When it comes to Fitness and Nutrition, "First Learn stand, Then Learn Fly"
The Karate Kid is one of my favorite movies. (Not the new one with Jackie Chan... I guess I'm showing my age here) Not because the kid from New Jersey beats the California pretty boy for the championship but because of the awesome lessons I find it. In one scene during training Daniel is berating Mr. Myogi about learning how to do the "Crane Technique. He's frustrated that all he has learned is some blocking techniques (Everyone knows "Wax on, Wax off") and is convinced that his training is going to slow and that he will never be ready for the tournament. Myogi simply replies, "First learn stand, Then learn fly. Nuture rule, not mine." Overly simplistic advice from an aging martial artist or a great life lesson that most take for granted? I'll take the latter. Every day in the gym, I state and restate the need for simplicity in training and in making changes outside the gym. As humans, we seem to want to make things complicated. We a...