You can either be a backslider or you can be an ACHIEVER
but you can't be both and you can't "hang out"
in between - it's one or the other. Although you might think
you're safe just "maintaining" in the comfort
zone, unbeknownst to you, you are always in motion in either
a forward or a backward direction. There's no such thing
as standing still; ask any physicist - everything in the
universe is always in motion...vibrating... pulsating...
growing or dying.
The ACHIEVER is the person who is aware that to "stand
still inside the comfort zone" is akin to dying, so
he or she is ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD. The only way to move
forward is with hard work and effort in the direction of
a specific goal.
AVOID THE TEMPTATION TO SPEND (WASTE) YOUR MONEY ON GIMMICKS…AND
LEARN TO RECOGNIZE A GIMMICK WHEN YOU SEE ONE:
Once you begin getting a taste of what real hard training
is like, it often becomes tempting to succumb to the error
of looking for the "easy way." An electrode on
your abs, a "fat-melting" cream, a pill, a drink
mix, a drug - anything and everything except sweat and hard
work. But shortcuts will always fail you in the long run.
You are setting yourself up for so much trouble if you
give in to the lure of the quick fix. You see, it's all
about the Law of Sowing and Reaping. This great law of life
states that your rewards can only come back to you in direct
proportion to what you put in. Everything has its price
and that price must be paid in advance.
If you were a farmer, how ridiculous would it be for you
to skip the planting of the seeds in the spring and then
go out in the fields looking for a harvest in the fall?
How ridiculous would it be to stand in front of a wood burning
stove and say, Okay stove, give me some heat and then I'll
put in some wood?
But isn't it the same thing when you take a pill or attach
some electrodes to your stomach, or smear some cream on
your thighs and expect to lose the flab without exercise
or eating right? Even if you've made the decision to avoid
gimmicks, in today's marketplace, how do you know what's
a gimmick and what's legit? After all, these marketing people
are smart - they know how to play on your emotions and make
gimmicks sound scientific. Don't feel bad; judging by the
e-mails I get every day, most other people don't know the
difference either. Nearly all of these e-mails include this
sentence: Does "IT" work?
Here's how to tell if "IT" is a gimmick or not:
If it makes getting in phenomenal shape sound easy and effortless,
then it's a gimmick. If it addresses the symptom but not
the cause - it's a gimmick. If your gut feeling says it
sounds too good to be true - it's a gimmick. If it looks
like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck....
it's a duck! Do yourself a favor and stop looking for a
quick ride to the top. The elevator to success is out of
order - you're going to have to take the stairs.
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HOW TO DOUBLE YOUR RATE OF FAT LOSS IN THE NEXT
7 DAYS:
How would you like to learn a way to DOUBLE YOUR FAT LOSS
in the next seven days? I know, I know - sounds like a gimmick,
right? Well, it's not! It's really quite simple. To burn
more fat you have to burn more calories. Most beginners
start off with three days a week of cardio training. Usually
they see some results initially because their bodies aren't
accustomed to exercise and any increase in activity above
no activity will always produce some results.
More often than not, the results begin to slow down a
bit within a few months of training. Then they scratch their
heads and wonder why it's not working anymore. This is why:
Because three days a week is for beginners, and you're no
longer a beginner. If you want twice as much fat loss and
you want it twice as fast, double your cardio.
Suppose you burn 400 calories per workout for three workouts
per week. That's a total of 1200 calories per week burned.
If you doubled that to six days per week at 400 calories
per workout, you would burn 2400 calories. YOU JUST DOUBLED
YOUR FAT LOSS EVERY WEEK! That was a real no-brainer, wasn't
it?
HOW TO TRIPLE YOUR RATE OF FAT LOSS IN THE NEXT
7 DAYS:
While we're on the subject of burning more calories, what
would happen if, in addition to increasing your cardio from
three to six days per week, you increased the intensity
so that you are burning 600 calories per workout? With six
workouts at 600 calories per workout you're up to 3600 calories
per week. HOLY ABDOMINALS BATMAN, YOU JUST TRIPLED YOUR
FAT LOSS! Yes it's that simple and the solution was right
there in front of you all along. By the way, this kind of
frequent cardio is how I reach 3 - 4% body fat for competitions:
MINIMIUM six days per week of HARD cardio, 45 minutes per
session.
ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOMETHING TO MOTIVATE
AND INSPIRE YOU:
After the initial novelty of starting a workout program
wears off, one problem nearly everyone runs into is lack
of motivation. I can personally confirm this just by the
membership attrition (drop out) statistics in my health
club. 50% of all people who join a health club quit in the
first three months. Here's how you can prevent becoming
a statistic….
Always be on the lookout for something to motivate and
inspire you - anything! Go see a movie, watch a video, read
a book or article. Hire a coach or personal trainer. Get
a training partner. Think about your goals and write them
out repeatedly. Pick a role model of someone you want to
look like. Attend a competition. Enter a competition. Hang
out with people who motivate you. Ditch the people who don't
support you (I'm not kidding - get out of unsupportive relationships
fast!) The list of motivational methods is endless.
Some people ask me, "why bother" with all that
positive thinking, goal setting and motivational stuff?
They insist that "motivation" doesn't last. I
always tell them they're right! Motivation doesn't last
- but neither does bathing and you do that every day, don't
you? Every day you must ask yourself, "What can I do,
find, listen to or watch to get inspired today?" Then
follow through.
I recently watched a movie called Without Limits, which
is the story of Steven Prefontaine, the runner. Even though
I'm a bodybuilder and not a runner, that movie got me so
motivated I ran to the gym and blasted out a leg workout
like never before, smashing through several PR's (personal
records). I also have the videos of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
narrated by Bud Greenspan. If watching Michael Johnson win
his races and accept his gold medals doesn't motivate you,
then nothing will.
For the bodybuilders, here's an old motivational stand-by.
Watch (or re-watch) Pumping Iron. One of the absolute best
ways to get motivated is to spend time in serious thought
about what you want to accomplish and then write it down,
which leads us to the next subject...
Fat Loss - Set New and Bigger Goals
If you ever feel unmotivated and you want to get over it,
just take a look at your goal list. What? You don't carry
a frequently updated, written goal list around with you?
Well, I guess we know why you're not motivated don't we?
Goal setting is not an event - it is an ongoing process.
When you move up the ladder to intermediate status, the
modest goals of a beginner are a thing of the past. "I
am walking for 30 minutes three days every week" is
a great beginning, but now it's time to move out of the
minor leagues.
Goals are the fuel in the fire of motivation. Goals get
you out of bed early and into the gym in the morning. Goals
keep you on the treadmill for forty-five minutes when you
feel like stopping at thirty. In a set of ten reps, goals
are what make you push for that eleventh and twelfth rep.
Goals are so much more powerful than you can imagine.
Read any book on the subconscious mind, such as "Psycho
Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz or "The Power of
Your Subconscious Mind" by Dr. Joseph Murphy and you'll
begin to understand why goals are so important. If you don't
have goals...and if you don't have a new set of them every
few months, then you're not ready to move up to the next
level. And one last thing - a goal is not a goal if it's
not in writing - its only a wish (as in wishy-washy).
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About the Author
Tom Venuto is a certified personal trainer, natural bodybuilder
and author of the #1 best selling diet e-book, "Burn
the Fat, Feed The Muscle. You can get info on Tom's e-book
at: www.burnthefat.com.
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