So What's Your Problem?

   

 

Searching for more tricks and tips…
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.