Dear Pellius,
I guess because this is the only site on which I've participated and that the facts most obviously speak for themselves
after all this time (and my own persona phone call from OneMoreRep) it's hard to believe that people still ask if I am a "gimmick".
As to your questions- For the past 17 years, Craig and I have trained together for 5 days per week.
One thing I find to ensure consistency, in any aspect of life, is to enforce a strict schedule.
Given that I work for "myself" I have a bit more flexibility but Craig works from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm everyday at a 4,500 student High School where
he is both the Truant Officer and Attendance Officer.
We therefore set a schedule where we train on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 4:00 pm.
We also train on Saturday at 10:30 am and Sunday at 11:00 am.
A successful tool in achieving results is to schedule everything possible AROUND your set gym times. And before you guys go nuts, yes, it can, to a great
deal, be done. Oh, it takes sacrifice and you must be adamant about it (no bullshit social affairs, no wife telling you to go somewhere during gym time, no
having to watch your daughter practice field hockey, no "I have to catch up on my work.")
If you set this schedule and begin to live by it, others will work around your schedule, believe me.
Of course, life creates difficulties and emergencies so there are exceptions but they are few.
As per "routine," yes, I do everything Craig does but with less weight. LOL. When he is close to a contest, he will add lunges in between sets but I don't
do those. We do the same machines and exercises. I spot him and then he spots me. It helps create a rhythm as well.
Harley
