Whats the difference between your programme this year in february and this time in february in 2010 last year?
Have you improved at all, this may seem like a joke but its the reality for many of us? We may have full intentions to improve all the time but there may be various factors that get in the way of your goal.
The main factor i can see is the weight gained from the year before and the many troubles this brings.
If you have steadily put weight on, then you will not move so well, sometimes getting a pull or strain that hampers your training efforts and puts you out of action for a while, such as back strains etc. Then if you have put extra weight on, the ability to suddenly eat well seems very difficult indeed, i don’t know many people who can suddenly eat perfectly, if the week before they are used to eating all the sugary and fatty foods that caused all the damage in the first place!!
This is why you should value and assess your progress from year to year, rather than a faddy month here and there. Some people have found it fashionable going to bootcamps, where they “beast” you up to 6 hours a day and give you very little to eat. It really does not take a genius to figure out that you WILL lose weight this way, but when you get back home and to reality, the chances of keeping it off are pretty much impossible. Even the people who run them know they are bad science at best, and something very dangerous at worst.
So its a serious question again, have you really made or sustained your progress since this time last year. If you have, then you have made a fantastic effort and good luck to you. However, if you are one of the many who haven’t, its time to knuckle down again and make some real sustainable goals employing tried and tested strategies.
Lets make it work!!!!
