The first thing you must take on board with this blog is the fact that I am not going to feed you fabricated theories or suppositions we are going to deal with the hard facts; these will be a combination of my own personal experiences training in the gym for 7 years and proven facts that have been shared by professional athletes, nutritionists and scientists. I am not going to give you ridiculous testimonials and stories of an Adonis physique achieved in 2 weeks, simply because this is an industry fabricated phenomenon – please understand I am not writing this blog as a marketeer but as an individual who truly lives and practices what he preaches. By the way I’m not a personal trainer and have not studied sports science; I train because it’s one of my passions; someone who actually takes his own advice based on learned principles and applies them with results. There is of course no end to knowledge – if you have methodologies or techniques that have worked for you please share them.
Before we continue do not expect results without effort, achieving the body that you want requires commitment, consistency, self-belief and determination! You must also realise that this journey which is very personal – is something you have complete control over within the parameters of what you have been physically blessed with and is one of both self discovery and enlightenment. Done correctly you will feel more confident, balanced and purposeful (it’s worked this way for me) – after all we are biologically designed to be physically active.
I believe in sharing information for free with those individuals who really want to learn, I dislike how difficult it is to get a no nonsense analysis of personal health without having to part with cash. This is an essential part of life that should be fully accessible to everyone in a media driven society that deliberately breeds ignorance to fill the pockets of the corporate machines who profit from the control of information.
First of all you must understand and appreciate that we are all unique, we are not produced as clones. We all come in different shades, sizes, proportions and physical compositions – each of us blessed with both strengths and weaknesses. Thus comparing yourself to a separate individual who has a different genetic composition and physical make-up will not yield a valid analysis. To use a simple analogy it would be like comparing a classical music piece to a rock song, a Ferrari to a Porsche, tennis to football etc. Within this field we can go into further depth as within each of these pairs similarities and considerable differences exist. In essence the key to understanding your body is wholly down to your own ability to understand your very personal physical make-up. This can only be done with intelligent & logical trial and error experimentation and a lot of patience – the quicker you understand your body the faster you will achieve the desired results. The key lies within listening to your body; be honest with how far you can push the boundaries and how far you want to push yourself. This will only come if you are brutally honest with the facts. It would be unrealistic for instance to expect an individual who is 50 years old to train as a 100 metres sprint athlete and work towards breaking the world record. You will be battling against many odds – some you may have more control over than others; age, body-type, physical window of opportunity, existing state of health and mindset. You must also be willing to step out of the comfort zone and ascertain information without prejudice – in order to view the bigger picture about yourself and how this relates to your environment.
In seeking advice it must be stated that; there is no holy grail, there simply is not one method that works for everyone. Just to touch on the intricacy of the whole subject – each of us as mentioned earlier has different body types; there are 3 main categories; ectomorph, endomorph and mesomorph. In these 3 categories we can have a whole myriad of combinations of any of the aforementioned types. And your body will respond on a number of different levels which I shall cover in depth as we progress. I believe the predominant principle of success in achieving your target is your own personal drive and conviction. Ask yourself – How much do you really want to attain your goal? To what extent are you willing to pursue your goal? What existing challenges must you overcome mentally and physically to realise your potential? If you mentally tick all the right boxes this will be a very rewarding journey. I personally believe that we all lie to ourselves at some point or another when you start understanding the bigger picture and realise that you must follow your passions then things start happening with remarkable consistency and occurrence. Before we go further I must state that balance is and always will be the defining factor in life so be realistic and operate within the parameters of your own personal ability and remember that as long as a passion exists in all the areas of your life achieving physical goals will be easier than you think.
