The majority of change in your body will happen when you train on the fringe of your abilities. In other words, the more time you spend training at your limit, the more weight you will lose.
The main issue here, however, is that many people don’t like pushing themselves to the edge. Instead, they would rather remain within their limits even if it means being stuck with a body they don’t want.
So here is how to make sure comfort isn’t preventing you from losing weight:
1. Disrupt your routine: You don’t need a major change here, but taking small steps to make yourself uncomfortable will eventually desensitize you to the discomfort associated with change. This may seem a little intimidating at first, but you have to start somewhere.
2. Write down the risks: By quantifying the risks of going to the next level, more often than not, you will notice that they just aren’t that great. The key here is to not let the risks, or fear, linger in your mind’s eye. Write them down and they will lose their power.
3. Visualize the next level: Now this isn’t some type of psychological trick, although there are benefits in this department. It’s also a way to get your nervous system acclimatized to the new training or routine without having to physically go through it.
4. Attack the new routine piecemeal: If there is a new style of training you want to try, don’t go for it all in one workout. Slowly incorporate the elements into your existing routine so that you don’t have to jump into the deep end, so to speak.
5. Get a partner: There is nothing better than to have someone along with you in the journey to going further. Even better, if you can start training with somebody that is already at the level you want to be at, you will get there faster.
Training at the outer edge of your abilities is the best way to get the body you so desperately want and need. So make sure you take action on this advice sooner rather than later. Because later usually never comes!
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