You know, if you want to lose fat and keep it off, what you do in the gym doesn’t really matter all that much.
Seriously, provided you’re following a sensible programme and working hard, the key to the lean physique you’ve always wanted doesn’t lie in some special combination of exercises, sets, and reps.
No. The real “secret” if you want to call it that is in your head. Specifically, in the way you think.
Listen: Getting (and staying) in shape requires a fundamental shift in the way you view training, eating, and, indeed, the very world around you.
You must:
- Accept that if you’re out of shape it’s your fault. A hard message, but also a liberating one. Because, if your choices got you into the situation you find yourself in, your choices can get you out of it too.
- Understand how errors in your thinking (cognitive biases) and the way you construct faulty arguments to justify your choices (logical fallacies) result in sub-optimal decisions like skipping workouts, following unsustainable diets, and just plain not Doing The Work™.
- Have a clear idea of exactly what you want to achieve, why you want to achieve it, and how you’re going to get there.
- Create a set of rules and boundaries to put you in the best possible position to achieve what you decided you want in point #3… and… ensure other people don’t throw a spanner in the works.
- Learn how to make good decisions on autopilot by deciding in advance how you’re going to respond to difficult situations like eating out, going on holiday, travelling for work, and so on.
Bottom line: If you don’t do the five things I’ve just described, then you might at best get some results from your hard work in the gym and in the kitchen… but…
… you won’t keep them.
On the other hand, if you do the above-described work, you’ll be as close to immune as one can possibly be to the myriad pitfalls and banana skins that are lurking in the shadows waiting to derail your progress and keep you frustrated – spinning your wheels for little to no results.
In other words, not only will you lose fat, but you’ll keep it off for years – perhaps decades – to come.
The catch?
Actually doing those five things I mentioned is hard. Damn hard.
But if you’re willing to learn and, most importantly, act you’ll almost certainly get results.
Most aren’t though. (Even though they say they are).
You’ll find out which camp you’re in when you read the below:
www.philtyreman.co.uk/information
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman