The Science of Positive Thinking

The Science of Positive Thinking

by Stephanie Big Eagle

Founder of ~One Oyate~

You are a master… whether it is of positive or negative creation is all in accordance with the energy of your thoughts. It is eminent amongst the enlightened, the successful, the supreme achievers, that the most powerful tool at your disposal is your own mind. 

 

 Take a look at your life and you will observe the fruit of your thoughts.  Are you satisfied? If you are, blessed you are! If not, I have a few secrets to help you manifest the positive results you want and need to see in your life...

 

It is imperative to begin to Think about what you think about! Your inner attitude reflects your outward circumstances. As you think, so you become... It is up to you to transform the fear, worry, stress, and negativity which create disturbances in your peace.

None can be at peace, until one’s mind is at peace. Being at peace does not mean that no problems come your way. It means that when problems and difficult circumstances come your way, that you are able to deal with them in a mature and competent manner, without anger, without fear, and without negativity.

True peace is a state of mind that can only be achieved with discipline, focus, and by consciously releasing negative thoughts that lower the vibrational energy which you emit. It becomes a science, a formula. When your inner thoughts are dominated by positivity, then your outward life will reflect that beautifully.

 

Take 5 minutes now to focus on your thoughts. You may be surprised to see how much you may criticize or doubt yourself in just those few minutes. You must become your biggest fan, your own personal trainer. Now take 5 minutes to do this mental workout: Say over and over to yourself: “I am perfect and beautiful just the way I am.”

Go ahead, and say it, over and over. Now, how do you feel? Even if you don’t necessarily believe it at this point, The more you say it to yourself, the more you will come to know its truth, and the more your body will listen to what your mind is telling it.

It’s the formula I’ve been speaking of: positive affirmation. What you repeatedly do, or say, or think, is what you become.

Assess your thoughts and your perceived weaknesses honestly. Then create positive affirmations to say to yourself over and over which will challenge your doubts and fears. The only thing holding you back from making the change you want to see in your world is you!

Dedicate yourself to focused, positive thinking each and every day. It is particularly effective to begin as soon as you wake, to set the mood for the day. Remember that you cannot control how others behave towards you, but you have the choice and the power to be in control of how you allow yourself to react, or think, about any problem or situation that you are faced with.

You can become the master of your positive creation by creating positive thoughts. Apply the formula, and observe the alchemy!

Some food for thought…

Stephanie Big Eagle
Assistant Manager at Savage Workouts

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Fitness, Diet, and the Power of the Mind

Fitness, Diet, and the Power of the Mind

by Stephanie Big Eagle

Founder of ~One Oyate~

A new year is in delicate bloom, and spring is right around the corner. It's the perfect time to take an honest look at yourself, and to make positive changes that will affect your good health for the rest of your life.

To improve the balance of your overall health, there are three areas which I recommend become your primary focus now: Fitness, Diet, and the Power of your Mind. When all of these areas excel, you will become capable of achieving yor wildest dreams! 

  

Whether you are at a beginner's, intermediate, or advanced fitness level, There is no better way to acheive your fitness goals then to get up and just get moving! Hence the saying: A body in motion stays in motion. If you want to see changes in your physique, then you have to become physical! Even committing yourself to a simple half hour of walking a day is an excellent place to start for the beginner. For the more advanced, try adding challenges to your workout routine that are engaging and physique-shaping. Be creative! Your body is your temple! The health of your spirit is reflected by the health of your body. That is why the true warrior has both a beautiful spirit and body.

 

 

 

A wholesome diet is essential to maximizing your health. It can either make or break the deal. An organic diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, digestible proteins, essential fatty acids, and super foods (calorie sparse and nutrient dense natural foods which are superior sources of anti-oxidants and essential nutrients) such as wheatgrass, coconut oil, bee pollen, raw honey, seaweed, and ginseng can provide all the physical stamina and mental stability needed to endure more challenging workouts. Think of your diet as your natural medicine cabinet. To build your immunity, to fuel your workouts, and to stablilize your hormones and moods, a well balanced and wholesome diet cannot be ignored! Invest in a healthy diet to ensure a superior you!

 

 

The most vital element of your overall health is defined by the Power of your Mind! If you believe you can... then you are already halfway there! If you know that you can... then you are there! Negative thoughts, doubts, and self-criticism cause depressing effects on your stamina and block the release of "happy" endorphins (neurotransmitters in your brain which send signals to the body, affecting its moods). It truly is all up to you, and only you, to take the first step towards becoming the warrior or warrior-ess you want to be! Concentrate on everything that is beautiful and positive about yourself, and ignore that which brings you down. Create daily affirmations such as: "I am capable of acheiving anything I dedicate myself to," or "I will, because I can." Try meditating in a quiet place or while practicing yoga, and say these positive affirmations to yourself over and over. You will be amazed when they become your reality!

 

Some food for thought...
Stephanie Big Eagle
Asst. Manager at Savage Workouts

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Paleo Zone Diet: Day 5 - No Alcohol

Paleo Zone Diet: Day 5 - No Alcohol
by Chris Savage

Founder of Savage Workouts

 

Ok, things are back to normal now. I started eating a lot of sauteed veggies. Also eating a lot of fish, turkey, ham, and other meats. No sugar. Lots of jerky. I can tell I'm looking better and I feel very clear headed.

The Paleo Zone Diet is high in Protein Sources such as these.

Veggies really help fill you up, and the assorted amino acid varieties (protein sources) keep you strong. Energy is surprisingly high. Also, instead of going drinking with the boys, I have been much more productive. Training more sessions a day and feeling less fatigued. Actually going to work out on a Saturday night! I feel a lot more focused. I really think there is something to this whole avoiding processing thing.

 

Alcohol is obviously the biggest restriction of this diet. Physiologically is causes your metabolic and digestive systems to completely go out of whack. Detoxifying the alcohol becomes the biggest priority for the body at the expense of metabolizing fat or building muscle. So you cannot regenerate muscle tissue while under the influence of even .001 g of alcohol! It causes your muscles to atrophy, while your greater omentum (the sheet of fat that lies over your abdomen) stores more body fat.

 

It's funny, with some clients I've trained, I observe that they will go down in all areas of the body. The body fat calipers will show a lower millimeter measurement in the bicep, tricep, and subscapularis (below the shoulder blade). However, the iliac crest measurement (lower right of the abdomen above the hip bone) will increase by up to two millimeters!

 

This means that alcohol takes muscle from the butt and turns in into stomach fat!!!

 

See you at the next race!

Chris Savage

Certified Personal Trainer

 

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Paleo Zone Diet - Day 2

Paleo Zone Diet - Day 2

by Chris Savage

Founder of Savage Workouts

The Paleo Zone Diet is high in vegetable sources and protein

 

So I really didn't have any Paleo Food around today so I pretty much starved myself. This is that point in the races where I wished I had prepared a little bit. That's OK though. I like it this way. I got to the point where I was really irritable and depressed and felt down. Then I realized it was night time and all I had was coffee, 6 eggs, and 3 chicken breasts. Something must be missing. So I consulted my training partner and he said to eat veggies or I would "get all stupid!"

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I went shopping. I got a bunch of food. Lots of spinach, mixed veggies, and other "greens." Not really sure what to do with these mysterious things. I'm just eating them raw like a Savage would. I also got some Balsamic Vinagrette. Tomorrow I'm gonna try one of these "recipe" things. I've never attempted real cooking before. I usually just fry stuff on a skillet.

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I also purchased 15 chicken breast, raw almonds, a giant slab of organic ham, 5 dozen eggs, and a few pounds of mushrooms.

I listened to Dr. Tim talk about the diet for a little bit. I'll have to do some more research on it. Now that I've had some salmon, mushrooms, raw spinach and almonds my meltdown stage is over.

This diet should be fun. I just ran a few miles today. Intense training starts next week. Also did a few sets of dead lifts. A friend and I are gong to start 'Cross Fit' training for a month at East Sac Cross Fit. We'll see how that goes...

 

See you at the next race!
Chris Savage

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Paleo Zone Diet​ - Day 1

Paleo Zone Diet - Day 1

by Chris Savage

Founder of Savage Workouts

 



Feed yourself wholesome foods to optimize results



 

 I approached it like I have all my previous hardcore fitness challenges (Marine Corps Boot Camp, Spartan Beast, Sly 1/2 Marathon, Tough Mudder, MMA fights, rugby games, etc., etc.,). I showed up completely unprepared, ready to see what fate would throw at me. I think of it like a car accident. The only one that ever survives is the drunk guy, because he's so relaxed. No expectations, no stress.

 

The ones that worked out: Marine Corps Boot Camp (nothing can prepare you for this version of hell) and Tough Mudder (it was a moderate challenge).

 

The ones that didn't work out: MMA fighting (lots of bruises); Sly 1/2 Marathon (I thought I was going to die on those hills and how did 13.1 miles turn into 14!); and Spartan Beast (15 mile obstacle course in 45 degree winds and rain). I performed as best I could, but I knew I needed to step up training if I was going to perform better in the future.

 

That's the plan for this year. Now my training partner, Dr. Tim Nicholls, and I, know what we are up against. That makes it easy to know how to design a program for both strength, muscular development, and cardiovascular endurance. We are playing for keeps this year too. We will perform our absolute best at this years races: Spartan Beast, Tough Mudder, run on the Sly, and my personal lifelong goal: The Ironman.

 

We have made a commitment to our training teams that we will do these races drug free, to the best of our ability. We placed in the top 1% in most of these races last year, so with excellent training and nutrition we plan on winning some of these races this year! In 5 years we will almost certainly win a race!

 

Hence the Paleo Zone Diet. Lots of Cross Fitters across the nation already know about this. I'll describe more of the diet as I learn more and take it for a test run. So far all I've eaten are chicken, eggs, water, and coffee. I know I need to step it up as far as veggies and fruit. Wait, not sure on fruit... I'll get back to you.

 

Paleo Zone Diet Foods

Training today was difficult. I went to 24 hour Fitness with a training partner (Nate) and did a bench press, muscle-up super set followed by some explosive pull ups. I'll post some videos of these in the future. Then we hit some abs. This was after teaching and semi-participating in a Cross Fit class. We ran two miles for time. My best mile was around 6:30 as I'm recovering from the flu.

 

Well, I'll definetely do some more research on this diet and figure out how to best optimize my health and energy levels. The biggest exclusions as far as what I've read thus far, are alcohol and sugar. Looks like I'll be cut!

 

See you at the next race!

Chris Savage

Certified Personal Trainer

 

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