Searching for more tricks and tips…
i.e. being a victim of the shiny red ball syndrome…
i.e. being a victim of the shiny red ball syndrome…
Whenever you discover the latest trick
or tip, it's exciting. No doubt! It sparks a newfound motivation. You're
excited. You see some quick results but the results are short-lived and the
initial excitement wears off and you're left wanting more! We call this the shiny
red ball syndrome.
Anything new is great, at first. You're
motivated, it's different, you're intrigued to see what might come of it, and
then all the excitement wears off and you're left with the same old crappy dull
red ball you had before. Sounds a bit exaggerated but ultimately it's true. We
all love the newest shiny red ball, but before long, it's not so shiny, it's
not so cool and then we want a newer ball.
The same holds true with workout
programs, training techniques, nutrition methods, supplement stacks and
recovery rituals. Instead of searching for accurate, truthful, and scientifically-validated
principles and theories, you're on the lookout for the next trick and
tip.
Information overload…
Let's admit it, although the Internet
has helped millions, it has also confused the living daylights out of millions!
Can you relate? For some, more information helps, but for most, it fails. You
don't need more information! Here are three reasons why seeking more
information can kill your muscle gains:
i) The ripped bodybuilder in the mags
or on YouTube is actually clueless!
Here’s the problem - the Internet has
no “gatekeepers”. Anyone with an Internet connection, heartbeat and a set of
abs can become an “overnight expert”. We ALL know by now (or at least you
should) that many of the biggest guys in the world, top pro bodybuilders and
fitness models included, have NO idea how to train. Ask them why they do
something and 9 out of 10 times you’ll get, “Well, it works for me…”
That doesn’t help YOU at all!
ii) Too many chefs in the kitchen!
Taking advice from too many fitness
experts at once is a recipe for mediocrity. You fail to stay focused on one
thing and constantly second guess yourself. Without being 100% certain of
what you're doing, you'll fail to put out a 100% effort.
iii) Learning less and less about more
and more!
If all you are looking for are some tips,
you don’t ActivFit! Heck, you don’t need anybody! Look for Mr. Google and
type in “muscle building tips” and within 0.23 seconds you’ll have 12,300,000
search results! Have fun organizing all the tips into one logical,
balanced and progressive plan though.
Lifting to impress and thinking you need to train
harder…
When it comes to picking weights, I'm
100% confident that most people select their loads based on what impact it will
have on those watching, not what impact it will have on the body! People go to
the gym for 10 seconds of glory but when they head to the beach
and take their shirt off, they go unnoticed!
I can’t tell you how often I’ve been
asked to spot a guy on bench press. I look at the weight on the bar and shake
my head. I ask how many reps he’s going for and he says ‘six.’ I end up
dead-lifting 3 of them! (do you get my drift?) Ninety-nine percent of guys go
to the gym to train their egos, not their muscles.
On the flip side, some guys are
obsessed with just training hard. They bust their ass in the gym six times
a week only to find they're the same size as last month. So they train even harder.
Unfortunately, training harder often turns catabolic instead anabolic
and they begin to look smaller and weaker.
Not knowing what to
logically do next…
Once you successfully complete one
program, what do you do next? What is the next best program to keep
growing? Selecting the “wrong” program can actually result in losing some of
the gains you just made, enforcing imbalances on your physique and neglecting
weak links on your body. There is always an optimal next program. You gotta
consult your personal coach that lives within our circle.
Working hard is, no doubt, a
critical part of your success, but the key is to be working hard in the
right direction by manipulating the right muscle building variables. Here's
a small list of all the variables you must skillfully organize, balance
and progress over the course of 3-6 months:
Number of reps, number of sets, rest
intervals, load, training frequency, training duration, lifting speed, exercise
selection, order of exercise selection, pairing of exercises, pairing of body
parts, and the utmost and most critical would be how to get married a good routines with proper food intake etc.
Once you limit just one of these variables, plateau is inevitable. The
good news is that you don't need to know how to manipulate those variables.
That's our ActivFit's job! That's our job and commitment! All I asked is your discipline, perseverance,
commitment and patience. Can you do that for me? I promise you results if you
listen. We are confident to tell everyone, we produce the best caring personal
trainers ala body technicians.
Not knowing what goal
you're REALLY after…
Does this sound familiar….”I want to
get huge and ripped at the same time?” Cool, we all want to get huge and
ripped at the same time. The fact of the matter is YES, it IS possible to grow
and get lean at the same time… but it’s very HARD! You need a very specific
plan - meticulous attention to detail and super-human ability to work hard.
The real issue with wanting to do both
at the same time is that you end up taking two steps forward and two steps back
because one day your brain is focused on GROWING, and the next day you think
you're getting fat so you focus on losing weight. We hear this all too often.
It's very hard to chase two goals at once UNLESS you have a brilliant plan mapped
out and having a super genetic inherited from your parents :)
We're going to teach you exactly how to create your MAP and CHART. Then
you fly your own flight thereafter :p as long you don't get grounded.
