Posted on: 05 January, 2020
Author: Fotis Chatzinicolaou
Today you'll see how using the power of a little-known principle you can achieve almost any goal you set in life. This principle doesn't care about bad genes, financial woes, or even bad luck and can help you either way. This year I decided to write an email for 180 days straight. To help myself, I drew 180 small circles on a gold foil paper and hung it in front of my desk. Every day I write an email, I put a big X on one of the circles. Slowly, a chain of “X’s” will form. But, if I miss a day? I’ll have to leave a circle without an X. And the missing X will stare at me for the rest of the challenge, reminding me that I failed to be consistent. Today I wanna highlight the principle behind this challenge. The principle is “consistency.” And it’s one of those unsexy things everyone knows about but rarely uses. Chances are you even rolled your eyes when you read about it. But I have to ask: When trying to achieve any goal, do you stay consistent on a daily basis? Take for example the goal of finally building a body you can be proud of. You don’t have to train every day. In fact, 3-4 days per week are enough. But, you should *consistently* do something that brings you closer to your goal. On training days, push yourself to do more reps and lift more weight. If it’s a rest day, make sure you actually rest. Don’t stay up late since it will affect your training the next day. You can even go for a 30 minute walk to aid recovery. What if you want to lose the gut? Are you eating whole foods every.single.day? Or have you somehow fallen victim to the malakia (that’s B.S. in Greek) that you can gorge on junk food...and still gain an impressive physique? I don’t care what the model with the 6-pack and the Hollywood smile says. Eating junk consistently, makes you look and feel like trash. The people with impressive physiques will eat junk every once in a while. But, their diets consist of whole foods, on a consistent basis. (If you think I'm writing "consistent" too ofter, you're right - that's the point of this message) Let’s take a break from building a nice body. What if you’re in pain? Can consistency help you here? Well, let me share my example: Back in 2018 I re-injured my left shoulder while doing deadlifts. I waited a few days to recover, but no bueno. So, I decided to follow a shoulder-rehab protocol. I did targeted exercises, each day, consistently. I was back on track in around 2 weeks. Of course, smart and successful people know they can use consistency in anything. For example, America’s preeminent success philosopher, Earl Nightingale, said you can become an expert in any topic you want. How? By studying for an hour each day, for 5 years straight. Again, that's what happens when you're consistent. Heck, the good news is that thanks to the laziness pandemic plaguing our world today you don’t have to wait 5 years. Back in 2009, people asked if they could take me out and treat me to dinner. All they wanted? To pick my brain for Fitness advice. Little did they know that I’ve been studying Fitness for less than a year... More: In 2016, I made myself an expert in personality-based emails. How? By writing daily, for 100 days straight. So success can be that simple when you consistently take action. Again, the whole concept is unsecsy as hell. It’s not what ordinary men wanted to hear. But it’s what smart men *needed* to hear. Will it work for you? I'm betting your left arm it will. Anyway, nuff said. Here's go here to get great physique tips for men over 35: https://grecianfitness.eu/articlesfactory Ta leme sidoma, Fotis Chatzinicolaou Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com For nearly a decade, Fotis Chatzinicolaou has been helping men over 35 build muscle, lose the gut and get a body they can be proud of. He's also the author of the book Sculpted Grecian Body