Hello everyone, and Happy New Year again! I am so excited about 2009! I think this is going to be a life changing year! I read this article from Craig Ballantyne, and thought that it would be helpful to you too! I hope you like it!
Fat Loss Dip
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Lately I’ve been reading this little book called, “The Dip” by a guy named
Seth Godin.
It’s all about how the biggest results are often achieved after a period of
struggling. But many people quit during the struggle, and never achieve
success.
You might be able to relate – this is very true of fat loss, working out,
and eating right.
After all, it’s not too bad to get through the morning or even the early
part of the afternoon without ‘cheating’ on your diet.
But late in the afternoon our diet becomes a struggle. And while sitting
around after dinner it is practically impossible for some folks to resist
the siren’s call of the cookies and chips.
But those who make it through the struggle WIN. They end up eating fewer
calories and losing fat for the day.
Same with our workouts.
The warmup is fine, and the first few sets are tough, but manageable.
But as we go on, some folks want to quit. But often it is the last set, the
last rep, the last effort that gives us the most results.
If we didn’t experience discomfort and fatigue – and make it through it all -
we wouldn’t change our bodies.
We have to get through what Seth calls, “the dip”. As he says, “It is human
nature to quit when it hurts.”
And human nature is why you see more lard bodies than hard bodies.
The two worst things you can do when you are in “the dip” are…
a) Quit (that’s obvious)
b) Jump from program to program (because each time you jump, you are
starting over again – always give a program a full 4-week trial period to
see if it really works for you)
If you can make it through the dip, you win.
But how do you beat the dip when the struggle is so hard?
By reminding yourself of how good life will be on the other side of the dip -
how good things will be once you make it through the struggle.
You must remind yourself that you can get to a point where you’ll prefer
whole, natural foods over junk food; that you’ll look forward to your
workouts, rather than find any excuse to blow them off.
You must have the right mindset.
You must learn to stay strong.
And get help from your social support.
Those are the 3 keys to making it through the fat loss dip using Turbulence
Training.
About the Author
Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com
I hope this was helpful to you!
I know this article can sounds like a lot of us sometimes! Craig does a good job explaining this too! If you are looking to get out of your Fat Loss Dip and into the succuess of real results, give Turbulence Training a try.
