We all get distracted and bored when it comes to our own motivation to see a fitness program through to completion. One of the keys success is to recognize that you cannot change your body over night. Instead it takes time and dedication to see real results. This article contains practical tips to help you consistently train, make the time to go to the gym, and make clean healthy choices in your nutritional program to get the body you crave.
Every single day I get emails or questions from my clients asking me to help them with their programs.
"I'm doing everything I'm being told to do!"
"What am I doing wrong?"
"I'm doing my cardio, intervals, eating clean, quick powerful strength routines, but I still haven't seen any real difference in my body. What am I doing wrong?"
These kinds of questions used to baffle me. I'd think, "They seem to be doing everything right, what's the problem here?" Then one day when I was doing one of my own training routines, it seemed to be lacking something. It was kind of "ho hum" for lack of a better word.
Then I stumbled across the answer. And since then, I've managed to see my progress increase. And my clients are taking their routines, fitness levels and physiques to levels they never thought possible.
The answer? Focus on 'getting it done' rather than 'doing'. You see, we all get distracted and bored when it comes to our own motivation. We get attention deficit disorder (ADD) to the degree that we feel the success we're looking for can only be achieved by doing.
"Do more!" becomes the mantra. So we do more.
Every trainer and client goes through this. As professionals we know you cannot change your body over night. In this case we are talking about the process of doing. Here, that is okay. You need to consistently train, make the time to go to the gym, and make clean healthy choices in your nutritional program to get the body you crave.
So you hire me or another trainer, join a gym or download a program from the internet. Usually the programs last for 4 to 6 to 12 weeks. This is a reasonable amount of time to see some level of results.
Right around week two or three you get bored and start reading one of the 8 million rags with...
"The new and improved, hold your breath for 15 seconds, take this pill, drink this liquid, spin around on your head twice and you will lose 15 pounds by Saturday morning".
You start ANOTHER diet from a magazine...even though the last one isn't finished yet.
You create a completely new training program...even though the first isn't showing results yet because you haven't been on it long enough.
You run to another trainer or gym because they promise results immediately...even though the last one hasn't finished or been given the chance to show its effectiveness.
You do more and more and more.
But doing more doesn't really cut it when it comes to success. You don't get results for what you're DOING if you don't stay the course to finish.
The truth of the matter is you only get the motivation and results for what you've DONE. Obvious really, but most truths are. Nonetheless, this is the most critical lesson you'll ever learn about achievement in ANY form of training. Finish what you start!
So don't start a new routine if you are in the middle of one program and don't change diets after a week. Because the fact is, the program most likely needs at least 4 weeks to show some results. Try to focus on 1 or 2 really important things and get those done. After you get the results you want, then move on to getting something else done.
Just stop doing, okay?
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