Women are KILLING it in the Gym!

Every day, when I go to the gym, I am inspired. This is a great thing, because it keeps me motivated to work hard, and stay consistent with my training. You see, I am a 54-year-old man, and I am recovering from some serious sports-related injuries. My time away from the gym has cost me the 5% body-fat physique I had in my 40’s. I will get it back!

As I continue my journey, it is going well, I noticed something. The landscape of the gym has changed. Things are different now. Yes, there are more people, which creates challenges, and too many of them think the gym is a place to sit on equipment and text, but there is more. The make-up of the athletes in the free-weight area has taken on a brand-new look.

What looks different? Well, the ubiquitous headphones for one, but they were showing up years ago. No. It’s not that. What I have noticed is that women are now taking full advantage of the free weights. This is AWESOME!!!

You have no idea how happy this makes me! For years I tried to convince women that they could achieve whatever results they wanted, working with free-weights. I met great resistance. Women, only a few years ago, seemed to have an aversion to training with free-weights.

• Learn all necessary exercises
• Nutrition for training
• Fitness philosophies
• How to begin and stay consistent
• How to progress in training and diet
• How to cheat
• Avoid binging

The women I talked too, had certain ideas about the effects that this type of training would have. They didn’t believe in the true versatility that this kind of training could offer them. But that is all changing, and it is awesome to see!

Every day I see strong, motivated women absolutely attacking their workouts and achieving mind-blowing results. I am so inspired, and often jealous. I’ll get over the jealousy. I realize that they have paid their dues and earned their great physiques. I also realize that I can do the same. There's no reason for me to doubt my abilities.

Age makes no difference, neither does my hip-replacement. There are NO valid excuses. I will succeed at achieving my ideal physique. I am already well on my way.

For the women reading this who wonder what kinds of results I am talking about, let me explain. I mean . . . ALL of them!

What?

I mean, women are creating any type of physique they want, and accomplishing any type of fitness goals they set. The results are often dramatic. From my nurse friend (in her 40’s) who is, in a few days, about to complete her 5^th Ironman competition in only a few years, to amateur bodybuilding champions, professional IFBB bikini competitors, to working moms who want to create their best physiques ever, these women are absolutely KILLING IT!

I have been preaching the benefits of free-weights to women for decades. Many have listened and many have worked with me when I was a personal trainer. I will tell you this, those who embraced these methods, had spectacular success, more than they ever thought possible, and more quickly than expected. Plus, they fell in love with the process! They got hooked, very quickly!

So, when you feel that you are ready to attack the gym, as other women have, keep an open mind. Don’t worry, YOU WON’T GET BULKY! You can build as much or as little muscle as you choose. But, you will love the way you look and feel. You will love how much control you have over your fitness and appearance.

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Making Fitness Easy

Alright, this is going to be a tricky post. I knew I had to write this because, well, this is what everyone wants. I listen to the questions and comments in the gym, and on social media. I watch ads for gyms and diet plans and workout videos. A common thread ties all of these together. Everyone wants the same thing. Fast and easy. So, let’s get to it!

To be honest, I don’t like catering to this idea. Fast and easy is typically the best way to fail at anything you attempt to accomplish. I will tell you that I have found fast ways to get fit, and I have found easy ways to get fit. I have not found a way that is both fast and easy. Fast is brutal, and dangerous. I will not share that method with you. Easy? Yes, easy is doable.

Most people will tell you that there is no easy way to get fit. I understand where they are coming from. They have been dedicated, and they have worked hard to get the physique that they desired. They were smart about their training. The have succeeded.

They have seen so many fail. They may have failed in the past as well. So, they do not see an easy path. It seems like hard work. It seems hard, because they suffered to get there. I have done this before too. But I have found a better way.

Here’s the thing, the easy way requires patience. I’m sorry, but it's true, and I want you to succeed. The good news is, this patience will pay-off in true, and lasting, success. You will reach your goals and you will enjoy the journey. Not only will you enjoy the journey, but you will find it far easier to maintain the results.

Are you ready to learn this process? Are you ready to make a commitment to an enjoyable trip to physical improvement? Are you ready to take the first step to reaching whatever fitness goal you set? Are you ready to learn how I lost 30 pounds and kept it off for over a decade? Are you ready to learn how I lived at 5% body-fat into my 40’s? If so, read on!!!

There is no “secret” here. This is just a simple way of approaching your fitness journey. Rather than “forcing” yourself to do something you hate just to reach a “temporary” goal, you will focus on consistency. You will develop a new routine. This new routine will become second nature to you. I know, because it worked for me. It also worked for everyone I taught this method to.

Like success in anything you wish to accomplish, getting fit and creating the physique you truly want, is all about consistency. If you are consistent with your training and nutrition, over time, you will experience tremendous results. However, most people struggle with consistency. Let’s cure that problem for you right now.

All you have to do is create new habits. You need the right habits with your training, and you need the right habits with your nutrition. Once you create the habits, you will become consistent, and it will not feel like work. Training and eating right will become . . . effortless. I know. It worked for me. It was so simple.

What you need to do is set your goal. Then, you need to decide what you need to do to achieve your goal. For instance, if you want to bulk up, you need to train for strength and eat foods that help build muscle. If you want to lose weight, you will need to train to burn calories as efficiently as possible and eat fewer calories. Keep this simple. Don’t try anything fancy or exotic here.

Once you have decided on your path, you can begin. Make it easy on yourself. Start slowly. Let’s start with your workouts, then we will move to your diet.

Working Out

1. Make the commitment to go to the gym, directly from work, every day for two weeks. The reason you need to go directly from work is that it will keep you on schedule and because you can get distracted at home. I found that the gravitational pull of my sofa would only let me get as far as the refrigerator.

2. You must go to the gym every day, Mon. – Fri. for those two weeks, no matter what. No excuses. Go even if you are sick or hurt. When you get to the gym, you must stay for 1 hour, no matter what. I don’t care if you can't train for the whole hour, stay.

If you do the above for two weeks, you will have created the “habit” of going to the gym. I did this for those first two weeks, and I didn’t miss for the next 11 years.

3. Start slowly. Do basic exercises, nothing fancy. Learn proper form. Get used to your routine. Train each body part once per week. Try this:

a. Monday: Legs

b. Tuesday: Chest

c. Wednesday: Shoulders

d. Thursday: Arms

e. Friday: Abs and some light cardio.

Don’t worry about any great accomplishments. Just create the habit. You will do more as you get comfortable. This is how you begin. It will take just a little bit of discipline for the first two weeks, but soon, you will go to the gym without even thinking about it, it’ll just be “what you do”. Then, you will get more and more into your workouts and you will WANT to do more. It will seem . . .EASY!

Diet

This will be done a little bit differently than the training. You will start slowly. Trying to cut out everything you like, all at once, will be too much to ask.

1. Add food first. This may seem counter-intuitive, but it works. Rather than denying yourself the things you love, begin adding things you know you should be eating. Add lean, low-fat meats like chicken and turkey. Eat lots of fresh, raw or steamed vegetables.

Make sure you are eating these things every day. As you add these foods to your diet, you will slowly, and naturally, begin eating less of the bad foods.

(Note: Vegetarians and vegans, you will only adjust your diets for total calories)

2. Improve your diet in a smooth, easy-to-adjust-to manner. The first week, try eating healthy all day on Monday, then eat as normal for the rest of the week. Next week, eat healthy on Monday and Thursday. The next week, eat healthy on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The following week, eat healthy all week, with two exceptions.

3. Cheats. You will have two “cheats” per week, scheduled into your diet. For example, you can have one cheat on Wednesday, and the other, as a floater, on the weekend. Weekends can be unpredictable, so use this cheat where needed. (Party, dinner out, etc.)

4. What is a cheat? A cheat is an entrée, or a dessert, that would not normally be on your diet, but that you enjoy. Having these will keep you from binging. Denying yourself the foods you love, eternally, is too much to ask.

These tips for training and eating are only a small sample of the things you can do to reach your goals efficiently, and as painlessly as possible.

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