Who’s Coming?!

Allow yourself to enjoy your favorite foods at times. As much as we need discipline, we need balance at times. If you know you’re going to be eating out, make sure to get a good workout in the day of and account for the extra calories early on. I know I am taking the wife out on a date, going to enjoy some fine Italian cuisine, but I am going to get a great workout in, and keep my carbohydrate and fat intake lower earlier in the day to account for the extra calories. We can enjoy ourselves and make it fit our goals! 💪

Strong Dads! Let’s close the week out. Training: Don’t let complacency set in. Feeling tired from the day or don’t feel like doing anything? Some movement is better than none. Force yourself to get started and you’ll reap the benefit after. Nutrition: Limit liquid calories, especially alcohol as much as possible. Parenting / Lifestyle: Insert your own golden nugget in the comments for everyone to see. Mindset: Be willing to admit and accept previous mistakes and shortcomings. We all have them. Owning these will allow you to become better moving forward.

Our kids are super important to all of us. For most of us, it all started with our relationships with our wife’s, or significant other. How often are you guys making it a priority to spend time with them? How often are you planning a date night with just the two of you? I ask this, because I am terrible at it. I have to constantly remember that a strong mom & dad equals a united home front. When you’re raising your family, your are constantly passing kids off and juggling so each of you can do your thing. At some point you become angry employees at the daycare. My wife does an amazing job planning date nights for us. We try for 2 a month but I think it should be 1 a week. What about you guys?

Goodmorning Strong Dads! Training: Each week, aim for progressive overload with your workouts. This can come in the form of adding load to certain lifts, adding repetitions, decreasing rest times, or extending the duration of your conditioning. Nutrition: Aim to take at least 20 minutes to complete your meals and stop when 80% full. It takes roughly 20 minutes for the brain to signal satiety. Both will help monitor and regulate total caloric intake. Parenting/Lifestyle: Don’t mow the lawn when the house is on fire. Keep your focus on what is important and what is right in front of you. Mindset: Take ownership of your daily wins and losses. Take an audit of your previous day and how the week is going so far to examine what can be done better.