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The Process | Ask Erik

A lot of people are trying to make changes for the better and these changes take time.

Erik recommends:

1. Don't measure your progress in 3 to 4 weeks from now, instead do it in 5 to 6 months.
2. Put in the work and do it consistently and you'll see results.
3. Be patient!

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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip | Sticking To The Basics

 

What The Basics Aren't

  • The basics aren’t sexy.
  • The basics don’t grab the headlines.
  • The basics, quite frankly, can be boring.  

But, the basics produce results! 

People have a hard time believing me that when it comes to fitness, all you need to do is stick to a few basic principles and you get results. 

Complication

Now complication looks sexy, shiny, fun, and all the cool people are doing it.  The fitness and supplement world is littered with this junk:

  • program hopping
  • infomercials of ab rollers with ripped models (who by the way did not get those ripped abs by doing the ab roller)
  • Shake Weight
  • vibrating platforms
  • diet pills that sound to good to be true
  • fancy machines at the gym
  • 8 min abs/buns
  • Power Balance bracelets with a special hologram to improve balance (my personal favorite) 

All hype, all snake oil, all totally crap.  But these companies do know one thing, they know how to sell.  They know how to reach that emotional trigger to get us to buy their product or to try their cutting edge workout programs.

But trust me on this, focus on the basics and you’ll get the results you are looking for, without wasting a bunch of money and time on junk that you’d wind up selling at your next garage sale

What do the basics look like?

  1.    Consistently eating well
  2.    Not over eating
  3.    Moving every day
  4.    Avoiding sugar
  5.    Doing squats
  6.    Jogging, running, riding a bike
  7.    Incrementally making your workouts harder
  8.    Sticking to one program
  9.    Setting a goal and sticking it out until you hit that goal
  10.    Let’s not forget the most important thing of all…you have to put in the work! 

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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip | Don't Run In Circles

 

While dogs love chasing their tails in endless circles, humans aren't wired the same way. Or are we??

Insanity is defined by doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.  

How many times have we been down this road? 

  • Doing the same weight training routine without trying to lift heavier weights.
  • Running the same 4 mile loop without trying to pick up the pace.
  • Attempting to lose weight without really modifying how many calories we are consuming. 

If you are stuck in a rut and not making progress with your goals, NOW is the time to change things up. 

  • Start to lift heavier weights in small increments.
  • Run faster or longer.
  • Audit your diet and see where you can make some changes.  

Small changes can yield BIG results!!

It is January and there is no better time to start with a fresh program than today! You've got this!!

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