Another key basic that is often overlooked is the power of self-belief.
I have encountered a huge amount of people with great ability, only to self-sabotage their progress simply because they don’t believe they can be so athletic, so disciplined with food and simply can’t appreciate the massive progress they have made. I have truly seen some incredible transformations.
You will always see people out there dressed in the latest workout gear, the latest ipod etc and always talking a good game, but have many of them got the heart to train with the necessary effort to get into great shape?
I find the people with the most talent are the ones sometimes wearing scruffy or low-profile workout gear, the ones who don’t like an audience when training, the ones who simply “get on with it”, rather than throwing tantrums when asked to get through huge workouts. Most real people who train hard want no fuss, and just want to get it done, simple as that!
Self-belief always increases when you make progress and lose inches off your waist, you lose body fat and your training performances reach very impressive levels. I have seen these individuals achieve staggering progress.
The dip usually comes when perhaps they have has a couple of weeks of more average performances, and they get influenced by people not seeking the same results as they are.
Its easy then to set your sights lower in life, and the prospect of carrying an extra 10 pounds seems easier than the discipline you used to have of hitting the hills for example, and doing things the average person hasn’t got the commitment to do. Drinking all weekend soon becomes acceptable, rather than your once a week only habit when you were in great condition.
Self-belief can then take a big downturn, and the prospect of getting back to the OLD HIGH STANDARD YOU USED TO HAVE becomes seemingly impossible. This can crush your self-belief so its important to keep a training diary of your workouts, and what you’re usually expected to do. This usually stops any apparent downturn in its tracks, and shocks you into putting new efforts to step it up one more level.
It all starts and ends whether you believe you can do it or not. I have never met anyone who can’t do it, so the likelihood that you can achieve great things is likely to be 100%. Key basic of this week as I said.
Please don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!!!!!!!!!
