Ah, January. The first month of a fresh New Year. A time for beginnings, to set goals, and evaluate where you want to be in the future. While we are big fans of goal setting and aiming for your dreams, we want to make sure our members are setting achievable, realistic goals that will put them on the path to long term success, and not just that of the short term! Read on for our three top tips and tricks on how to achieve long term success.
- Consistency over intensity
Settle, petal! We’re all for an intense workout, at the right time though. If you’re returning from a couple of years off, and not in the best physical shape, you may do yourself more harm than good by throwing yourself head first into five classes a week. Let’s aim to find a sustainable routine, and whether that for you means starting slow and building up gradually from one class a week, that’s great.
Even if you have been training consistently, remember to listen to your body. Finding a volume and intensity that will keep you on the mats for months and years is preferable to burning the candle at both ends and doubling your costs on physio!
2. Get that R&R…Rest and Recovery.
Gains also can happen off the mats, in the kitchen and on the couch. If you are training like a beast, you have to rest like a beast. Effective nutrition, sleep, hydration and rest days all allow you to give it 100% when you are at training. Perfect practice makes perfect and you can only apply yourself effectively if you have done the work when you aren’t at the gym.
3. Get involved in the community
If you ask our members why they love training at Absolute MMA, one of the most common answers is “the people”. We are extremely proud of the warm, supportive community that we have built at our gym and love welcoming new members. There is strength in numbers, and our community is definitely a resource that you can call upon for strength when you are in need of motivation. Reach out to your fellow students! Plan a drilling session together outside class hours, or organise to lift weights with a buddy to spot you.
Feeling shy, or a little uncertain? Take it from our members themselves!
“Everyone is super supportive and always happy to jump in and lend a hand if I’m struggling with anything. I’ve made so many lifelong friends at Absolute, I couldn’t imagine training anywhere else!” – Stephanie Scipione
“Absolute MMA has bought some amazing people into my life. I’m very grateful for that.”- Adrian Mannix
“You can literally walk into any class and immediately connect with your training partners, everyone is always so helpful to one another and the comradery between the coaches and students is very special to be a part of. You can set yourself any short or long term goals and know that you have the support of the coaches and your training mates.” – Anica Wajswelner
Photography: W.L Fight Photography, Apryl Eppinger, Emilie Yap.
Written by Matt D’Arcy and Emilie Yap.
Matt and Emilie have a combined amount of over 15 years of experience in the fitness industry and wish all of our members, new and old, all the best with their fight and fitness goals in 2020.