Analysis Paralysis

One of the great things about the internet, especially in relation to health and fitness, is the wealth of information out there.  Literally anything you could want to know is probably out there, and most likely for free.  There are workout programs galore, targeting every imaginable goal and involing a wide range of equipment.  Unfortunately with this all this accessible information there comes a downside, to much reading and thinking, but not enough doing.  I know i am guilty of it myself at times.  I’ll find one program that seems effective, run with it for a few weeks, then change because i run across something else that just seems cooler or more interesting, never my body a chance to make any progress with the first program.  I could literally spend all day contemplating different programs.  Full body training, body part splits, olympic lifts, barbells, dumbells, sandbags, conditioning, etc.  Eventually i’ll find the perfect program that makes use of it all, then ill be set for life, right?  Wrong.

First off i think its neccessary to have goals.  If you don’t know where you are going then you cannot plan the best route to get there.  Then find or devise a program that meets your needs, and just do it for a few months before you reevaluate.  Give it time to work for your body and dont jump ship to the next best thing you see on the internet.

As for myself i am going to give Mike Ruthefords Max Effort Black Box a try.  I have heard alot of good things about it, and it seems to cover the strength and conditioning sprctrum i need for grappling.

Anton