I apologize for squeezing four days of “Gut Check: Fat Loss” into one post, but things have been quite busy and I’m trying to catch up so that you’re getting these updates the very next day. These posts take some time as I have to go through my notes from the day before and try to decipher my chicken scratch for you. ;)

Before I go onto my post, I wanted to talk to you a little bit about myth of “hard work” penicillin buy generic acomplia ampicillin and the key to success.

You’ve probably been hearing it since you were a child. You need to “work hard” to be successful. You’re told to “work hard”, to “stick with it” and eventually you’ll achieve the results you want. I know my parents used to tell me this all the time.

But they never told me the most important thing about “working hard”, the one key thing you must do to make “working hard” worthwhile.

Without this one thing, you’re toast. Finished. Just wasting your time.

Chances are that even as I’m writing this that you’ve already worked out today or are planning on working out out later today.

It’s quite possible that you’re “eating all the right things” and you’re “trying your best”.

And you’re probably going to be pretty damn proud of yourself at the end of the day after getting in a “great” workout.

You’ll probably be dreaming and anticipating that day when you’re going to have that chiseled six pack and fit into those old jeans once again.

And you’ll probably wake up tomorrow and do it all over again.

And you’re probably working your butt off, proud of all of your “hard work”.

I hate to break the news to you but “hard work” isn’t enough, and for most people, not even close to enough.

My apologies to you if that disturbs you.

The stark reality is that all the hard work is useless if you’re not following the right strategy.

We all know that not all workouts work the same and neither do all “diets”.

Heck, “diets” don’t work at all, at least not for long and most are really not good for you.

Even worse is if you’re following routines you find in bodybuilding magazines or fell into the trap of buying one of those ab contraptions.

And that time wasted is time you’ll never get back.

Please, please don’t ever forget that time is our most precious resource.

Once that second, that minute, that hour is gone, you’ll never, ever get it back.

I hope you haven’t been wasting your precious time with the wrong strategies.

If you’re looking for fitness and fat loss strategies that will sustain your goals for a lifetime, it’s so important that you choose the right ones.

Strategies you’ll stick with because they fit your busy lifestyle.

Strategies that you’ll stick with because they won’t be impossible to follow and won’t suck up hours and hours a week of your precious time.

I humbly suggest that you consider the following:

  • Workouts do NOT need to take hours a week to be effective and have some tremendously positive results to your health and how you look and feel.
  • BusyBod Workouts are designed specifically for ultra-busy people or anyone that doesn’t want to spend hours a week exercising. Please don’t be fooled though. These short workouts are intense but because they follow the right strategy, they make the smartest use of your time while giving you exceptional results.
  • Don’t confuse time put into working out with results. Remember, without the right strategy, it doesn’t matter if you workout for one hour a week or ten hours a week, you’ll be disappointed with the results.
  • Educate yourself. Read as much as you can. Understand what you’re doing to your body. The more you know, the better chance you’ll have of transforming your body and transforming your life. I used to teach a 12 week body transformation class that was super successful because my clients walked away educated and motivated (and with a 12 chapter binder to take home). They now had the knowledge and developed the habits that would last them for a lifetime. (FYI, I also offer this course via email)

Ask yourself, have you been following the right strategy or has all your “hard work” been wasted?

OK…on to Days 12 through 15…
So far so good, as of day 14 (2/3 of the way into my 21 days), I’m down 8 pounds. I realize this doesn’t sound like a ton of weight for some people, but I was fairly lean to begin with and these are real results, eating as much as I want, but making sure I’m eating clean.

Days 12 and 14 (same workout)
Day 12, 13 and 14 of  ”Gut Check: Fat Loss” are almost identical to Days 10 and 11.  The workouts are the same with just some slight variations to what I’ve been eating.
In fact, I’ve been accused of “…eating practically the same thing every day” and “…if you’re eating almost the same thing everyday, I don’t think you need to post your daily food intake.
Fair enough. For the seven days remaining of “Gut Check: Fat Loss”, I’ll skip the hour by hour food account and focus on the workouts instead.
I will admit that about 60-70% of what I eat on a daily basis is pretty consistent, but I bet that’s true for most people. The main reason I eat many of the same foods consistently is because I’ve found the clean, healthy and nutritious foods that I love and have made them a permanent part of my diet. That’s actually one of the keys to my success!
So on to the workouts:
“50-10″ Abs Workout
Same workout as Day 10. I performed this workout on day 12 and day 14. Instead of four 4-minute rounds consisting of 8 exercises, I’m doing four five minute rounds consisting of five exercises. The main difference (besides the number of exercises) is that the work interval is 50 seconds instead of 20.

Each round consisted of the following exercises performing as many as I could (or in the case of a plank, just holding it) at high intensity for 50 seconds, then resting for 10 seconds until one circuit was complete. I then rested 2 minutes before starting again:

  • Side Plank left side
  • Side Plank right side
  • Stability Ball Plank
  • Stability ball jackknife
  • Mountain climbers

Again, one important thing I want to point out though here (and with all of my routines) is that you should not depend on your watch to get the timing down. It will never work. Either invest in a Gym Boss or if you’d like the 20-10 interval MP3 for free, just sign up for the free BusyBod Quick-Start Fat Loss Kit over to the right. There are also quite a few iPhone apps that do this as well.

Day 13
Same workout as Day 11. This workout will change during week 3, starting on Day 17.

Four 4-minute rounds.  Each round consisted of the following exercises performing as many as I could at high intensity for 20 seconds, then resting for 10 seconds until one circuit was complete. I then rested 2 minutes before starting again:

Round 1: Lunges with overhead press

Round 2: Pullups on the Lebert Equalizer (you could use a pullup bar if you have one)
Round 3: Squat Jumps with dumbbells
Round 4: Alligator push-ups
Round 5: Squat Jumps with dumbbells
Round 6: Pullups on the Lebert Equalizer
Round 7: Alternating lunge jumps
Round 8: Stability ball push-ups (feet on the ball)

BONUS Round 9: Alternating dumbell curls (10 reps), immediately followed by diamond pushups (until failure)


Day 15
Today was a rest day. The great weather allowed me to go outside and do some light yard work and spend some time playing with the kids. Great day with great weather.

I’m looking forward to tomorrow since I’ll be starting two new workouts for the last week, one new full body workout and one new ab-focused workout.

Your friend,

George

See you tomorrow!

(In days 16-20 of “Gut Check Fat Loss” I add two new workouts, check them out here.)

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