Supplements Are Just One Example Of Distraction - Recognize and Avoid Distractions

My previous post on supplements hinted that, for many people, supplements are a panacea, a substitute for the actual work that has to go into the workout, a distraction. Those who are merely going through the motions at the gym or in their home workout will not reap the rewards.

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times Millennials are spending big on trendy places to sweat - LA Times http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-boutique-fitness-20170823-story.html

made me chuckle, especially after the Times changed the original title which stressed that this group was “bored.” With this wrongheaded mindset of being bored, or looking for the latest trendy thing, few of these hop-scotching people will achieve what they desire longterm because their head is not in the game. If you are going to the gym and getting results you will never be “bored.” Neither will you be looking around for the next trendy thing to jump on, because you’ll be too excited and preoccupied over your current progress.

As a personal trainer I understand that people get stuck for a lot of reasons. The first is lack of desire to acquire necessary knowledge. No matter what your goal in life—to be a better carpenter, to code better, to run faster and farther, to build a physique that matches your ideal—you have to educate yourself. You have to read, watch videos, learn from others, practice to become better, listen to advice (then accept it or discard it based on your particular circumstance), and above all you have to invest the time—ongoing time. No matter what you want to master, there is no end-time, there is no learning all there is to know about it. The process to become really really good at what you desire is ongoing. There’s always a new way of doing things, a new angle at which to attack a problem.

The bottom line is DESIRE. People who make excuses (pain, time, money, energy) but make no effort to solve their stated problem will of course fare less well than those who tackle the problems. If you want an impressive physique then you’ll find a way. Making excuses tells me, as a trainer, that you’d like the end result but will not commit to the steps required to achieve that.