As I continue to grow and live life and train and all that other fun stuff, I am starting to notice how certain things positively relate to each other. That is, when on thing increases or improves, another things also increases or improves.
Some of these are totally obvious and others aren't quite as apparent. Let's take a look at some of them: (as the one on the left goes up, so too does the one on the right)
Money: Quantity/quality of things owned
McDonald's Consumption: Body-fat
Time spent on your cell-phone: Time spent annoying those around you
Time spent foam-rolling: Time spent feeling better everywhere
Water consumption: Metabolism
Reading books: Intelligence
Reading magazines: Stupidity
Doing things you enjoy: Energy
Watching 24: Catecholamine release
Listening to Eric Cressey: Shoulder Health
Listening to your parents: Nerdiness
Listening to your parents: Making all the right decisions
Making eye-contact: Quality of relationships
Time spent sitting: Inhibited glutes
Inhibited glutes: Back issues
Inhibited glutes: Running slower
Inhibited glutes: Jumping lower (get the point...just get your glutes turned on!)
Sugar alcohols: Body-fat and bloating
Listening to Coldplay: Parasympathetic dominance
Listening to Saliva: Lifting heavier weights
Talking to people who are where you want to be: Motivation
Earning Money: Valuing Money
Listening to Kelly Baggett: Performance
Practicing: Improving
Eating fruit: Sweet-tooth satisfaction
Taking care of your appearance: Others taking care of you
Spending time in virtual (internet) reality: Losing touch
Spending time in reality: Gaining perspective
-Finally, the most important one of all-
Getting stronger: QUALITY OF LIFE
Alex Maroko is a currently a Kinesiology major at Michigan State University, and a former Division II college basketball player. Besides training himself and his clients, Alex likes to read, discuss and think about anything pertaining to training. At this point, it is borderline obsessive.
Listening to Coldplay: Parasympathetic
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