Slacker Method for Completing Your First Triathlon: Part 1
Posted by Jacques - January 13, 2009
First of all Triathlons are never going to be “easy.” And if you’re an experienced Triathlete then I wouldn’t bother reading this. But for those of you who have thought year after year that you were going to complete one and didn’t then this is something you should read.
You can do it. I know you can. I’m going to set out to prove that an average person can complete a Triathlon and wipe away all the excuses that people have through this series. In fact, I’m not going to do any traditional Tri training. I’m going to read, learn some theory, go to the beach, sing some karaoke, and bike to work. That’s my training and people like 88 year old Mary Stroebe to the right are my inspiration.
Last weekend, I ran a test Tri-athlon. Granted, I didn’t go at the same pace that I would in a real race, but I got a feeling for the distance, and boosted my confidence by completing it.
What about the excuses? Well here they are, and I’m going to have a think about it and come back to explain how they be overcome.
- I don’t have enough time to train.
- Tri-athlons are too difficult.
- I’m too old or unhealthy.
- I don’t know anything about them.
- I suck at running/swimming/cycling.
- I can’t afford the equipment.
- I’m going to finish in the back.
Slacker Interviews Lazy Man
Posted by Jacques - January 8, 2009
One of the blogs that I watch a lot is Lazy Man and Money (our logos look eerily similar). The concept is really cool, if you’re lazy but want to respect your money and time, then there are some basic concepts you should learn.
Lazy Man, thank you for agreeing to do this interview. One of the things I have to ask is if you think being “lazy” is good or bad, or just the way some people are?
I think you have to take the good with the bad when it comes to laziness. I often miss out on opportunities because I’m lazy. The other day I missed a deadline on a Black Friday rebate and I’m kicking myself for it. Lazy Man and Money isn’t about that kind of laziness. It’s about working smarter instead of working harder. It’s realizing that saving and investing today can put you in a position to not have to work tomorrow. I go into a little more detail on my About page.
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Slacker Method for a Successful New Year’s Resolution
Posted by Jacques - December 31, 2008The easiest method for actually accomplishing your New Year’s resolution is to make it achievable. No, that doesn’t mean we dumb it down to, “I will exercise once in 2009″ but we don’t expect everyone to, “complete an Iron Man race.” Rather, we should understand that resolutions aren’t meant to impress anyone, they serve to remind us that 
each year we can continually improve ourselves. I would go with, “Exercise at least twice a week for 30 minutes.”
Something that I remembered from my school years is that in order to set a good goal, it has to be a SMART goal. Specific, Measurable, Attainable (but not too attainable), Realistic, and Time Bound. At the same time, it has to challenge you to improve in some way. Creating a goal that you can accomplish right away, or is something that you already do is quite pointless. Continue reading Slacker Method for a Successful New Year’s Resolution…
Slacker Method for Losing Weight Using Circuit Training
Posted by Jacques - December 5, 2008
Exercise is always a rough part of the weight loss equation (calories eaten - calories burned). Slackers naturally don’t like to exercise or otherwise overexert themselves. Here’s a tip, you can cut the recommended 20 minutes a day down to twice a week by swapping out your aerobic exercise with circuit training which combines elements of both. You burn your normal calories during your exercise, but you also increase your residual burn for the rest of the week by building muscle and increasing your metabolism. The perfect slacker solution!
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Time is Important to Slackers too.
Posted by Jacques - November 29, 2008A couple days ago, I wrote a post about procrastination and what it really means. While I don’t take back anything that I’ve said, I want to make sure that everyone understands the importance and value of time. Afterall, if time wasn’t a factor, procrastination would be a little difficult to define, don’t you think?
Time is ticking and moving forward whether we like it or not. Although being slackers, we often want to spend our time in a way that feels comfortable to us, we need to make sure we are commanding our time. What I mean is, we have to be sure that we are in control of our time. The only way that we can do that, is to ensure that our time works for us. One of the ways we do that, is by recognizing that there are some more “productive” things we can do with our time. Although, “relaxing”, “vegging out”, and “catching up on myspace or facebook” are wonderful things that we want to do with our time, they’re the kind of thing you can do at any time and don’t really have a limit.
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