5-Minute Friday: K.I.S.S.

No, we aren't referencing the 70's rock band. This simple mindset can help you stop overcomplicating your approach to fitness.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Kiss or kiss. No, I'm not referring to the seventies
rock band, though you can queue up their best hits
while reading this to achieve the effect of mass motivation.
No judgment there. Kiss is an acronym that my college
coach used to say, well rather yell at us when
he saw we were overthinking or over complicating a situation
on the field. It stands for keep it simple, stupid,

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pick your jaw off the floor. It was a lawless
time in the NCAA. It's time to look back at
the things that stick with you. I had a wonderful
relationship with my coach, one that's still intact today. Over
the course of four years, he probably said a dozen
plus nicer things to me. But here I am writing
to you and reading to you about this. Let's keep
it between us. The core of the statement is true,

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keep it simple, and it applies to how we should
think and act on both our movement and nutrition routines
need to work out, but short on time, keep it simple.
Pick a few moves, bang out ten reps, and repeat
it three to four times. No time for an elaborate
Sunday meal prep. Keep it simple, Grab your protein and
book a few bunches of greens and veggies and make
the rice cooker your closest acquaintance. Sevent days of meals

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achieved in less than an hour. Listen, I'm not insisting
that this stuff is easy, but we've reached a point
where we think being healthy and fit requires a bunch
of bells and whistles. We're constantly chasing the newest ingredients,
the newest classes, the newest faces, and the newest gear.
If all Rocky Balboa needed was a pair of Converse
and a slab of beef to step into the ring
with Apollo Creed, you'll be just fine without the latest

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pair of Metcans. So kiss, keep it simple, silly until
next time.