Today is Easter and it is a huge reason to celebrate.  This is the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead.  He shocked His followers by fulfilling 29 prophecies in just 24 hours.  They came to His tomb expecting Him to be dead.

”And as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them ‘Why do you seek the living One among the dead?’” (Luke 24:5)

The message is clear.  Jesus is alive.  He is no longer in the tomb.  The man whom these women expected to find dead is actual living.

As I thought about this passage from the Bible today on Easter Sunday, I realized that it applies to alot of people and their pursuit of fitness goals.  They are going to the wrong place for their information.  It is no surprise since the internet is a mass of confusion, especially where it comes to fitness.  My advice is to seek your information from the doers. 

If someone has been an undefeated champion, I’d say you should listen to them.  If someone has reached the pinnacle of their sport 6 times by winning the national championship, I’d say you should listen to them.  Stop seeking the living among the dead.  Get your information from the people who have been there and can sincerely answer your questions.  If possible, learn directly from them and if not, learn from those they have mentored.

Remember, a good mentor equips his pupils to succeed on their own.  This means teaching them the principles of success that worked for the mentor.  There are three people I can think of who have wonderful credentials in this area:

Carlos DeJesus
Skip La Cour
Tom Venuto

These are all men who have lived the information they are providing.  They are extremely knowledgeable and have a wealth of information that can bring you to the next level.  They are the living among the dead in the fitness industry.  Then there are those who have learned from these people (like Marc David) who are also a wealth of good information and advice.

Since the title of today’s post is about change happening, I thought I would address the topic of change.  Change is something that the majority of people shy away from.  I honestly feel that while people enter a physique transformation with every intention to be successful, their inate disgust for change sabatoges them at some point.  They get complacent naturally and thus, fail to really transform.  This is a cycle that must be broken for success to occur.

Change is about small steps.  It isn’t about taking one giant leap ahead and staying there.  Change should happen in small, digestible increments.  Anything greater than that is sure to result in failure.  Taking things in manageable increments will help to insure that you are successful in the long term.  As mentioned in my video a few days ago, it is quite alright to change your eating 5 days a week and then eat what you want 2 days a week.  Will your results be as quick?  No, they will not be as quick.  However, I do believe that you will develop a consistency that you might fail to develop if you aim for 7 days of good eating right away. 

I know this is probably a heretical statement for me to make and I’m sure other fitness experts would disagree to some extent, but I believe in the statement I just made.  I feel that when you make that small change to eating right 5 days a week you will stick to it.  You will eventually begin to see results rolling in.  At that point you will start to be compliant even on the 2 days you have set as “free days” because you won’t want to put your progress in jeapordy.  The 5 days a week is a catalyst to get you to that next level.  It will insure the consistency that you need to get going. 

It is the same with working out.  If you simply just start working out 3 days a week, you will begin to see results and that will lead you to working out 6 days a week eventually.  It goes back to creating a consistent set of behaviors that lead you to the ultimate objective.

Matty’s Workout Log:

Honestly, the Saturday workout, while doing it, didn’t feel like a great workout.  Afterwards I realized that I’ve been on a 3 week cut with very low carbs and my energy is hitting rock bottom.  Thus, the weight I am pushing isn’t as good as it usually is, but I did get every single rep on every single exercise.  I have one more week on the very low carb system and then I get to recharge for 2 weeks before hitting this 4 week cycle again.