What I Believe
Recently a very well known fitness professional wrote a blog post called ‘What I Believe’. He also put a call out for other fitness pros around the world to take action and create their own ‘What I Believe’ article.
I have taken him up on his offer and I urge you to do the same.
I Believe In ‘Real’ Functional Training
I believe that functional training is a term that has been so misused in the fitness industry that most people don’t even know what functional training actually is anymore.
Functional training is performing exercises that will help you in your daily activities. And if you want to be better at daily activities, such as, lifting a baby, bending over and picking up heavy box, carrying your groceries, or just kicking the crap out of your brother at every sport out there (sorry Mark) then you need to get strong.
Standing on half a balloon (actually known as the BOSU ball) with one leg and then doing an overhead dumbbell shoulder press isn’t going to help you at all. When’s the last time you were in your driveway and you needed to walk on a balloon to get inside your house while carrying groceries?
Learning how to properly deadlift and start to lift some heavier weight will help you, A LOT.
Pretty much everything we do is ground based. So why are we training on a ball?
Because it works our core more, right?
Ya…good one.
I Believe In Trying To Consume Foods That Help My Life
I believe that we should all focus on eating foods that help us live longer, not on foods that we live for.
Sure I’ll have a jack and coke every once in a while. But I won’t have it every weekend or every month for that matter.
When I’m at a birthday party I’ll usually have a piece of cake…hey, and maybe some ice cream with that too.
But 90% of the time I’m focusing on whole foods. Foods that help me feel great and will increase my energy and longterm health.
Fruits and vegetables are key foods.
I rarely drink sugary drinks and mostly just drink water. The only other liquid drink I’ll drink on a regular basis in a protein drink.
I believe that this is the only way we should eat to live a optimum and healthy life.
I Believe In Intensity
I believe in lifting heavy weights to build strength and muscle and I believe everybody should follow. (Ladies, you’re NOT going to bulk up by doing this)
I believe that high intensity is the key to fat loss success. If lifting light weight for high reps was the answer then all we would need to do is lift a couple soup cans in our house every day or just go outside and garden for a couple hours each day in the summer.
Gardening will not help you get in shape. Sorry, but when people tell me they garden as part of their exercise I sometimes feel like smashing my head through a wall….just kidding :)…I think it just shows how misinformed people really are.
I also believe in interval training as it continues to dominate slow cardio as a fat loss method through scientific studies. Here’s some studies if you’re interested:
Tremblay A, Simoneau JA, Bouchard C, (1994), “Impact of exercise
intensity on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism",
Metabolism, 1994 Jul, 43, (7), pp 814-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8028502
Tabata I, Nishimura K, Kouzaki M, Hirai Y, Ogita F, Miyachi M,
Yamamoto K, (1996), "Effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-
intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max",
Med Sci Sports Exerc, 1996 Oct, 28, (10), pp 1327-30.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392
Yoshioka M, Doucet E, St-Pierre S, Alméras N, Richard D, Labrie
A, Després JP, Bouchard C, Tremblay A, (2001), "Impact of high-
intensity exercise on energy expenditure, lipid oxidation and body
fatness", Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 2001 Mar, 25, (3), pp 332-9.
Hyperlink http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319629
What do you believe?
I believe a lot more and I’ll be expanding this article into a series of articles to come. Now I want to know what YOU believe and are you following those beliefs to help you conquer your fitness goals.
Let me know at dan @ gymsuperstar.com or in the comments box below.
Gym Superstar Exercise of the Day #10
The 180 Kettlebell Swing
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
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The Megan Fox Abs Workout and Gym Superstar Exercise of The Day #5
Hey Superstars,
Megan Fox = Sexy Abs
Now is Megan’s workout a good one?
Probably not. Well, if she’s working out with a celebrity trainer then for sure not. Sorry Hollywood trainers but most of you are idiots.
In fact, I’ve read that she’s super lazy and tells her trainer to go home because she doesn’t want to workout most times.
She does control what she eats, however, but I’m guessing she probably doesn’t cook much. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this as a bad thing, I would love to have my nutrition taken care of by someone else too if I could. I say good for her. But let’s get back on subject.
Ms. Fox has great genetics and does workout, but her workouts don’t exactly need to be top notch to get her that great body, because she already has the great body.
But what about people like you and me who weren’t exactly blessed with amazing genetics. Can we still get an incredible mid-section that will turn some heads?
For sure we can. It’s just going to take some work and planning.
Of course, you need the right attitude and get a clear vision of what you want.
Then it’s time to get to work, and I do mean work. ‘No sissy’s allowed’ kind of work:).
Full body exercises with interval training and a good nutrition plan.
Nutrition is such a hassle, I know. But it’s unfortunately completely necessary so you have to eat right. I’ve had the most success with the Precision Nutrition Program. Maybe you’ve had success with another program.
If you have, let us know below. We’re a team after all so make sure if you do know of any good programs to help your teammates out (other blog readers) and let them know about it:).
The Gym Superstar Exercise of the Day #5 is a GREAT exercise to help you on your way to a sexy mid-section.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Megan Fox = Sexy Abs
Now is Megan’s workout a good one?
Probably not. Well, if she’s working out with a celebrity trainer then for sure not. Sorry Hollywood trainers but most of you are idiots.
In fact, I’ve read that she’s super lazy and tells her trainer to go home because she doesn’t want to workout most times.
She does control what she eats, however, but I’m guessing she probably doesn’t cook much. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this as a bad thing, I would love to have my nutrition taken care of by someone else too if I could. I say good for her. But let’s get back on subject.
Ms. Fox has great genetics and does workout, but her workouts don’t exactly need to be top notch to get her that great body, because she already has the great body.
But what about people like you and me who weren’t exactly blessed with amazing genetics. Can we still get an incredible mid-section that will turn some heads?
For sure we can. It’s just going to take some work and planning.
Of course, you need the right attitude and get a clear vision of what you want.
Then it’s time to get to work, and I do mean work. ‘No sissy’s allowed’ kind of work:).
Full body exercises with interval training and a good nutrition plan.
Nutrition is such a hassle, I know. But it’s unfortunately completely necessary so you have to eat right. I’ve had the most success with the Precision Nutrition Program. Maybe you’ve had success with another program.
If you have, let us know below. We’re a team after all so make sure if you do know of any good programs to help your teammates out (other blog readers) and let them know about it:).
The Gym Superstar Exercise of the Day #5 is a GREAT exercise to help you on your way to a sexy mid-section.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Friday, November 21, 2008
Gym Superstar Exercise Of the Day #4
Hey Superstars,
Here's the GS Exercise of the Day #4 as shown to you by the birthday girl Michelle.
Happy Bday Michelle!
She's got a great core exercise for you that requires a bit of creativity if you don't have 'gliders'.
But I list some of those in the video.
For this exercise make you keep your core tight and your arms and legs locked the whole time.
Here's Michelle (she's like me...celebrating her birthday by spending the whole day at the gym :) )
Keep ROCKIN' IT all weekend Superstars,
Dan Grant
PS - What's your thoughts of the exercise of the day so far? Let us know so we can make this the best thing out there.
Here's the GS Exercise of the Day #4 as shown to you by the birthday girl Michelle.
Happy Bday Michelle!
She's got a great core exercise for you that requires a bit of creativity if you don't have 'gliders'.
But I list some of those in the video.
For this exercise make you keep your core tight and your arms and legs locked the whole time.
Here's Michelle (she's like me...celebrating her birthday by spending the whole day at the gym :) )
Keep ROCKIN' IT all weekend Superstars,
Dan Grant
PS - What's your thoughts of the exercise of the day so far? Let us know so we can make this the best thing out there.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Gym Superstar Exercise Of the Day #3
Hey Superstars,
It's 11pm right now and I'm 'up and at 'em' in about 5 and a half hours but I wanted to make sure that you got exercise #3 for week.
It's called the plank walk and my fabulous client Fawn helped me out by demonstrating the exercise for you.
(Pay close attention to the evil look she's giving me when I accidently call her Fay...oops)
Some points to remember about this exercise:
- keep your core tight while performing the exercise
- try and keep a fairly straight line from your shoulder to your ankle while performing the plank
- if you feel any discomfort in your shoulder then STOP!
- try to do as many as you can and then build from there
Enjoy the video!
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - I have an interview about an awesome fitness success story that will inspire you to make fitness apart of your daily life so make sure you stay tuned for that.
It's 11pm right now and I'm 'up and at 'em' in about 5 and a half hours but I wanted to make sure that you got exercise #3 for week.
It's called the plank walk and my fabulous client Fawn helped me out by demonstrating the exercise for you.
(Pay close attention to the evil look she's giving me when I accidently call her Fay...oops)
Some points to remember about this exercise:
- keep your core tight while performing the exercise
- try and keep a fairly straight line from your shoulder to your ankle while performing the plank
- if you feel any discomfort in your shoulder then STOP!
- try to do as many as you can and then build from there
Enjoy the video!
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - I have an interview about an awesome fitness success story that will inspire you to make fitness apart of your daily life so make sure you stay tuned for that.
Leading Fitness Experts Give The Gift Of Health To World With Biggest Ever Health and Fitness Giveaway This Festive Season
On Wednesday, December 10, Dax Moy and over 250 of the world's top fitness professionals will open the doors on the World’s largest ever health and fitness gift-giving, set to generate positive health for over 500,000 people this Christmas
The program, called ’12 days of fitness’ initially began when the UK's leading fitness professional, Dax Moy, wanted to express his gratitude to his clients and offered them a gift a day for 12 consecutive days as his twist of the 12 Days of Christmas.
Last year Moy shared this idea with fellow fitness professional Pat Rigsby and they expanded the 12 Days of Fitness to include not only their own clients but to the world at large and gave fitness gifts to over 200,000 people who signed up at the site at www.12daysoffitness.com.
This year, with the help of 250 of the world's top personal trainers, nutritionists, therapists and specialist fitness experts, the 12 days of fitness is set to become the biggest fitness gift giveaway in history with expected downloads of over 500,000 between the 10th and 22nd of December. "There’s never been another health event like this, where so many people stand to benefit from the expertise of true professionals for free” says Moy who has been working flat out to make this year’s 12 days a success.
“Fitness professionals from around the globe have contributed hundreds of e-books, reports, videos, meal plans and other free gifts in their hope of making 2009 the year that anyone, regardless or their location, financial situation or past failures, can finally reach their fitness goals and make those New Year's Resolutions a reality once and for all.”
Perhaps the best part of the 12 Days of Fitness giveaway is that regardless of a persons health or fitness goals, there are going to be gifts specifically designed to help them achieve success.
"We've received gifts designed for busy mom's, elite athletes, bodybuilders, back pain sufferers and pretty much anyone else you can imagine covering everything from fat loss to rehabilitation and everything in between.
There literally will be something for everyone this year and all of it free, making it, without a doubt, one of the most important gifts anyone will receive this year. After all, what’s more important than health?”
The 12 days of gift giving starts December 10th but those interested are urged to visit www.12daysoffitness.com right away to sign up for their free gifts.
Once enrolled, participants will get a daily email telling them how to access each of the new gifts that are being added each day as well as a reminder on how to access previous gifts.
To guarantee a healthy start to 2009, simply visit www.12daysoffitness.com today.
The program, called ’12 days of fitness’ initially began when the UK's leading fitness professional, Dax Moy, wanted to express his gratitude to his clients and offered them a gift a day for 12 consecutive days as his twist of the 12 Days of Christmas.
Last year Moy shared this idea with fellow fitness professional Pat Rigsby and they expanded the 12 Days of Fitness to include not only their own clients but to the world at large and gave fitness gifts to over 200,000 people who signed up at the site at www.12daysoffitness.com.
This year, with the help of 250 of the world's top personal trainers, nutritionists, therapists and specialist fitness experts, the 12 days of fitness is set to become the biggest fitness gift giveaway in history with expected downloads of over 500,000 between the 10th and 22nd of December. "There’s never been another health event like this, where so many people stand to benefit from the expertise of true professionals for free” says Moy who has been working flat out to make this year’s 12 days a success.
“Fitness professionals from around the globe have contributed hundreds of e-books, reports, videos, meal plans and other free gifts in their hope of making 2009 the year that anyone, regardless or their location, financial situation or past failures, can finally reach their fitness goals and make those New Year's Resolutions a reality once and for all.”
Perhaps the best part of the 12 Days of Fitness giveaway is that regardless of a persons health or fitness goals, there are going to be gifts specifically designed to help them achieve success.
"We've received gifts designed for busy mom's, elite athletes, bodybuilders, back pain sufferers and pretty much anyone else you can imagine covering everything from fat loss to rehabilitation and everything in between.
There literally will be something for everyone this year and all of it free, making it, without a doubt, one of the most important gifts anyone will receive this year. After all, what’s more important than health?”
The 12 days of gift giving starts December 10th but those interested are urged to visit www.12daysoffitness.com right away to sign up for their free gifts.
Once enrolled, participants will get a daily email telling them how to access each of the new gifts that are being added each day as well as a reminder on how to access previous gifts.
To guarantee a healthy start to 2009, simply visit www.12daysoffitness.com today.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Gym Superstar Exercise Of the Day #2
Hey Superstars,
Thanks for the feedback on Exercise Of the Day #1.
Here's number 2 for ya and Scotty J is going to show you this one too.
Notice the wicked Bruce Lee shirt he's sporting...I need to get some cool shirts like that.
Make sure you keep sending in your ideas and what you want to see and whenever I get some time I'll be recording for you.
Now, I realize that exercise #1 was an exercise that not too many people could do, but as difficult as this new one looks, you can definently do it.
We're hitting the core and get a little explosive with this exercise...it will jack your metabolism up :).
Take it away, Scotty J!
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Thanks for the feedback on Exercise Of the Day #1.
Here's number 2 for ya and Scotty J is going to show you this one too.
Notice the wicked Bruce Lee shirt he's sporting...I need to get some cool shirts like that.
Make sure you keep sending in your ideas and what you want to see and whenever I get some time I'll be recording for you.
Now, I realize that exercise #1 was an exercise that not too many people could do, but as difficult as this new one looks, you can definently do it.
We're hitting the core and get a little explosive with this exercise...it will jack your metabolism up :).
Take it away, Scotty J!
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Gym Superstar Exercise Of the Day #1
Hey Superstars,
I tried to get this up last night but my computer was going super slow so I got up a little earlier (It's 4:30am right now) to get it up.
We are going to try and do an exercise of the day for you guys.
They'll be fairly advanced...sometimes not...but they will for sure make you look like superstars in the gym :).
Not every exercise of the day will be for everybody, but if you think you can do the then give them a shot and tell us what you think.
Now I would like to introduce Scotty J to you.
He'll take over from here and show you the GymSuperstar.com Exercise of the Day #1.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - What kind of exercises are you looking for?
PPS - We did do a cable exercise video yesterday, so that will be up soon.
I tried to get this up last night but my computer was going super slow so I got up a little earlier (It's 4:30am right now) to get it up.
We are going to try and do an exercise of the day for you guys.
They'll be fairly advanced...sometimes not...but they will for sure make you look like superstars in the gym :).
Not every exercise of the day will be for everybody, but if you think you can do the then give them a shot and tell us what you think.
Now I would like to introduce Scotty J to you.
He'll take over from here and show you the GymSuperstar.com Exercise of the Day #1.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - What kind of exercises are you looking for?
PPS - We did do a cable exercise video yesterday, so that will be up soon.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Successful Fat Loss Needs a Clear Vision
I used to struggle with my business because of one simple fact.
I didn’t know where I was going.
I had a great passion to help people and of course I wanted to make a lot of money doing it, but I would constantly struggle to get my business to grow.
If you ask people about me, most of them might say I have ADHD, but I don’t.
My brain does work ‘overtime’ a lot, but it’s because I have so many ideas and I really analyze some things a lot more then needed.
Same with my old business. I would just analyze and put new ideas into it, but I never had an end goal in mind.
Probably like your fitness plan. Maybe you’re always adding new exercises and taking out old ones (which is fine), but maybe at the same time you aren’t really seeing the results you want.
The question really is, do you have an end goal in mind and do you have a specific date by when you want to reach that goal?
If you don’t, your chances of being successful are not very good.
Setting end goals in a specific time frame helps make all that ‘in-between’ work a little more urgent and gets your mind in a proper ‘let’s get this done’ frame.
You’re going to hear me say this, in a variety of different ways, over and over, but without the right attitude you are going to fail in the long term.
And stay away from “I want to look good at Amy’s wedding” stuff too. Why is it okay to be fat and then you all of a sudden need to look good for the wedding?
Because there are cameras?
You know the worst part about this whole ‘I need to change right now’ way of thinking?
It doesn’t help a lot of people become successful in the short term either. I’ve had plenty of people come to me so I can design them a program that can get them sexier in 4-8 weeks and they still can’t follow through because they don’t have the right mind frame and they are still going back to their old habits.
Having a clear vision and an end goal helps to change your old habits into new ones. That’s how long term success is made.
You are where you are now, whether you’re fat or just a little out of shape and want to firm up, because of the decisions you’ve made and the habits you do.
A clear, end goal can help change that.
Do you have any thoughts on this?
If you do then click on the comments area below.
Hope your having a great weekend.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
I didn’t know where I was going.
I had a great passion to help people and of course I wanted to make a lot of money doing it, but I would constantly struggle to get my business to grow.
If you ask people about me, most of them might say I have ADHD, but I don’t.
My brain does work ‘overtime’ a lot, but it’s because I have so many ideas and I really analyze some things a lot more then needed.
Same with my old business. I would just analyze and put new ideas into it, but I never had an end goal in mind.
Probably like your fitness plan. Maybe you’re always adding new exercises and taking out old ones (which is fine), but maybe at the same time you aren’t really seeing the results you want.
The question really is, do you have an end goal in mind and do you have a specific date by when you want to reach that goal?
If you don’t, your chances of being successful are not very good.
Setting end goals in a specific time frame helps make all that ‘in-between’ work a little more urgent and gets your mind in a proper ‘let’s get this done’ frame.
You’re going to hear me say this, in a variety of different ways, over and over, but without the right attitude you are going to fail in the long term.
And stay away from “I want to look good at Amy’s wedding” stuff too. Why is it okay to be fat and then you all of a sudden need to look good for the wedding?
Because there are cameras?
You know the worst part about this whole ‘I need to change right now’ way of thinking?
It doesn’t help a lot of people become successful in the short term either. I’ve had plenty of people come to me so I can design them a program that can get them sexier in 4-8 weeks and they still can’t follow through because they don’t have the right mind frame and they are still going back to their old habits.
Having a clear vision and an end goal helps to change your old habits into new ones. That’s how long term success is made.
You are where you are now, whether you’re fat or just a little out of shape and want to firm up, because of the decisions you’ve made and the habits you do.
A clear, end goal can help change that.
Do you have any thoughts on this?
If you do then click on the comments area below.
Hope your having a great weekend.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Birthday Fitness Fun....and The People Pull
Hey Superstars,
So today is my birthday.
I'm 27 today and I'm having a Fitness Birthday party by working for 15 hours from 6am-9pm.
Why?
Well, one reason is because I don't really have family here in Edmonton. They are all in Thunder Bay, ON and my girlfriend is in Virginia going to grad school. All my buddies work at the gym anyways so I will be having some fun with them.
Maybe doing something like we did last Friday...The People Pull
Behind me on the pull is Scott and Michelle (aka. the fitest person in the world)...
Every friday we do an intense workout together and then sometimes we decide to experiment a little bit....
Have fun laughing at Michelle screaming for her safety at the back (By the way, I don't reccomend trying this yourself...we are trained professionals you know...or trained idiots :) )
It's fun, a little strange, but who cares?
Do you have any fun, maybe weird exercises that you do at the gym?
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - A have some new videos coming soon...cable training, inhome workouts, fast workouts....they're coming so keep a look out for them.
So today is my birthday.
I'm 27 today and I'm having a Fitness Birthday party by working for 15 hours from 6am-9pm.
Why?
Well, one reason is because I don't really have family here in Edmonton. They are all in Thunder Bay, ON and my girlfriend is in Virginia going to grad school. All my buddies work at the gym anyways so I will be having some fun with them.
Maybe doing something like we did last Friday...The People Pull
Behind me on the pull is Scott and Michelle (aka. the fitest person in the world)...
Every friday we do an intense workout together and then sometimes we decide to experiment a little bit....
Have fun laughing at Michelle screaming for her safety at the back (By the way, I don't reccomend trying this yourself...we are trained professionals you know...or trained idiots :) )
It's fun, a little strange, but who cares?
Do you have any fun, maybe weird exercises that you do at the gym?
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - A have some new videos coming soon...cable training, inhome workouts, fast workouts....they're coming so keep a look out for them.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
A Day of Remembrance
Hi Superstars,
Today is Remembrance Day so I put up this video on the blog today as a tribute to the soldiers who have died in combat.
Since I am Canadian, it is a Canadian video.
I've never been involved in the military but I fully understand what this day means to millions of people on this day.
My mom was born in Milwaukee and her uncle fought in WWII.
I was living in Illinois when 9/11 happened and was living in Iowa when The War On Terrorism began. Actually, a teammate (I played college baseball) was formerly in the military and his first captain was actually killed in the Pentagon attack.
I met a soldier a couple years ago who was in the deadlist battle to date in the war and about 3/4 of his squad were killed in that battle. Watching him, his wife and his two daughters hanging out at a friends wedding gave me chills knowing what he had been through.
You'll notice the name PTE JOSH KLUKIE come on your screen early in the video. He was from Thunder Bay (my hometown) and he went to school with my girlfriend.
Today at the gym at 11am we turned off all the music and stood in silence for 1 minute to pay our respects.
Please take a moment to pay your respects.
Dan Grant
Today is Remembrance Day so I put up this video on the blog today as a tribute to the soldiers who have died in combat.
Since I am Canadian, it is a Canadian video.
I've never been involved in the military but I fully understand what this day means to millions of people on this day.
My mom was born in Milwaukee and her uncle fought in WWII.
I was living in Illinois when 9/11 happened and was living in Iowa when The War On Terrorism began. Actually, a teammate (I played college baseball) was formerly in the military and his first captain was actually killed in the Pentagon attack.
I met a soldier a couple years ago who was in the deadlist battle to date in the war and about 3/4 of his squad were killed in that battle. Watching him, his wife and his two daughters hanging out at a friends wedding gave me chills knowing what he had been through.
You'll notice the name PTE JOSH KLUKIE come on your screen early in the video. He was from Thunder Bay (my hometown) and he went to school with my girlfriend.
Today at the gym at 11am we turned off all the music and stood in silence for 1 minute to pay our respects.
Please take a moment to pay your respects.
Dan Grant
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Quick Workout Idea
Hey Superstars,
here's a quick video I shot this morning.
You wanted a quick workout idea, and you here it is for you.
It's a really quick video and it's just the start.
As you notice we only do jumping jacks and jump squats.
You can use a variety of different exercises and in some upcoming videos I'll show you a bunch of solid exercises you can use in the form I show in the video.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - If you see a post you like and want to share it with anybody you think it would help, all you have to do is click that envelope looking thing by the comments link. Pretty cool.
here's a quick video I shot this morning.
You wanted a quick workout idea, and you here it is for you.
It's a really quick video and it's just the start.
As you notice we only do jumping jacks and jump squats.
You can use a variety of different exercises and in some upcoming videos I'll show you a bunch of solid exercises you can use in the form I show in the video.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
PS - If you see a post you like and want to share it with anybody you think it would help, all you have to do is click that envelope looking thing by the comments link. Pretty cool.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Feeling like total crap and working out
I had a rough day at the gym today. My workout didn't exactly go as planned.
Why?
I give you a little insight on my currently not very good sleeping pattern which is the number 1 reason.
But, what do you want to hear about?
Let me know in the comments section below.
Enjoy!
Now I'm not saying that if you feel a little tired then don't workout because I know that's the perfect excuse to not go to the gym.
I'm saying that if you're body is just physically exhausted then take a break for a day or two. I've already got a few workout in this week and have a very intense cardio workout (which I hope to get on video) tomorrow, so doing today's workout would have been totally unproductive.
Any thoughts?
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Why?
I give you a little insight on my currently not very good sleeping pattern which is the number 1 reason.
But, what do you want to hear about?
Let me know in the comments section below.
Enjoy!
Now I'm not saying that if you feel a little tired then don't workout because I know that's the perfect excuse to not go to the gym.
I'm saying that if you're body is just physically exhausted then take a break for a day or two. I've already got a few workout in this week and have a very intense cardio workout (which I hope to get on video) tomorrow, so doing today's workout would have been totally unproductive.
Any thoughts?
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Is This The Most Important Step In Fat Loss?
I’m guilty of this sometimes when I’m about to go on a new venture of ‘changing’ myself or the world around me.
You know what I’m saying. That rush of motivation and inspiration that the thing you are about to do will change your life forever.
Then 3 or 4 days later you find it a lot harder to do…and eventually that initial life changing motivation begins to fade away into the darkness of failure until the next time you want to try to change your body and/or life forever.
For a lot of people, every January 1st is that day. For others, it could be their birthday. Or for others it could be after reading an inspiring book. But it doesn’t really matter when you do it, it’s the fact that you’re constantly failing.
That’s the problem, and it’s a problem that not enough fitness experts talk about.
Don’t get me wrong, when I started out in this industry I was the same way, but I’ve grown to accept that there’s a lot more to the fat loss game then just the nutrition part and the workout part.
We’re soft. We don’t want to work hard. We don’t want to make sacrifices.
We want to feel good and we want to feel good NOW.
Can I really say that ATTITUDE is the most important part of successful fat loss?
Maybe.
We all really start out with the ‘right’ attitude, I just think we aren’t strong enough mentally to keep the right attitude because our brain is telling us that this is going to be a lot tougher then we originally thought so maybe we should just slow down or quit.
Every time you feel that discomfort or have your mind asking you, “is this really worth it?” that’s not a bad thing.
That’s a great thing because it’s giving you the opportunity to grow and change your old shitty habits into new good habits that will actually get you a better life and get you a better body.
You need a clear vision of what you want and the patience to let things ‘work’.
Society has messed our minds with all this instant results stuff and I think it’s time to actually make significant long term changes and not hope and pray for the next ‘miracle’ pill or diet book to come out.
The most important thing in my eyes is to understand that a clear vision and a strong and powerful attitude are needed for anything to be a long term success.
That’s why you’re at my blog and that’s why only a certain few will qualify to take on my advice.
Are you one of them?
If you think you are then you should go to www.operationburnfat.com to find out.
Do you have any thought's about this post?
If you do please post your comments and thoughts below.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
www.operationburnfat.com
PS - VIDEOS are coming. Probably by this weekend will be the first one. Is there anything specific you'd like to know about becoming a GYM SUPERSTAR? Just let me know in the comments section.
You know what I’m saying. That rush of motivation and inspiration that the thing you are about to do will change your life forever.
Then 3 or 4 days later you find it a lot harder to do…and eventually that initial life changing motivation begins to fade away into the darkness of failure until the next time you want to try to change your body and/or life forever.
For a lot of people, every January 1st is that day. For others, it could be their birthday. Or for others it could be after reading an inspiring book. But it doesn’t really matter when you do it, it’s the fact that you’re constantly failing.
That’s the problem, and it’s a problem that not enough fitness experts talk about.
Don’t get me wrong, when I started out in this industry I was the same way, but I’ve grown to accept that there’s a lot more to the fat loss game then just the nutrition part and the workout part.
We’re soft. We don’t want to work hard. We don’t want to make sacrifices.
We want to feel good and we want to feel good NOW.
Can I really say that ATTITUDE is the most important part of successful fat loss?
Maybe.
We all really start out with the ‘right’ attitude, I just think we aren’t strong enough mentally to keep the right attitude because our brain is telling us that this is going to be a lot tougher then we originally thought so maybe we should just slow down or quit.
Every time you feel that discomfort or have your mind asking you, “is this really worth it?” that’s not a bad thing.
That’s a great thing because it’s giving you the opportunity to grow and change your old shitty habits into new good habits that will actually get you a better life and get you a better body.
You need a clear vision of what you want and the patience to let things ‘work’.
Society has messed our minds with all this instant results stuff and I think it’s time to actually make significant long term changes and not hope and pray for the next ‘miracle’ pill or diet book to come out.
The most important thing in my eyes is to understand that a clear vision and a strong and powerful attitude are needed for anything to be a long term success.
That’s why you’re at my blog and that’s why only a certain few will qualify to take on my advice.
Are you one of them?
If you think you are then you should go to www.operationburnfat.com to find out.
Do you have any thought's about this post?
If you do please post your comments and thoughts below.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
www.operationburnfat.com
PS - VIDEOS are coming. Probably by this weekend will be the first one. Is there anything specific you'd like to know about becoming a GYM SUPERSTAR? Just let me know in the comments section.
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