New Years Resolutions 2020

It’s time for the New Years resolutioners to take over the commercial gyms and I know a lot of us “serious” peeps get annoyed by this. I had a guy come up to me yesterday and tell me “it’s my first day, what do you think I should work on?” First I smiled and said “glad to have you in here!” Then told him 1. Make a plan by determining how many and which days you are coming in. 2. Focus on eating better things such as lean proteins, carb sources like rice and potatoes, and eliminate fast foods from his diet until he is on track. 3. Just take it 1 day at a time. Give your best effort every single day and when you have extreme pitfalls (cardiovascular shape, strength, muscle imbalances, etc) in the beginning they will get much much better over time. 4. I said “I’m in here every morning at around 5:30-6 am doing cardio so if you need anything just let me know.” I then told him I started to get serious in the gym as a New Years resolutioner 8 years ago. Story is dieted and trained for a month before I allowed myself to get on a scale to keep record of my transformation for the @bodybuildingcom transformation challenge. I still have the two planners from that time to remind me of where it all started. My weight at first weigh in was 284 lbs and my goal was 2lbs a week for 12 weeks. I ended up at 236 lbs at the end of 12 weeks and followed it up with going from 236 to 206 in the following 12 weeks. 2 lbs a week may not seem like much but it really adds up over time! Picture on the left was August 2011 and right is Jan 1, 2020 after am cardio. Guys remember you were new to this once too! Be polite, courteous, and helpful with the “New Years resolutioner.” You never know what they can become!