book. Utilize the motivational materials and resources you specifically listed to keep you on track.
"Absolute calm is not the law of the ocean. And it is the same with the ocean of life." - Mahatma Gandhi
For your Resistance Training work-out routines according to the Body-for-LIFE program, you have to master what's known as Bill's High-Point Technique. It's simply a phenomenal program for working out that helps you master your "best effort" and helps you to make gains beyond self-imposed limitations, it helps you to realize you're capable of more than you realize, helps you reach your true potential, as well as employing the necessary built-in flexibility to prevent injury, AND it begins at your own level. That's the beauty of Bill's High-Point Technique. To change your Body, I can't recommend a greater starting point than what's mentioned in Bill's Book as far as his High-Point Technique for a good work-out plan. He's put it all together for us, AND it truly does become your own personal workout plan.
For your Cardio Training work-out routines according to the Body-for-LIFE program, you have to master what's known as The 20-Minute Aerobics Solution. As far as weight loss, you will notice a difference with this very efficient, maximum results in minimum time routine! Bill has incorporated his High-Point Technique with an Intensity Index which is just as personal and self-regulating for you as his resistance training routine is. Your "high intensity effort" will not have you drop dead of exhaustion, that's not its purpose, but it will have you moving forward, improving in a very positive way, with very positive metabolic results.
For your Nutritional Food Intake - your eating pattern routines according to the Body-for-LIFE program, you have to master what's known as The Eating-for-LIFE Method. This is where you learn to transform your Body from the inside out, by nourishing it with foods that are pure energy, not junk. Bill tables an Eating-for-LIFE Authorized Foods list of recommended quality, nutrient-rich foods to feed your body with to give it what it needs to re-create itself. You need to fuel your ascent instead of slowing yourself down. The possibilities for healthy menus and meals from Bill's list are incredibly NOT limiting, AND will get you on the road towards being wise to what you need to put into your body, to optimize your transformation over the next 12-weeks.
It's a well known fact that a body without exercise over the age of 25 will lose a half-pound of muscle per year. Bill has made sense! There is no other way to lose fat and build muscle than to eat right and exercise!
Taking Action, BEING PROACTIVE, IS WHERE IT'S AT. It's where, in the midst of struggles you experience the successes, in the midst of defeat you experience the victory, in the midst of despair you find new life, in the midst of losing, you find the strength to win. There's no greater HIGH POINT LIVING EXPERIENCE than Taking Action in all areas of your life. Starting with changing your body through Body-for-LIFE is an excellent place to start. Beat yourself up, go intensely, or as slowly as you'd like. That choice is yours :-) I suggest "intensity" over beating yourself up, or going slowly - but to each his own! The transformation process IS your challenge!
Part of Taking Action is Staying on Course, where like in life it's not a race to the finish, but a process of continual growth. The ultimate challenge is to keep going and to keep the momentum going. It's not winning or losing that counts in the final analysis, but to have fought well. A fighting spirit has a certain amount of intensity which is good if that spirit also knows how to relax and have fun :-)
"Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey." - Harold B. Melchart
Part of Taking Action is the experience of Transforming Adversity Into Energy. You will hit lows, you will get hit. The adversity can come from any direction and even from within your own mind. Each adversity that comes your way will be your own personal little test! Are you properly prepared to pass? Can you keep your eyes and will towards your goals? Never give in. Refuse to look back. Your character is about to be tested, and tested again. This isn't a matter of hard-luck, of expecting sympathy. This isn't a matter of perfection, but of progress. This is a matter where every ounce of your INTERNAL FORTITUDE, COURAGE, COMPASSION, SPIRIT, ENTHUSIASM & WISDOM is called into play, to carry you on to succeed IN SPITE of the adversity that's come at you. You will learn that it's only through the adversities, through those difficult moments, through the hardships (no matter in which realm you have to confront them in), that becomes the opportunities through which your own HIGH POINT LIVING is obtained. Harness the Power of Positive Pressure. It's only through that pressure or stress that you will evolve and grow to become more than you were and are now. And again, the body will adapt. Remember, coal never becomes a diamond without pressure. Overcome those adversities. Replace negatives with positives. Infiltrate every area of your life. Believe in life again! How you succeed at conquering an adversity is not only an incredibly awesome moment in your own personal HIGH POINT LIVING experience, but a remarkable inspiration for others still to follow. You can make a difference in this world, by starting with a plan for yourself over a given length of time - a plan that includes being mentally and spiritually prepared to change negative adversities, harness their power and utilize them for your own growth. You'll break out of your own comfort zone and have something very worthwhile to pass on to someone else. This in itself makes Taking Action and journalizing your progress so incredibly important and an ongoing worthwhile pursuit.
"To keep our faces toward change, and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate, is strength undefeatable." - Helen Keller |
