Forward Progress

If you have been following along here you remember that I've mentioned golfing a few times and how *ahem* well I play.  10 years ago when I first started I would find myself becoming enraged while playing.  Hitting the ball too fat or too thin, launching giant divots or putting myself off the green made me turn red.   After 4 or 5 holes I would contemplate walking off the course which I think I actually did once.

About 5 years later I was playing 9 holes with my wife.  It goes without saying that she was unwilling to put up with my, shall we say, poor attitude.   My behavior was childish and unreasonable given the number of times I play per year.  Quitting because it was hard or berating myself because I wasn't performing the way I thought I should never got me anything but a crappy afternoon walk.

Upon receiving the attitude adjustment that only a loving spouse can give I adopted a more accepting, ok mature, mindset.  Forward Progress!   To date, I have only been witness to one example of a backward golf shot, sans tree of course.  My playing partner popped his ball up off of the tee with so much spin that it curled back behind us and bounced off the roof of the bathroom.   It was amazing actually and we were all laughing so hard he didn't even care that it counted, though I think we were all so impressed that we gave him a pass.

My point is that I continue to tell myself that I can hit any shot well but naturally it doesn't happen.  I still hit the ball too fat or too thin, launch giant divots further than my ball, and putt the ball exactly three feet when I should have putted one foot or five.  However, they never go backwards and so I choose to focus on the fact that no matter how badly I just shot, I'm still closer to my goal than when I started.  Next time you're out in the weeds, see if you can find a meta(Fore!) in there.

Fit Topic of the Day - WATER
Water is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and drinking enough of it can facilitate success relative to your fitness goals.  However, many people seem to forget it's availability as a refreshing beverage.  I have found that my clients refer to water by more common names like, coffee, or diet coke.  While these drinks fall into the 'liquid' category and do contain actual H2O they will not fulfill the same function.  In general, caffeine creates a gentle stimulating effect which perks us all up.  Overdoing it though can lead to trouble sleeping, 'going' more frequently, and exacerbate conditions like anxiety and hypertension.

Other fluids consumed can contain excess sugar, processed chemical additives, and in general add calories in when you are trying to get them out.  Doing your best to stick to regular old water will promote more fluidity within joints, maintain organ function, improve brain health and nutrient/waste transfer within the body.  Hydrated muscles and healthy skin will make us look better too.  Now...close your eyes and imagine a trickling, gurgling, dripping, flowing stream of water.

Ridiculously Fit Person of the Day -
Ryan Gosling - I was pretty hesitant to put this one up but it's true.  While watching, "Crazy, Stupid, Love" with Steve Carell about a month ago, my lovely wife turned to me during one of Mr. Gosling's shirtless scenes and just laughed.  I knew then that I would be putting him up here as one ridiculously fit dude.  Not that I'm jealous or anything.

Me and My iPod - 
Running - 35 min on the street(very exciting for me)
iPod - Podrunner 162 BPM mix - a shade fast but still a good mix.  Will be checking out the Interval Podrunner too.

Upper Body work - Cable Reverse fly, deltoid raise, dumbell flys on ball, Pullups on Total Gym
iPod - WTF with Marc Maron