What I learned in 2010

These are a few of the things I learned in 2010.  I hope some of you will find it helpful.

1.  Muscle is built in spurts, kind of like a child growing.  The best results seem to come from "kicking the life" out of your body for 3 weeks and then taking an easy week concentrating on flexibility before repeating the process.  This formula can be repeated all year round. 

2.  Taking fish oils after a strenuous workout helps reduce to post workout soreness and seems to promote healing after a heavy lifting session.

3.  Don't do life alone.  As many of you know, my adopted brother, Carlos, has been staying with me for the past 6 months.  He's a joy to have around and is a far cry from lazy.  Forming a band of brothers and coming along side each other in good times and bad times is part of what being a man is all about.  Being a man your buddies can count on is one of the greatest satisfactions in the world.

4.  A real man cares about his physical health and understands that improving his body benefits more than just himself - it inspires his friends, co workers, kids, and ensures his wife/girlfriend keeps her hands where they should be - all over him. :-)

5.  If you don't stand for something, then you'll fall for everything (thanks, Dad!).

6.  Distance yourself from friends/couples who complain about their friends/spouses and have unhealthy relationships.  Hang out with friends/couples who are real, in love with each other and with life and have friendships/relationships/romances you can look up to. 

7.  The more people you serve, the more money you make.  But hanging out with people whose lives revolve around excess and more, MORE, MORE, can be just as dangerous as hanging out with people who are broke.

8.  Working harder and longer is not necessarily better but at some point of your success it'll probably be necessary for a short period of time.  If you only work harder and longer, you're addicted to work.

9.  Recognize you are blessed - whatever your current situation.  There are tragedies all over the world and a good percentage of people are living in a hellish nightmare right now.  Remember that everything you have is a GIFT and that it can be taken away just as quickly as it was given to you.  Maximize what you have and live reasonably with what you have been given.