Merry Christmas to you & your family and best wishes for 2010!

New Year is always a time for me to reflect on the past year: where am I, where am I coming from & where do I want to go next. It's been an awesome year for me in all areas, crazy how much you can do in 1 year.

• became an early riser (6am)
• built new social circle from scratch
• eliminated productivity issues
• did long-term travelling
• intermittent fasting
• doubled income
• etc

This is the last post of 2009. I'll keep working in between all the partying, but I won't publish new posts. Remember you have the forum with new discussions every day and it's free. Here's the monthly overview.

Blog Posts December 2009.

• 01: 7 Reasons you should wake up early
• 03: How to wake up early the definitive guide
• 08: How to Easily Build The Habit of Eating Breakfast
• 10: Top 5 Breakfast recipes for Weight gain
• 17: Eat Stop Eat: 7 Tips to Make Intermittent Fasting Easier

Best of Forum December 2009. The StrongLifts.com forum counts now 7700 members & 180k posts. Many members say the forum is key to keeping them motivated. Here are my favorite discussions this month:

• Question on Leg Drive on Bench Press
• Anybody else skeptical about fasting diets?
• Bodybuilding vs Strength Training
• Very worrying headache after workout
• Steady State vs Interval Training
• Fasting very unpleasant
• Stronglifts vs. BFFM
• Should I use a "weight belt" while squatting?
• Grip failing now - what are my options?
• Deadlift Mixed Grip
• Annual Goals
• Anyone ever get "congratulated" at the gym?
• Strength Training and Asceticism
• As you get bigger, does everyone look smaller?

You can keep a training log for free in the forum. Record the weights you lifted and how you felt. Get advice from other members and compete with them. The training logs are great motivators. I highly recommend you to start one.

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Merry Christmas & best wishes again. See you in 2010.