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Friends and
Family to Get Into Shape
There
are plenty of articles out there on how to get into shape and how to
write yourself a training programme. However few if any of these can
prepare you for the curious thing that happens once you achieve this.
Immediately once you've gotten into shape and obtained your desired
physique people change the way they view you, they start to look up
to you to a degree and to think of you as someone who is successful
and who can achieve what they set their mind to – and certainly
this is the case when it comes to getting into shape. And thus, you
become not just a friend any more, but a personal fitness trainer.
You now become the guy who is asked by everyone
how
to get into shape, and who is constantly writing training programmes
and recommending protein shakes. They'll probably even start asking
which vitamins they need to take an how to make their hair glossier.
Or how to cure their child's asthma. In shot you become a
bodybuilding Jesus.
To
a degree of course this is flattering, and many of us will get a kick
out of it... at first. But it's at a certain point that a degree of
apathy starts to sink in – as we realise that no
one is
taking the advice. They ask for the training programme, you write it
up and spend lots of effort on it, you recommend the shakes... you do
everything, only to find that a week later they've given up and it's
your fault not there's. Clearly your routine does not work (despite
you being physical evidence that it does).
Thus
you start to care just a little less when you start writing the
training programmes, particularly when the same
person
comes back to you for the 12th
time for a new training programme (yes despite criticising you they
will still treat you like a walking encyclopaedia of muscle).
So how do you go about changing this cycle? Actually motivating them
to get off of their lazy asses and get into shape? Here we'll have a
look at what to do and what not to.
Don't be too advanced: Remember how you started out. When you began
working out you weren't training two muscle groups a day one in the
morning and one in the night were you? Chances are that you probably
started with an all-body routine. Now while a full body workout isn't
the best way to build muscle, they probably aren't ready to start
dedicating whole days to one or two muscle groups either or they'll
probably tear their biceps. Try to find a balance between a workout
that uses what you've learned but that also recognises that they are
beginners. A great one I love to use is the 'push-pull' workout,
which is the tugging motions one day (that work lats, traps and
biceps) and the pushing ones the other (pecs, triceps and shoulders).
Then a spare day for legs and abs.
Tailor
it: Not everyone is the same and the same workout won't work for
everyone. Take on board the size and the build of the person you are
training as well as their daily routine. Ask them what their training
goals are and generally ensure that it suits them and has been
written for them.
Write a book/make a website: You're giving all this knowledge away
for free and that can kind of be annoying when someone calls you up
who you haven't heard from for three years to ask which protein shake
to buy. So why not start making some profit and make things a bit
easier at the same time? By making a site you can just go 'check out
the site and come back if you have any questions'. This way it's on
them to find the information and at the same time you can make some
money from advertising or sales. I did.
Emphasise
the effort: People who ask for tips are often not looking for tips or
advice but rather a simple way to get ripped and tanked in five
minutes. They're looking for a 'silver bullet' to get into shape over
night rather than having to work for it. The reality is – as well
you know – that you do
have
to work for it, and that you do
need
to put the work in if you are going to find any success with your
training. As such then you need to warn them of this and point out
that they need to be hurting
at
the end of every workout if they want to get strong.
Protein shake twice a day: People who haven't started working out yet
are obsessed with protein shake. Either they think it will turn them
into Popeye or they're afraid of it and think it's devil juice. The
best advice to someone new (if they're skinny) is to tell them to
take it twice a day – once in the morning and once after a workout
or before bed. This will quickly build their muscle and mean they see
some benefits – and seeing benefits are what they really need to
get hooked.
Take them to school (PAIN SCHOOL!): The very best way to get someone
into shape
though is to get them to work out with you. Take them to the gym with
you next time then and you'll get a new training partner out of it
too which will improve your workouts. Even if you just do it the once
it means you can show. Them. How. It. Is. Done.
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Helping Friends and Family to Get Into Shape
There are plenty of articles out there on how to get into shape and how to write yourself a training programme. However few if any of these can prepare you for the curious thing that happens once you achieve this. Immediately once you've gotten into shape and obtained your desired physique people change the way they view you, they start to look up to you to a degree and to think of you as someone who is successful and who can achieve what they set their mind to – and certainly this is the case when it comes to getting into shape. And thus, you become not just a friend any more, but a personal fitness trainer. You now become the guy who is asked by everyone how to get into shape, and who is constantly writing training programmes and recommending protein shakes. They'll probably even start asking which vitamins they need to take an how to make their hair glossier. Or how to cure their child's asthma. In shot you become a bodybuilding Jesus.
To a degree of course this is flattering, and many of us will get a kick out of it... at first. But it's at a certain point that a degree of apathy starts to sink in – as we realise that no one is taking the advice. They ask for the training programme, you write it up and spend lots of effort on it, you recommend the shakes... you do everything, only to find that a week later they've given up and it's your fault not there's. Clearly your routine does not work (despite you being physical evidence that it does). Thus you start to care just a little less when you start writing the training programmes, particularly when the same person comes back to you for the 12th time for a new training programme (yes despite criticising you they will still treat you like a walking encyclopaedia of muscle). So how do you go about changing this cycle? Actually motivating them to get off of their lazy asses and get into shape? Here we'll have a look at what to do and what not to.
Don't be too advanced: Remember how you started out. When you began working out you weren't training two muscle groups a day one in the morning and one in the night were you? Chances are that you probably started with an all-body routine. Now while a full body workout isn't the best way to build muscle, they probably aren't ready to start dedicating whole days to one or two muscle groups either or they'll probably tear their biceps. Try to find a balance between a workout that uses what you've learned but that also recognises that they are beginners. A great one I love to use is the 'push-pull' workout, which is the tugging motions one day (that work lats, traps and biceps) and the pushing ones the other (pecs, triceps and shoulders). Then a spare day for legs and abs.
Tailor it: Not everyone is the same and the same workout won't work for everyone. Take on board the size and the build of the person you are training as well as their daily routine. Ask them what their training goals are and generally ensure that it suits them and has been written for them.
Write a book/make a website: You're giving all this knowledge away
for free and that can kind of be annoying when someone calls you up
who you haven't heard from for three years to ask which protein shake
to buy. So why not start making some profit and make things a bit
easier at the same time? By making a site you can just go 'check out
the site and come back if you have any questions'. This way it's on
them to find the information and at the same time you can make some
money from advertising or sales. I did.
Emphasise the effort: People who ask for tips are often not looking for tips or advice but rather a simple way to get ripped and tanked in five minutes. They're looking for a 'silver bullet' to get into shape over night rather than having to work for it. The reality is – as well you know – that you do have to work for it, and that you do need to put the work in if you are going to find any success with your training. As such then you need to warn them of this and point out that they need to be hurting at the end of every workout if they want to get strong.
Protein shake twice a day: People who haven't started working out yet are obsessed with protein shake. Either they think it will turn them into Popeye or they're afraid of it and think it's devil juice. The best advice to someone new (if they're skinny) is to tell them to take it twice a day – once in the morning and once after a workout or before bed. This will quickly build their muscle and mean they see some benefits – and seeing benefits are what they really need to get hooked.
Take them to school (PAIN SCHOOL!): The very best way to get someone into shape though is to get them to work out with you. Take them to the gym with you next time then and you'll get a new training partner out of it too which will improve your workouts. Even if you just do it the once it means you can show. Them. How. It. Is. Done. Copyright 2012 The Biomatrix.Net
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