I’m almost fifty years old. And I hope I finally learn this before I turn 75. But.... I CANNOT DO EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE. You might be able to (probably not), but I can’t.

I cannot do Iron Cardio, Dan John’s ABC, KB Sport, Marathon Training, BW Circuits, IRON WOLF Burpees, Rucking, Heavy Hands, Yoga, and Simple and Sinister all in one session. I can't even get them all in a week.

At the end of this year, after a long several years of just...crap.....I was burned out. I took a look and decided to focus on getting strong in my double KB clean and press. And I started. And I also decided that on my off days, I could do some pushups, squats, and pullups. It worked great for a few days.

I pared down the BW work. And I decided to do yoga on my off days. And might as well do some after my clean and press sessions, too. It worked...for a few days.

Well, I kept making the same mistake and kept paring down. And every time I pared down to...Double KB Clean and Press, some goblet squats, and a few sets of curls...Well, I felt good, got stronger, and looked good. And then I’d mess up.

As the year has progressed, I’ve been able to complete longer blocks of double KB clean and press, goblet squats, and curls. I’m almost 50 years old. I’m at my lightest weight in a long time. I feel good. I’m moving well. I look pretty good. (I think so.)

My point here isn’t that YOU SHOULD do the double clean and press, goblet squat, curl thing. My point is that I think we achieve better results when we focus, and then round it out with something that doesn’t mess it all up. I know that if I were doing Simple and Sinister and focusing, I'd get good results. Or ETK, or whatever. But right now, I’ve got my double KB clean and press, goblet squat, some curls - done 2 to 3 times a week, rotated with some rowing 2 to 3 times a week. I might add planks.

We don’t have to do everything, everywhere, all at once. Just focus on something for a bit. Feel good. Get good.