Many lifters feel as if they are training hard, but they are just not seeing the results they want.
This reality of going nowhere fast can absolutely demoralize a lifter. If you have not seen any progress, there are four reasons your workouts may have failed.
1) Your Training Program Is Fake Hustle
What is fake hustle?
Fake hustle is not giving your best effort. For example, you give up in the 200-meter dash with 50 meters left in the race because you think you might lose. Fake hustle is trying to appear as if you are working hard, but in reality, you are not. For example, to try to impress people on social media, you post a picture of a heavy barbell on the bench. But you and I know you cannot lift it.
There is a cure for fake hustle. Focusing on making progressive gains with your training will eliminate the fake hustle.
Remember, without a challenge, there is no reason for your body to change.
2) The Majority Of What You Eat Is Garbage
Working out is important. But, many lifters see no results. The second ignored reason is poor diets.
Junk food builds a junk body. If you keep filling your body with junk, you will not maximize your physique or performance.
To get and stay lean, 80-90 percent of your food intake should come from whole, nutritious foods. Now, for the other 10-20 percent of the time, you can have your treats. If you are training hard and eating well most of the time, these treats won’t have much effect on your physique.
Also, tracking your calorie and macronutrient intake shows you where your food comes from. Counting calories is not something that you have to do forever. But if you have no idea about what is coming in, it will be much harder to make adjustments and reach your goals.
All you need to begin tracking your foods are a food scale and a calorie tracking app like My Fitness Pal.
3) Your Recovery Stinks
Studies show that the average American sleeps about 6.8 hours per night.
But how many folks do you know who sleep even less than that? If you are only sleeping 3-5 hours a night, there is no way that you can maximize your performance. If you can’t sleep all night, a power nap can boost your energy.
You could think of your body like it is a cell phone. When you charge your cell phone to full capacity, it operates with great efficiency. But when your cell phone stays at 30 or 40 percent power, its performance declines.
Now, stress can also drain your battery. The more you focus on the little things, the less energy you have for what matters, like your health.
By reducing the number of stressors in your life, you will be much more effective with your training.
4) Your Mindset Needs An Adjustment
Bonnie Basic has a basic training program, a basic coach, and a basic nutrition plan. But she has the attitude of a pure winner, and she is 100 percent committed to attaining her goals.
On the other hand, we have Sabrina Showtime.
She has the most advanced training program, a custom diet plan, and a top coach. But her attitude stinks. She constantly complains about how she’s tired, the bar is too heavy, and not seeing results. She acts like she doesn’t want to train.
Out of these two women, who will see better results? The answer is Bonnie because she has the right mindset.
If you view changing your physique as a chore, you have lost the battle.
Conclusion
To see great results in the gym, train harder, eat better, prioritize recovery, and adopt a winning attitude.
I’ll holla at you next time.
The People’s Trainer
Fitman
