Getting started is one of the hardest things about working out. There’s so much information out there about what you should and should not do, and most of it is contradictory. However, there are a few simple things that you can do that will help you make a lot of progress from square one, and get you well on your way in your journey.
The things that I have found to make a huge impact on both my fitness and my clients’ are:
- Stretching and mobility
- Diet and tracking
- Strength training
- Cardio training
Focusing a little bit of time and energy on learning about each of these things and doing them well makes a big difference. The biggest deciding factor in whether or not you succeed is how well you execute every day. As Will Smith said,
“You don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say ‘I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s ever been built.’ You don’t start there. You say, ‘I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid.’ You do that every single day. And soon you have a wall.”
Almost everyone that I have worked with has been shocked to see how much progress you can make by getting up every day, go through a good stretching routine, eating properly, and working out. This alone won’t get you a Mr/Mrs Olympia title, but doing a few relatively simple things well can get you pretty far.
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