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Craig Harper is Australia's leading
motivational speaker
and educator (according to Google Australia). He is a highly
sought-after corporate coach and is considered to be
a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and
professional development.
Working with hundreds of
teams, companies and a wide variety of organisations
on numerous continents over the last twenty years
has given Craig a unique insight into, and
understanding of, human performance and all its
variables. Craig has an ability to educate, inspire,
challenge and make people laugh all at the same
time!
Okay, the Exercise Science bloke has turned up today.
I'm taking off my motivator's hat, my philosophers cardigan, my story-teller's spectacles and my comedian's fake rubber nose (oh shit, that's real), and I'm putting my coaches whistle firmly around my neck. Being as this is the time of year when SO many people start thinking about re-inventing themselves physically, I thought it might be prudent and timely for me to chat about how we can do that effectively, via an appropriate exercise plan.
I know that the title of this article might sound a little irresponsible, but there actually is a healthy, sensible way to create significant physical change in a relatively short amount of time, if we manage all the variables properly, and if we consistently apply certain common-sense, scientific principles. I have worked with many people who have created amazing results in as little as six weeks by simply giving their body what it needed (rather than what their mind wanted).
I'm not interested in telling you how to rip off thirty pounds for an 'event', but I am interested in teaching you how to get in shape 'relatively quickly' in a responsible, safe and maintainable way; significant and permanent fat loss. Human bodies are simply organisms which adapt to stress (that is, get fitter, leaner, lighter, stronger), and when we stress our body the 'right' way (exercise being that stressor), it will adapt the right way. One of the problems is that many of us don't really know what we're doing. We think we do, but we don't. Our approach to exercise is random; no rhyme or reason, no science and we 'hope' rather than 'know', that we'll achieve our desired goals.
So what doesn't work? 1. Rapid weight loss. Rapid weight loss (via extreme dieting) is invariably followed by rapid weight gain. It's unhealthy. And don't confuse rapid weight loss with rapid fat loss - two different things. Rapid weight loss translates to this: massive water loss, significant muscle loss and a little fat loss. Bummer.
2. Gimmicks. I know that you want the 'abdominator 4000' to melt your lard but it ain't gonna happen.
3. Pills, powders, potions. They won't get you in shape. I know my stance on this will piss a few people off. I don't care, it's the truth.
4. Reactive, emotional decisions. Once the emotion dies, so does the program.
5. The same program day in, day out. Read about this below.
6. Trying to 'undo' thirty years of abuse (food, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, inactivity) in three weeks. Be realistic, and give your body a genuine chance. It wants to change but your head keeps getting in the way!!
Then what does work? 1. Variety. Vary your exercise program. Your body needs different kinds of training and activities. Your mind might not want it, but your body does. Same produces same, and that's what most of us do. We continually do the same or similar workouts and then wonder why our body ain't changing. Answer: because it doesn't need to. Give your body a reason to change and it will. Consistently training your body in different ways means that it has to keep adapting to that ever-changing stimuli. That equals results. Don't do what you like, do what produces results!! If you've decided to walk every day, ditch the walks and invest the same amount of time in seven different activities.
2. Vary the intensity. Instead of always jogging slowly for thirty minutes, occasionally run quicker for fifteen minutes. You'll know why. Instead of walking on the flat, try some hills. Swap your stroll on the concrete for a power-walk in some soft sand.
3. Progression over time. Whatever component of fitness we're talking about (aerobic endurance, muscular endurance, strength, power, speed, flexibility, agility), we need to ensure that our program is 'progressive' in nature, if we want to keep our body adapting over the long haul. Too many people are following a 'maintenance' program but don't know it. The result is a lot of time and effort invested for very little return. Frustrating.
4. Specificity. Find an appropriate program for YOU; the best program for you.We need to be doing the right type of training for our body and for our goals, not some random workout that we ripped out of a fitness mag. There's no use living on bench press, if your goal is to become a great endurance runner. Just like there's no point in running two hours a day if your goal is to build power, strength and speed. Many people are simply following the wrong program. Great attitude, great effort... wrong program.
5. The other stuff. Of course this amazing new approach to exercise needs to be wrapped around an appropriate lifestyle and eating plan. If you train perfectly but live on cheeseburgers and alcohol, it ain't gonna happen.
What can you expect? If you follow my recommendations, you should see and feel change within a week. By the four-week mark you should experience significant physical changes and feel dramatically different. And by week eight, people should be saying something like, "you look like this unhealthy, fat bloke (girl) I used to know".
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