So lately I've been helping more and more people out with their nutrition, and giving out solid training advice to people who want to make improvements and gains in the gym.
And I have to say that I love it.
It's something I'll hopefully be doing a lot more of in the near future, but I'm keeping the finer details of that under wraps for now!
I take great pride in being able to help close friends and family improve their diets and lifestyles, and I'm immensely grateful that they trust me enough to listen and take on board my advice.
I feel an enormous amount of pride when I receive a text saying something I suggested is having a positive effect on someone. Or a picture of a meal someone has prepared using my advice.
It really is a satisfying yet humbling experience but most of all it feels good to know that I'm on the right path to where I want to be in my life.
Helping others to join me on a path to total human optimization!
With that in mind I thought I'd write down a few pointers for people, highlighting some of the main things that I've learned, that work, on my journey in health, fitness, and nutrition so far.
Tips that have helped me lose fat, gain lean muscle, become stronger and faster in the gym. Not only that though, but tips that have lead me to become a more positive, more energetic, more happy person.
Things that have without a shadow of a doubt helped completely change and improve both myself and my families lives for the better.
To steal a phrase from a guy whose work I follow and respect immensely, Mr Ben Coomber, here are some of my 'Knowledge Bombs'!
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'Find your why'. What is the underlying personal reason you want to make a change to your body, your health, your life, or whatever else it is you want to change. Not why someone else wants you to change. Not what you think you should be changing something for. I'm talking about the 'why' that is lurking deep inside of you. The true reason that you want to change something. Until you 'find your why' you will never truly commit to making a long term change.
The number one way to achieving improvements in health, body composition, performance, and life in general, is hands down, Consistency.
With nutrition live by the 90/10 rule. You can't be a saint all the time. But do the 90% good side 100% of the time!
And don't let the 10% be an excuse to binge and ruin your progress. A good week can easily be ruined by a weekend of over indulging.
The odd treat or extravagance can be a good thing if done sensibly. But earn it, don't expect it!
Be consistent, be accountable, be disciplined, but most of all, be patient.
Progress WILL come if you stick with the process. Your body has no choice but to reward hard work and commitment.
Find an eating system you can stick to. The best diet is the one you can consistently follow. And that's for the rest of your life, not just a couple of months. As I always say 'it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle'.
Build habits. Make a small change every couple of weeks, and make every effort to concentrate only on this change until it becomes just a normal every day habit. Then make another.
Look after your body and it will look after you. Sounds cliche? Yeah well it is, but it's also 100% true!
Learn to give up the innate human demand for instant gratification and immediate satisfaction.
Delayed gratification is an awesome mindset to have. The reward when small improvements become apparent is life changing.
In this sense there is great truth in the phrase 'good things come to those who wait'.
But there is equal truth in the phrase 'good things come to those who work their arse off!'
'Consistency, Accountability, Patients'.... In that order!
Instead of focussing too much on what you WANT to achieve. Look at what you have ALREADY achieved.
Progress is progress. Weight loss, no matter how little. Strength increases, no matter how small. Feeling more energetic. Better sleep. Clearer skin.
Think about progress 'outside the box'. It's not always about the end goal. Concentrate on the present, and success so far on your journey.
Surround yourself with positivity. With people who inspire you, make you feel good, make you want to be better. And this doesn't have to always be people in the flesh so to speak. Follow people you admire on twitter, on Facebook, on Instagram. Connect with these people, even if you know you may never meet them.
On the flip side, avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self confidence and self-esteem.
Immerse yourself in the culture you want to be part of. Read some self improvement books. Listen to some inspirational podcasts. Do whatever it takes to focus your mind on the task in hand. Always seek ways to help yourself improve on every level.
Never be closed off to learning new things. Have an open mind. Don't believe everything you read or hear but always be willing to accept changes in your opinions on things.
Accept that things will need to change in your life. You can't expect things to change doing the things you've always done. Some people fear change. Don't. Change is necessary and change is good. Trust me on this one.
In the gym choose a goal and work towards it. Fat loss, muscle gain, getting stronger, getting faster, improving flexibility, improving cardio. Choose a specific goal and find a program that is geared towards reaching that goal.
Don't go onto the gym floor without a plan. You will just end up pissing about and getting no where fast. If you don't know how to work towards or how to achieve a certain goal, ask someone who does know how to get there. Or research it first. Then when you do have a plan and a program, the most important part is to stick to it. Give it time. Trust the process. Don't jump from training plan to training plan without finishing what you've started.
Most of all enjoy the process of changing your life for the better. No it's not easy, no it's not going to happen over night. But things WILL change. Stick to your plan. Remember your why. Acknowledge your successes so far. Surround yourself with like minded people. Think positive!
I realise this list is pretty exhaustive, and believe me I could go on, but at the risk of sounding like a broken record I'll leave it here for now.
Not everything here will apply to you. These are things that I've learned and taken from my own personal journey so far. And I'm far from done on that journey.
I do hope though, that some of these things might be able to help you out, wherever you are on your own quest for a better life.
Please check out my other blog posts where I've gone a bit more in depth on some of these individual points.
And if I can help out in any way at all then please just ask.....
Have a great weekend people!
Peace out......
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