Slow Those Weights DOWN, People!

I was perusing the Costco Magazine this month, and came across this article ( Click here to read it.).  

It reminded me once more why I love Slow Speed so darn much. 

Brimming with fond slow speed memories, I decided to slow down my own strength training regime once more-- I always need to mix things up.  And BOY howdy, this is some great stuff! 

It got me excited to record a new round of slow speed tracks, to help you lifters out there that want to take this on. I need to add a 10-15 sec. pause at the beginning too, to give you time to get into position with your weights.  Truth is, you either need to bring along a metronome, or put my audio tracks in your ears.  If you don't, your slow count to 10 may take about 2.7 seconds.

Have you tried this Slow Speed Method yet?  It works with ANY strength training that you are already doing!  It just slows it way down, so you may need to lower the weight a bit to get all the way through it.  Let me know your thoughts, and if you need help finding the tracks at mythoughtcoach.com.  I'll let you know when the new ones go up too.

                                          

Relaxed and Stress Free Public Speaking

The EFT method is one of the most effective ways to "re-file" anxieties within the brain, such as the fear of public speaking.

As a protective mechanism, our brains tag certain situations that they perceive as a threat, even if that perception began at a very early age, or was completely unintended. EFT allows these associations to literally move into a different area in the brain, without the accompanying fear or anxiety.

It feels so easy that you might be tempted to make it more complicated than it actually is. That is the perfect time to surrender and trust that some great things just get to be easy.

Try this. Pick up a pen or small pebble in your hand and hold on to it tightly. Pretend for a moment that this object that you have picked up is your anxiety or fear about public speaking, and that your hand represents your gut or your consciousness. If you held the object long enough this would start to feel uncomfortable, yet familiar.

Now, open your hand and roll the object around in it. Notice that you are the one holding on to it and that it is not attached to your hand. The same is true with your feelings. Your feelings and anxieties are as attached to you as this object is attached to your hand.

Just as simply as you could choose to let go of what you are holding in your hand, you could let go of this anxiety and fear about speaking in public.

The choice to let go, or release harmful feelings can be enhanced by gently tapping along some acupressure points in the body. This method is called the EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique. Essentially it acts as acupuncture for our emotions, and releases resistance to change. This technique also works well when trying to clear out strong negative emotions that are stored in the body. They can help also help release some of the “yes, but. . .” responses that come up with some affirmations.

EFT for Relaxed and Stress Free Public Speaking is available at My Thought Coach, and will assist you in this experience. Give it a try while tapping the points outlined below using the first and middle fingers of either hand. With a light but firm pressure tap each area 7-10 times as you cover the area where the point is located.

1. Top of Head - the intersection of two lines on the top of your head (the tip of one ear, over your head, to the tip of the other ear; and a line from the tip of your nose, to the base of your skull)
2. Eye Brow - at the beginning of the eyebrow, just above and to one side of the nose.
3. Side of the Eye - on the bone bordering the outside corner of the eye.
4. Under Eye - on the bone under the eye about one inch below and in line with the pupil.
5. Under Nose - in the center of the area between the nose and top lip.
6. Chin - in the center between the bottom lip and bottom (or point) of the chin.
7. Collarbone - the junction where the collarbone, sternum (breastbone) and first rib meet.
8. Under the Arm - on the side of the body approx. 4 inches below the armpit