Saturday March 16th, 2002
It’s Saturday and I just got back from cardio. I am slowly but surely leaning up. This thing is a slow process… I keep telling myself that. Keep looking ahead to the completion of the goal.
That is it… this lifestyle is a bunch of little goals being achieved over and over again. Getting lean is a gradual process… gaining weight is a gradual process… nothing but preparation gets done in a day.
Physical profile
My body type is slow to gain muscle, quick to gain fat and slow to lose fat. I am 31 years old, 6′ 3″, 235lbs and about 12% bf. I am eating 5 to 6 meals a day and doing cardio twice daily 4-5 days a week. I am trying to consume at least 125oz water per day.
Let me say this… I see good changes in my physique. That is what I go by… small changes in either direction allow me to make adjustments accordingly.
I am just an ordinary guy with no aspirations of participating in any bodybuilding shows or becoming a fitness model. (I am not pretty enough anyway.. hehe..) I love this. I love being fit. I love training.
Getting lean is a gradual process… gaining weight is a gradual process… nothing but preparation gets done in a day.
As I have said before, there are several keys to success in this lifestyle.
1) Vision
Get a vision. See the change in advance. Have a realistic mental picture of what you expect to look like when completing the goal.
2) Preparation
This is about 90% of what keeps me able to consistently live this lifestyle. Preparing my food in advance and making it easily accessible. Making preparations for my weaker times allows me to have a healthier alternative instead of cheating with garbage (although it still happens from time to time… hey.. I am not Roger.. hehe..)
3) Inspiration
Inspiration comes in many forms. What or who inspires you?
4) Motivation
I am motivated by those folks who have done this and succeeded. I am motivated by the mental image of me completing the goal and looking great.
5) Determination
This is a deliberate stubbornness that gets you through sets that hurt, makes you deaf to comments of doubt from fat bystanders and makes you unstoppable on your way to the finish line.
6) Consistency
You are consistently living this lifestyle or you are consistently not living it. One way or another you are being consistent. Strive for positive consistency. Do it and then do it again….
7) Perseverance
Staying the course when you can’t see 100ft ahead of you… when everyone expects you to quit… when you get that craving for bags of junk food….
Perseverance is achieved with the help of preparation and inspiration. Being prepared for a sudden craving for junk food and having a healthier alternative ready. Being inspired to say no to the urge to binge or to miss a workout.
Whatever the situation… hang in there.. this too will pass and after the proverbial smoke clears, you will still be moving forward.
And last but not least… as Roger says all the time… Stay focused!
Night everone,
-Jason