Training mindset: celebration vs. punishment

I saw a quote the other day that read like this:

Exercise is not a punishment for the food you ate.
It's a celebration of what your body can do.

This quote really resonated with me on several levels that I want to expand on.

Punishment
People lust for food and have this sexualized relationship with food. The marketing of food has created feelings of pleasure. I enjoy good tasting food like anyone else. However, unchecked can lead us into a deep hole of regret for indulging in far too much pleasure. What happens next are feelings of regret and self loathing. We use exercise as a punishment for the food we ate in hopes that we don't gain weight. The whole process isn't that fun. To be honest, my training no longer focuses on this mindset. This is the mentality of the fitness world which I no longer participate in or have no interest in.

Celebration
At my gym The Training Hall in Newbury Park California our Olympic lifting squad we celebrate our bodies for what it can do. We train day in and day out to see how much stronger we can get. It's not punishment for us because we want to be at the gym. We want to be there. Matter of fact, we can't wait to train. It's this mentality that sets apart someone who 'worksout' vs. someone who 'trains'. There is a difference.

Go against the fitness industry standards because they are setting you up for disappointment. Just take a look at any fitness magazine and on the cover is fake digital image of a model making you think that this is what you should strive for. It's exterior motivation pining you down against your own ideals.

Create your own standards that are centered around you. I am a minority when I say this but a big F.U. to the fitness industry!!!! Be someone different and celebrate your own personal success. Challenge your body's performance and you'll be surprised what it can do. Lasting training success that is fulfilling can only come from within. Celebrate your performance.

Coach Cano

MINDSET: Weightlifting and life

Weightlifting is just about mindset as it is about the physical. The main reason why you're in a funk or having a bad streak of lifting is your mindset. You need to change your mindset. You need to think higher of yourself. You need to think more favorable outcomes for your life. You need to imagine yourself as a winner. No one can do it for you except YOU!!!!

Why do you think sports teams change managers when the team isn't doing so well? Same at work. People get fired because of poor job performance and the next person who fills the void brings a whole new energy to the group. Those that bring a new energy and new mindset to the group are the ones that are going to make it at the top.

Far too many times you get to the gym and someone is complaining about the smalls things. This really pisses me off!!!!!!!!! I feel like throwing a washing machine to their face because no one cares about complaining. WINNERS NEVER COMPLAIN!!!!

I have a daily routine that when I wake up and before I go to sleep I either read or listing to an audio program about self help, personal development, subconscious programming. Something that will develop my mind and take me to the next level. Change your mind, change your life. Develop that strong, powerful mindset. Nothing is too small or too big that can't be overcome.

Strong body, strong mind.

Coach Josue Cano

Performance Interview: overcoming female misconceptions about strength training

Follow the Sheep and you survive. Stand alone...you DIE!

For years its been said to not follow the sheep in order to reach success. I'm here to challenge that saying and tell you that if you do follow the sheep you will survive and thrive.

Sheep and animal behavior
All animals and humans stick together. The larger the society the greater the strength. There is plenty of strength in numbers. 10 humans versus 1 person. You don't need to be a scientist to know who stands a greater chance at survival. It's no different from humans. It's very hard or impossible to reach the highest level of success alone. There is no self-made man. You leverage your power with the help of other people. That's why teams, organizations, corporations, and societies exist!!!!! IT SHOULD BE SELF EVIDENT!!!!

Networking
The network marketing business depends on the pack in order to keep the flow of business going. One person and one person alone cannot be successful in this type of business because one person cannot do the work of 2 people and more. Most businesses involve networking. Networking is dependent on the collaboration of others in order to reach high levels of success.

With that said, societies from the animal kingdom to humans stick together in herds to form strong networks to survive. Yet far too many success gurus who spin and spew the false rhetoric that you must separate yourself from the pack to be successful. It's just irresponsible that this myth still continues to be shared and believed by people. There is a reason why sheep stick together because they will survive if they do.

As in the famous words of the Terminator, "Come with me if you want to live."