Back when I used to watch fitness content on the internet, a lot of the time I’d wind up feeling demoralised.
Why?
What I was seeing was so far away from where I was at, I couldn’t fathom the possibility of closing the gap.
However.
What I did not consider was the following:
* My job involved a mixture of 8, 10, and 12 hour shifts (that typically overran by anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours) with a substantial commute either side.
* The aforementioned shifts followed no discernable pattern (I was told by Karen in HR the apparent randomness was a necessary part of the “big picture” little people like me were not allowed to see).
* I was not at all sporty growing up; in fact, I was Very Fat Indeed and was so deconditioned I struggled to stand on one leg until I was 19, and this had a murderous effect on my athletic potential.
* I was not taking and had never taken steroids or any other performance enhancing substances.
Obviously those factors had a profoundly negative impact on my ability to get results, irrespective of how hard I trained.
Moreover, while I don’t doubt for a second the people I was watching on YouTube et al had their own struggles and challenges, I suspect they were not as significant nor as disruptive as what I as a normal person was dealing with.
What makes me say that?
I’ve sat on both sides of the fence. And I am telling you it is far easier to get and maintain results when fitness is your job versus when it isn’t.
Not that I intend for this email to demoralise you.
Quite the contrary, actually.
The point I want to make is it’s always better to do something than nothing and that your willingness to do “something” when most do nothing is a fine testament to the quality of your character.
More:
Even though your results will probably never hold a candle to those you look up to, you’ll easily find yourself in the top 20 or potentially 10% of the population provided you:
A) Stick at it long enough, and,
B) Train correctly.
And the latter is where otherwise well-meaning and hardworking folk go wrong, in my extensive experience. Because absent a balanced, sustainable programme of training, even the most diligent will wind up spinning their wheels indefinitely.
So if you know you need assistance in this regard, I heartily recommend you at least read the sales page for “The Phil Tyreman Letter” (my paid Real Paper Newsletter).
It’s a very long page and there are only two pictures (the cover of the book I send to new subscribers and a picture of me walking along the street hand-in-hand with my eldest daughter). But I’ve done it this way to put off people who are unlikely to benefit (because they don’t like reading) and to make sure those who may benefit are able to make an informed purchase.
Here’s the page:
https://philtyreman.co.uk/information/
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman