I've been working out since I was 5 years old through martial arts. Plus I started doing hard-core strength and conditioning routines since I was 12. Thus, keeping in shape wasn't really a problem.



On the other hand, I come across individuals who don't look the way they want, and each time they speak their mind, it's like hearing stories that is the same as before. That's why I am writing this post, if you are:

* Scrawny and feel you can't transform your body into a strong, muscular, powerful specimen...

* Obese and sense that you can't count the calories

* "skinny fat" where you have no brawniness, but you're just thin...

In that case, I know for certain that you are this way because of one of these 5 things:

First Reason: You Lack Specialized Knowledge

* You don't have any idea on how to build up strength.

* You don't have any idea on how to lose weight.

* You have no idea how to eat healthy

* You just eat take-out food and food out of a box since you don't know how to cook.

* You don't know which training program is the greatest.

Knowledge is always the initial step. The primary thing you need to understand is how your body works, how good nutrition and exercise changes the animal - then you realize how to make it do what you want it to do. In your case: change your physique for the better-build muscle and lose fat.

That's why you're here. I will give you the understanding you need. Yet it's up to you to utilize it. Knowledge is NOT power, only APPLIED knowledge is power.

Reason #2: You Are Lazy

* You know how to build muscle but you don't want to put in the work.

* You know how to build strength, but you think it's "too much work".

* You make alibis like "I don't have the time!" though you know how to burn fat.

* You know how to eat nutritious, but then it's easier to eat convenience food and food in a packaged form

I'm a huge fan of being what I call idealistically lazy. In other words, I seek the very best methods (specialized knowledge) to gain the greatest results I want in the smallest time. For this reason, I get in, get it through, and quit. You must DESERVE the right to be lazy.

You can read every book on the planet about building muscle and losing weight, but if you never make a start on working out and eating healthy then you'll never achieve ANY results. You have to do something. Don't be afraid of failure, the most successful people realize that their whole life is one big mistake!

Reason #3: You Accept Yourself As "Skinny" or "Fat" or "Not Muscular"

* You think of yourself as "skinny, fat or not muscular" rather than as what you want to be

* It doesn't bother you much that you're this way anymore

* If you really cared enough, if it bothered you enough, you'd change

* You're COMFORTABLE with your appearance.

Being fat or out of shape is considered normal these days. It wasn't always like this. We used to be hunters and if you weren't in shape-you were dead-end of story. During the industrial age everyone survived on hard physical labor, everyone was in shape and athletic.

You were considered "sickly" if you were skinny and not muscular or ridiculed for being fat. You shouldn't feel bad about yourself but don't just say "this is just the way I am". You can become whatever you want to become and achieve things you never thought you could achieve if you're sick and tired of your current situation and want to change bad enough.

Reason No. 4: You Consider Gaining Muscle and Burning Fat is tough

* You accept terms like "hardgainer" and relate them to you

* You don't get results in 2 weeks, hence you stop

* You read books and magazines that talk about "battling the bulge" like it's hard

Building muscle isn't all that hard. If you've always been skinny, try to get strong. Your body MUST adapt by building muscle to help you get stronger. It's the way your body works.

Losing weight isn't difficult either. You eat nutritious and you stay vigorous. Anybody who says they can't get 12 minutes a day 3x per week to go on a diet is dishonest to themselves.

Reason #5: You Aren't Determined Enough

* You haven't said "come rain or shine"

* You haven't advised yourself "failure is not an option"

* You haven't decided yet that "this is the year I get this sh*t handled!"

The fact is: you can build muscle, lose weight, and transform your body pretty well using ANY workout routine and nutritional program. That's the reason why there's so many of them out there. The key to success (ANY success) comes down to 2 things:

2. Make a decision that you're going to go for it and

1. Do it ANYWAY

I used to train with methods I wouldn't use now. They're not "proper" but it WORKED because I refused to take failure as an option. If you too develop the "do or die" attitude, you can achieve anything.

I will give you the knowledge - or you can get it elsewhere. I like to think I know the fastest, smartest, most efficient ways to do it - but you can get the knowledge you need from anyone. And you don't need to be all that "positive" in your thinking. Just make up your mind to do something and find a way to get it done.