Many people make New Year’s fitness resolutions every year. Most of them fail. Not because they lack motivation, but because they never build a plan that forces accountability.
Some people get caught up in the rapture of the resolution and start to make wild claims. Without a real plan, those claims are empty. I’ve been that guy before. Nothing changed until I built structure and took responsibility.
There are three things you must do to keep your New Year’s fitness resolutions.
1) Have A Plan Of Action With Specific Goals
One of the most common New Year’s fitness resolutions is “I want to get in shape.” But what does that actually mean?
Setting broad goals like “I want to get in shape” creates no accountability. Having specific goals is the key to reaching your goals. “I want to lose 4 inches off my waist” is specific. If you can’t measure it, track it, or schedule it, it’s not a goal. It’s a wish. When you are specific, you create accountability and purpose with what you want to do.
To get specific, list one to three things you want to do with your training, nutrition, and physique. And be specific about making sure you get the job done.
2) Don’t Broadcast Your Plans All Over The World
Many people find it hard to keep things quiet. They tend to overshare their New Year’s fitness resolutions.
They go tell anyone with ears about what they are about to do. As time goes on, and it becomes evident that they are nowhere near their goal, they end up looking bad. Their word loses value because they never stay true to what they said they were going to do. I was this person many years ago when I would make the claim to anyone that would listen that “I was going to open a gym.”
On the surface, it sounded good. But I had no legitimate plan for how to get it done. It got so bad that I stopped talking about opening a gym from 2013 to 2016. I was embarrassed because my hollow claims failed to lead to any action.
When I stopped discussing it in public, I was able to create a plan for accomplishing it. Once I designed the plan, it was a straightforward process. A great strategy is to write your goals down. And only share them with a small, select group of people if you are going to share them at all. Tony Talkers spend too much time talking.
Success moves in silence.
3) Do It
If you make a claim today, you had better make it happen. There can be no more lame excuses about why you cannot get it done. Almost anything is possible if you put a high priority on it.
During the pandemic, I decided I wanted to make steak at home. I had never made a steak in my life. I have been a chicken, turkey, and fish man for the vast majority of my time on Earth. But I decided I wanted to learn how to make steak, and I put a high priority on it.
There were no bold proclamations that I made about making steak. I just began to read about cooking steak. My first steak was average at best and a rubber boot at worst. But now I’m making high-quality steak. I’m not the master of the steak game, but my skills improved at a great rate. Why? Because I prioritized it.
If you are unhappy with how you look and you want to build an amazing physique, prioritize it. Your health and fitness must become a priority. If they don’t, you can expect to have a worse body this time next year.
Conclusion
Actions will always speak louder than words.
Structure beats motivation every time. If you are tired of repeating the same promises to yourself every January, it’s time to do something different.
If you are ready to take action instead of making another empty resolution, my 21-Day Fit program is the ideal starting point.
I’ll holla at you next time.
The People’s Trainer & Barber
Fitman x Fademan
