When I started my new fitness lifestyle, I had a few goals in mind. I want to change my lifestyle for the better and keep it for life. I am pushing myself to be stronger, healthier and better. For me, its not about being skinny, nor is it because I hate my body and want a new one. I love my body and what it can do. I am constantly surprised at what I have been able to push myself to do so far, and I live for the challenge of where I want to go from here. I want to be stronger, faster and better. I want to be a better fighter; I want to lift more weight; I want more muscle. I do not want people to see me and think, "wow she is skinny!" I want them to think "she looks strong and athletic!". I personally do not want to be a body builder, its not my personal goal, I do want to be healthy and strong for life.
I also have some smaller, more short term goals that will help lead me to where I want to be.
1. I want to be able to do an unassisted pull up!
I know it can't be that hard, however most of my body mass is in my lower body and not as much in my upper body. It makes doing a unassisted straight pull up a bit difficult. However I am trying and I use resistant bands to give myself a bit of a leg up. I do feel like I am getting there, slowly but surely I will do a pull up!
2. I want to start competing in Ju Jitsu tournaments again.
Its been a couple of years since I last competed at a tournament. I want to work on my grappling and striking skills and start doing more tournaments. What good is all this training if I am not competing and giving myself something to to work towards?
3. I want to obtain my Personal Training Certification.
This is something that I am saving up for so I can do. I want to expand my knowledge of fitness and nutrition. I feel that fitness, like Martial Arts is an ever changing and expanding field that I can constantly be learning and applying to myself and hopefully clients.
4. I want to have better cardio.
I already feel that my cardio has improved a lot compared to when I started, but I want to be better. I have always been a short distance runner, I can't run much farther than 5-7 km. I am also not a fast runner, I would like to improve on that too. The HIIT sprinting for sure helps out and my fighting stamina has come a long way. But I want more!
5. I want more muscles in my legs.
I have developed quite a bit in my upper body compared to when I started and my legs are slowly starting to catch up. I am starting to see more and more muscle in my legs and I feel like I am getting stronger. I want to lift heavier in my squats and concentrate more on leg exercises.
A great UFC fighter named Ronda Rousey recently said that she was not made to be a "Do Nothing Bitch", I like that quote because its the type of person I do not want to be either. I want to constantly be striving and never satisfied. Once I have obtained these goals, I want to make more goals. Life would't be interesting if there wasn't challenges in my opinion. I have plans, great plans and this is just the start.
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