
You Are Your Own Gym

Well-being and healthy, attractive physiques are tied together, and they are best created through my program that develops all the qualities that make up fitness. Naturally, those with the greatest all around level of fitness have always possessed the greatest ability to survive.
Mark Lauren • You Are Your Own Gym
A person trying to build muscle through resistance training needs to consume about 1.5 grams of protein for every pound of ideal bodyweight. People restricting their calorie intake for weight loss need to ensure that they still consume at least 1 gram of protein per pound of their ideal bodyweight and optimally 1.5 grams per pound,
Mark Lauren • You Are Your Own Gym
must temporarily set aside your comfort and train, because you have made a decision to become a better person, one short workout at a time, and that is simply more important than any fatigue or stress that you might be dealing with. It’s a small, immediate sacrifice for a long and healthy life.
Mark Lauren • You Are Your Own Gym
Carbs are a key source of energy, especially for the brain. They include fruits, vegetables, pastas, grains, sugars, cereals, and rice.
Mark Lauren • You Are Your Own Gym
It was all about being fully committed. Commitment equaled success.
Mark Lauren • You Are Your Own Gym
So what exactly are your goals? And what are the excuses that get in your way? It’s good to write down both your goals and your excuses. Identifying your excuses will make you more aware of them. It’ll take the wind out of their sails. It’ll make it easier for you to identify those “reasons” for not training for what they really are: Useless excuse
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Whatever you do in life reinforces patterns and habits. Quitting or coasting, when it’s time to drive on, reinforces that behavior and makes it more likely that you’ll do it again the next time. Likewise, every time you push through discomfort and put your goals before your comfort, your resolve is strengthened.
Mark Lauren • You Are Your Own Gym
improved cardiovascular conditioning, but because of improved economy of motion. For the most part, it doesn’t get easier because of muscular endurance, but because your body is becoming more efficient at that particular movement. You require less strength and oxygen than you did before, because your body’s nervous system is adapting.
Mark Lauren • You Are Your Own Gym
Failing to plan with the end in mind is a common mistake. In the military, mission planning is done with a “backwards planning” timeline. You start with actions at the objective and plan backwards from that point after thoroughly establishing what the objective is, what criteria must be met for mission success, and how they will be achieved. Then,
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