Stop.
Before you even consider going back to the gym, force down another serving of a vegetable you don’t like, or take the latest and greatest supplement that you were told you need to reach your goals – I need you to ask yourself an important question.
In fact, it may be one of the most important questions that you ask yourself if you want to create Results That Stand The Test Of Time.
But first, let’s create some context.
Before we get to the question, we have to address the real issue at hand.
Even if you’ve been told there are Healthy Hacks you can implement or Shortcuts To Success, we have to establish this simple foundation before moving on.
Your Health and Fitness is a Journey – Not a Destination.
In fact, if you can truly understand this simple concept, it can save you from years and years of running in circles and wondering why what you’re doing isn’t working.
There’s no lack of Information Overload available to us in this day and age, and the Health and Fitness Industry is no different.
Whether it’s eyebrow-raising claims talking about how to lose large amounts of weight in the next 30 days or the latest body part split that one of Hollywood’s famous actors on the big screens has followed to peak for their role, it seems that most programs are geared towards extremes.
While there’s no doubt that many of these programs may work when they are followed, the real problem comes to their adherence.
How Sustainable is going from not working out at all, to working out 6 or 7 days per week for an hour at a time?
For most people, the short answer is – Completely Unsustainable.
This is the problem with trying to make Overnight Overhauls.
You haven’t even developed the habit of going to the gym yet, let alone training your mind to focus for a full hour of learning exercises that you found online or in a magazine that no one is actively coaching you through.
What will you do if the equipment used in the program is unavailable?
How will you substitute for an exercise that is programmed for 4 sets of 12 reps that bothers your shoulder even with light weights?
Who will keep you on track with your goals when Thursday comes around and you wake up feeling sore, don’t feel like going to the gym, and have no one to keep you accountable?
“I’ll just pick back up tomorrow” you think to yourself.
But tomorrow quickly turns into Saturday, and on Sunday, you tell yourself that you’ll just “Pick Back Up On Monday.”
However, here’s the even bigger problem.
Even if you do find a way to complete the extreme weight loss or muscle gain program…
Even if you pushed through the grueling workouts, constant hunger, and rigid demands of the protocol – you have to face the reality of this simple question you didn’t even know you were going to ask yourself before you started.
And Then What?
What will you do after you have starved yourself for 30 days, lost 10 lbs, or worked out so much that you don’t even want to step foot in a gym again?
What will you do when your supplements are used up, your juice cleanse is completed, and your willpower has waned?
If you don’t ask yourself this simple but profound question before you get started, it’s pretty likely you won’t have a good answer when you finish.
And you’ll find yourself quickly gravitating toward your old ways.
Those habits you’ve created and the lifestyle that you’ve lived for the last 10, 20, or 30 years.
They don’t simply go away after 30 days.
You have to create a plan – A Way Of Living – a Sustainable Lifestyle that leads to creating Results That Stand The Test Of Time.
And you probably won’t find it on a 2 page spread of the latest issue of a Fitness Magazine.
So stop trying to.
Whether you are just starting out and need to learn the basics, or have been in and out of the gym for the last 10 years battling through some old injuries, following a training plan that is built around achieving Pain-Free Performance will stand the test of time.
And at P3 Training, we have made Personalized Physical Preparation the center of our focus.
Experience the Power of Personalization by Booking A No Sweat Intro Today and Make The Rest Of Your Life, The Best Of Your Life.
