WHY I HATE EXCUSES!!!!!!

[masterschamp]

As you guys can tell from some of my posts, I cannot tolerate people constantly making excuses as to why they can't make a committment to training or diet. If you have no genuine physical impairment...you have NO excuse! Someone on another board had been reading my workout posts and assumed that I had no job or committments other than my training because I double split and do lots of volume in my workouts!

Here was my reply:

I WISH all I had to do was train, eat and sleep!!!LOL!!! Here's a typical day in the life of yours truly:

4:00 awake coffee!!
4:30 TRAIN session 1
5:30 Meal 1
6:00 prepare meals for the day
6:30 wake the family...... wife and 4 kids
6:45 help wife prepare breakfast, get kids ready for school ( my 14 year old has CP and is in a wheelchair and requires a considerable amount of time and care)
7:30 Everybody off to school...I am a guidance Counselor and my wife teaches Pre-K, both of our schools are within 10 minutes from home!
8:00-3:00 WORK Meals 2-3
3:15 pick up 2 of my kids from school, get everyone to practices, etc.,
4:00 TRAIN session 2
5:30 Meal 4
5:45 Help wife prepare dinner
6:00 Sit with family during dinner ( I already ate) I usually feed my son.
7:00 Coach kids in a Special Populations Rec League on Fridays, when it is NOT football season....

...This can vary here, as during football season I coach a Pop Warner team in the local youth league, with practice 3 nights a week at 7:00 and Saturday games. I also am the strength Coach at the local High School, so often times my second training session occurs after I have worked with the kids.


9:00 Help finish up kids homework, get everyone ready for bed!
10:00 lights out for the kids, and MEAL 5
10:00-11:00 Try to re-aquaint myself with the wife!
11:30 BED!!!

Now that's just a REGULAR day with none of the curves that life can throw at us...particularly if you are raising children!! BUSY doesn't even come close to describing it but I really wouldn't have it any other way..........my wife and children are the most precious things in my life and they deserve the absolute best from me ....and as a husband, a father, and a man, that is what I am obligated to do!


Keith

[GerryT]

Another great post, Keith. And true! Just inspirational the way you balance everything in your life. Your devotion to your training and family is awesome. Huge props!

[masterschamp]

gerryt said:

Another great post, Keith. And true! Just inspirational the way you balance everything in your life. Your devotion to your training and family is awesome. Huge props!

Thanks, Gerry

I've always believed talk is cheap...especially if it's an excuse.Successful people don't need excuses.
It's all about how much "want to" you really have in your heart.

Keith

[RUBICON19]

OH BOY!!! Dont even get me started here. I am a trainer for a living. I hear all of them. Thanks Keith, you just gave me more amo!!!

[Karrie]

#smileyapplause3ec# #smileyapplause3ec# EXCELLENT post!!!!! Your schedule is crazy!!!! I commend you and all of us with crazy lives who make time to do what we enjoy.....LIFTING!!!!

I also get VERY FRUSTRATED....ESPECIALLY with women who complain about the way they look but have EVERY excuse in the book for not taking care of themselves. I am not going to write out my daily schedule but I work 4 days a week, off on Tues and that day is me, Alexa and Dylan 100%!!!! I work out 2 days straight from work so I do not to need to come home and leave again, then on Sundays I train while the kids are resting so it is like I have not even left them. Extra cardio at night, at home, while they are sleeping and my husband is training at the gym. PLUS I am HUGE also into us eating together and making homemade things for my kids for dinner. So, it can be done, it is one key word PRIORITIES!!!!

[mrbeefy]

Got It!

Mine goes something like this:

3:30 am wake up = cardio
Shower/prep meals/eat
Work = 6:00 to 4:30 ish
WO = 5:00-7:00 ish
Eat
"In-House" cardio - if wife available
SLEEP= 9:00 ish

Unless:
Marreid daughter(28 yrs old) and grandchildren ( 3 of 'em) need us...soccer, basketball, wrestling, etc.
Or Son (25 years old) needs us....won't even go there!!!!
Or if wife works late (Fiscal Operations Manager for school system)
OR....well..you get the idea.
We still manage to get our workout in.

I have my wife very acclimated to my philosophy.
One of our typical days as noted above, I was very tired, didn't feel well, had a migraine, had a crap day at work, got out of work late, etc.....so I told my wife, " ya know...we need a break, let's just go home and order a pizza."
Her response. " NO! You said there are NO EXCUSES to miss a workout, and that means today too!"
Of course, we went to the gym, and had a great workout.

Just another reason I married this woman 30+ years ago!!!

So, ya see MC, I'm just affirming what you said.

NO EXCUSES!!! ;D

mrbeefy

[Tim Wescott]

Very inspiring Keith........you remind me of my first training partner Ray Harris when we were just kids.

Ray was still in high school and would get up around 4AM and jog for a mile,then go to his first job cleaning up a restaurant....after that he would go to school,after that we would train at the local YMCA for two hours,and after that,he would go to his regular full time job,then do it all over again and he was only 17 years old.

The guy brought all of his food with him daily,and could bench 315 cfor reps,cheat curl 225 for sets of 5,80 pound cheat laterals,full squats for reps with over 500 pounds,etc. etc.

No drugs of any kind.....just the most dedicated bodybuilder I have ever seen.

By 18 years old at 5"8" he weighed 220,with 18.5 inch arms and 30 inch thighs with a tiny waist.

I`ve got lots of food stories about this guy and some crazy workout stuff we used to do if anyone is interested.

[cuts280]

Fantastic post as usual, Keith and very inspiring too.

[mrky03]

My hats off to you Keith, you are an inspiration to all of us here! I've had hectic periods of time in my life, but nothing to compare with yours!

Tim, I LOVE hearing about all your old training partners! Bring it on!

[Hoopie]

Great post Keith! Shows what dedication you have to your family and this sport.

[youngblood]

admin said:

I`ve got lots of food stories about this guy and some crazy workout stuff we used to do if anyone is interested.

I'd like to hear/read some!


Keith, is that your every day schedule? Or "just pre-contest?" It's brutally hectic no matter what, and I couldn't do it at the moment-if I had to then I'd certainly try. But if that's what you do every day, I'm surprised we haven't had a funeral for you yet. That's a lot to do on a routine basis!

[masterschamp]

YB,
That's my everyday, NORMAL schedule! Pre-contest is even a little more hectic ! I don't have time for a funeral!!!! ;D

Keith

[youngblood]

You're insane. End of story. More props to you however!