7 Simple Steps To Fitness Success

If you have been working out for awhile you may have noticed an interesting phenomenon. The vast majority of the members at your gym look the same year in and year out and never improve their physiques. Talk about banging your head against the wall.

These people are on autopilot. They are just going through the motions of a fitness lifestyle. Working out has just become another thing that they do. Don't let this happen to you.

Let's take a look at seven simple steps you can take right now to move you rapidly along toward your fitness goals.

I realize this may be boring to a lot of you. I can hear the groans and feel the rolling eyes but please hang in there. The following will do more for your training progress than any super secret eastern european periodization split ever could.

Think on paper: Only about 3 percent of adults have clear, written goals. These people accomplish five and ten times as much as people without written goals.

Decide Exactly What You Want

This will allow you to prioritize so that you are spending the most time on high value tasks that move you closer to your goals. If your goal is to add 20 pounds of muscle, there isn't much point in using up a lot of you training time by jogging 5 miles a day, doing high volume low intensity work or focusing on theso-called "shaping" exercises.

Write It Down

Again, think on paper. Written goals are a powerful thing. They have an energy behind them that helps you move toward them that unwritten goals just don't have. In fact, you'd do even better by writing down your goals every day. Yes, every day. It will only take a few moments and will help you tremendously.

Set A Deadline On Your Goal

Create a sense of urgency and positive pressure. Without a deadline you will procrastinate and do the little things that may damage your short term goals. If you are having "after" pictures taken in three weeks then you are much less likely to swallow that bag of popcorn, than if you are just getting in shape...eventually. This is why physique competitors get in such fantastic shape. When they enter a contest, they have a hard deadline looming in the future. They don't want to beembarrassed by showing up on stage out of shape.

Make a list of everything you can think of that you will need to do to help you achieve your goal

Leave nothing to chance. The more planning you do ahead of time, the more likely you will stick to the plan and achieve your goals. The more prepared you are, the more success you will experience.

Organize the list into a plan

Organize your list by priority and sequence.

Take action on your plan immediately

Do something. Get started. Start building positive reinforcement and momentum RIGHT NOW.

Resolve to do some fitness activity every single day that moves you toward your major goal

With fitness, you have to, don't you? Whether it is your workout, eating six high protein meals, etc. you should always be doing something that moves your forward toward your goals.

If you continue to focus on and perform these 7 steps, you will be amazed at the results you'll see with your fitness program.

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Gregg Gillies is the author of Fit Physique and publishes a free newsletter at www.buildleanmuscle.com/ezine.html