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M6:D57 (D535) Test the waters

April 14, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog #17
April 13, 2009

 

         


What's on my mind today?

Now that you’ve gotten some good advice, even that can be confusing, so now what do you do?  Stick your big toe into the water and see if it is warm.  That’s right—just try things out and see if they work.  However, don’t fall into the trap most people fall into—be sure to give your test some time to work.

By testing things out, over time you will see what works for you and your body type.  Everyone is different.  You wouldn’t dream of wearing my custom made shoes, so why expect to be given the exact program that will work for you?  You can be taught principles and guidelines, but it is up to you to find out what works the best for you.  At that point, you have to work with the things that have done the best for you and leave behind those things that haven’t worked for you.  It is really a simple process.

I measure my body fat and body weight weekly.  I have a chart that shows my fluctuations for the past 535 days.  I have also mapped to that what I was doing at the time.  Using that chart I can make decisions very easily about which principles I should apply to my training and nutrition and which principles won’t work for me.  The specifics of setting up a good plan then become extremely easy for me.

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Find out what I'm doing to my body!

 

Today I did 45 minutes on the stairmill in the morning and then 45 minutes of uphill walking on the treadmill later in the afternoon for a total of 90 minutes of steady state cardio today. 
 
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Testing the waters is the best way to know what works for you and what does not work for you.  Anything else is just guessing. 
 
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What are some of your techniques for testing the waters?  Comment this post to answer today’s question.
 

 
 

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About Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT

Mike is a passionate bodybuilder, NPC Competitor and ISSA Certified Personal Trainer who is always looking for ways to do things better. He also has a passion for correcting the misinformation that is prevalent in the bodybuilding and fitness industry today. Mike is currently working on his first eBook, Get Back to Lifting, which is scheduled to be released soon. He is also working on a second book, The Average Guy's Supplement Guide, that is scheduled to be released the end of 2016.

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