As a cyclist, I’m pretty much “all legs”. Big quadriceps and gastrocnemius (thighs and calves), but not much else!

From everything I’ve read, I’m probably too active to become “massive”, and I don’t ever really want to look like that anyway. My plans are just to build my upper body strength, and my core strength for when I am riding. When I jumped on my downhill bike last week I really noticed how weak I was in my upper body nowadays – it really takes a lot more strength to throw that bike around.

So the plan? I want to be able to do 20 chin ups in a row. At the moment I can do about three. In the past I’ve just “done chin ups”, with no real direction. Now I have my number, and I’m on my way there. To build core strength I’m going to continue on with my yoga. While I’d like to do it every day I realise that I need to be realistic about it, so the plan is to do it at least three times a week, for around 30 minutes each session. I like the idea of not having to use any equipment to do these exercises, hence the chin ups and yoga.

Talking to a few different people about goal setting – it is almost unheard of. Obviously athletes and very driven business people set goals all the time, but everyday people like you and I never really seem to set themselves goals for day-to-day life. We just keep plodding along with no real direction.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how long it will take me to reach my goals now. It might be ages, but at least I know where I’m heading!

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Setting Personal Goals