I am happy that so many people are reading my blogs, but some people say "Scott I love your blogs. But they always make me feel so guilty." Guilty? Why? I'm not trying to bring you down and my intention is not to make you feel guilty or to remind you what a crappy job you are doing with your workout, diet, whatever.. More importantly, my intention is certainly not to eliminate all fun and enjoyment from your life.
On the contrary, my goal is to bring you even more joy, more happiness, more confidence and more zest for life! If you are already super confident in the way you look, feeling great and have energy to the moon, then don't even bother reading my blog. Tell me to go scratch and keep doing what you are doing because you have got it going on! But if you are like most people who come to me for advice, and you don't feel so great about the way that you look and you don't feel confident naked and you are tired all the time, then understand that what I am telling you can change all that. Yes, you may have to s-a-c-r-i-f-i-c-e some of the things that you "love", things that make you happy, etc., but you will be making decisions that will make you happier in the long run.
Too many times we focus on what we "can't" have. We can't have ice cream, we can't eat pancakes for breakfast, we can have sugar in our coffee, we can't eat potato chips. What about focusing on what we can have? We can have constant energy. We can have muscles and strong backs. We can look awesome with our clothes off. We can feel confident at the beach. We can kick some younger ones asses at sports. We can live a long and active life.
The short-lived happiness of pastries, and piles of starchy carbs and sugary sweets is ruining the long-term happiness of good health, a slimmer waistline and muscles that you didn't even know you had.
Sure, sleeping an extra hour is nice but losing 15 lbs. in six weeks from getting up an extra hour earlier to workout feels even better. Having dessert every night tastes good but putting on a bathing suit and standing in the bathroom for 20 minutes trying to figure out how to hide your love handles in it doesn't feel very good. Does it? Think of how good it would feel to slip back into those clothes that are hidden away? Or go shopping and not be afraid to look in the 3 way mirror!
The term is delayed gratification and if you don't know what it means, google it.
No college student wants to study but it sure is nice to get a college degree. Get it??
-Scott
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Reality Check
Reality check
As a personal trainer and now the GM of two busy fitness studios, I have seen my share of clients. Most are happy and some are not so happy. We love the happy ones but today let’s focus on the unhappy ones. Whether you are working out with us at FT, on your own or with your own personal trainer there are bound to be times when you are discouraged with your progress. I want to take a moment and address some of the most common concerns that I see.
If your goal is to lose weight and you are working out twice a week, you need to have a realistic understanding of what is involved in losing weight. To lose a substantial amount of weight and body fat, you need to be exercising at least four and preferably six times per week. If you are not doing that much, you should not be upset about not losing weight because it is almost impossible to do so without it! You should be doing weights/circuit training two or three times per week and additional cardio for at least thirty minutes for a minimum of three to four times in addition to your other workouts. If you are doing that, you can lose fat. And you still have to change your eating habits to a reduced calorie diet with healthy choices. I’ve said it a million times but you can exercise all you want and if you don’t eat properly, you will not lose weight. Period. So if you are working out hard (see next paragraph) at least four to six times per week and not losing weight, you are not eating properly. It is that simple. You are eating too much or the wrong foods or most likely both but the problem lies with your eating.
If you are getting disappointed with your weight loss or your fitness gains take a look at your workouts. Are you putting everything you have into them? Or are you going through the motions? Even with the guidance and push of a personal trainer, you need to push yourself. You need to try hard. It is hard work. Without hard work you will not get outstanding results. You know if you are working hard or not so if you are not, step it up!
Are you consistent? Without consistency, you will not get to where you want to be. Consistency is the key to results of every kind. Whether it is weight loss, muscle gain, flexibility or cardiovascular endurance, you have to be consistent. If you miss a week of workouts every three weeks, you will not see outstanding results. You may not move backwards but you will not make much progress. You have to be consistent with your diet too. Eating clean for 4 days and then eating poorly all weekend will not cut it. You have to eat clean consistently for 2 to 3 months and you will be amazed at how your body will change! Believe me, I have been doing this for years and it is amazing when it is happening!
Nothing makes me happier than seeing the glow of a happy client who is losing weight and getting fit. And it never fails that it is always the clients who are working the hardest, who are putting the most into it, who are the most consistent and who have the best attitude that are getting the best results. So get your attitude right, work hard, be consistent and get outstanding results!
As a personal trainer and now the GM of two busy fitness studios, I have seen my share of clients. Most are happy and some are not so happy. We love the happy ones but today let’s focus on the unhappy ones. Whether you are working out with us at FT, on your own or with your own personal trainer there are bound to be times when you are discouraged with your progress. I want to take a moment and address some of the most common concerns that I see.
If your goal is to lose weight and you are working out twice a week, you need to have a realistic understanding of what is involved in losing weight. To lose a substantial amount of weight and body fat, you need to be exercising at least four and preferably six times per week. If you are not doing that much, you should not be upset about not losing weight because it is almost impossible to do so without it! You should be doing weights/circuit training two or three times per week and additional cardio for at least thirty minutes for a minimum of three to four times in addition to your other workouts. If you are doing that, you can lose fat. And you still have to change your eating habits to a reduced calorie diet with healthy choices. I’ve said it a million times but you can exercise all you want and if you don’t eat properly, you will not lose weight. Period. So if you are working out hard (see next paragraph) at least four to six times per week and not losing weight, you are not eating properly. It is that simple. You are eating too much or the wrong foods or most likely both but the problem lies with your eating.
If you are getting disappointed with your weight loss or your fitness gains take a look at your workouts. Are you putting everything you have into them? Or are you going through the motions? Even with the guidance and push of a personal trainer, you need to push yourself. You need to try hard. It is hard work. Without hard work you will not get outstanding results. You know if you are working hard or not so if you are not, step it up!
Are you consistent? Without consistency, you will not get to where you want to be. Consistency is the key to results of every kind. Whether it is weight loss, muscle gain, flexibility or cardiovascular endurance, you have to be consistent. If you miss a week of workouts every three weeks, you will not see outstanding results. You may not move backwards but you will not make much progress. You have to be consistent with your diet too. Eating clean for 4 days and then eating poorly all weekend will not cut it. You have to eat clean consistently for 2 to 3 months and you will be amazed at how your body will change! Believe me, I have been doing this for years and it is amazing when it is happening!
Nothing makes me happier than seeing the glow of a happy client who is losing weight and getting fit. And it never fails that it is always the clients who are working the hardest, who are putting the most into it, who are the most consistent and who have the best attitude that are getting the best results. So get your attitude right, work hard, be consistent and get outstanding results!
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