Hello Monday!
It always amazes me how quickly the weekend goes by. I do hope the information I'm sharing with you on Monday's is really helping you break through your plateaus and achieve new results. There is nothing that will take the wind out of your sails faster than putting in all that time and not seeing the results you deserve.
Just this past weekend I was stopped by a complete stranger, asking for advice on how to get lean. He shared with me his frustrations about his body transformation due to bad information -- believe it or not, he was doing hours of cardio and cutting out certain food groups. This suggestion from a "friend" gave him almost zero results. In fact, he complained that he actually felt as though he had gained fat. Your body is a machine -- it has to be fed every 3-4 hours a protein, carbohydrate and a healthy fat. And always remember, marketing is for the purpose of selling X amounts of units of a certain product. Marketing is not sincerely interested in giving you knowledge and products that work wonders -- they're interested in selling hope. Which often times ends up misleading you.
On to the good stuff.
The first article I want to share is to remind you that just because you don't see the scale moving, doesn't mean you are not making progress. Yes, I made this point a few weeks back, but found yet another article definitely worth the reminder.
When You're Exercising But Your Body Is Not Changing
Keeping in line with the previous article. Have you ever notice that when someone is in the process of transforming their body, they often seem to be cranky and just plain not in a good space. Assuming they are not a physique competitor, that's usually a cue that their calories are too low and/or they are way over trained.
How to Lose Weight Without Losing Your Sanity
And what Monday post would be complete without a good old reminder about one of my favorites, the importance of interval training, to decrease the wear and tear on your joints, increase your results, and cut your workout time down significantly.
Steady State Cardio vs Interval Training
So now that you have information that works ----
Get On Track and Stay On Track!