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THE POINT OF A PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE

January 7, 2014 By GURJOT 4 Comments

Purpose, obsession, Rage. The Wrath of a god. — Purpose. Obsession. Rage. The wrath of a god.

I’m not a huge video game fanatic. That said, I do enjoy a select few titles. The “God Of War” series being one of them. As I sat down and played through God Of War 3 again, I had an odd thought.

In life, we must have a goal. A pursuit. Something that we strive and go the distance for. Pour our sweat and guts into achieving, so that when we take our final breath, we can leave this world with great pride and satisfaction, knowing we discovered our purpose, acted on and realised it.

For Kratos (God Of War protagonist) the loss of his family and his quest for vengeance on all those responsible for their murder is his driving force. His purpose. He’s consumed with it and stops at nothing until he completes his objective.

Ultimately he reaches his goal, (bringing the whole of mighty Olympus crashing down in the process). Yet after all that, he’s left empty. He exacted his revenge, but nothing he could ever do would bring back his family.

Once again, he became a man without purpose. The objective had concluded. The purpose served.

What’s the whole point of this scenario?

It’s all fine and well discovering your purpose and knowing “where you want to go in life.” You maybe one of the enlightened few that actually knows where they’re headed and are actively taking all the necessary steps to get there.

But!!!

Sometimes, even after achieving your DREAM/ GOAL/ PURPOSE, you may feel a little empty. In society nowadays, people are led to believe that the next gadget/electronical gizmo will give them ever lasting happiness.

While the fun may last a day, week or month, eventually it subsides and you’re back to square one. Looking for the next “big thing” and going through the damn cycle again.

The same thing can happen with goals, aspirations and “purpose.” There are people who achieve everything they want to and yet, they’re still not truly satisfied. What they thought was their purpose and path in life, turned out to be nothing more than a stepping-stone leading to another goal.

What they perceived as their purpose, was more of a hurdle. A little drop in the ocean. A road paving the way to their ultimate destination.

We need purpose to give life meaning. Without purpose we have no real value, and if we don’t find the value in ourselves neither will others.

Agent Smith said it best in the matrix.

“There’s no escaping reason, no denying purpose, for as we both know, without purpose we would not exist. It is purpose that created us, purpose that connects us, purpose that pulls us, that guides us, that drives us; it is purpose that defines us, purpose that binds us.”

Without purpose we can drift through life, never smelling the sweet scent of satisfaction, success and contentment. We’d never fully understand and reach our dreams and goals.

So how do you discover your true purpose in life?

Great question. Thought you’d never ask. I could bullshit you and give you the general, “When you’re happy doing what you’re doing, you’ve discovered your true calling.”

Sure it works for some people for a while. But lets face the music. We’ve all been happy doing something at one time or another, but realised that we couldn’t find ever lasting happiness and satisfaction doing it. We got some happiness and satisfaction out of it but it was only temporary.

I know people that were over the moon in a particular career, truly believing it was their purpose. They were made for the job and had found their calling in life. (Or so they thought).

Yet after some time the wild fire was reduced to a mere flame. They gradually lost interest.

The passion turned to bane. Ultimately, they changed career paths, walking down the road of self-discovery, trying to rediscover their true purpose again.

The truth is, there’s no one size fits all approach to finding purpose.

I think identifying your true purpose is as much an internal pursuit as it is external. You have to ask your self some honest questions that demand, honest, serious answers. Have the guts and respect for yourself, to answer them with total honesty, even if the results are less than satisfactory.

How passionate/committed am I with my identified career path/endeavor/purpose?

Could I really see myself doing it for a lifetime?

On a scale of 1-10 (1 being lowest) how happy am I really with my perceived purpose?

Am I willing to put everything on the line to achieve my dream?

Am I able to enjoy the beauty in life, whilst pursuing my goals and purpose?

If you can answer all those questions honestly with the majority of answers being positive, you’re probably headed in the right direction to discovering your purpose.

This is something that you won’t figure out in one night. You may have to sit down with a pen and notepad and have a real hard think about it. This isn’t a decision that you can just blindly make. Take time, pride and enjoy the show.

Remember, it ain’t over till it’s over. As long as you’re still breathing, there’s still time for you to discover your calling.

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DISCOVERY AND PURPOSE

ACID/ALKALINE ADJUSTMENT: A GUIDE TO BALANCING PH LEVELS

January 1, 2014 By GURJOT 2 Comments

It’s an often-overlooked aspect in the fitness community. Something just brushed under the carpet. Understandable, as people don’t know enough about it. Many make the mistake of sacrificing their health in pursuit of their aesthetic goals. A damn shame, considering they complement each other nicely.

Confused?

Time to elaborate.

Your PH levels have a major impact on your health. A PH of 7.0 means your body is neutral. Above 7.0 means your body is alkaline. Below 7.0 and your body is acidic. (Danger zone).

Ideally you want your PH to be in the neutral range. The more acidic you are, the higher the probability of you experiencing some nasty effects. (Real nasty).

Joint pains, arthritis and body stiffness are some of the more common and moderate indicators of an out of whack PH. (Those bad knees aren’t just a simple by product of old age). These are just the tip of the iceberg. There’s plenty more.

The harsher consequences include:

Inability for cells to receive and absorb nutrients.
Decrease in cell energy production, resulting in fatigue.
Decrease in the ability for cell repair.
Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment.

You’re probably wondering how this ties into you and your physique/fitness goals.

Well, if your body isn’t efficiently absorbing the nutrients you’re taking in through all that food your shoving down the pie hole, you aren’t going to be able to produce the best gains in relation to muscle growth.

Remember, muscles are made up of cells and like any other cell in a highly acidic environment, they won’t be able to uptake the maximum amount of nutrients from the foods you consume.

You’re wasting time, effort and money and not receiving the maximal benefit. The logical solution is to balance out your PH levels, enabling your body to better absorb nutrients.

You might find your recovery sufferers between training sessions as a result of impaired cell recovery. Your muscles will recover at a much slower rate when you’re highly acidic.

It’s more common in the western world for people to suffer the negative effects of high acidity levels. The funny part is, it’s not necessarily their fault. Many people aren’t aware of the problems associated with an acidic PH.

Combating the problem

Now that we’ve covered some of the problems, let’s look at some good old common sense solutions. (Thing with common sense is, unfortunately it isn’t that common nowadays).

Solution 1: Drink more water

Water alkalinises the body. The PH of naturally sourced spring water is 7.8 (neutral). Everybody knows the importance of drinking enough water, yet many still don’t drink enough.

Water cleanses and flushes all the filth and junk out of the body. If you’re one of those individuals that doesn’t drink enough, you’re seriously messing with your health in the long run.

Aim for at least 2 litres a day as a base. Obviously if you’re more active go higher, maybe 3 litres per day. That’s what I do. NOW GET CHUGGING.

Solution 2: Ditch the processed junk

Pretty obvious. If you eat filth regularly you’re going to end up overloading your body’s toxin levels. Especially sugar laden garbage. Excessive sugar and processed carb intake will not only imbalance your PH levels, tipping the scale in favor of the acidic range, but also lead to a cascade of other ailments, from obesity to diabetes etc.

If you can’t completely avoid it, seriously limit your intake. (It’s your health). If you have a severe acid problem, you should reduce your total carb intake and eat only veggies, proteins and maybe some roots like yams and sweet potatoes. Try that for a month or so, after that you can begin adding back other starches.

Solution 3: Increase your intake of alkalinising foods

This one’s a no brainer. If you want to alkalinise your body it makes sense to fill up on foods that promote an alkaline environment. I’m not going to go into a whole list of foods, you can easily just google it. I will however, give you some examples of the foods I include in my diet to maintain the balance.

Lemons/limes – I like adding a few drops to some hot water and drink it in the mornings. It’s great for helping to reduce acidity as well as cleansing the liver. (One hell of an important organ). Use it as seasoning to meats and salads. The applications are limited by your own imagination and creativity.

Green veggies – (Especially leafy ones). You likely know the benefits of eating greens. They’re high in micronutrients, fiber etc. Real important for cleansing the body of all the toxic rubbish. In order to heal you need to cleanse. Without cleansing there’s no healing. In order to restore your PH you need to cleanse your system. Period.

Berries/low sugar fruits – Low sugar fruits are good in helping to restore the PH. Here’s the catch, not all of them are alkalinising. Strawberries for example are acidic, while blueberries are alkaline. Apples are highly acidic and pears are alkaline. You don’t have to stop eating the acidic fruits altogether, but you should limit them when you are highly acidic. Until you alkalinise your body, you should only eat fruits that have an alkalinizing effect.

Bonus tip: High protein diets

We all know how important protein is in relation to muscle growth and repair and how it’s important to eat a sufficient amount daily. Problem is, meats and animal proteins are acidic.

What to do?

Does it mean stop eating meat?

Not really.

To counteract this, combine your meats with alkaline forming foods like veggies and you’re good to go. It’s that simple.

You know what to do, now you need to do it and see the benefits for yourself. Thinking that this article will solve the problem entirely is like thinking one tablet will cure all disease. It won’t.

I talk about all of this and much more in my book/program WARRIOR 101. If you haven’t already, be sure to grab a copy.

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HEALTH AND WEALTH

JINGLE BELLS – A WARRIOR EXCELS

December 21, 2013 By GURJOT 4 Comments

Get set for a warrior Christmas. — By bells I mean dumbbells and barbells. Get set for a warrior Christmas

It’s that time of year again… Christmas is around the corner and with WARRIOR 101 heading into it’s third successive week, I thought I’d open up the flood gates a little and reveal more insider information. (What the heck, it’s Christmas after all).

Unlike the past previews, which were merely tasters, this is the mother load. Yep, this time instead of giving you small appetiser to chew on, I am giving you a damn main course. You’re in for a treat. I am opening up ACTUAL SCREENSHOTS DIRECTLY out of the pages of WARRIOR 101.

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Have a Merry Christmas and get ready for one hell of a productive year in 2014.

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HAPLESS HATERS: IDENTIFYING A HATER

December 17, 2013 By GURJOT 8 Comments

No haters are going to stop him from swimming the sea of success.

There’s always one rotten apple on the tree. In fact more often than not, there’s more than one. Haters. Where ever achievers go you can be damned sure they follow like moths to a flame. Allow me to fill you in on a little secret. I don’t hate haters I pity them.

Surprised?

Wondering why?

Before you fall off your chair, keep reading. I’ll explain.

You see, haters are really just confused admirers. They don’t really hate you as a person. Let’s face it, half the time they don’t know you well enough to dislike you on a personal level.

They hate on you because of what you’ve achieved or are in the process of achieving. They hate your guts. They’re afraid of the fact that you’re doing something they lacked the guts and drive to do.

When someone can’t do something themselves, they feel inadequate and inferior. They become miserable and as a result try to sabotage other people’s success. The rational being, “I’m miserable and haven’t achieved my goal, why should others achieve it.” They try and hinder your efforts.

When you look at it a little deeper and from their perspective they don’t really hate you, they actually hate themselves and their failures. Instead of getting back up and trying again, they give up and attempt to prevent others from achieving.

My definition of a hater:

H- Hopeless

A- Ashamed

T- Terrified

E- Everywhere

R- Ridiculous

So the next time a hater gets you down, remember, they don’t hate you, they’re just jealous of what you’ve achieved or are achieving, because they couldn’t do it themselves. Never let them stop you. STAY STRONG AND STAY SHARP.

PRIDE AND CONVICTION

DEVASTATING DELTOIDS

December 9, 2013 By GURJOT 2 Comments

Well-rounded and capped off delts are one of the main things all guys seek to develop. Who doesn’t want them? They symbolize power and stature and are nearly always visible. You can cover up your chest and arms, but powerful, wide, sculpted shoulders appear even through clothes.

Let’s get into two common mistakes and the simple solutions that’ll get you back on track to building cannon ball delts.

The two common problems with conventional shoulder training are:

1) No rotator cuff work.

2) Going heavy only on pressing movements.

Problem 1: No Rotator Cuff training

Let’s get into the first problem. Neglecting the rotator cuff is a major issue that virtually all trainers make nowadays. Rotator cuff strains and tears are so common today, it’s not even funny.

Having a strong rotator cuff is critical when it comes to maintaining healthy, injury and pain free shoulders. It’s also incredibly important from a postural aspect.

Take a look at the function of the rotator cuff. It’s there to support and stabilise the shoulders. Without them, your shoulders would just sag forward.

Many people nowadays have shoulders that tend to slump forwards. This is due to internal rotation at the shoulder joint. The situation isn’t helped by training body parts such as the chest, which when over developed tends to pull the shoulders forwards and down. Further stressing the rotator cuff. This is a one way ticket to injuryville. Obviously, the solution isn’t to stop training the chest. That’s a stupid suggestion. Treat it like an equation. To maintain the balance, if you focus heavily on training your front, do the same for your back.

To avoid a torn or strained rotator cuff, devote a little bit of time to strengthening the muscles and tendons. If you don’t add any injury preventative work for your rotator cuff into your routine, you’re risking a potential injury in the long-run. Maybe it’ll happen, maybe it won’t. Do you really want to find out though?

Remember, injured shoulders will make virtually every upper body exercise a pain in the ass to perform. (I should say, pain in the shoulder).

Problem 2: Going heavy only on pressing movements

This is another common problem. You see it all the time. People have the right idea when it comes to presses. Whenever it comes to a movement like overhead presses people intuitively know what to do. They know instinctlily use as heavy weight they can to perform a given number of reps. But when it comes to the medial (side) head of the deltoid they forget all about it and treat it differently. They perform lateral raises with light weights to “get more of a pump.” It’s understandable in some ways because you’re obviously stronger and can lift more weight overhead on presses than out to the side with lateral raises.

The lateral raise is never going to be identified as a strength movement, at least not when compared to the overhead shoulder press. However, people tend to think of them as a light move and only ever work them in higher rep ranges. While that’s not necessarily a problem itself, it becomes a problem when you’re stuck to same weight and same rep range all the time.

People always bark on about progressive overload, yet when it comes to lateral raises people usually stick to lighter weight and never seem to shift.

Newsflash! if you want your delts to grow you’ll inevitably have to add more poundage.

The way I incorporate heavy side delt work into my training is through cheat laterals. Cheat laterals are just lateral raises performed with heavier weight. The form is slightly looser than when performing a strict lateral raise, however, the motion is still controlled. Under no circumstances do you allow your arm to swing all over the place. So if you normally do laterals with 20-25lb dumbbells, you’d use 50lb dumbbells.

Pick a weight you’d normally not be able to do many reps with. Use a slight bit of momentum to get the weight up and to the side and resist it as much as humanly possible on the way down. I usually perform 3 sets of 8 reps with each arm.

It’s worth mentioning, you should do cheat laterals one arm at a time, using your free arm to grab onto something to help support you.

This isn’t your regular, run of the mill lateral raise and I don’t recommend doing them all the time. Once every 2-3 weeks replace the regular lateral raise in your routine with them.

Let me know how or if you plan to incorporate the above into your training. Leave a comment below and subscribe if you like this article and want more.

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