Setting goals is important, without them we wander through life going from one day to the next with no purpose, drifting. Attaining your ideal physique needs to be defined with clear goals otherwise we just drift. Your goal needs to be edged into your brain, make it clear what it is that you want, don’t just say I want to loose some weight, make a plan. I see people going to the gym for years looking the same, never changing, when I ask them what their goals are I never get a clear definition, it’s like bowling blind if you can’t see the pins how can you score a strike.
To achieve your ideal physique you need to do two things, first write down your long term goal be specific don’t limited your thinking but be realistic, if your 150cm don’t write down that your goal is to be 185cm, write downs things like your ideal weight, waist size, body fat %, thigh measurements if you’re a guy you might want to write down your chest, arms and forearms measurements. Secondly write down your short term goals, make no doubt in your mind that you can achieve these goals, your long term goal may seem to be to far away, remember every journey starts with a single step. Make your short term goals achievable within 8 - 12 weeks, for example I want to loose 6kg within 8 weeks, once you have done this you need an action plan to achieve your short term goals.
An example action plan might look like this;
ACTION PLAN
- I will eat balanced meals 5 times per day
- First thing in the morning I will do 30 minutes cardio 5 days per week
- I will do 4 weight training sessions per week
- I will sleep 7 to 8 hours every night
- I will drink at least 3 liters of water per day
- I will only treat myself to junk foods on Sunday
Once you have done this you are ready to follow your action plan, if you follow your plan religiously but by the end of eight weeks you have only lost 5kg instead of six don’t be disheartened keep going you made progress. Maybe you strayed of your plan a little bit, it happens just set new goals, be more determent to stay on your plan it’s not the end of the world the key is constant progress. If an old friend comes to town and your plan goes out the window for a day or two don’t quit get back on your plan the next day.
See many people give up on themselves when their action plan gets disrupted, this is a way of life, your action plan should be your daily routine a habit some thing you do without thinking, if your car breaks down going to work, do you quit your job? |
