As winter lock-in mode starts, I realized it’s been a while since I shared a fitness update.

I won’t lie, this is not an update I am proud of.

Where I’m at

Safe to say I have not met the goal I set last year. Realistically, it doesn’t look like I’ll get there any time soon.

• I haven’t been eating healthy. (forgetting to track with CalAI)
• I missed the gym for two weeks due to feeling sick.
• I missed another two weeks when my boys came down with bronchitis. (My wife and I have a rule: if our kids are sick, we can’t go to the gym.)

I’m not complaining, but it’s the hand I was dealt.

And it’s not exactly an ideal training plan.

As most of us know, two weeks can really derail your progress when it comes to losing weight or gaining muscle.

Two weeks of locking in can catapult you into burning calories mode.

But two weeks of dirty eating and not exercising can destroy months’ worth of progress.

The Walmart sprint

Recently, I went grocery shopping. We parked and started walking to the entrance.

Out of nowhere, my son decides to take off running.

I was right behind him but then I saw a grocery cart starting to roll, so I decided to move that first.

I was going to be able to do both right?

Nope.

I took off after him thinking I would catch up easily.

(Let me be clear, my son was not in any danger.)

It’s embarrassing to admit, but I could not catch him in time before he crossed the street.

As I took off running, I had a sharp pain in my back and no matter how hard I sprinted, he stayed in front of me.

We are thinking of putting him in sports as soon as possible considering how fast he runs!

What if

There is always a what if that crosses our minds.

What if a car came speeding through and didn’t care there was a kid?

I felt completely disappointed in myself.

I talk about fitness on this blog.

I go to the gym.

And I couldn’t do something as simple as catch up to my own son.

That was a brutal truth punch to face.

Training with a new goal

As I’ve always said, I’m always looking for improvement.

What more direct failure to address than this?

Although I wouldn’t call it a failure.

It’s only failure if I don’t get back up.

That same night, I went out for a run.

This time I had one thing on my mind. Catching up to my son within 10 seconds.

That’s the goal, so if there’s ever an emergency, I can stop him next time.

If you’re in a rough patch with your fitness, find a reason that actually motivates you.

Mine happened to be a parking lot sprint race I lost to my toddler.

What’s one thing you want to be fit enough to do?

Let me know and thank you for reading!