Fitness Isn't Just One THing

I spent the last 4 months with a focus on regaining lower body size and strength. At the park with the kids today, I wondered if I could still do some calisthenics tricks carrying the extra weight. It’s definitely harder. But I’m overall stronger; so it’ll be interesting to see how much easier things are once I’ve cut down this summer.

One of the mistakes people make is they think of fitness as one idea. After 6-12 weeks of trying “fitness,” they’re burned out and quit all healthy behaviors. Instead, be dynamic. Focus on maximal strength for 3 months. Maintain that while you focus on composition for 3 months. Maintain as best you can while you work on hypertrophy or speed. Maintain while you work on the splits or a backflip. And so on. Fitness is many things. It doesn’t have to be ON or OFF.