 |
Why am I still fat?
by Ray Burton
http://www.buildingbodies.ca
Im sorry if I step on toes with this one, but in this
politically correct world where the truth is hard to come
by, its easy to get opinions that make you feel good about
yourself. While I do want you to like who you are, I will
not say what people want to hear if its not the truth. I
say what they need to hear. So if you have been working
out for a few months and dont like what you see, there is
a problem with what you are doing. Here are some of the
things it could be.
1. You dont eat 5-6 times a day. I hear it all the
time, I cant eat that much or I will get fat. Well,
youre already fat so why dont you try it my way. Eat 5-6
times a day to get the nutrients you need to build muscle
and speed up your metabolic rate. Youre not going to make
it through result producing workouts on two twinkies and
some fruit roll ups.
2. Youre eating too many carbs in the evening. You
should taper off your carbs towards the end of the day.
Use these energy gems to fuel your workouts and get your
day started. There is no need to eat lots of carbs if
youre just going to bed. They will be stored as fat.
3. You chump out on your cardio. Dont think that just
getting on the treadmill will do it. You need to sweat and
you need to breath hard. If you do 30 minutes of cardio
and your shirt isnt wet, you have been fooling yourself.
Get your heart rate to at least 60% with the goal of 70%
for some real results.
4. You dont drink a gallon of water a day. Lack of
water decreases performance and reduces protein synthesis.
Not to mention the multitude of other systems that need
water to work at peak efficiency.
5. You think you can get away with eating junk. You cant.
Have a cheat day, dont have a cheat week. You are not a
special genetic phenomenon. What makes others fat will do
the same to you in time.
6. Your workouts are pathetic. I see 80% of the gym just
going through the motions. I also see 80% of the gym that
never get any results. Work hard, it has to burn and pump.
Dont back off when you feel tired, push through. You will
only get out what you put in. Thats not just a cliche,
its so true. Exceed your bests, push for new heights. The
reward is there if you can put in the effort.
7. You are sporadic. You go some days and some days you
dont. Sometimes you follow your diet, but not always.
You like certain body parts and you only work hard on those.
Do or do not. Halfhearted efforts will bring half assed
gains.
8. You pick the easy exercises. You like cable curls but
have never done a squat in your life. The seated row
machine is comfy so you never do dead lifts. Harder is
better. There are no short cuts.
9. You lie to yourself. This is the real reason. I hate
the words I must have a thyroid problem and I dont have
the genetics, or I could be skinny too. Knock it off!!
If you have a problem then go to the doctor and get it
fixed. If you dont then youre just making excuses.
Claim responsibility for your own lack of effort. The
other reason is mock ignorance. People know what works.
People know when they should or shouldnt be doing something.
If you really dont, ask me, thats what I do. Dont however
waste my time by not following the advice you asked for.
There are enough books and mags out there that no one
should be in the dark on the fundamentals. You know where
you are slacking and until you fix that area, dont expect
anything to change. If you keep doing what your doing now,
you will always look the way you do.
10.You still use the words -if only-. Lots of great things
could have been accomplished in peoples lives -if only-.
Find out whats wrong and change it. Change it now. Time
waits for no person and there is no time like the present.
When you finally get really fed up with your current state
and stop fooling yourself, you will get the body you want.
Important note: Sometimes people are sick and dont even
know it. I had one client that despite some areas in
motivation and diet that did need attention, he still didnt
make the forward progress he should have. Upon closer
inspection (because this was really bugging me!) his doctor
found out he was borderline diabetic. So once we had
explained away the poor energy levels and why he especially
couldnt get away with the late night cheat meals, things
are back on track. So if you feel something is wrong even
though your pre-workout checkup came up clean, keep asking
until you find an answer.
Submit An Article
|
|  |
