Motivation
The #EarnTheBurn Contest is a fun, competitive, pushup competition using the world's largest social network as it's platform,Facebook.
"Earn The Burn" Contest Official Rules, details, and FAQ.
Rule 1.
To win a FREE Hawk Fitness HF Tee you must be the first person
to post a video of yourself doing 15 pushups and use the tag @TheBodyShopByHawkFitness after you see the status "The first person to post a video of themselves
doing 15 pushups wins a FREE Hawk Fitness Tee #EarnTheBurn"
Rule 2.
To win the Grand Prize of a Hawk Fitness Reflective Hoodie you must have completed the most pushups overall by the contests end time of January 31st, 2012, 11:59. You may post a video at anytime to enter yourself into the Grand Prize competition. Tag @TheBodyShopByHawkFitness in your video to enter your submission.
Rule 3. Record your videos from the side not the frontal view. Pushups do not have to be completed with the chest touching the floor but there is an honor system. Your knees may not touch the floor at any time after the start of the first rep.
FAQ. How do I know when the competition for 15 pushups starts?
The competition will be held at random times throughout the entire month of January. After you see the status "The first person to post a video of themselves doing 15 pushups wins a FREE Hawk Fitness Tee #EarnTheBurn"
FAQ. How do I know when the competition for 15 pushups ends?
When the tag @TheBodyShopByHawkFitness is put into the first video it will reveal the winner.
Now get out there and motivate your friends and family at home to get that body moving. #EarnTheBurn
Leaderboard
Modify this list so it fits your life and print it out. Put it in your car or in your bathroom so you see it everyday and read it before you decide to skip a workout or eat fattening foods.
1. Swimsuit Season.
Just think of the first time you take your shirt off or put on a bikini this summer. Won't it feel great to know that everybody is looking at you?
You will pull your shoulders back and stand tall knowing that you are looking good. Seriously imagine this happening. Don't just read this paragraph and go on. Take a minute to make a detailed mental picture and make it last for a few minutes.
2. Some people expect you to quit.
Many of us know those people. You tell them that you are starting a workout program and they just roll their eyes."Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it!" They expect you to fail and never expect to see any changes. They don't think you can do it. You will prove them wrong and you will love to see the look on their jealous faces when you succeed.
Take a minute and right now and create a list of names of these people. It may be one person or it may be many. Write them down and look at these names before deciding to miss a workout.
One of the top reasons that people workout is to become strong. Superman was my biggest hero as a kid.It just feels great when somebody asks you to open the bottle of ketchup instead of the 10 people sitting next to you. Wouldn't it be great to have people stare as you load the weight on for a heavy set of bench presses? Being able to do weighted pull ups or dips gives you a feeling of strength.
4. Feeling Good About Yourself.
We all know that you don't look much different after one week of working out. Isn't it weird though that you suddenly find yourself flexing in the mirror a lot more often?
You walk around just feeling better even if you haven't changed at all yet. This self confidence can extend itself to other parts of your life and make you an overall more successful person.
5. Feel Good When You Run Into Old Friends.
How many people can you name that gained a lot of fat almost immediately after high school? A lot. How many people can you name who are now in better shape? Not many... if any. We all love to gossip about how we ran into Bob Smith and couldn't believe how fat he had become. His face was all pudgy and his body looked bloated. Don't let that be you! Be the one who people can't believe how great you look. Let them wonder how you did it.
Write down a few names of people you haven't seen in awhile who you will be happy to impress. A good list would include ex-girlfriends/boyfriends, people who used to look better than you and knew it, people from past sports teams that you were on... etc.
6. Have The Dream Life!
Most people's idea of the perfect life would be to be rich, smart, good looking, buff, tan and happy. Obviously, fitness can help you become better looking and muscular. Working out will help you have more energy and feel better about yourself.
These will naturally help you to be more successful in your career. Many people will assume you are smart based on your healthy appearance. This can all bring you closer to living the life most people only dream about!
7. Going To The Gym Is Fun.
After you belong to a gym for awhile, you will get to know the people who work there or workout there. You will make friends with people who have your same interest. The gym becomes like a second home to many.
The feeling of lifting becomes an addiction to many people. There is almost nothing better than squeezing out that last rep. The feeling of driving home after wards knowing that you just ripped your muscles a new one is great. Your daily stress slowly fades away.
"It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
Roosevelt
"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds."
Rollins
"The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent."
Arnold
