Abs, Biceps, and a Big Chest.

Abs, Biceps, and a Big Chest.

are some things every guy wants for those summer-time beach trips...

However, one has to realize that these are not the goals of every individual.  If you or a friend are looking for just the "big three" muscle groups, steer clear and head to a Planet Fitness near you.

However, if you are interested in Elite Fitness, keep following our blog and start from the beginning, as we will update it constantly with useful information to get your minds and bodies working.

Day 1: How/Where/When do I start?!

If you're reading this, then chances are you want to improve your overall fitness. Simply by reading this, more than half of your training as already started! What, you may ask, are we talking about?

Mental Fitness. Level 1. Your mental 'body' is 1000 times stronger than your 'muscle' body. What I am getting at is simple. Any person can get to a point in their fitness career where they are able to crank out 100+ pushups and situps back to back. While this is awesome, and will impress your friends, it is still not what defines Elite Fitness. Having the ability to simply start working out is sometimes quite tough. How often have you contemplated playing Modern Warfare 3 and working out "later?" I know I fit right into the "later" bracket...What I'm alluding to is the simply strategy of understanding when and how to stop oneself from doing something extremely low-level anaerobic, to something more high-intensity anaerobic* or aerobic.*.

*Anaerobic: Any physical activity leading to greater performance in short duration, high intensity activities, which last from mere seconds up to about 2 minutes that promote strength, speed, and quick bursts of energy
*Aerobic: Any physical activity that is are light-to-moderate intensity activities that are sufficiently supported by aerobic metabolism can be performed for extended periods of time. Essentially, activity greater than two minutes.

....To start
If you find yourself easily distracted by different things, (Xbox, girls or boys, etc), then it can be hard to break off that distraction in favor of more beneficial activities.
The process is sometimes difficult to undertake, but the rewards will make you feel outstanding.
-Having a friend or fellow sailor that you can call to workout with can definitely help to break the laziness.
-"I haven't eaten all day and shouldn't work out on an empty stomach...": So what! Grab a piece of fruit and some water and you'll be fine. Since you don't have the "food energy" in your body for a long 'aerobic' workout, focus on something that will be more anaerobic.
IE: 50m Shorts sprints, 10 box jumps, 5 pushups,  5pullups, 10 situps, 15 air squats x 3 rounds for time (as fast as possible)
-"I'm so sore from yesterdays workout/PT." And? Tell that to your chief at Basic or BUD/S and see where it gets you! Even if you are very sore, and choose to not workout, then YOU WILL be even more sore two days after a workout since your body hasn't been taken care of accordingly.

The end-all for this is simple. Realize your end goal...Chances are it is very far off. What you should realize is that setting goals on weekly and daily basis' will benefit you even more.

Start small, to get big.