Build Muscle And Burn Fat - Become Physically Fit At Any Age! by Ron Stephens

The first time in my adult life that I really got serious about getting into shape, I was in my mid twenties. I had spent about six months or so jogging and dieting (my definition of dieting was pretty simple: you can't eat very much of anything that tastes good), and I lost about twenty pounds. It was good to have lost the weight but I still didn't feel good about the way I looked. I did not have much muscle mass at all so when I went from a hundred seventy pounds to a hundred forty five pounds I just looked like a smaller version of the pear shaped flabby guy that I was. That isn't what I wanted either. It was good to have lost the weight, but I wanted to look, you know, a little more "buff". That presented another challenge. Now I would have to lift weights and I had never done that before. The thought of buying all of the weights and putting myself through hours every day of "pumping iron" did not sound like fun to me at all. And besides that I didn't believe that I could change the shape of my body anyway. I didn't know how simple it could be to build muscle and burn fat. So for the next twenty years I just gave in to my belief system and decided to be happy with the way I looked and get on with more important things in life.

The problem was however, I never really accepted myself physically. I always wished that I could have a leaner, more proportionate shape to my body. I just honestly did not think it was possible. And you know, when you don't really like something about yourself, it shows up in subtle little ways. I didn't like being in public with my shirt off. I felt like I had been cheated physically and there was nothing I could do about it. I didn't look good (I thought) in certain clothes that were in fashion. My confidence over all was affected. Now, it wasn't like my life was falling apart or anything. I just wanted to look better in a bathing suit. I wanted to have a more "masculine" shape to my body. I wanted to be more disciplined in my eating.

One evening I was having dinner with some friends at a local restaurant. There were about eight of us sitting around the table eating and chatting. The conversation turned to discussion of a book that one of them was reading about getting physically fit and transforming your body in three months. Most everyone at the table it seemed, knew of this program but me. I asked some questions and listened to them talk about the many testimonials, before and after pictures they had seen and so on. It sounded too good to be true. Twelve weeks to transform your body?! Could that be for real?

Although I did not say much during that discussion, I listened intently. At some point during the evening I felt myself changing on the inside. I began to believe I could look the way I had always wanted to look. I decided, as we were wrapping up the evening, that I would find this book they spoke of and it would be the source of my new found hope to do something about the way I looked. Again I want to say that I was not extremely over weight. I am five feet, eight inches tall. At that time I weighed about a hundred eighty pounds. But my body fat percentage I found out when I went to the gym for the first time, was around twenty percent. The ideal percentage of body fat for a guy my age was around eight to twelve percent.

Well I went out the next day and found the book. I took it home and read it. I saw before and after pictures of men and women, many older than me, who had gone through incredible, physical transformations. And they all did it in a ninety day period! Unbelievable! Except, now it was believable for me. To make a long story a little shorter, I implemented the program, which involved eating differently and exercising and got tremendous results in ninety days. I went from a hundred eighty plus pounds and twenty percent body fat to a hundred sixty eight pounds and nine percent body fat! I was fired up! Here is the interesting part of the whole story. Ever since I was in high school, I didn't think I could look much different. For over thirty years I just accepted the false belief that I couldn't build muscle and burn fat and change the shape of my body. But once my beliefs changed, I got what I wanted in twelve weeks. Here is what I found out that made the difference for me:

What you believe is so important. I believed I couldn't do anything about the way my body looked unless I was willing to spend hours of pain and sweating in the gym for months and months. Once my belief changed, my motivation sky-rocketed. Here is how I changed my belief. And it was almost effortless! I read stories about other people in my situation. Many of them in worst shape than me. When I saw that others could do it, I began to have "hope". Hope is a powerful force my friend. But it must be based on truth. Once I saw the truth, by reading the stories of others and seeing before and after photos, hope rose up in me and I began to "see" myself with the body I wanted. I'm telling you it works. If you want anything, find out about others who have achieved it, read their stories or seek them out and talk to them. It will change your life.

It didn't take as much effort as I had previously thought. I only spent three days a week in the gym for a little less than an hour each day I was there. That was for weight training. I spent three alternating days each week at home on an exercise bike for only twenty minutes each session. Amazing! And of course I did have to change my eating habits, but I did not have to deprive myself. I just had to eat more sensibly. And let me tell you this: if you have struggled with eating right for a long time, the problem is probably not as much of an eating problem as you think. The problem is a "hope" problem. Once I had the hope, it was much easier to discipline myself to eat right. Once I had hope, it was much easier to go to the gym. It became a powerful force for change in my life and it will work for you too!

I had a partner. My wife did the program with me. She became as excited about as I did and that made it easier for me to stick to it. We did it together. If you aren't married, or if you are and your spouse doesn't share your enthusiasm that's ok. Find a partner at work, or get to know someone at the gym or hire a trainer at the gym. The power of having someone to work with you for change, is extremely helpful. You can encourage one another and keep each other accountable. If you don't have that person, that's ok too. You just have to rely on yourself a little more and be true to your vision. You can do it! My friend I want you to know this: if you have any desires in your life to change anything at all for the better, you can do it. I believe that! Whatever your situation is, someone else somewhere in this world has been in a worse situation and changed it for the better. If they can do it...you can do it. You must believe that. If you wish to change the way you look, lose weight and/or build muscle and change the shape of your body, you can. I'm not going to tell you that you have to use the same program or read the same books I read because you don't have to. There are plenty of programs and books and testimonials for you to read and follow. What I am going to tell you is that you need to find something that you can believe in. Something that sparks a flame of hope in your heart and mind. Draw strength and encouragement from other people's stories, get started on a program, stick to it, and watch your life change.

I am not a fitness instructor or a dietician. I don't own a gym. I am only involved in exercise and fitness for my own benefit. I am telling you this story for the purpose of sharing a principle that can change any area of your life. That principle is based on developing hope and a vision through studying the lives of people who have accomplished something that you want to accomplish. It is very difficult to overcome obstacles and develope hope if you don't "know" that it can be done. In that case it is probably more "fantasy" than hope. But once you see it can be done, by ordinary folks who somehow mustered up "extraordinary" desire, hope springs up in you. Now your hope is based on truth and your life can change if you really want it to.

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About the Author

Ron Stephens has been successful in business and sales for the last 25 years. He has been happily married for 33 years and is the father of three grown children. He is presently involved in sales and marketing and enjoys writing articles with the hope that others will be inspired and encouraged. To view his website, go to: Ron-Stephens.com



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