I see a lot of people offering advice on how to get in shape or build big muscles, but the one thing that seems pretty constant is that its always them telling you what they are doing now. They give you the info based on what works for them present day even though its taken them a long time and many different diet and workout regimens to get there.
Do you think that what is working for them now is the exact same things that worked for them in the past when they were first starting? or when they were intermediate? No of course not they had to try many different things to find out what actually worked. So why would you expect that you can just start using their present day routine with little or no experience and expect to achieve similar results?
You need to see behind the scenes and find out what routines they did in the beginning, what diet changes they have made, and while were at it why not see some pictures of the actual progress they made along the way. If you expect to achieve results over night your going to be very disappointed. So seeing a realistic picture time line of the changes that took place over time(no matter how insignificant they may appear) will help keep you on the right track to making continued progress.
Well your wishes are about to be granted. I have found a bunch of my old training logs, diet logs, progress pictures, measurements/statistics, and even some old videos of me working out at home when I was much smaller. This info goes back to 99 when I first began and continues all the way to present time. So you will really be able to have a detailed look at the journey that got me to where I am TODAY. Hopefully this insight well help you reach your fitness goals and dreams as well. Now were talking about over 10yrs worth of info, so there is bound to be some gaps here and there. It may not be an absolute complete day by day journey for the past 1o years, but it should definitely provide a lot of information and display how my routines and training style has changed throughout the years.
There is a ton of info for me to post, so this will be an ongoing series on my blog and will last for a very very long time, so sit back and enjoy the journey as I show you how I actually went from a skinny no nothing very weak to a really proud and strong physique.
Please remember I’m here to help you out so PLEASE ask questions, leave comments, provide suggestions, basically INTERACT and lets make this a great experience for everyone that comes to the page.
I definitely agree with you here and have a situation like that now. I started working out again last May-after life and injuries- and had to do the research to find out what works for me. I have seen program after program from people who don’t have the body to back their program. Anyway, I saw a guy doing an exercise wrong last week and corrected him- can’t sit and watch somebody do stuff wrong I know how counterproductive injuries are. Later he asked me if he could workout with me, and I personally don’t believe I’m the guy to look to, but I’ll tell what I know!! I agreed, but when the following week came about I thought about the fact that I’m doing an arm specialization plan, and I can tell by his body shape that he needs to build foundation. I told him my personal thoughts are he came in at the wrong time b/c I was back to basic a month ago, and he obviously wants to do a bunch of everything and I have to constantly tell him the focus is arms and everything is maintenance. I can attest to the fact that basics are essential before fine tuning! I look forward to what’s ahead? I found your site on BB.com while looking for some P6 info and came across the log. Great job my friend and very helpful information!