They say it's the start that stops most people.
I think it's the stipulations.
In this video it's time to get you off to the right start in 2014.
What's up guys?
Jeff Cavaliere, ATHLEANX.COM
There's an old saying that says, It's the start that stops most people.
Meaning that most people that if they could just get it going could get on a roll and
transform themselves and become new people, right?
And when we're talking about with fitness, that means change their bodies.
Well, I don't know if I agree.
I think it's the stipulations that stop most people.
What I mean by that is most people do have the initiative to get themselves going.
Matter of fact starting today when you watch this video, this is January 1st when I'm releasing
it.
Everybody has good intentions, right?
They all get going, the gyms are packed.
You know what I'm talking about because if you work out in a gym,
you'll be lucky if you can get on to your favorite piece of equipment.
Or wherever you usually train, find a parking spot, right?
So, starting is not necessarily the issue there but what happens is by the third week
in January, I think it's 22 days in is the exact stat, 85% of the people that have started
a resolution will have given it up.
So what is it that's holding you back?
It wasn't the start, it was the stipulations.
And what do I mean by that?
Guys I want to talk straight with you here in this video.
Sort of, this is coach to client, ok coach to student.
Sometimes there are things that come up that prevent us from wanting to work out, those
are inevitable.
The stipulations of the programs and the types of routines that you're following though,
make that more likely.
So what would be an example of that?
You know that I've sort of taken a stance against some of the DVD based workout programs
for a lot of different reasons.
But I'm not really picking on them, it's just the practicality of it.
Let's say you're a guy who relies on your DVD based program and you're in a place, like
I was over the weekend, I was traveling, where I'm not going to bring my DVD player with
me.
What do you do then?
Ok, the guys that start those type of programs on January 1, what do you do when you don't
have your DVD player with you?
Do you miss your workout?
You wait until you come back when you have access to it again?
What if you've lost all motivation by that point, right?
So that's a stipulation, requiring that you have to have DVD's in order to follow a program.
Secondly, you need a gym membership.
Programs that require you to have a gym membership because of the types of machines they recommend,
Lat pulldowns, assisted dip machines, cable crossovers, right, leg extension machines.
Again, that's a stipulation.
If, the second you don't have either, money for a gym membership or it's snowing, like
it is here in the northeast and you don't want to drive to the gym, what happens to
the workout?
You don't do it.
So again a stipulation that gets in the way of you actually doing the workout.
How about if you workout at home and the requirements for the home equipment are too elaborate,
right?
You need to get too much stuff, spend too much money on your equipment at home to have
adequate stuff to get your workout in.
Again a stipulation, not necessary but a stipulation none the less.
And one that can prevent you from doing the workouts even in the first place, right?
You say, I don't have all that equipment, so I can't do it, ok.
Next up, what about programs that require lots of your time.
Ok, workouts that are asking you for a good investment of your time.
You might start off 2014 saying you know what, I'm going to dedicate that hour or hour and
a half to my training every day because I'm worth it.
And believe me, you are, ok you are worth it.
But the second something else comes up or whatever habits you've had from now, building
up until now, and you need to take care of that first, you ain't going to take care of
yourself.
Ok, so that hour to 90 minute workout that was causing you a problem in 2013, that hour
to 90 minute workout is going to cause you a problem in 2014.
Most likely by the second or third week into January.
And finally, if you're trying to follow a meal plan, trying to follow a diet and getting
yourself lean because we know that's a critical component to getting yourself to look good.
Well guys again, here if your program requires you to have the skills of a budding chef with
a restaurant budget, most likely you're not going to keep that up either.
You're going to go back to eating Twinkies or whatever it is that's inexpensive processed
food you know that allows you to be fed every day.
Alright, so, from a coach's standpoint though, ok, I'm going to be honest with you.
I might look at all those things and say those are "x"cuses.
Alright, I really would, I might say, you know what, that's an "x"cuse.
You know everyone of them.
You can do, you can still get the job done, that's an "x"cuse.
But what if I were able to tell you we can remove the "x"cuses.
If you're a good coach, you can take "x"cuses and remove them.
You can always come up with a solution and allow something that seems impossible to become
possible.
For you guys that have been watching my channel for any length of time, you know that I talk
about my ATHLEANX training system.
I told you about our bodyweight only program, ATHLEAN-XERO.
These are all the tools that I created in order to remove the "x"cuses.
Right, we wanted to make sure that whatever program you did, you can do it at the gym
if you want to be there.
I like training in the gym, sometimes.
I prefer to train at home.
I could do them both places.
Right, ATHLEANX was made so that you could do it in either place.
ATHLEAN-XERO is because you don't have any equipment at all.
It's not just a decent program, it's one of the hardest programs I've ever made.
And it's pretty badass and it's going to get you to actually build muscle with a bodyweight
only program So there's options there.
Meal plans, make them followable.
Make them recipes that don't require anything but your own intuition, right.
You don't have to sit there and follow a recipe list of 10 different ingredients or 12 different
ingredients, go out to the grocery store in order to buy them before you can start.
That's kind of impractical especially for guys.
We're not maybe the best cooks in the world, some are but most, me included, are not.
Time, I don't have a lot of time guys, I really don't.
I do workouts, I trade in the time for intensity.
I've mentioned it in many videos now and we'll talk about it again in 2014 plenty of times.
Because there's still some guys that insist that you have to be in the gym 60 to 90 minutes
and they, sorry, it's an "x"cuse.
You're not working hard enough.
If you're working hard enough you won't be able to last that long because you will trade
in the intensity for that length.
Ok, I showed you, you can get a really intense workout in, in under 45 minutes.
So it all comes down to basically guys, in 2014 I wanted to give you guys an incentive
to make it your year.
To change your thought process.
Think about what it is that's holding you back, not the start.
You'll probably start.
If you're watching this video right now, my words might even be motivation to you to get
started.
But I could tell you this, it will be worthless if you don't keep it going.
I don't care if it's my program.
I don't care if it's any other program out there.
Whichever one you decide to get, if you don't keep it up, it's worthless.
Because two weeks of good health doesn't equal anything in a lifetime.
You want to work on getting yourself to change your habits this year.
Get yourself to change your outlook.
Get yourself to actually get into the lifestyle of fitness.
If I can be the guy that leads you down that road this year, I'll be an extremely happy
guy, ok.
Because I want you guys to be able to change your lives.
If it's by watching my free youtube videos, watch the free youtube videos.
If it's by taking the leap and getting one of the programs, like I mentioned before then
take that leap.
But whatever you do, make 2014 the year for you.
The year that you're going to make it different.
And different, not just for this year but for the rest of your life.
Guys, Happy New Year.
I hope you find the right motivation here to not just get started but to remove all
the stipulations and keep yourself going from now to the rest of this year and beyond.
Thanks guys.
If you haven't, you guys know where to go, ATHLEANX.COM.
All the training options are available for you there.
And the tools are there and I'm the coach that will gladly take on the responsibility
of helping you get in the best shape of your life.
I'll see guys back here in a little while.
You know what, do me a favor, leave your fitness motivation, what is your resolution, here.
Tell me what's going to be different this year than you've done in the past to make
sure that 2014 is your best year ever.
I'll see you guys back here soon.