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Thursday, 4th February

Very happy with the efforts of all you this week too, ridiculously good results coming in and that is a testament to all you hard work. A few of you though are very close to achieving even better things if you tidy a couple of things up.

I have had a chat with a few of you on that, and any questions just keep them coming.

In terms of the effort you need to put it in, just think of it like this. The world is crowded with people who put an “average” amount of work in. If you want to truly rise above though, you need to start being the exception, the one who rises above, works harder, is prepared to think big and wants more out of yourself!!

The higher climb to the top of your mountain, the number of people you see at the highest level becomes less and less. Please don’t be part of the crowd, think differently, act differently and try to make a massive impact in all areas of your life!!!

Twitt
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Saturday, 16th January

Achievements always have much more meaning when they are earned over the longer term, rather than achieved in “five minutes”.

You think about educational qualifications, all of them take time (the real ones anyway). There’s a massive difference between studying a subject in depth over a long period (and continue to commit to ongoing education), rather than completing a weekend course and suddenly you claim you are an “expert” in it. Deep down, the “do it in a weekend” courses will never give you the satisfaction of knowing you have studied your passion for years and years. Plus you are far more likely to last in your chosen field.

Fame is like that now, many people are “famous” for not actually doing anything meaningful. As the great chat show king Michael Parkinson said “if you were famous, the reason was you achieved something memorable and had done something meaningful”! Deep down, the 5 minute “celebrities” know they couldn’t hold a candle to those who have strived to create proud achievements with their lives (and usually not constantly craved attention through a PR agent). This is why they are gone in 5 minutes too.

Physical achievements always take a while to get, because it involves the completion of multiple small goals that compound on one another to achieve one massive improvement, and this will take time no question about it. You can bet your life though that all that blood, sweat and tears will give you infinitely more satisfaction doing it the right, sustainable way for life. One goal leads to another and your journey of self-improvement (both physically AND mentally NEVER ends).

Compare that with yo-yo dieting, taking diet pills, going on yet another faddy diet (social media/newspapers are full of them right now), using gimmicky ways of exercise (often leading to injury or little progress long term), false promises of “this time it’s different” etc etc. Bottom line is you WILL lose weight but ALWAYS put it back on and 5% more (scientific studies back this up) and make your body less receptive to the next “wonder system”.

Doing things the sensible, changing your lifestyle for the long term always works, makes sure you avoid the soul-destroying “crash and burn” way of trying to improve your health, and ultimately gives you far more pride, fulfilment and satisfaction that you are on the right path for a lifetime.

Twitt
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Saturday, 16th January

Many of you through writing down and really thinking deep down about your goals, have come into the new year with renewed enthusiasm and power. This is renewed sense of purpose too, and a sense of exactly what you need to do to take you up to that extra level you have always wanted to get to.

The results after the new year are happening earlier this year, which is very exciting for us as the gym has very real momentum already.

Those of you who haven’t measured this yet should expect very big changes by the end of the month. With a strong sense of purpose, hitting all time highs in performance and good habits with your nutrition, your results are bound to surprise you in a very good way.

Now’s your time to keep your focus, to stay strong, keep filling in your goals/journal to chart your progress, and keep striving for ways to get better each and every week.

We have one more week left of this programme, so aim for a massive week again. Then it all changes again into a brand new programme. Seize the moment and your chance to have your best ever year no matter where you are right now in terms of performance and how much you’ve achieved in the past!!!

Twitt
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Sunday, 3rd January

We have a “20 mile march” attitude to our gym, our training programme, our eating programme and our philosophy in general.

The 20 mile march is simple, it is to get from point A to B in the quickest, safest and most sustainable way possible, addressing challenges along the way, dealing with them and marching on with a well-thought out strategy of being in it for the long term, and always doing the RIGHT thing for our members no matter what.

You get many trying to sprint before they can walk, often blowing up before they get a even a mile down the road. These include those who offer you faddy diets, such as cleanses/detoxes/eliminate food groups/shake and bars types of diets. Whilst you will lose weight, you will always pile it back on and more, leaving frustrated and angry that you fell for products that only “cowboys” sell, that take you to the cleaners and your wallet.

If you really want to go the whole 20 miles, then you need to start off steadily and at a sustainable pace. Making wholesale changes to your diet immediately is too much and you will be likely back to square one relatively soon. Make one change in your diet, sick to it, once that becomes normal for you, then make another change, then try to master that and so on.

Mastering the basics and making them an engrained part of your lifestyle are vital to your success, and you lasting the journey.

Mastering the fundamentals mean you appreciate what works for you, and you will be less tempted to veer off course for all the “cowboys” waiting to steal your money offering their “magic beans” just like Jack and the Beanstock.

So this week, start off as you mean to go on. Making solid food choices, showing up for your workouts, realising the value of sleep, and staying positive knowing that as long as you keep marching forward, you are going to be a REAL success story that will likely be in great health and in shape for a lifetime.

Twitt
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Saturday, January 2nd

Here’s the stage when you reach a kind of fitness “nirvana”.

When you miss a workout, you actually really miss it because you don’t feel as good.

When you have a mega stressful day, you don’t skip your workout, you NEED your workout because it’s the very best way to get rid of your stress!!

When time is against you on a particular day, you schedule in an early session no matter what, you hit the sack early so you have enough energy to train, and you just know this early session will set you up for the rest of the day because you will be overflowing with energy.

You know in the past that taking time off from exercise has had a detrimental effect on your health, and you know the more time you take off, the harder it is to start back again. Your strategy for life becomes one of staying active, because you know your wellbeing depends on it, and you know even small amounts of higher intensity exercise every other day can get you through a difficult period of your life.

Exercise becomes your best “thinking time”, that rare time when you spend time just for you, and many individuals i train tell me they often review their day when they exercise, plan the next day or work out a difficult solution to something all during their workout, as it gives them clarity they don’t get the rest of the day.

If you are exercising regularly, don’t let anyone put you off. The facts are that you are taking care of yourself for a lifetime, your heart, lungs, all your vital organs will all be in better shape if you exercise and eat right. You will likely live longer and a better quality of life, and what you imagined old age to be may not be quite so bad after all, in fact you will likely get a new lease of life!!

Those who exercise regularly no matter what aren’t selfish, they are often more giving as they have way more energy! We all have 24 hours but if we have a lot more energy we usually have more drive, be more optimistic, will have much more energy for others, and we will automatically be much more focused on achieving more during each day.

This stage is what we all work for, real fitness is not about vanity or showing off, its about looking and feeling good, and being healthy on the INSIDE and out.

Twitt