Fitness Secrets: The Truth
September 17, 2009 by Kyle · 3 Comments ·
Ok, here it is guys. What I’m about to tell you is only known by top Personal Trainers and Athletes. There are people who will be pulling their hair out over me telling you this. First though, before I tell you the secret, I’ll tell you what the secret ISN’T.
Supplements:
Supplements are usually looked at as magic formula’s that will help you reach you goals in a hurry. Fat burners, weight gainers, protein powders, nitric oxide etc etc the list goes on. What we tend to overlook is the word itself… ’supplement’.
sup⋅ple⋅ment
Spelled Pronunciation [n. suhp-luh-muhnt; v. suhp-luh-ment]
–noun
1. something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
From dictionary.com
So there we go, supplements are only something that is taken in addition to diet and training. It should not be the core in achieving your goals. Unfortunately a lot of supplement companies are simply out for your hard earned cash and will sell their products as being a quick and easy path to your goals. Did you know that a lot of supplement ‘before’ and ‘after’ shots are done on the same day and the model is simply airbrushed to look leaner and bigger?
Is this what you look like inside?
Home ‘Fitness’ Equipment:
I’m talking about all the wanky machines you see being sold on morning TV. I’m all for buying proper equipment and training at home, that’s not what I’m talking about here. Usually they are based around some sort of abdominal crunching or twisting and have a ripped male model or a shapely female model (or even both!!!). That guy did not get arms like that from using some ridiculous thigh adduction machine and that girl did not get glutes like that from doing semi-decline-100-degree-stomach-vacuum crunches.
Maybe it could be used as a car seat?
I bet you know someone who has bought one of these (maybe you did). Where does it live now? In the garage, in the storage cupboard, somewhere difficult to get to because it’s no longer used. Why would you want to exercise while you watch TV when you could be relaxing on the couch?
The Secret:
I’m sure there are more things that look like the secret but aren’t, I just can’t think of them at the moment. I actually intended this to be about a 200 word post, instead It’s taken me small sessions over about 3 days to write this up. Sad I know… I’m just not a fast typer.
Ok, so going back to our TV models before, they worked damn hard for their bodies. They ate to their plan day in and day out, and trained without missing any training sessions because they were tired or had a bad day or couldn’t be bothered.
Dedication
That’s it guys, every successful athlete, every person who has reached their goals has been dedicated. Whether or not they knew it or not, that is the secret to reaching your goals. Dedication may sound tough, but if you dedicate to something long enough it becomes a habit and a habit is very easy to maintain. Try a 30 day trial, starting with one thing at a time, like stopping eating chips, training consistently 3 times a week etc. Blind dedication though will leave you spinning your wheels. You need to take a smart approach and plan out a few goals to get you heading in the right direction.
Ok guys, that’s all for now, I have another article I’ve already started; hopefully I’ll have it to you in a few days.
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Couldn’t have said it better myself. I consider myself to be in pretty damn good shape, and yet never once do I set food in the gym. I don’t have any wanky exercise machines nor do I stuff down any miracle pills, I just wake up each morning with the drive and dedication to make something of myself. In fact, the biggest investment I made was probably a pair of decent running shoe.
While the gym can be helpful, you don’t even really need that to stay in shape; all you need is will-power and motivation. In fact, I’d even say staying in shape isn’t that difficult, yet most people don’t want to accept the facts and would rather rely on something else. They’ll blame the gym, their supplements, their trainer, etc etc, instead of looking at themselves.
Good article.
Thanks for the feedback!
Yes blaming outside factors tends to be part of human nature. It’s quite easy to overlook that fact that usually we can control how are life is going and how successful we are reaching out goals.