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From: Robert LaPointe Subject: Do Results Justify Action? Date: 6/21/2004 9:51 AM Hi Years ago I had a conversation with a student that I still reflect upon from time to time. Let's see what you think. Her attendance had begun to slip from (briefly) two classes a week to about two a month, so I called to see how she was doing and ask her why she wasn't coming in as much. She told me she just wasn't seeing the results she had hoped for so she wasn't as excited about working out as when she started. Okay, sometimes we get discouraged. That's when we need to remind ourselves that the effort part comes before the results part. Anyway, I told her that if she came in 3 times a week consistently for one month she would experience some real progress. By the way, if you's stuck in first gear, can't motivate yourself, and find you're easily controlled by the negative chatter of your "friends?" You should try my CD "Breaking Through the Roadblocks Between You and Your Goals." You could get yourself on track for the price of a lunch. Anyway, I eventually got her back in and she stayed with me for years before moving out of the area. Train hard, train often and the one immediate, guaranteed result you'll experience is seeing yourself as a person of action. The rest will follow. As soon as you begin working out you raise your metabolism. Remember, 90% of the calories you burn go toward simply keeping your body warm. Lean mass burns more calories than fat, so like I said, once you start building lean mass by working out, you start burning more calories around the clock. If you're wondering what kind of progress you can expect from regular Kung Fu or Tai Chi practice here's what I've seen over and over again with students - relaxation and improved self image begin at once, stamina improves within one week, flexibility improves within about a month, skill takes the longest to achieve. Train like you mean it.
Rob LaPointe P.S. Just got an email from the editor of a national martial arts magazine. |
