Being a person of integrity is a big thing for me. I want my kids to have integrity. I want my employees to have it too. The people I choose to spent time with and call friends have to have it. It’s crucial!
Integrity is so important because it really shows people who you are. You don’t have to have all the right answers or always be able to do everything, but we all want the people we spend a lot of time with to be upstanding people. I can’t imagine having any doubts about whether something is true when my wife tells it. LOL That would make marriage terrible! No, I know when Anita tells me something it’s the truth. I don’t second guess it. She is a woman of integrity!
Fitness Integrity: Workouts
There are a lot of ways you can show integrity in life, and what I’m interested in here… is integrity in fitness. How can you be a person of integrity with your fitness? Well right away I can tell you that it’s probably who you are right now. If you are already a person of integrity, you will show it in your fitness. Integrity in your own workouts is best seen by how you work out. You aren’t going through the motions, no you are bringing it! You dig deep and challenge yourself! When you show up to get your workout in, it’s time for business. You do all the sets, all the reps, and give all you can. Because at the end of the day it’s for you, why would you cheat yourself?
I get fired up when I see people setting new personal bests! I don’t care if that is 20 lbs on curls or 35 pull ups in a set. If it’s the BEST you can do and you are setting new records, AWESOME! Really, that pumps me up! I love seeing people do more than they once thought they could. But don’t ruin that by lying, cuz that makes everyone a little skeptical, and I want to trust you LOL!
A good example of this is my buddies on teamRIPPED who I know are guys of integrity. If I see one of them post that they did something cool, I never second guess it. It’s who they are, they have no need to lie. None.
Fitness Integrity: Nutrition
This is the other big place I see people LACKING integrity. Sorry if this doesn’t make you feel all warm and fuzzy, but if you come to me and say you’ve been tracking your food and no results… normally something is up. Everybody is a little different, but the universal truth is that when you run a deficit, you lose weight. Apart from some serious medical conditions, it works for everyone! Diet, exercise, and consistency. It works every time! So people excuse me if I don’t buy it. I’ve seen it too many times. And I have seen people come back time and time again that finally show some integrity and realize IT WORKS! It’s for you, that is why you are doing it. So don’t think you need to lie to me about what you eat. When you want the results bad enough, you’ll do it. I push y’all cuz I know the other side. I know what it was like to be unhappy and out of shape…. and I know what it is now like to take control!
So do you have integrity? Can you see it’s really about YOU? Who you are? I will always be here to push you but save any of the exaggerations, fibs, lies, excuses for someone else. I don’t need them! I need you to do it for YOU! Feel how good you can feel and BRING IT!!!
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My email: coachwayne@teamripped.com
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