BEING REALISTIC WITH YOURSELF

Realism and Honesty

Hello. Be Real.

When it comes to fitness, you need to be realistic. Realistic about your current lifestyle. Realistic about your goals. Realistic about how fast you think changes will happen. Unless you are genetically blessed by the gods, or take supplements of the gods, your chances of getting huge and ripped in 6 months or even a year isn't realistic.

Realism 1: SHORTCUT FITNESS

Don't start with the idea that within a few workouts you will be as fit, strong, big, small, or lean as someone that has been actively pursuing a fitness lifestyle for years. Most of the large body builders have been working out for many years. At the time of this writing, Steve Cook is 34. He started working out in high school. He's lifted weights and focused on nutrition literally half of his life.

Realism 2: CHANGES ARE COMING

If you desire to be "shredded", you will be required to change your life style. If you want to look like the 5%, then you need to stop doing what the 95% are doing. This means no late night parties with booz and fried foods. This also means you must commit to working out 5x a week.

Realism 3: CAN'T DO IT ALONE

Unless you're a self-motivated beast, you'll need others on your side to pull you back on track when you think you've decided to walk away from fitness. There will be plenty of moments when you think, "not today". The problem with that thought is that you have a good chance of saying the same thing the next day and before you know it, you're off the fitness train.

You need an accountability person or group to keep you motivated.

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