Right now like a lot of other people I am looking ahead to 2022 and thinking about what this year could hold for me.  I have some goals for the year and have started moving forward on them.  I am starting at the beginning with a lot of things.  It is good for me to be a beginner again.  I am trying a lot of new things to get things moving.  I am also retrying a lot of things that didn’t work the first time I tried them.

To repeat what works and toss out the rest is wise.  Doing things over and over that do not work is insanity.  I am thinking however for me it’s time to revisit things that didn’t work the last time I did them.

In the last couple years I have become a different kind of person.  I am now a personal trainer.  I am now a writer.  I am vastly different than I used to be.  I have come to believe that it might be time to do some things that didn’t work for me last time around.

In the next year I’ll be looking to jump back into networking events.  Networking events haven’t worked for me in a while but I’m jumping back in with a new profession and outlook on life.

I’m looking to build up an online business.  This time around though its providing real services I know how to perform well.  There are no hopes and dreams with this plan.  It’s all about doing the things I’ve been doing well all my life. 

I’m looking to try a bunch of things again, and trying to be open minded.  I think when we fundamentally change, we have good reason to retry things again.  The things that didn’t work for an old version might work for the new version of ourselves.  If we don’t retry we might be missing out on something that might just work today. 

2022 will be a year of trying new things.  It is also will be a year of retrying some things that didn’t go well the first time around.  It only takes a little courage to retry those things.  What will you be retrying?

Big Conjugate Article Drop

In recent years I have been using a conjugate training system for my workouts.  I enjoy the flexibility I am afforded by training this way.  I have also been using it as a framework to have a lot of random fun workouts in the gym.  With a little creativity you can make this system fit all sorts of goals.  Recently I published an article laying out how I organize all my training and the system I like to use.  You can read all about it here https://nehemiah.co/funconjugate/. 

I have also released several workouts that fit into this framework.  I will be releasing many more workouts that fit into the system into the future as well.  Here are a couple routines that I’ve launched, if you need a new workout challenge I hope you give them a look.

Intro To Glute Training Program: https://nehemiah.co/workout-routines/intro-to-glute-training-program/

Old School Chest Program: https://nehemiah.co/workout-routines/the-old-school-chest-program/

Useful Links

I am constantly on the search for new ways to get stronger, healthier and more awesome.  Here are some of the best things I have found lately.

Strength And Conditioning

This is a good article with some exercises for serratus strength.  This is something a lot of people are lacking in the gym.  https://meghancallawayfitness.com/my-blog/5-exercises-for-a-stronger-serratus-muscle/

A nice intro to the Hatfield Squat, which might be a fun variation to add to your program.  https://zacheven-esh.com/hatfield-squats-lower-body-workout/

Nice summary of common weak points in the squat and potential solutions.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz9FYFwcm5g

Mindset

This is a nice video from Jujimufu about peak performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgRNyll-m8