Sydney Personal Trainer Shows You How to Get Results With Your New Years Resolutions (Part 2)
Following on from yesterdays post….
Step Two – The What and When
What do you want to accomplish and when do you want to accomplish
it by?
We already figured out the obvious – you want to look better in the mirror.
So from a logistics standpoint and keeping things as cost effective as possible, there are three major ways I track “look better” progress with my clients, in order of importance from least to most important:
1.) Scale weight: This by far the least effective goal and something that far too many people get caught up on, but it gives a number worth tracking.
Even though body fat percentage would be a much better option, it’s too inaccurate for you to do by yourself and too expensive to hire someone who knows how to do it PROPERLY.
The key is too not weigh yourself on a regular basis, peoples weight fluctuates too much on daily basis due to hydration, menstrual cycles and diet. Your much better off weighing yourself when you begin, then every 2 weeks after that.
2.) Pant/Dress Size: This is the most simple and effective way of tracking whether or not you look better. For most people I think I’d be right in saying that if you drop a few pant/dress sizes you’ll be looking better.
Pick a dress or set of pants that you’d really like to get into, don’t be conservative – if it’s a size 6 dress then say it’s a size 6 dress. Don’t dilute your goals because you think it’s unattainable!
3.) Digital pictures: Pictures don’t lie, that’s the bottom line. There’s no better way of assessing whether you look better than with pictures. This is important so do don’t skip this. Taking a before picture is essentially you telling everybody that you’re ready to and committed to change.
Take pictures of what you would like to fit into or something that you think will look good on you. If your goal is to get abs then take a picture of your abs, if you want to lose weight around the hips then take a picture of your hips.
Take pictures from the front, side and rear and note the conditions you took the pictures in (lighting, time of day/week etc) be as accurate as possible. Take pictures bi-weekly or monthly until you reach your goal. Clients that have seen amazing results who failed to take before pictures had nothing but regret. Your pictures will become your trophy and a reminder of the ‘dark days’.
Step Three – Planning and Preparing for Roadblocks
What are the biggest obstacles that will prevent you from having the success you desire? What’s contributed most to past failures?
Now you know what your goals are you need to plan for any obstacles you might run into along the way.
One of the most common excuses I hear is… “I’m too busy or too tired to train”.
I don’t care how busy you are, everyone has at least 30 minutes a day when they can train. Whatever your excuse may be you need to have a plan to ensure you don’t fall into the same old trap.
It might just come down to a case of prioritizing, if your goals were important enough to you when you started your fitness journey then they deserve some priority – how important are your goals to you?
Set an appointment with yourself and keep it, don’t make excuses and don’t procrastinate – usually once you begin a workout it’s a lot more fun than you think. Don’t talk yourself out of something and try to justify it later – be honest with yourself.
OK, now you should have your goals written down and a timeframe you want to accomplish them by. Is it scale weight, dress/pant size – do you want to get into shape for a friends wedding? Be specific!
What are the roadblocks? How will you overcome them? You should have it all written down.
Now…
Put these answers and your before pictures somewhere you will see them everyday, if you feel like missing a workout or ordering take away instead of cooking at home – look at your plan and stay focused.
Till next time.
Train Hard!
Dan Clay
Personal Trainer Sydney
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