That is all there is to is. Putting in the work. Every day, no matter how much it hurts, no matter how tired you are, no matter if you're sick, or if it is raining outside or whatever unfortunate circumstances are befalling you on any given day. Put in the work! Champions aren't made on the field, or in the cage or on the court, they're made in the training room.
No great athlete has ever woken up great one day. It all starts with practice, even in little league you have so many practices before you ever play your first game. There is no secret to success, no magic formula, no pills or steroids will make you good at what you do. The only thing you can do is work to get better, work to stay in shape and work harder than your competition.
There are no days off if you want to be great. Every day you should be doing something to further your goal. Even rest days, the days your body needs to recover from all the strenuous activity, those aren't days off. There is always something you should be doing. Whether it is studying tape on your opponent or any brand of therapeutic remedies to get a better recovery. Personally there I prefer time in the sauna. The sauna always invigorated me and after half an hour in a hot chamber of death I feel like pushing myself in the summer heat isn't really all that bad.
Keep yourself working,from the moment I get up in the morning I'm at it already, two twenty ounce glasses of water, as soon as my eyes are open. One nicely set on my night stand a pleasant gift from bed time me the night before. I can't eat for a while after getting up, it makes me feel sick and lethargic, so I don't eat right away. Finish drinking the water I'm out the door, , quick run through the woods, if I am feeling a bit froggy here I like to go off trail and attempt a little amateur parkour through the fallen trees and debris, it keeps you on your toes. After about an hour I make my way home, I don't like to measure this in any way, I don't time it, I don't go for distance, I go to wake myself and my muscles up for the day. Keep a nice pace, it isn't a moment of relaxation by any means but this isn't the strenuous stuff.
Get home quick rinse off style shower, and move on to breakfast. My go to meal is scrambled eggs with spicy sausage, adding sauteed onions and jalapenos, throw it into some tortillas and or have plenty of fat carbs and protein, I typically make a big batch so i don't have to cook breakfast every day and it makes a good substitute lunch if I am particularly hungry that day, although I try to eat more vegetables and fruits for lunch.
In the afternoon six days a week it is alternating sprints/cardio or weight room. Sprints are my favorite part, there to help explosiveness, speed and even endurance. Scientists have shown that sprints are as good at or better at training long distance endurance as actual long distance running. Not that I would ever attempt long distance running, running should be enjoyable bleeding nipples in a marathon definitely doesn't strike me as enjoyable. I digress, different varieties of sprints, different distances, bear crawls, whatever you can think of. I also include explosive movements here, jumps lots of jumps, anytime your feet are off the ground your core is engaged. Core strength equals stability and balance, good things to have if not getting tackled easily is one of your goals. Plyometrics is a good summation of everything I do besides sprints, all in a mix of high intensity interval training meant to mimic the stop and go nature of football. One thing they used to say back at Navy that stuck with me is "Train Like You Fight" if your training is similar but harder than the actual game, then you will do great.
Weights, what can I say about weights. I absolutely hate them. If man was supposed to lift exceptionally heavy objects they would be lighter. So I do it anyway. Arms, legs, chest, back all the muscle groups you can think of. I also tend to do a lot of body weight exercises, but on lifting days I go for numbers instead of time like I do on cardio days. Try to set personal bests, it is always a competition. Even if you're the only one competing,
Once the afternoon starts winding down and I move onto the evening it is time to work on the mind, so I go train Brazilian jiu-jitsu. After the workouts I tend to leave myself tired, so I don't always get the jump on my training partners but there is always a good time to be had nearly getting your arm snapped in half, getting choked or what have you. It keeps you sharp, you'll never be more aware of your body then when someone is trying to strangle you.
After class it's time to head home, start that winding down process. Good nice long hot shower. Good meal home cooked by my beautiful fiance. We typically finish the night off playing video games together. Last thing I do every night, pour myself a glass of water for the morning. That's all there is to putting in the work!
No great athlete has ever woken up great one day. It all starts with practice, even in little league you have so many practices before you ever play your first game. There is no secret to success, no magic formula, no pills or steroids will make you good at what you do. The only thing you can do is work to get better, work to stay in shape and work harder than your competition.
There are no days off if you want to be great. Every day you should be doing something to further your goal. Even rest days, the days your body needs to recover from all the strenuous activity, those aren't days off. There is always something you should be doing. Whether it is studying tape on your opponent or any brand of therapeutic remedies to get a better recovery. Personally there I prefer time in the sauna. The sauna always invigorated me and after half an hour in a hot chamber of death I feel like pushing myself in the summer heat isn't really all that bad.
Keep yourself working,from the moment I get up in the morning I'm at it already, two twenty ounce glasses of water, as soon as my eyes are open. One nicely set on my night stand a pleasant gift from bed time me the night before. I can't eat for a while after getting up, it makes me feel sick and lethargic, so I don't eat right away. Finish drinking the water I'm out the door, , quick run through the woods, if I am feeling a bit froggy here I like to go off trail and attempt a little amateur parkour through the fallen trees and debris, it keeps you on your toes. After about an hour I make my way home, I don't like to measure this in any way, I don't time it, I don't go for distance, I go to wake myself and my muscles up for the day. Keep a nice pace, it isn't a moment of relaxation by any means but this isn't the strenuous stuff.
Get home quick rinse off style shower, and move on to breakfast. My go to meal is scrambled eggs with spicy sausage, adding sauteed onions and jalapenos, throw it into some tortillas and or have plenty of fat carbs and protein, I typically make a big batch so i don't have to cook breakfast every day and it makes a good substitute lunch if I am particularly hungry that day, although I try to eat more vegetables and fruits for lunch.
In the afternoon six days a week it is alternating sprints/cardio or weight room. Sprints are my favorite part, there to help explosiveness, speed and even endurance. Scientists have shown that sprints are as good at or better at training long distance endurance as actual long distance running. Not that I would ever attempt long distance running, running should be enjoyable bleeding nipples in a marathon definitely doesn't strike me as enjoyable. I digress, different varieties of sprints, different distances, bear crawls, whatever you can think of. I also include explosive movements here, jumps lots of jumps, anytime your feet are off the ground your core is engaged. Core strength equals stability and balance, good things to have if not getting tackled easily is one of your goals. Plyometrics is a good summation of everything I do besides sprints, all in a mix of high intensity interval training meant to mimic the stop and go nature of football. One thing they used to say back at Navy that stuck with me is "Train Like You Fight" if your training is similar but harder than the actual game, then you will do great.
Weights, what can I say about weights. I absolutely hate them. If man was supposed to lift exceptionally heavy objects they would be lighter. So I do it anyway. Arms, legs, chest, back all the muscle groups you can think of. I also tend to do a lot of body weight exercises, but on lifting days I go for numbers instead of time like I do on cardio days. Try to set personal bests, it is always a competition. Even if you're the only one competing,
Once the afternoon starts winding down and I move onto the evening it is time to work on the mind, so I go train Brazilian jiu-jitsu. After the workouts I tend to leave myself tired, so I don't always get the jump on my training partners but there is always a good time to be had nearly getting your arm snapped in half, getting choked or what have you. It keeps you sharp, you'll never be more aware of your body then when someone is trying to strangle you.
After class it's time to head home, start that winding down process. Good nice long hot shower. Good meal home cooked by my beautiful fiance. We typically finish the night off playing video games together. Last thing I do every night, pour myself a glass of water for the morning. That's all there is to putting in the work!