We all know WHAT to do!!

Those of you who know me, also know my philosophies of training. The harder you work, the more results you see. The cleaner you eat, the leaner you will be. Of course, I'm not talking about macronutrients--which can change throughout your training plan, depending on what that is-- i'm just talking about fewer chemicals. The growing trend that I notice is that no matter what training plan I recommend for someone, they have to do it. Something psychologically NEEDS TO CHANGE in this society. People know what to do, they just aren't doing it. Alwyn Cosgrove echoes my belief with these remarks:

"Therefore it's likely that you already have ALL the knowledge you need to achieve anything in your training. You KNOW how to get bigger. You KNOW how to get leaner. You KNOW how to get stronger. It's not a lack of knowledge for most people -- it's a lack of application. As you may have noticed, I've become tired of writing training programs and prefer to write about concepts or mindset shifts these days. I think people know what to do, but just aren't doing it. e.g. for getting lean: Did you train today? Did you do something that will elevate your metabolism? Did you eat supportively? Post workout shake? 5 meals? Protein at every meal? EFA's? Stop trying to figure out a better plan if you aren't already doing all of the above. A lot of the time it's an application of knowledge that is the missing link - not a lack of knowledge per se. Think about this: One trainer recommends 8 x 3 for squats. Another trainer recommends 3 x 10 for squats. Trainer one prefers total body training three times per week. Trainer two prefers body part splits with each "part" getting hit twice a week. The average person gets "frozen" as they don't know what to do now as the advice is the complete opposite. The educated person realizes that in order to succeed, based on both coaches experiences - you have to squat, you need about 24-30 reps of squats, and you need to train the whole body around 2-3 times per week. So they just get started and make sure that they hit those variables. The good stuff is in the similarities. So keep studying - but focus on taking action not on formulating the perfect plan. This person already had all the knowledge he needs to get to where he wants to go. He just needed to get started. If he'd have started with the completely wrong weight, he'd still have been closer to his goal than he is after taking the weekend off."


APPLY YOURSELF! Be the change for which you have the knowledge to MAKE HAPPEN!