Right now I am listening to Jana Kramer on Pandora.
The New Years is upon to get fit and get into shape. Many of us will start and stop. I've done it for so many years as the fat kid in High School. I sign up for gyms and stop. I sign up again go for 2 days and then stop. If you sign a contract you're going to get so many calls from the gym people. If you have deep pockets you might keep paying for years without going. That sucks dick.
Tip: Sign up for gym that has no contract. It's easy to stop if you have to stop without legal action or screwing up your credit.
We need to stay motivated to keep going to the gym. GOING TO THE GYM. That brings me to another tip that has worked for me when I started this fitness journey. I remember working full days at work and most days I did not want to workout. I went anyways. Even if I did not work out I touched the wall in the locker room and left. I made it a habit of just "going." After 3 months of this it became habit to walk through those gym doors. Seriously some days I did not work out, I took a shower and went home. Or I sat in the hot tub or steam room and left.
I always brought my gym attire to work with me in my bag. Every morning I packed that shit. Or lay it out in my room before I went to bed the night before. H&M always has the best long sleeve shirts. I fit a large but like to wear baggy shirts. I have 4 or 5 outfits to choose from for the gym. If you have one set of workout clothes, you'll change your mind about working out if you forgot to wash.
What if you look awful and don't want to be judged? There are gym rules ofcourse and many ways to be "don't be that guy in the gym."
-Don't scream if you have no muscles.
-Don't wear tapout logo stuff. ( Just don't wear anything with logos. That's super safe.)
-Don't wear tank tops if you're a guy without arms or love handles.
-Don't wear lifting gloves unless you're jacked. There are many alternatives to lifting gloves.
-Don't do advanced workouts: Stick with benching and machine presses for chest. Keep your workouts simple. Look Up the best of the best on youtube for lifting advice. Ex: Jay Cutler, Kai Greene, Dorian Yates, Flex Wheeler, Kevin Levrone, Ronnie Coleman, etc. The best of the best.
-Smell good
-Wear sweat pants because guys always judge your calves. I like my sweat pants from Walmart. I love my joggers from UNIQLO.
-Don't be checking out chicks
-Don't give advice to people
-Earn respect by asking the big guys in the gym for advice: "Am I doing this exercise correctly?"
They will take you under their wing and you'll make friends. That's why I love the gym, to see my friends.
If you don't ask for advice you'll stay looking the same. For men and women we want that upside christmas tree look. That V taper. Every day hit side delt raises. Burn them slightly. If you have no arms maybe pump blood into them every day too. Wide grip pull ups is a must for lat work. Don't go hard as muthafucker, just work them till they burn. Almost like a warm up. Don't waste your time with the advice stuff. The basics are very important.
It is very important to have drive a chip on your shoulder. People respect you when you make progress. It's much easier to have people understand what you do when you show them with your body and actions. I can't imagine telling someone I'm lifting weights if I am not growing. I have no genetics for the best body but I want to show them I can attain it because I am not giving up. I want it to be hard because normal people will not be able to attain it. If I am not meant to look a certain way I'll push harder. I feel fantastic and happy when I see results in the mirror.
Tip: Don't waste your money on fat burners and all kinds of funky supplements or cleanses. CREATINE, PROTEIN WHEY, BCAA(high in lucine) and maybe a PREWORKOUT is all you need.
Tip: Carbs keep around your workouts only. Before and After. The rest of the day you can eat a little but very little like half and apple or banana or two crackers to keep from passing out. When you really feel like crap that's a good time to ingest a giant portion of carbs. That's pretty much CARB CYCLING. That works great if you have a belly or love handles. If you're skinny, eat more carbs and protein.
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I started my journey 4 years ago. I haven't looked back. I still want a more perfect body and I will get there. |