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| Regular, consistent, progressive training and a healthy diet can work miracles. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
A couple of days ago, I started a poll
over at John Wood's Strength Secrets
Facebook Group.
It was a Yes/No question.
Over the past 12 months, have you
made measurable progress in your
training, strength levels, lifting
ability, health and/or body
composition?
So far, 88 members have answered
the question.
73 said YES.
15 said NO.
Now, that's good news for the 73 forum
members who have made measurable
progress over the past 12 months -
although it's not unexpected, since
most or all of them have been following
me, John Wood and Bill Hinbern for a
long time - and they train regularly and
consistently - and they take charge of
their diet and nutrition.
But we still have 15 members who were
brave enough to step up, raise their hands,
and admit that they've not made any sort
of measurable progress for the past 12
months - which is an awful long time to
be trapped at a standstill.
And 15 out of 88 is close to 20% of the
members who responded - or almost
one out of five. Which is a lot of people
in a forum dedicated to old-school,
drug-free strength training.
I also asked the members to leave a
brief comment explaining why they
were or were not making any sort of
measurable progress.
The most common answer from the 73
members who made measurable progress
over the past 12 months was something
along the lines of:
"I trained regularly, consistently, and
progressively - and I ate right."
Many also noted that they trained on a
program that they enjoyed. In other
words, they had fun when they trained.
Those who had not made any measurable
progress also had pretty much the same
explanation for their lack of progress:
"I stopped training and I can't seem to
get back into it - and my diet is lousy."
So in a nutshell, that seems to be the
answer:
1. Regular, consistent, progressive training
and a healthy diet
vs.
2. Not training, and a lousy diet.
No. 1 works - and no. 2 doesn't.
It's that simple.
So if you're not making progress, you
know what you need to do.
You need to train regularly, consistently
and progressively.
Train on a program that fits into your
schedule.
Use a program that gives you plenty
of time for recovery.
Walk a mile or two on your non-training
days.
Don't try to do it all or to get it all back
overnight. That leads to the old Crash
and Burn.
Start back easy - and build back up
slowly and intelligently.
Use your brain, not your ego.
And eat smart - as opposed to mindless
munching on junk.
Forget about supplements. Eat plenty of
healthy, nutritious, fresh food.
Cook your own meals. It's much cheaper,
and it's enormously better for you.
It's not hard. In fact, it's easy if you just
make it a regular habit.
Start today - give yourself 30 days to
train regularly and to clean up your
diet - and after you do the 30 days
you'll be pretty well back in the
swing of things.
As far as workouts go, grab a copy of
Dinosaur Bodyweight Training if
you enjoy/want to try bodyweight
workouts:
Otherwise, grab a copy of Chalk and
Sweat, and start with one of the 10
programs for beginners:
But whatever you do, get started
right NOW.
The next time I ask if anyone has made
measurable progress over the past 12
months, I want you raising your hand
and saying YES!
As always, thanks for reading, and have
a great day. If you train today, make it
a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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P.S. 2. Thought for the Day
"If you're not training, you're not
gaining."
- Brooks Kubik
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