Watch this, a day in the life of the fittest man alive, Rich Froning.
If you don't practice crossfit, it's okay, you wouldn't get half the jargons in the video anyway...
But the focus of this is how he lived his life, we see how he wakes up early in the morning, works out 3 times a day and the 3 workouts mind you, are more intense than the normal Crossfit workouts you'd have seen.
He eats in a very erratic manner and loads alot! Contrary to popular belief, he doesn't do much paleo
He has a great relationship with his wife and his motivation to do well is God.
He coaches and trains at the same time and helps his training buddy, Dan Bailey reach his goals too.
He's living quite an amazing life. He's someone special and many people look up to him.
For many, even me, I'd only dream of patterning my life following his, the time management, the dedication.
However, the point is that we're not Rich Froning.
We may envision ourselves to be as fit as him, to have his dedication but the fact is... We're not like him...
We have different body compositions, we have different standards and we, most importantly, have different priorities in life.
Man, this guy trains to win $250,000 every Crossfit Games. We aren't on the same level.
So don't come out one day thinking that alright, I am going to train 3 times a day and just eat lotsa peanut butter and somehow hope that I'll be like him.
Guess what, you probably won't, you may end up injuring yourself along the way.
Rest is important, recovery is important, eating peanut butter and overworking your body doesn't instantly make you the fittest man on Earth.
Not just for Froning, we pattern our lives after many people.
But don't forget that we AREN'T them, we're not supposed to do EXACTLY what they're doing.
If they're eating 5 bowls of rice a day, don't necessarily follow them cause he's some MMA superstar or something, we all have different needs!
Don't give up your social life and train all day or stare in front of the computer crunching out sums and figures for your boss just cause you want to be like him, so successful in life.
No, you're not like him.
You're you. Have your own priorities.
Yes, we follow certain lifestyle examples cause they're generic and overall good for you.
But when you get down to details, that's when it gets dangerous.
Don't just take it wholesale, apply it to yourself with some common sense.
I look towards Pastor Kong as a good example, but that doesn't mean I have to be a full time Pastor...
So don't be rash and overly inspired. Be stable and sure of decisions...
Pattern your lives after others smartly.
After all, we're to model our lives only after one person.
[1 Cor 11:1] "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ"
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