More Is Better

So if I work out two times a day, that means I will lose weight and get in shape twice as fast.  Actually, doing two a day workouts when you are not used to doing workout at that level, can do more harm than good.  I’m not saying it is not good for you body, but most studies show a high degree of burnout for people attempting to do more, quicker. 

I recall back in the 80s when I first started training in Karate, my instructor at the time told me most students wash out at about one year and only one in 300 actually make it to black belt.  Over my 27+ years in martial arts, I’ve seen that very thing happen over and over, and most every time it came down to people not having the patience to do the work. 

People attempt to push relationships too fast, fast track their way through jobs, or work out too much like mentioned earlier.  It gets back to the “P” word I use often, patience.  We need to make small and calculated investments in whatever it is we are pursuing rather than trying to bite off the whole “magilla” at once.  More is better when it comes to time with the ones we love, or hugs, or smiles, or kisses; however, for most everything else, you gotta have patience and you have to do the work.