Consistency

    To improve at anything you must be consistent. Better, faster, stronger, smoother, leaner. Anything. It requires that we be consistent in our methods of training and practice. Repetition is key, whether it is running, writing, swimming, drawing, driving. We must train Body and Brain to understand and execute. Brain must have the information to understand what it will be driving Body to do. Body must be allowed the time and patience to commit the actions to muscle memory, as well as time to adapt to being pushed harder, further, longer. And the two need time to learn to work together easily, smoothly, flawlessly. There is no easy way, no Magic Bullet, there is only consistency, practice, diligence.
    I am nothing if not consistent. I have worked out diligently for years. Honestly, years. I have rarely taken more than a day or two off in over a decade, nearly two decades, it is my nature. I have had focus and intensity, tailoring my workouts towards my particular athletic endeavors. In the past I have been more concerned with strength, owing to the particular rigors of armored combat. Now, as a fledgling endurance athlete, my workouts are very different from what they were even a year ago. Yes I still strength train, but that has taken a backseat to the sport specific workouts that have taken over a large part of my time. Not only do I train consistently, I study consistently. I am always seeking to perfect my technique, knowing I will never be perfect, but knowing that as long as I am reaching I will continue to improve.
    Consistency is the Key. It does not matter what it is you are reaching for, hoping for, wishing for, be consistent in your pursuit. Only then will you stand a chance of success.