SRX Fitness: SIGN ME UP!

Thanks to all those that help me throw out my "fat pants" JEEZE!

8 weeks earlier

Good Ole Jay G! ( found the top pic just yesterday) Sweet Overhang of Gut non?

MSFU!

After a particularly brutal week that left me, well, completely trashed- Saturday was a much needed rest day. During my day, I thought about personal goals and how I've always encouraged announcing them to friends and family, as a "built" in anti-quit mechanism.

I mean I've must have literally talked close to 100 contestants onto the stage over the last 7 or so years, to stand in front of their co-workers in their underwear.

They would show up at the first contest meeting and meagerly sit in the back of the room.

Me being the co-promoter of this show, it was always my gig to try to get as many people signed up as possible. And to be honest, I was pretty darned good.

I fancied myself the "Jerry Maguire" of recruiting for these shows. My style of this according to some, was the "pester and grind on" method.. I bothered them till they simply..gave in.. :)

Show me your money! ( maker)

Hey whatever works...

I always knew, however, that I would be met with answers like this...

"Well, I'll train for the show, but I won't sign up till the end"

or

"I'll just train like I am going on stage, even though I won't"

or

"' I don't know... I don't want to sign up and then have to quit"

The last sentence above, was always one that particularly stuck with me...

What is it about signing your name on the "line which is dotted" that people were so afraid of?

The answer was, once signed, everyone knew you were in. And the fear of people knowing you set a goal and failed to follow through was actually more scary than stepping on stage, in front of 300 co-workers in your underwear to judge you on your body.

Wow.

Anyways, many of you that read this blog know that I am talking about you.

And you told me....

"Once I signed my name, it was on"

Like on- like on like Donkey Kong on!

Set a goal - destroy it

Yep, 7 or 8 of you on that stage got the "pester and grind on" routine... Hated me at the beginning.... and well... hated me less at the end. :)

Literally, one of the biggest fears and nightmares is dreaming that you show up at the office in your underwear, yet these people do it willingly.. Balls of Steel I tell ya!.

I'm blabbering on....

Point being, If you intend to lose weight, get in shape, quit smoking, run a marathon, whatever...

Announce it to the world.

Grab a pair of balls and simply tell anyone who will listen!

The fear of failure and the fear of not following through is enough to make anyone reach the finish line.

In light of this; I myself am announcing a personal goal.

Right Here.

Right now.

I am going to get down to 180's. Something, well I haven't been, well since grade four. I am going to do it in about 6 weeks. This personal goal is so I can play my "probably" last season of competitive touch football at my lightest weight ever. ( I prefer basketball again, geeze, will I ever make up my mind??)

I'm hovering about 205-207 now... which is "a little" uncomfortable for me.

There you go.

June 1st, on this very blog my weigh in will take place. I'm stating my fitness reputation and my "motivational goal setting guy" name on the line.

Oh and you will get before and afters!