The Anabolic Diet takes your body and puts it into an anabolic state.  It maximizes your potential for muscular growth.  It also makes it very easy to stick to because of the ability to make adjustments.  I have had zero trouble sticking to this plan the two times I've used it (including this one). 

Speaking of resting, today is a rest day for me.  I spent it at a hockey game.  It was eye opening for my son.  He came away from it with some interesting observations about people and the effort they fail to put into things.  He has noticed that most people give up too soon.  He finds it frustrating that he, as the goalie, isn't allowed to ever give up, but his teammates can quit whenever they feel like it.  I explained to him that life can be like this sometimes, with people not pulling their own weight, etc.  It was an interesting conversation.

Interestingly, I will be starting M5 with 1 week of rest.  I will then launch into my 10 week workout plan.  This plan takes on specific body part focuses each week.  The layout is simple and straightforward. 

Week 1 – Basic full body workout
Week 2 – Basic full body workout
Week 3 – Thighs
Week 4 – Calves
Week 5 – Shoulders
Week 6 – Back
Week 7 – Chest
Week 8 – Arms
Week 9 – Core
Week 10 – Basic

The idea is to push some of the lagging muscles.  I am hoping for great success in this process.  This plan still utilizes the High Intensity Training principles.

Did you realize that it isn't up to Craig Ballantyne, Tom Venuto, Marc David, Nick Nillson, or Vince DelMonte to control your destiny?  It is completely up to you.  That's right!  Nobody else can control your destiny.  I hear it all the time.  "He made me do…" but that's wrong.  Nobody makes you do anything.  It is up to you.

You need to decide that it is time for a change.  You need to decide to exercise.  You need to decide to eat right.  It is completely about you.  You control your own destiny. 

All you have to do is make a decision and then stick to it.  It really is that simple.  Don't get yourself confused by the multitude of programs that are out there.  The basics have been the same for a very long time.  All you have to do is eat good food and hit the weights with High Intensity Training and you will be on your way to a changed body in a short period of time.  By handling your transformation in this manner you will also save yourself alot of money that you would normally spend on all the different programs that are available.

When you go into the gym you must have goals in mind.  If not, you are just going through the motions.  When you approach a set you need to tell yourself that you are going to exceed your repetition and weight goal.  You have to just push out as many as your body is capable of pushing out.  If you try to hit X number of repetitions, that's all you are going to hit.  The goal needs to be that you are going to exceed X number of repetitions.  If you set that goal you will beat it the majority of the time.