I received an email from Mike Boyle, a well known trainer from the East Coast, that talks about training being like farming and it was great, so I thought I would share it will you...
He said the process of exercise is much like farming or planting flowers. There are no immediate results from exercise and no immediate results from farming or gardening!
First, you must plant the seed (have a goal). Then fertilizer (nutrition) and water must be applied constently. Too much food can be bad for both! Only the correct amount will causes proper growth. Overfeeding and underfeeding can cause problems. As you sit and wait to see results, nothing happens. You get frustrated and think "All this work and --NOTHING!"
Before you get frustrated...Are you thinking about that goal daily? did you REALLY give it the proper amounts of food and water? If you are not 100% you did, then you should write it down!
They key is NOT to quit! If this is what you really want...give it your all-110%! Have faith is the process. Continue to add water and wait. Farming and exercising are so similar. Continue to exercise and eat good and it will happen!
We live in a world obsessed with quick fixes. An exercise program must be approached over a period of weeks and moths, NOT days. Like I always say there is no quick fix, magic pill, or secret formula (believe me I have looked!). If you are consistent with BOTH exercise and food you will eventually see results.
Plant the seed. Feed and water properly. Write it down. DO NOT Quit. Wait for results; they will not happen over night--but they will happen and You will be happier and healthier!
Happy New Year!
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