It’s almost a year since I published my first article. Before I started, I wanted it to be engaging for the average person who had goals and aspirations whilst juggling work commitments and family life. After all, that person is me! Along with doing the breakfast routines and finding school uniform and organising my work diary for the day, I also wake up thinking of a new PB at a bench press or sticking to a healthy nutritious meal plan. It excites me to think of stuff that can improve me physically and mentally and listening to squabbles about Pokémon cards from my boys can be tedious. So I sometimes switch off to think about my own personal journey.
‘Shouty Dad Has Gone’ was my first attempt at blogging. Like a singer who hates listening to their own voice, I haven’t read it since it was published so excuse the mistakes. I hope I’ve improved!
Shouty dad has gone…
My idea for my blogs was to empower people into a fitness routine that not only worked on physical health, but mental health too. Every day I see new faces in the gym and I know that they’re in for a long long journey because their attitude to fitness needs to be addressed. Most people quit. But if they learn to develop their emotional side to their training then they have every chance of succeeding in their journey. Maybe, perhaps, my articles might have resonated with some of my readers at some point. I dunno. But I do know that those who work with me find success because I focus much less on the perfect squat or bench press. As impressive as these lifts are, these alone won’t achieve what they are looking for.
Happiness, self worth, acceptance and a balanced life all start in the head, not the barbell.
So I wanted to write more than just a fitness article where I would describe rep ranges, time under tension and training splits. These are all important, for sure, but as I say it means nothing if you aren’t inspired to begin or see it through.
It means that, in writing my blog, I began a journey of reflection myself. It made me think. For example, if I had not written anything for a few days, I would reflect on my life and what I had done with it in that time. And I found that there was always something to think about and write about. And actually typing out those words allowed me to either feel a sense of achievement, gratitude or a need for improvement in certain areas. This is one of the reasons I recommend journals and thought diaries. I find that it can help.
So here’s to another year of blogging. I hope that you, the reader, continue to enjoy my ramblings and you feel inspired too.
Never Give Up PT 