Above the Plain

Modern life affords us many possibilities. One can focus on a specific area/aspect and go “all in” on maximizing that experience. While this has an appeal, and a genuine attraction (for social media), it creates an extremely polarized, unbalanced existence. How do I know? I’ve lived the “all in” in existence, doubled down on what I’m perceived to excel in, and ended up completely unbalanced. Equilibrium is what life requires of us. To be able to live in the mundane valley, as well as at the peak, is a skill is worth mastering. How can you exercise presence in each of your daily tasks? What happens when you look ahead? Can you slow down and take the time to prepare a meal? Can you take multiple small breaks during the day to move your body? Can you challenge yourself to persist when discomfort, distraction, and dis-ease settle in? Each day composes the totality of your life. You are defined by what you neglect as much as by what you do. From presence comes accurate analysis of behavior as well as pattern awareness. Micro improvements exist at every moment. Have the thoughts that direct you to take the action(s) that cause the effects you desire to have. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

How you confront the time you are given. Your effort. Your desire. Is a momentary choice in time. The time is always now. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

In these times of limitless distraction and endless possibility you must control the inputs and direct your outputs. Focus and intention are the only way through this maze. Clarity is not cheap or easy. Get after it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Whether fitness, nutrition, mindset, or any chosen arena of participation it is essential you find your niche and exploit the enjoyment/interest you find. Optimization and longevity will surely follow. Onward and upward. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Energy is life’s fuel. Contribute, uplift, motivate, inspire, improve, etc. everything you participate in. The student can make the coach better. The coach can make the team better. We are movement. Onward and upward. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Forward. Accumulation has occurred, is occurring. Recognize, then get to it! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Quality vs. Quantity? What will come from longevity if one only lives passively? What will you persist in? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Success is a product of repetition. How we use our time either limits or enhances our opportunities. Recognizing that we are always performing is the first step in getting on a path worth living for. Get fit. Be healthy. Stay confident. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Your workout should be an experience you enter into on a daily basis. Make it accessible and you create the potential for longevity and performance. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Longevity is a product of lifestyle. The most effective action you can take right now is to improve your cardiovascular fitness. Improve your base aerobic capacity and strengthen your top-end output. MAF HR = 180 – Your Age. Get fit. Be healthy. Stay confident. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

When each is preferred. Know your ability. Know your desired outcome. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Be ready to pivot and adapt. Life is movement. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

What comes first? What comes later? Focus on the cause. Learn about the cause. Small consistent actions create massive change. FIT. HEALTHY. CONFIDENT. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

How you live each moment is important. Understanding consequence is not a choice, but a requirement. Get fit. Be healthy. Stay confident. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

What drives you? What inspires you? What fills your space and time? Do you own it? Do you control its starting and stopping? When will you recognize and give more to this thing of importance? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Go deep, yet understand that all action (and inaction) has consequences. Get fit. Be healthy. Stay confident. Direct, simple solutions to live your optimal existence. Move. Eat. Supplement. Perform. Live. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Engage, adapt, and grow. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Avoid decision fatigue by eliminating options. Do it because you love it not because of an intended outcome. Lifestyle is a product of choosing and persisting. You can’t choose and persist in multiple directions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

As the seasons change so too may your energy, outlook, and desires. Be open to modifying your workout. Variety is your friend. Just as the long summer days shorten with the arrival of the beauty of fall, so may your workout shorten and sharpen into a tranquil period of growth. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Slow things down to speed up your success. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

It is your fault. It is my fault. We are all responsible. Accept and move forward. Life is happening. Experience is the present. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Endurance. To live is to endure. Choose. Everything is a choice. Impossibility doesn’t exist. Give. Effort. Attitude. Possibility. Pt. 1 is an introduction. Onward. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Voluntary? Involuntarily? Dive deep. Explore. Grow. Be the example you would have liked to have had in your life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

We are all given the opportunity to partake in challenges. These may arrive at unexpected times, when we are least prepared. It is here we must accept the challenge presented and move forward with confidence and enthusiasm. Get it. Be healthy. Stay confident. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Lifestyle and it’s four elements. Composing an experience worth living. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Stay confident. See the achievement. But obsess over the actions, not the result. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Understanding the difference between balance and performance. What is visually appealing is often not successful living. The law of polarity is real. Decrease your swing (high to low) and you remain balanced. Increase your swing (way high to way low) and you’ll struggle. Be healthy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Pause the decision. Relax the mind. Listen to the body. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

To become “less” we must consume “less” ... analyze, debrief, and plot the course of your new reality. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Nutrition in the process of growth, recovery, and potential. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

From competence comes confidence. Get fit. Be healthy. Stay confident. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Winter movement focus. Use this time to become an enlightened physical being. Move well. Move with intention. Feel each extension, flexion, propulsion, etc. From the mind, form the physical body. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Live from the “I Am”... the world wants us to express the art which lies within. Give it life. Give it importance. Confidence is never given from without (outer world) rather it is manifest from within. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

What does being healthy look like? What must I include? What must I add? How can I address my dietary and nutritional needs? What really matters? Get fit. Be healthy. Stay confident. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

A reading from the art of living. Consider what comes first, then what follows, and then act. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Get fit. Be healthy. Stay confident. Success strategies to achieve your desired outcome. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Be healthy. Change your state. Just breathe. Hyper hydrate. Change yourself, change your world. Onward. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

It’s rarely, if ever, the perfect time. Removing non-essential barriers to movement is paramount to your Heath and wellness lifestyle. If the goal is to enhance the quality of your life, the solution is to improve your health and vitality. Movement accelerates. Movement facilitates. Just do it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Listen to discomfort. Choose to not identify in the moment. Here you are open to experience, not a slave to habit (thought, expectation, fear, anticipation). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Overcome the mental barriers to progress. Bodyweight exercise, calisthenics, are simple avenues to achieve small wins and build avenues of success into your weeks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

These readings are from my personal journals. Upon reflection, writing follows, and the experience is lived twice. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

These readings are from my personal journals. Upon reflection, writing follows, and the experience is lived twice. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

What we feed grows. Choose to align your passion with your purpose... an outcome you can live with will follow. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

The simple solution is always the best option. The insanity is that most practitioners choose complexity to keep the client beholden to their teaching. Here, above the plain, we only care about RESULTS. Onward This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Where the mind goes all else follows. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on self-confidence. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

All is perspective. You are “I AM” not the perspective. Change your perspective. Change your life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Brief history of my experience with and without the gym on this fitness lifestyle journey. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Give it a go. Do it every day. From a positive moment forms your ideal self-image. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe

Mental fitness. Build it! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe