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It’s all worth it!!!

Cyril has made a great post today about his peak flow metre test has almost doubled in performance since he was a stone heavier!! If you have had asthma problems in the past or have it now, you may be very familiar with this test.

This means he has made great strides and the results of training hard and eating well are not just restricted to the scale-as we all keep telling each other!! Cyril is a great example of someone who just gets out there and does it! There have times when cyril has wondered if its all been worth it, but with results like this and his obvious weight loss, he must be flying high today.

As soon as you realise that its not all about which gym you train at, which class you go to, which trainers you train in, which fahionable kit you wear, who you know, what people think about you, how much people may try to put you off, etc etc, thats exactly when you step forward and decide that particular moment to be somebody and get into very good shape!!

You will get a million people talking about, and you may sometimes think that certain people are somehow “better than you”! What rubbish, i used to think that myself and once i decided i was going to show some consistency, i started racing past the big heads around the place and starting putting them to shame. This is EXACTLY WHAT CYRIL HAS DONE and each and every one of you can do the same-AS LONG AS YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT!!

Life is full of big headed people, people who have all the gear and no idea, the “posers”, you know all about them. Im challenging you all to blow all of these out the water because they are always all talk and very little action.

I guarantee if you knuckle down this week and really try to achieve your goals again and use absolutely no excuse at all, NOT ONE, then you WILL feel 100 times better by friday knowing you are on path to real success and real results. It is possible andit is not saved for “certain people”. ANYBODY can do it and this means you!!

Let’s get some aggression and purpose going and get yourself in the right mood to achieve great things!!! No time to waste, every second counts so lets get your big plan into action, all it takes is doing your best each and every day, nobody expects you to be perfect, if you slip one day, just pick yourself up the next and so on!

Its time for action because its all worth it!!!

Twitt
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Don’t panic!

Debbie gives a great post yesterday about the time very recently when she put on half a stone during holidays, and perhaps in the past, she would have come home and carried on the weight gain because she would have found it very difficult indeed to get back to proper eating straight away.

Now she hasn’t panicked, she hasn’t gone out of control in eating terms, she hasn’t felt sorry for herself and not exercises, she hasn’t said “poor me” at all, she has simply got on with with, got on with what she knows to be true and has really started to get job done again. The end result of all of this should be sustainable body fat loss and the big thing already is the increased self-esteem she is clearly showing!

I know i go on about it all the time but i can’t help banging on about the need for fundamentals in your programme.

I read and hear about faddy diets all the time, and how they promise you that “this time its really going to work”! Chances are its really  not and this is why the people who peddle this false hope don’t last in business very long. I’m planning to still be in business for a long, long time yet and realise that if your plan isn’t sound, you’re not going to get results, you’re not going to successful and you’re going to flounder.

 I’ve seen many people come and go, a couple of individuals i’ve seen in the press over the last couple of years who have claimed to have trained hundreds of thousands of people over the last 3 years! Now either they have more time in the day that all human beings have, they have the biggest turnover rate of clients i have ever heard of, or they are plain old fashioned liars. Needless to say, their business is based in false claims and their business is no longer viable. You can probably testify to seeing these people come and go every couple of years.

I think its always important that your business is always capable of standing up to the closest of scrutiny and thats why i am pushing the same fundamentals out here every day. I know if i was debating with a doctor over this, the doctor would give his/her wholehearted approval because common sense and the last science never goes out of fashion.

Eating plenty of fruit and veg never goes out fashion and always brings results, same with lean proteins, good carbs, enough exercise and the right mix of resistance and aerobic work, making sure you have rest and sleep, as well as keeping as hydrated as possible throughout each and every day.

This is the way to do, other things will come and go but as long as you stay on the right path and you keep it simple, things will always look rosy for you all in terms of your health and fitness.

Twitt
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I’m excited!

Its friday and not only that, my energy levels are pretty amazing right now.

I am full of energy because i am actually getting a full night’s sleep now, two in one week is pretty good for me!! You can see how sleep affects your performance dont you think?

I am eating pretty much the same foods, so this is giving me excellent longer lasting energy levels. If you’re energy levels are down, is your food intake full of quality or is it full of fat and sugar?

My workouts have gone well this week, super intense at times but never boring. How are your workouts? I know debs is having a whale of a time and jean is looking to get the show back on the road, i think she can achieve great things again and reach previous personal bests. Its easy to doubt your ability when you havent trained well for a while, but when you get some sessions together, you may surprise yourself on how powerful you can be once again!

I havent drunk alcohol at all for 3 weeks and it feels fantastic. I can honestly say i am getting so much stronger every week and my energy levels are going through the roof. Do you feel the same without alcohol in your life? Do you feel the energy surge and whats it like to wake up on sunday morning now without a bad head? Pretty good i would imagine!! Your sundays will never be the same again.

So i approach this weekend in the best of spirits and in the best of energy states, its hard not to be excited and you should be the same if fundamentally, you are training at least 3 times per week and eating well 80% of the time, plus you’re sleeping well and drinking enough water, it should really be happening for you and if you’ve been reading this for a while, you should really  believe that you are capable of huge things if you really put your mind to it and ignore any negativity around you.

You will never get excited if you never sleep, you never train or move around much, you eat a poor diet and you drink too much alcohol. This is kind of repetitive at times but i really sincerely want you all to succeed, and the basics will never change and im always here for questions. No question is too stupid either as we’ve all been there once upon a time.

No ego’s on here, only help and experience so lets do it!!!

Twitt
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Same old situation………..needs to change!

Jean makes a very good point in her comment in the last 24 hours. She says she needs the discipline of training with someone and going to a gym because she needs routine and wants to get the job done.

This is fair enough for her to say that and i know many of you will be in the same boat.

We always talk about the availability of outside workouts in this area in particular due to the natural beauty and coastal paths, beaches, hills, mountains etc.

If i take jean for example, nobody has trained more than her in the beautiful natural surroundings available, but is now perhaps going through a lack of motivation despite achieving great things in the natural environment.

Training with a partner as jean says does help heck of a lot and makes you turn up on time, and makes you schedule in workouts in the first place, so that side of things is really good. Training partners usually make you train a little harder too, theres nothing like pushing yourself further to achieve even better results.

The only downside of training partners is what happens when they don’t turn up? It would be easy to call off your gym visits then so make sure you’re disciplined to go on your own if necessary.

These are common situations that most people find or have found themselves in at one point or another in their training careers.

The bottom line is that nobody can make you train, nobody can make you lose weight, nobody can tell you a million times that you need to get fitter and suddenly you get off your behind and actually do it.

You have to WANT to do it yourself and setting yourself new goals is heck of a good start.

What about some new goals before christmas? I mentioned the other day that there is only 14 weeks left to christmas and how about trying to lose a stone and half before then? Two stone could be done if you really went for it, but a stone and a half is very realistic.

Its the tried and tested formula that will get you there. You NEED to get out there and train most days. You need to get a healthy shopping list in and actually eat good food most of the time. You need to drink more water and feel energised for the workouts to come. You need to get to bed earlier so you recover well from your workouts and you are well up for the training to come the next day.

This is the formula you’re all going to need to be in shape by christmas and thats a fact! Urgency is the key word right now so lets not put it off and say you’re going to start next week or even next month. By then, you will have forgotten why you wanted to lose weight in the first place. Its time for action, lets get training and lets get shopping for some good food!!!

Twitt
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Your workouts make everything better!

I always encourage people to get away from the thought proccess of simply wanting to look better, and use that sole reason to workout and eat well, there is so much more to that if you really get into a lifestyle of health and fitness.

Most people i have questioned answer that being fit and healthy actually changes their lives.

Their family life gets better because they have more energy, they are more tolerant because they are less irritable, they feel better about themselves because they are able to give so much more to their families.

Their business or job gets so much better because their performance gets so much better, their sick leave gets so much lower if it exists at all, and a healthier person is usually much happier in their jobs because their work or business stress gets taken care of by strenous workouts.

The by product of it all is that the boss will be so much more pleased because he/she knows that they have an employee who takes care of herself/himself and is likely to be a very productive member of staff for years to come if they have a sustainable workout and eating plan. I speak to many bosses daily and this is really what they think.

In these harsh economic times, jobs will always go the best candidates and good health is way up the list these days.

Your love life is likely to improve too, everyone feels a lot more attractive when they have much reduced body fat levels and good muscle tone. Good skin is a natural by-product and increased energy goes is always going to be beneficial for your love life.

Any of you who are studying or concentrate hard all day are bound to have huge percentage increases in accuracy overall. There have been many studies to show that concentration will go up 30% if you train regularly and eat well, as well as drinking enough water of course, a huge help in improving concentration levels.

Botton line is EVERYTHING IMPROVES right across the board!

Come on, lets do it!!

Twitt