2: Being Disciplined

AWAKEN THE WARRIOR IN YOU WITH EDISON HO

Hi. This is your host, Edison Ho

In this episode, I will be sharing with you, “Being Discipline”

For many of you who struggle with becoming more disciplined and determined, this is not a one day hit the spot thing. I totally understand how hard it is, especially some of us already wired and programmed to do what we always do for the past, like what.. years? or even 10 over years. I get it. Nobody here can help you if you do not set your mind and tell yourself this is enough! I need a change and a total makeover, I am enough of this routine that has stopped me from doing and wanting what I always wanted to do.

Over the years, I have helped many clients achieve their goal because they decided to be disciplined, they decided to put their trust in me, they decided to be determined with what their heart has told them and they decided to do it or never.

Also I have encountered prospects stating their excuses not to train, NOT to me, but to themselves. Without them realize,, these are all the excuses that stop them all these freaking years not to start.

No time, too far, no motivation, don’t know how, no money, I have kids, don’t have to be fit, lazy, I don’t want to get uncomfortable or for no reason but like to DRAG.. maybe later, maybe next year.

Does that sound familiar? or even resonate with what you are thinking right now? If yes, I want to share with you a story, one of my stories about taking actions and bringing my discipline to the next level. A story of me going for my first bodybuilding competition in 2015 that needed tons of discipline, determination, drive, motivation and training to be able to stand on the stage to compete against MYSELF.

I remember, my best friend and also a coach to me during my competing year in 2015, he asked me if I want to compete? “WHAT COMPETITION?” I asked, he told me, it is like bodybuilding but more for Aesthetic physique, beach boy look kind of thing. Why me? He told me, I have what it takes but am I READY to take it to the next level? I took almost a week to answer him because I know to stand on that stage, you need ain’t some courage but discipline.

I was young, I wanted something for myself, so I decided to take that challenge!

So I started training twice a day, and seven days a week. So during these seven days, you might think that training is very tough, because you have not done that before. Of course, the seven days, I have plenty to do and plan according to what I plan to do that day, Or you could do more on the stretching and cardio part. And then the rest of the time, you will train your body part by part. Right, so I have to be very, very disciplined.

And what really helped push me to go forward was my coach, he is a very good friend of mine, and always jokes with me saying, “come on.. haha is that the best you can do lady?” haha! trust me, that joke and the friendship I had with him, keep me going and of course, his physique was better than mine, he was my role model too.

During that period, I stopped going out at night, stop eating outside. And of course, people will ask me does that affect my lifestyle, like, for example, does your wife get angry about you. Does your friend get mad about you? Does it affect your life or your work?

And, of course, I will say that more or less, it does affect a little bit, but it comes down to how you plan your time, how you plan your personal life. If you have a goal, a vision, you have to plan for it. So my first point is to be disciplined, you have to PLAN

So, another thing is the diet, so when you are going for a competition, dieting is very important, which you need to do in terms of cutting carbs, and taking higher protein.

And you have to hit your calories a day; for example, you have to increase your calories intake more during the first few months, and then you start to cut down on your calories. The food macro has to be precise. For example, the hardest thing I found was the coffee, because last time, I loved to drink coffee with milk, sugar or latte, stuff like that, but when you are going through the competition, you cannot drink coffee with milk or sugar, it has to be black coffee.

I told myself, why do I need coffee? That was my first question in order to curb my craving for milk and sugar, AND that’s because I just needed sugar and milk but my goal and vision was to be my best on the stage! So I convinced myself just to drink black bit by bit every single day. FOR MY GOAL. You might not be able to take it all in a single day, and no one has to start being perfect from day 1. Try drinking ¼ first then ½ then full, take the time you need to get used to it.

Right. You have to know that IF you want to be leaner. You NEED to eat like chicken breast or fish. You can eat chicken thigh, but you can only eat for the first few months only; after that, when you are on the cutting phase, you have to start eating chicken breasts, you have to start eating fish because they have lesser fats for meat, no processed food is allowed because you are in the phase where food is very very important, that will impact the whole performance on the stage, how you go into the loop

So the discipline of doing all these is very important because without discipline, without consistency. You might not be able to do it right. Sometimes you might see people eating fast food in front of you, your family member, your friend, and when you go out with them and then they will say hey Edison, or whoever. Why are you not eating this and that? So you have to be very disciplined, you must know what you are up to and RESIST yourself from all these foods. So the second point is you have to RESIST.

The third action I took was to drink more water. So, most of us drink water a day. We don't even count how much, maybe three-cup to five cups. But drinking a lot of water helps me to prepare for the competition. For example, I have to start with, let's say, two-liter a day, followed by a three-liter, and then followed by four-liter.

My coach told me, during training, I need a lot of water. I will lose a lot of water during the training. Also, I need to flush out the excess water that is retained by the salt in my body. Right, the last thing you want on the stage is your body to have water retention. You want that physique to be as dry as possible. And when the date was near, I started to do the cutting down phase for the water. In short, I had to follow the strategy of how it worked and the instructions given by my coach.

If you are listening right now, tell me, Who has that freaking time to do that? Do you have the guts to face your own responsibility for what you had planned? Do you have the discipline to manage your training and your life? Do you have the willpower to finish the race? I did. That’s because I already promised to do this competition, I need to take all the actions needed to accomplish my goal.

Towards the end, to be honest with you, my mind was fried. Discipline, Determination, Pride were the only substances that kept me going to be on the stage.

In the end, Although I did not win the competition, what I got was the experience.

And what I learned was, ONCE you have set your goal, your vision, you have to take the steps. Discipline is the responsibility for what you have set for. Discipline and training is essential.

And you have to:

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