & bingo. It’s all about the meat and potatoes.

A great place to uncover common sense is to see what was going on 100 years ago. Common sense isn’t changing with time or technology. Check out 		EugeneSandow

Eugen Sandow born in 1867. No heart rate monitors, protein powders, weight machines, or cardio equipment.

Modern Man Is Conditioned To Expect Instant Gratification But Any Success Or Triumph Realized Quickly, With Only Marginal Effort Is Necessarily Shallow. Meaningful Achievement Takes Time, Hard Work, Persistence, Patience, Proper Intent And Constant Self-Awareness … Hard, Intelligent Work Speeds Us Along The Path. Neurotic Obsession And Compulsion May Steepen The Trajectory But Usually Lead To Illness And Injury. In The End, The Process Takes As Long As It Takes — You Can’t Push The River. We Are In It For The Long Haul. – Mark Twight



This old school fitness chart is in Jeffery Gitomer’s Platinum Book. It was originally from The Primer, a sales training guide written over a century ago. It is simple, elegant, and brilliant.

Arnold had an article a few years ago discussing his intense calf training. Forty Five minute workouts, four times a week. He would eventually be able to lift over half a ton in the standing calf raise. How long was Arnold’s journey to great calves? The average six to twelve week program you see in every magazine? He said it took him around six-hundred hours over the course of three years. That kind of crazy talk isn’t going to sell very many magazines. Deadlift four hundred pounds with a sprinkle of creatine, erase a decade of bad habits with a ten week program. That’s the stuff that sells some supplements.

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The Truth Of The Matter Is That You Always Know The Right Thing To Do. The Hard Part is Doing It. -Norman Schwarzkopf

All the latest and greatest cutting edge programs break down to a few core principles. They trancend time and technology. It just takes some common sense and self-discipline to make it happen. Eat Right, Exercise, Sleep Tight, Repeat For Life.