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The Secret Sauce
By Ryan Lee | May 16, 2008
Two days ago I was at a UPS store, waiting in line to ship a couple of packages.
The guy in front of me had a really small box to ship and said it’s a motorcycle part he’s returning.
He mentioned the biz he bought the part from is going to pay the air bill for the return.
But the nice person at the UPS counter explained they cannot ship that from the store (something to do with billing to an account for an air shipment…)
So he could either pay for it himself at the store
OR
Drive to the main UPS center to ship it there. That center was a good 20-25 minute drive away.
So guess what he did.
He left the store and was going to make the drive.
Insane.
So instead of shelling out 5 bux, he is spending at least $4 to $5 in gas PLUS taking about AT LEAST an hour out of his day (25 minutes each way plus waiting on line)
I’m willing to bet most people would have done the same thing he did.
I just don’t get it.
Time is the most valuable asset you have. We all have the same 24 hours in a day.
It’s the same thing with the aerboic vs. anaerobic training debate.
Why spend 30 minutes or even an hour doing ineffective slow aerobic training when you can get an ever better benefit from shorter high intensity workouts.
People ask me all the time how I can do so many things yet still have abundant free time and be home for dinner every night by 5pm.
My secret sauce: I guard my time like a watchdog. I NEVER waste time.
Cherish your time.
Value it. Save it.
Do not waste it.
Stay strong,
Ryan
P.S. Don’t waste time with aerobic training. Save at least 30 minutes a day here
P.P.S. On June 4th at 12 Noon EST, your time wasting excuses end forever.
Topics: Ryan's Workouts |
May 16th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Ryan,
I have my CSCS and am currently working on my DPT. I totally agree with the
anaerobic or HIIT training types. The one thing you have to remember is
that there are millions of people in the U.S. that are unable to do those
high intensity because of health conditions or other morbidities. Either
because of joint pain, heart issues, or some other risk due to medication
they are on. Even though HIIT is by far the best (in my opinion, yours, and
many others) you have to be aware of the population that should not do HIIT
workouts and make sure they gradually increase their slower aerobic
exercises and get clearance by their MD so that they don’t have any
detrimental effects to their health. My worry is that people will try this
type of training when they should not or are not in the shape they should be
to do these workouts. Educating people/clients/consumers about who should
and who should not be doing these is also important I think. I am not
saying you are doing anything wrong by promoting it, because I do as well,
but we just have to be careful of who we give it to. Well, that’s my two
cents.
Have a good one!
May 25th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Ryan,
Do you think there is a market for 4 min. Tabata based bootcamps?
www.nolabootcamp.com