Flex Your Mind Philosophy
Train Smarter And Harder
The premise behind this philosophy is smarter training, and better living. Many well meaning and motivated trainees are hitting the gym training hard year in and year out without seeing results. They are training hard but without utilizing all of the factors, methods and training systems that are available to keep progress going. This is where training smarter comes in. However, while some people are fond of saying "train smarter, not harder" it is a more correct approach to "train smarter AND harder." Training hard and training smart are not mutually exclusive but are, in fact, equal parts of a proper training strategy.
Training hard does not refer to lifting heavy weights and killing oneself in the gym. Training hard refers to the state of mind applied to the actual process. It means that the proper level of dedication, determination, drive and motivation are present. It means that we are not just going through the motion of our training but are doing it purposefully, with our goals in mind. So you can train hard whether you are doing a relaxation exercise to bring down your stress, or are doing a set of heavy squats or a kettlebell circuit.
Don't treat your body like a junk food garbage basket
Nutrition and other lifestyle choices play a key role in the "Flex Your Mind" philosophy. Training as hard and smart as humanly possible is not going to even come close to achieving optimum results without a nutritional program that is equally as well designed and effective. And both of these two aspects together are not going to yield optimum results without proper rest, minimum exposure to toxic chemicals, reduced stress levels, and many other factors.This brings us to the real gist of the "Flex Your Mind" philosophy. It incorporates training that utilizes both a proper mindset and a properly, intelligently designed program. It incorporates proper nutritional habits based on Metabolic Typing. And it incorporates intelligent lifestyle choices. The culmination of all these things is then the "Flex Your Mind" philosophy.
Origins
Obviously I didn't come up with the concept of proper training, nutrition, and lifestyle choices. These are just the things that need to be in place in order for people to achieve their goals, be they performance, lifestyle, health or aethetics based. My goal is to educate as many people as are willing to listen about properly utilizing all the tools available to us.
Now, where'd I get the tagline from?
One time I was invovled in a discussion about proper form, exercise application and "flexing the muscle to feel the burn." I was making a point that people should think what their goals are, what are the best methods to achieve them, and also should analyze exercises to make sure they have proper form. In essence, use their head, i.e. "flex their mind" and not just the muscles.