Jovick will happily grant me this one wish….

Thursday  April 7th, 2011: 

First off I need to apologize – technical difficulties uploading video recently.  I am working on some potential solutions but for now my depiction of the “Jovick Trained” workout will have to do.

Let’s see…it is Thursday…that means 2-3 days off after today…that means Jovick is coming in with a workout that I will remember through Sunday.  Lucky for me - that is exactly what I asked for.  A workout to make me numb - I know what you are thinking - JD WHY ASK FOR THAT?!  Trust me by our 11am start time today I had already had quite the eventful morning.  I was ready for  90 minutes of pure mind & body numbing action with the hard rock music up to the MAX! 

To achieve this we did a ton of lifting.  Is everyone starting to see a pattern developing on the break down and build up of muscle and the aches, pains, & soreness you must go through for the strength gain yet?   If I had to say our lifting had a theme it would be squats, squats, squats.  If I had to guess tomorrow’s theme it would be ouch, ouch, ouch…

Have a great weekend everyone – see you on Monday!

Note to self:  Be careful what you ask for…

Foam Roller - sounds snuggly - right?

Wednesday April 6th, 2011:

Foam Roller Day – First I need you to think about a deep tissue massage - the kind where they push so hard it hurts.  Now insert the foam roller and you have a deep tissue massage that you inflict on yourself.  Not getting it?  Ok, basically you have a roller (shaped like a huge rolling pin) made out of condensed foam.  You position yourself on the roller in different positions dependent on the muscle you want to work on.  As you roll your body across the roller your body weight and the roller push against the muscle working and pushing out the knots and tightness that have developed in that muscle - helping it recover faster. 

Mentally it is sick and twisted because it HURTS and you are doing it to yourself.  Now I'm sure some of you are thinking - that's it that was your workout for the day?  Afraid not - after we finished with the roller of horror I realize this is part of the warm up and prep for heading back into the weight room...ugh what a day. 

Note to self:  Foam Roller and I are not “friends”

Foam Roller Videos

PUSH!

Today we did a big focus on upper body – we did some kettle bell training, push ups, chest press, etc.  Here is an interesting thing I learned today – I can do only 2-3 REAL push ups.  I mean proper technique, appropriate depth when lowering and pushing back up.  Here I am giving out 5 push ups here or 10 push ups there to some of my athletes and I bet Most if not ALL can’t do 1 properly.  Jovick made an interesting point to me – he said “JD instead of giving your kids 10 push ups try giving them 1 push up where they take nose to the floor with a flat (“locked” ) hips and torso.  I guarantee them doing (or trying and even failing to do) just 1 push up the right way will create a ton more work for them than 5-10 push ups the wrong way.”  Anyone wanting to test this theory try it…5-10 push ups your way then get your hands under your chest your legs and back locked in and try to lower yourself with your arms until your nose touches the floor and then back up….I bet your body trembles and struggles more on that 1 then the previous 5-10.  I will try to upload a video of my push ups I did today.  It will show that today we did them at a small incline where my feet were on the floor and hands were on a bar resting at the base of a platform.  It was a small incline so if you need a little more help - get a bigger incline like a set of stairs in your home.  The higher your hands are off the ground the easier this should be.

Note to self:  Jovick’ push ups are no joke!

What if I just "don't feel like it?"

Today I wanted to and thought seriously about skipping my workout.  Yes I have the same thoughts as the kids..."I don't want to" or "I don't feel like it today" or "I have too much work to do".  So – what makes me not only show up but also work hard?  Answer - having accountability and ownership.  I have people who are following me, encouraging me, patting me on the back, laughing with me at my videos, if I skip a day they will all know I did.  If I skip a day I not only fail myself but I fail all those who are supporting me by reading this blog and becoming a "follower" of this site. 

I think that is the thing about goals - they have to be real and they have to be out there in the open so when you don't "feel like it" you still do it because the thought of having people ask you "what did you do on Monday" and not having a good answer is worse than getting up from the desk and just going and getting the job done. 

Today I needed a little push and thankfully I had someone sitting across from my desk that was willing to push me even if he got his head bit off in the process.  That is a great friend/teammate - one who pushes you even when it makes them unpopular with you for a period of time.  Parents, Coaches and teammates - sometimes you need to push your athletes/teammates because you help them learn ownership and accountability.  If someone wants to "dog it" that day - who has the courage to stand up and say "that isn't ok!”  “This isn’t good enough - you are better than this!”

Note to self:  A strong person who is willing to push you when you can't push yourself is a must in accomplishing your goals.