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DAY 159: back at the gym to make one of my many dreams come true - to fly through the air & achieve my 1st slam dunk. We all have different dreams, but not all of us are working to make them true... If you're one of those people who aren't working on your dreams on a consistent basis, why not begin right now & make a habit out of taking action on it daily. Using myself as an example, I've worked out what it takes to achieve my goal & broken it up into fundamental components to simplify it. Stability, agility, power & technique. Here you see me working on 1 of the parts - power. I know I need the approximate leg power to squat x1.5 my own body weight in order to achieve a dunk, but I've decided to raise that goal to x2 my body weight to better my chances of success since I'm below the height of 6ft. At present, I can do a single squat of 70kg which is still short of my current body weight (80.6kg). I need to lose a lot of fat, & build more power in my legs. The workout today consisted of squats (1x5 60kg & 4x5 50kg), deadlifts (5x5 40kg), 1 leg calf raises (2x15 16kg), bench press (5x5 40kg), as well as a few other smaller workouts. If you keep following me, I'll give you more details of my strategy in following posts. #successin12 #success #lifecoach #lifecoaching #salescoach #businesscoach #entrepreneurcoach #lifechangecoach #transformationcoach #leadership #wealth #health #happiness #fulfillment #meaning #purpose #motive #reason #gym #gymlife #exercise #squat #dunk #shortdunker #dunktraining (at Stockholm, Sweden)

DAY 155: Plyometrics workout is both fun & challenging. Because of all my old injuries, I have to be careful not to over do any of my workouts. If I could, I'd workout much more than I do - but I've learned that some parts of my body can't match my desire for exercise. All I can do is carefully monitor the different aches & pains & make sure I stop well before injury occurs. Otherwise, I could be out for months with an even bigger setback. But I will succeed. I'm determined to make this happen. I've already fulfilled one of my biggest dreams - which is to be a coach who helps people reach their dreams. Want to know how I can help you can achieve your dreams? Contact me for a free introductory coaching session (see profile for contact details). Stop dreaming & take action today #free #freesession #coach #lifecoach #lifecoaching #takeaction #goals #dreams #success #successin12 #livethedream #strategy #desire #purpose #meaning #drive #inspire #create #business #finances #believeinyourself #selfdevelopment #change #newbeginnings #relationships #gym #gymlife #plyometrics #stabilitytraining #dunktraining #dunk #basketball #shortdunker #jumptraining (at Stockholm, Sweden)

DAY 152: the planned workouts for today changed from Plyometrics to 30mins of cycling, leg press & bench press due to headache (ever tried to do Plyometrics with a headache? It ain't fun - nor do I believe it would be good for my health). Great progress made on the bench press & leg press - really happy! Be wise to remember that success depends on your attitude when things aren't going forward as well. There are always plateaus & setbacks to any journey, as hard as we try to avoid them, they are inevitable. It's then, you can focus more on celebrating the achievement of taking action and the efforts you put into attaining the goal. This is just one of many things you can do to maintain a positive mindset whilst pursuing your dreams. If you want to know more about what coaching can do for you, contact me (see profile for details) for a free introductory session! #free #freesession #coaching #lifecoaching #lifecoach #successin12 #success #change #livethedream #happiness #fulfillment #wealth #vitality #financialfreedom #health #exercise #gym #gymlife #strengthtraining #dunk #dunktraining #power #shortdunker #basketball #purpose #meaning (at Stockholm, Sweden)

DAY 147: like many of you out there I managed to put on a little weight over the Christmas break. Ultimately I've given myself a 8day pass to eat & drink whatever I like an whatever I'm given over these holidays (excluding alcohol). But it started with saying "Ben & Jerry's ice cream to share on New Year's Eve is okay". Then it was "wow, some really expensive chocolates as a gift on Christmas - I guess that's okay since they're expensive lol". After that I decided that I would give myself a free pass from 24th-31 December to eat chocolate, drink coffee an whatever else. I did hold off the urge to drink coffee till Boxing Day night with a mocha at hip coffee shop in Helsinki. After the 31st December, I'll be back to reconditioning my negative emotional associations to all bad foods & drinks. Today's workout turned out to be one of much progress. I finally raised the weight on 1x5 deadlifts by an extra 10kg to 50kg. Progress on my squats was raised by 5kg on 2x5 to a surprising 60kg. A little setback with my waist expanding from 89cm to 92cm, but this has already begun to shift to 91.5 after 24 hours, so I believe This setback will probably be short lived. Remember not to let the setbacks get you down, as you'll experience them from time to time regardless of whether they were avoidable or not - they are eventual, but not permanent. Keep pushing on & fight for those dreams! #success #successin12 #strengthtraining #powertraining #jumptraining #dunktraining #gymlife #gym #squats #deadlifts #learntofly #basketball #dunk #shortdunker #lift #journey #coach #lifecoach #lifecoaching #1freesession #free #introductorysession (at Stockholm, Sweden)

DAY 117: last session was plyometrics, this session is weight training. I feel weaker on the squats (back down from 55kg to 50kg 5x5), but stronger on deadlifts (still on 40kg 5x5) - I have no idea why though. Bench pressing the usual weight felt unusually difficult, considering I've been lifting the same weight of 40kg 5x5 for some weeks now. One leg calf raises was more difficult with on the usual 16kg 2x15. Even after almost 2 years, my right big toe is still sore enough for me to take extra precautions whilst doing the 1 leg calf raises. It gets better, but very slowly. I haven't tried jumping for a hoop for months now, so I'm going to have to record my jump height soon to help me assess my progress. I hope I can at least touch the hoop by now #dunk #basketball #shortdunker #jumpprogram #slamdunk #gymlife #gym #success #successin12 #havefaith #believe #goals #dreams #strengthtraining #jumptraining #dunktraining #squats #deadlifts #benchpress #bicepcurls #ropepulldowns #1legcalfraise #stairsworkout (at Stockholm, Sweden)