“Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes inseparably linked with the best utilization of our efforts.”
Alec MacKenzie
I’m an avid reader and I love quotes. I was talking to a good friend tonight about inspiration. He told me he hasn’t been inspired lately. I have to admit, I get inspired pretty easy, but I didn’t used to be that way. I blame it on reading. What I’ve come to realize is that successful people read a lot, and then apply what they’ve read. This makes them more successful than the average, which aids in fueling more inspiration.
Now let me get to the point and why I picked this quote.
Everybody is pressed for time. Everybody doesn’t get everything done that they would like. There’s just not enough time in the day. So we need to focus on the most important thing that needs to get done and stay focused on our goals or objectives. Whatever it is you want to call it.
When it comes to training, how much time you can honestly commit to, should dictate what you should be doing to achieve your goals. So lets say your goals are to lower your body fat and build some muscle and you can only commit to exercising three times a week. What would be the best way to spend that time training to achieve this? What would be the biggest return on your investment. This is the question that you need to ask yourself.
Now comes the hard part…getting the answer.
With all the information out there today on exercise, how do you know who to listen to? More than likely, you don’t have the time to research this question to get the answers. So here’s my answer for you.
Outsource it.
That’s right. Get someone who studies exercise for a living to give you the answers.
I can hear you already. “But what trainer should I be listening to? There’s several at my gym where I work out.” Or something like that right?
You must have a good filter. Let me share mine with you.
- Make sure they have to pay their bills by getting people into shape.
- Make sure they’ve been doing it for a long time.
- Make sure they’re still in academia so they continue to learn.
- Make sure they have real world proof. Basically, look at their clients results and what they have to say about them.
Those are just a few of my criteria before I bother to even listen to someone talk to me about fitness.
So if someone asked me for credibility and used my rules, here’s how I’d stack up:
- I’ve been doing this for over 12 years now for a living. It’s my only job and I pay my bills.
- I get bored easily if I’m not learning (thank God this hasn’t happened to me yet).
- The reason it hasn’t happened is because I continue to dump my wallet back into my education. Last year I handed my accountant over $25,000 in receipts for books, DVDs, CDs, and seminars that I purchased or attended.
- I’m a research freak. I study the best people within my industry (something I’ve learned from successful people is success leaves clues).
- I have research and, more importantly, REAL WORLD proof on the best training to elicit the fastest results when it comes to fat loss, building muscle, and gaining strength (If your goals are training to entertain yourself and not results based, I’m not your guy. I’m a results guy, that’s all I care about).
That’s why I love my job. I’m here to put people in the amazing business, and it starts by taking action.
Chris Grayson
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