February 21, 2010 in Articles, Motivation by James Dawson Martin

Get comfortable with you!

As a trainer, I always begin by having a client discuss their goals with me. These goals can range from general fitness, athletic performance, strength, and physical appearance.

The latter, in my opinion, counts for the majority of my clients main goals.

In terms of physical appearance, some of these clients wish to morph their bodies not

just by increasing muscle mass or decreasing fat, but to actually change the shape of their muscles -width and length.

This is the mistake many people make initially.

The way our muscles are shaped – the way our chest is formed and our abs are shaped - is mostly genetic.

Some people have a wide, broad chest and others have thick less broad chests. While we can work to change this, a lot of it is genetic.

It is important that one becomes comfortable in their own skin and body before beginning a workout – that they know that they can achieve fantastic results, that they can strip away that body fat and have abs that they dreamed of..But they must realize that those abs will be their own and nobody else’s.

We are unique individuals and have separate genetics.

Coming to this conclusion and focusing on the way your own physique will look like is one of the most important factors before starting a workout program.

You will not look like ‘Brad Pitt in Fight Club’..

You will not look like ‘Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando’..

No. You will look like yourself -

You will look like yourself with toned muscles and six pack abs -

Unique muscle. 

So take this time.. Look in the mirror.. Look at your chest and the shape of it..

Think of it being lean, think of your stomach with six pack abs, the way it will all come together.

You will make amazing results happen.

Just Make sure you visualize yourself being ripped and muscular - not another person being it for you.

You are you. You are unique.. And that is an amazing thing my friend.