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If you start today.

By summer 2021 you will be beach ready.

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5 simple steps to help you achieve your fitness goals 👇

It’s January 1st and while this is an amazing time to start setting new goals and getting things back on track in your life.



A lot of people keep making the same mistake year after year.

They make all these grand goals in their head, go all out for 3 days, and ultimately fall off and go right back to where they were.



The problem is they lack planning and rely on motivation, which will almost always fail.

There will always be days when you are tired when you just want to kick back and do nothing.



We’ve all done this too many times.

I’ve laid out a few simple steps for you to adapt to your own lifestyle, to overcome this, and actually achieve that vision you have for yourself in your mind.

1. Track Workouts:

The only way to know if you are making progress in the gym is to keep track.

I’ve seen too many people as I have myself make the mistake of doing the same workouts over and over for months and getting frustrated when they don’t see progress.

If you want to build muscle you need to increase the load you are applying on the muscles.

Without progressive overload, you will just be maintaining what you already have and will not see progress.

There are many apps you can download to keep track or you can simply use the notes app or a notebook to document your workouts.

You could also do the reverse of this where you layout your workouts for the week or for the month and follow them at the gym.

Either way, you should always have a plan going in and keep track of everything.

If you don’t know how or don’t have the time to set up a plan.

See point #5

2. Track Calories:



Whether you want to build muscle or lose fat.

This is going to be your cheat code.



To build muscle: You want to increase calories.



To lost fat: You want to be in a calorie deficit daily.

Simple enough.

Download My fitness pal or any other app and keep track of what you eat.



At some point, you will start to have go-to meals where you know roughly how many calories you are eating per day.

As with everything in the beginning this might seem annoying but it gets much easier as you go.

3. Track Progress:


Take a weekly photo of your body.



This serves 2 purposes.

First of all, you can see the physical manifestation of your progress to see if you are actually getting where you want to be.

Second, this will serve as intermittent boosts of motivation.

As you progress, you will start to look better and feel better.

Use these photos as fuel to keep you on track and make sure you don’t fall off the plan.

4. Daily Habits:

These are the bricks you will be laying every day to build up to where you want to be.

This is the system you will have in place to slowly move the needle forward every single day to reach your destination.

These are non-negotiable habits that will be planned, tracked, and executed week after week no matter the circumstances.

Do not sleep until your daily habits are done.

This will build your discipline muscle when you know you are not willing to end the day without finishing your habits.

Over time you will know to incorporate them no matter how busy the day is.

If you want a difficult but great program to follow, my friend LifeMathMoney has built a 90 program to track habits and build discipline.



Today is the perfect day to get this and get started.

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5. Invest in yourself:

The majority of people invest 100x more on things outside of themselves.



On electronics, cars, houses, computers, and phones.

But when it comes to their body, all of a sudden they want to get the cheapest stuff.



BIG MISTAKE.

Your body is the only thing you have to live with every single day of your life.



It’s what you should be investing in the most, day in and day out.

Invest in food, supplements, workout plans, trainers, and coaches.

Whatever it is that will give you what you need to live a longer, healthier life.



If you don’t have the time or mental capacity to make a workout plan.

Invest in a coach. It’s worth every penny.



You will literally have the full plan set up step by step to follow.

All you need to do is get yourself to the gym a few times a week and the rest is all done for you.

If this is something you are interested in, I've been working hard over the last few weeks to build a 12-week plan for me to build muscle and get shredded.

I decided to take share it with a few dedicated people who want to do the same.

Send me a DM saying "2021" to learn more.

Anyway.

Happy new year to you all.

Remember:

Plan.

Track Everything.

Stay Consistent.

And good luck.

Always remember when you want to quit:

"Stay Hard!" - David Goggins

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