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Mission 1, Day 78: Focus on the finish line

January 12, 2008 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

Today I had no less than 3 people proclaim as they saw me “You've lost alot of weight!”  It got me thinking on a line of thought that didn't belong in my head at the time.  I started thinking about the scale.  I started thinking about numbers.  I lost my focus at that very moment.

Focus is the key to what all of us are trying to do.  You put your eyes on the prize and don't take them off.  At times the prize might become hazy, you might not see it as clearly as at other times, but you have to maintain your focus. 

Find a plan that works for you.  Measure your progress.  Make assessments weekly.  Make the changes to your plan to continue pushing yourself towards the prize.  Stop jumping from plan to plan.  Stop changing up your workout plan on a weekly basis.  Every strength training plan needs time to work.  You can't measure your success by what happens in one particular week.  That is a fatal mistake and it amounts to losing focus.

Anything worth doing takes time.  You didn't get out of shape overnight.  It isn't like you sat down and ate a ton of food, went to bed and woke up fat.  You did this to yourself over time.  Why do you expect it to change overnight?

Accountability  Log:

  Mission 1:  Day 17 of 40 Accountability  
  Meal/Training Plan:  Real-time accountability Each task completed?  
  Day 78: January 11, 2008 Yes or No  
4:00 a.m. Meal 1:  Protein shake with glutamine and 15 g. of oatmeal and 3 glasses of water Yes
4:00 a.m. Supplements:  Animal Pak, Glucosamine Chondroiten, calcium, chromium, glutamine Yes
4:30 a.m. Workout:  LSSC for 45 minutes and 6 glasses of water Yes
7:00 a.m. Meal 2:  Protein shake with glutamine, BCAAs and chromium and 2 full cucumbers and small salad and 3 glasses of water Yes
10:00 a.m. Meal 3:  2 chicken breasts and large salad and 3 glasses of water Yes
1:00 p.m. Meal 4: Tuna (6 oz)  with large salad and 3 glasses of water Yes
3:00 p.m. Workout:  HIIT for 30 minutes and abs workout Yes
4:00 p.m. Meal 5: Tuna (6 oz.) with large salad and 3 glasses of water Yes
7:00 p.m. Meal 6:  Chicken breast and large salad and 3 glasses of water Yes
8:30 p.m. Supplements:  Protein shake, glutamine, calcium and 3 glasses of water Yes
  Accountability Areas: Points Possible
Meal 1 1 1
Meal 2 1 1
Meal 3 1 1
Meal 4 1 1
Meal 5 1 1
Training 1 1
Post Workout Nutrition 1 1
Water 1 1
Pre-sleep nutrition 1 1
Accountability 1 1
Daily Totals: 10 10
Mission Totals: 146 150
  Workout Log:    
LSS Cardio 45 minutes
HIIT Cardio 30 minutes
Push up challenge workout 30; 22; 22; 20; 34

Tomorrow is another day.  There are only a few days left in Group Shred Phase 2.  I plan to make them the best days of the entire shred. 

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING…

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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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