Converting a dislike of my disability to acceptance & love. I disliked my hand, couldn’t see it, would hide it, cover it (wanted it gone at one point). It was different, and at particular age, that is singled out…but I ask this looking back…for who? BUT NOW! more than EVER, I see it as oneContinue reading “Your Disability. Your talent. 🎉”
Author Archives: Matt Elson
The Wood from the trees…
There are so many conflicting opinions about what is best for your goal, the diet, weight loss, muscle building. Finding the answers to all of the above won’t be found in one article, one day or even from one person. The initial steps to your goal are significant ones to take, but I’ve (eventually) foundContinue reading “The Wood from the trees…”
Use what you can…A new concept?
We started with nothing. Before we took the gym membership, what access did we have? before we started reading the books, what knowledge had we gained? There’s that delicate balance of not spending too long looking back on what was, searching for what could be better and being present to what is front of youContinue reading “Use what you can…A new concept?”
Taking Home Adaptions Back to the Gym…
After months of trying to figure out and adapt training at home, it was all back..not just the rack or the leg press, but ankles straps & wrist assisted cable crossovers – the items that had become a path through the obstacles when trying to train particular muscle groups. Yes, it has great to haveContinue reading “Taking Home Adaptions Back to the Gym…”
Getting Some Connections Back…
Seeing old friends (from a distance) the weights, the growth, it’s the routine I’ve looking forward to too – This period has become part of the journey – A horrid diversion we didn’t expect – but as the book says “The Obstacle Is The Way” (See Ryan Holiday, it’s a brilliant read). This is aContinue reading “Getting Some Connections Back…”
Training Reaction – Home v Gym…
Like many, I was faced with a range of emotions when lockdown hit. Here I’m reflecting on the changes in approach to training specifically, but it cannot be unsaid that it wasn’t right at top of priority when we were told to stay at home. However, one of the biggest lessons out of this environmentContinue reading “Training Reaction – Home v Gym…”
Adapting – Doing it again and again!
Back in January, I posted about “Adapting through Fear”. Recalling experiences about struggling when trying to get around equipment training a few years back. It was daunting, scary & I felt vulnerable. I delved into those moments you realise that everyone is pushing to achieve their own goals, fine tune their own habits but inContinue reading “Adapting – Doing it again and again!”
Back to the Bar (No, not the Pub!)…
To build it up, you gotta break it down. Whether it’s training, work or even writing a blog*- is it easy to break things back down to such extent after building a robust system? Or was that system too robust in the first place. In training terms, is it right to sometimes take it rightContinue reading “Back to the Bar (No, not the Pub!)…”
The Old Routine in a “New Normal”?
Habits.. Built over time, with consistent daily efforts. A routine… A structure put together to bring support to those habits, which in turn, lay the path to a goal. The lockdown has challenged this. The Lockdown has certainly changed how it’s constructed, yet not why it’s conceived. Thoughts did drift…Have I lost? I was wrong.Continue reading “The Old Routine in a “New Normal”?”
Looking back to press forward…
It’s been a while! To process my thoughts through the Coronavirus lockdown, ensure I’ve looked at all my personal priorities but also then think of documenting my feelings – but where, how and it what way? How do you process something that’s so personal to everyone in different situations and also unprecedented, there is noContinue reading “Looking back to press forward…”
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