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15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - What I've Learned · 0 replies · +1 points

If I had to say one lesson I've learned in training is that the number of times you get back up is more important that the number of times you fall. Or, as Jedd Johnson says, "Misses are just warm-ups."

15 years ago @ the PHC EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS - Resources · 1 reply · +1 points

Hey Chad,

I hadn't checked the exercise videos for about a month. I tried to watch them today, but I couldn't see them. When I clicked on the DVD picture, the page where the videos should have been just said:

"Not Found
Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here."

I'm using a Mac with Firefox. I don't know if that has any effect on it.

15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - Why Every Guy Should G... · 0 replies · +1 points

I completely agree, Chad. That is why I started training for boxing last year. Another thing that boxing gives me is a goal: why I train. I build my strength and power to perform well (and look good, too). Even if you aren't a boxer, or in another kind of combat sport, you can still keep a potential emergency like a fight in mind for added motivation.

You had a blog post last July called "Emergencies: Why We Train". Recognizing that functional strength training can help us in an emergency is just one more reason to hit the gym.

Another top quality post, Chad.

15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - How to Build LEAN Muscle · 1 reply · +2 points

Good post, Chad. You have said many of these things before, but it is nice to see them in one place.

Some of these thing cannot be said enough, at least for me. For example, I find it a challenge to eat enough (for me ~4000 kcal) every day. I lift 3 times/ week & box 3 times/ week, so I should be eating lots of lean meats & veggies. But sometimes I don't. It comes down to preparation. If I prepare my other 4 meals when I prepare breakfast in the morning, I eat enough throughout the day. When I don't, I don't.

A question: do you suggest sprinting before, during, & after lifting? or is it better to do sprints/ intervals /cardio on other days?

15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - The Perfect Body · 1 reply · +1 points

Awesome challenge, Chad.

This challenge would take me quite a bit of time. I'm just not at the point where I could lift that weight that many times without lots of rest. I see you lifting that weight like nothing, and I think that one day I'll do that, just not yet. Don't even know if I could military press that once. You got strength, man.

The rest of the post is good stuff, too. Especially good was the stuff about health and rest. We're in this for the long haul, and you can't have the ideal body if inside it is unhealthy or you burn out or get hurt.

15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - 5 Tips To Help You Ach... · 2 replies · +2 points

You constantly have great posts, Chad, and this one is no exception.

I am constantly busy and on the move, so I follow all 5 of these points out of necessity. Supplements and leftovers are great for when you are on the go, or are just busy. After my 80-min boxing workout today, I had my recovery shake, followed by chili that I had cooked Sunday. I grabbed them just before I left I had a post-workout meal ready to go that I could eat on my way to work.

Every morning when I wake up, I mentally go over my whole day that I have already planned out. Where am I going? What am I doing there? Why am I doing it? Mondays are hard for me to get up from bed, but when I go through my day, it helps me to get up and start doing things, because I have to. It has already been planned out. If I didn't plan my day, I would never wake up and do roadwork. Never. But I do because it's already been planned.

These things do help me achieve my goals, and help me make better use of my time every day. Really good habits.

Again, great post. Keep it up!

15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - How to Get What You Wa... · 0 replies · +3 points

Thanks for this great post, Chad!

I completely agree with the 5 steps and with the 'why's of getting into shape. For me, staying in shape/getting stronger is very concretely goal-oriented: boxing. I want to get faster, stronger, smarter, tougher for my next fight. And, of course, I have incorporated each of the 5 steps you mentioned: I have my routine which is a program incorporating endurance, skill, weight, and speed training. Being held accountable by someone else and keeping my goals concrete and increasing (this week I do 120 push-ups/day, next week 150, etc.) , helps keep me focused.

I find that a focus really helps keep the intensity and motivation up. My focus is boxing, so every time I think about not running, or slacking off hitting the mitts, or skipping for 4 rounds instead of 5 or even having some gourmet ice cream, or a big piece of cake, I think of my next fight, and suddenly that extra work and that extra food seems small in comparison to my goal. The goal doesn't have to be a sport, but it helps me.

Keep up the good work, Chad!

15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - What Are You Trying To... · 0 replies · +2 points

This is probably one of my favorite posts. Great post. I think along the same lines, that we have control over who we are. I look at guys like James J. Braddock. He didn't have control over his circumstances, and his circumstances sucked. He could have thrown in the towel and given up. But what did he do? He controlled who he was, and became the Heavyweight Champion of the World.

I also like your 4 steps. You have said it before, and I agree, that if there is something that you think about every day, go after it: Get immersed, study it, do it right, don't take the shortcuts that lead nowhere, and you can be proud of who you are. There is no shame in giving everything you are to something, or someone, you love.

15 years ago @ Chad Howse Fitness - Guest Article: Workout... · 1 reply · +1 points

Great article, Joe. I love it. Weaknesses are very important things to address. Sure we need to build on strengths, but weaknesses can pull us down if we ignore them, in training or in life. I think you are spot on.

And I second your comment about lifting with a partner. I find that on days when I lift with a partner, friend or teammate, I lift with more intensity. They push me harder, and I push them harder. A partner also gives you a commitment to train. If you skip out, you don't hurt yourself by not training, but you stiff them. Some days I have to work out by myself, but whenever I can, I get someone who will push me more than I push myself.

One of my 'life weaknesses' is that I don't read enough offline. I liked that you brought that up. I have a book that has been waiting for me to read it for a couple months now. I think I will find the time to finish it now.

15 years ago @ the PHC EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS - Resources · 1 reply · +1 points

Thanks, Chad.

It works great. It brings up all the different sections, and I can click on them to see the videos. You did a very nice job on that section. I'm glad that I can now see it too.

Thank you again for taking the time to help me out.

-Andrew

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