Thoughts, Ideas, and quick stabs

It’s funny, day after day a friend of mine and I read through the blogs on this site, and read where people are getting frustrated with the results (or lack thereof) they are getting from their workouts. And every day I go to the gym, and watch people do these workout routines, and then question why they aren’t getting anywhere. So I thought I would stop and write down some basic rules to help out here.

First, don’t expect….

To see any major weight loss if all you do is go to the gym, walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes while reading a book

To see any major transformation of your body , if all you do is cardio

To build any muscle, if all you do is lift small weights day after day (you have to stress the muscles to get muscles)

To see any major muscle development if you have done the same routine for the past year. (Your muscles require change, part of the stressing thing)

To have a ripped up body, if you bust your ass in the gym only to go home and eat like shit. (a ripped body requires cardio, stress of the muscles, and the proper diet)

To see a total body transformation in a couple weeks. It takes time, hell you didn’t get fat overnight, so you aren’t going to get ripped in that timeframe. Changes take time, weight loss takes time.

And most of all, don’t expect a damn thing if you are going to come up with excuses after excuses of why you didn’t get your workouts in. Ladies, you all have a monthly cycle, get use to it and stop complaining about it. It’s a fact of life, (mind you not a fun one) and all women go through it. Guys and girls, everyone gets a cold, work through the damn things. If you are going to let the sniffles shut you down, you might as well give up 3 months a year of working out. If your job stresses you out, get your ass up and go to the gym before hand. I worked out at 5 am for 5 years straight, because that was the only time I could get to the gym, so I don’t want to hear and damn thing about that. If you want results, then you have to be determined to get them, and not let a damn thing in your way. You have to love the workouts.

If something isn’t working, change it up. If you hate something, change until you find something you do love. If you don’t know the answers, then ask. There are so many people on this site that are serious (and not here to show off their ass) that are more than willing to help. There should be no excuses for you to not have the all the information to reach your goals