But I just don’t have time.

What a load of BS.  Sorry, but I call ‘em as I see ‘em.

The biggest excuse of all time for not training is the lack of time.  Notice I said EXCUSE, not REASON.

I know you’re busy, we all are.  For example, I work 60+ hours per week, have two children under the age of three and all the same headaches as everybody else.  Yet I still FIND time to train everyday.  I’m not trying to toot my own horn, I’m just saying that it’s possible to be extremely busy and still train-if you want it bad enough.  Take a look at your priorities.

You don’t need a 1 hour block of time to train.  You don’t even need a 1/2 hour block.  Actually, I am working on a book right now that will show you how to get in incredible shape in less than 10 minutes at a time.

Start looking for little window of time where you can squeeze some exercise in.  Maybe you could get up a few minutes earlier in the morning.  What about while you watch your favorite TV shows?  Busy playing with the kids?  Have them join in, or use them as weights (I do this and my kids love it).  You don’t have to do a lot, just do something, but make it challenging.  Remember, you don’t have to do a lot if you keep the intensity ramped up.

So there you have it.  Start MAKING time to train, even if it’s only a little bit.  After all, if you’re an active martial artist already, then your strength/conditioning/fat loss training is all supplementary anyway, so you don’t need a ton of it.

Train Hard.  Train Smart.

-Chris