The "D" Word

Are you getting the results you want?  Are you constantly upset with your fitness progress? Do you continue to try new things and nothing seem to work?  Does this sound like the typical infomercial pitch for the latest exercise equipment? Yes!  We about the only thing right with these commercials is that they ask the right questions to get you interested.  These questions are constantly running through the minds of everyone who had fitness or physique goals on any level. So enough about the questions, because the are legitimate, and what about the answers?  Well first of all if you aren't ready to work hard for your fitness you can save your time and stop reading this now.

A fitness program should be designed specifically for you an your goals.  There are precisely two reasons why the workouts for the latest person on the cover of men's or women's health magazine does not work for you.  These reasons are individualization and diet.  First, let's talk about individualization.  Your body is different from everyone else's, and it will most likely respond different to certain training programs.  Fitness in itself is not only a learning process for learning the exercises and ways of training but also being so finely in tune with your body so you can be aware of the most minute changes.  This allow you to quickly see if things are working or not working.  However, by quickly I do not mean you did one workout and tomorrow you don't wake up looking like the next sports as fitness model.  It will take time!  If you have been on a program for 12 weeks and haven't seen results, yeah it's probably time to change.  Generic fitness has also become a huge problem thanks to corporate America.  It is easy for a place like the Rush to standard personal training and streamline it in such a way that they maximize their time and make the most money, great for business but usually not producing maximal or desired results of the client.

Ok now the one four letter word that is not a curse word but has essentially the same effect on the ears for some, diet!  It shouldn't be so difficult, however, one again thanks to corporate America and free will, we have fast food and alot of people with no self control which results in obesity and all kinds of other problems!  When I say diet I am not referring to Atkins, weightwatchers, or any other plan that someone 'tries' out and then goes back to eating crap.  By diet I also don't necessarily mean a caloric deficit.  By diet I mean the things you eat; you either have a good diet or a bad one.  For me there is no in between.  If sometimes you eat crap, you may as well admit you have a bad diet because bad things out last good things in terms of diet. Start eating real foods people!  Vegetables, lean proteins and healthy days in moderation!  There really are no secrets it's just about eating all good things all the time.

Upon my graduation from undergraduate school from High Point University I may look into designing training plans for people who are serious about getting fit and getting healthy and continuing these behavior changes.  If you are interested please stay tuned for more information and notice about this!