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What Are You Going To Stop Doing in 2014?

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Re: What Are You Going To Stop Doing in 2014?

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I wish people would give up New Year's resolutions... and not as a New Year's resolution. They're little more than an excuse to fail: People who are going to do something do it. People who aren't are still going to talk about it. There's a morbid example here that I don't need to explicitly state. If you're doing something you consider bad, or aren't doing something you want to do, then start (or stop) NOW. Don't wai…

I think it's a good occasion to stop with the rat race to fulfill small chores for a moment and think about larger goals. With that said, I almost always failed meeting new year resolutions. I think the problem for me was being in school that always burned me out with homework, assignments and exams. Once I got out of 24/7 academic pressure, I was able to work on longer term goals. I finally achieved some new year re…

I think this is a good illustration of the value of process-based goals over outcome-based goals. The things under control, you completed. Those not under your control you did not. Sounds pretty cool to me.

Re: What Are You Going To Stop Doing in 2014?

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To stop participating as a contributor to this society.

Why, if I might ask...

I live in the US of A.... look around.

#edit it's the only form of protest I can think of that might actually affect things, or at least my involvement.

Re: What Are You Going To Stop Doing in 2014?

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I actually stopped doing it for some time already, but will continue in 2014: I stopped to train to failure. If you are into strength training I strongly suggest to give this a try in 2014, I read a few books about it but I'm not able to give you a short TLDR that is accurate, but if you wanna try:

- Make about half the reps you could do with a given weight, but make sure you still do a great total volume.

- Train every important exercise like bench and squat at least two times every week.

- Form is everything. Train with great form.

If you are like me with a family, a full time job, and so forth, this may do wonders: never tired, faster improvements in strength.

Re: What Are You Going To Stop Doing in 2014?

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I wish people would give up New Year's resolutions... and not as a New Year's resolution. They're little more than an excuse to fail: People who are going to do something do it. People who aren't are still going to talk about it. There's a morbid example here that I don't need to explicitly state. If you're doing something you consider bad, or aren't doing something you want to do, then start (or stop) NOW. Don't wai…

I disagree.

I quit smoking easily last year on January 1st. I decided to quit a month prior to Christmas, but I was afraid of the jolliness of the season making me slip. I assume it is the same for exercise, portion control, and alcohol consumption moderation.

Sometimes it is nice to have a clean break in a month where nobody bothers you and where you haven't had a routine for a couple of weeks.

Although I really wish the gym wouldn't pack up so much.

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