Everyday I receive dozens of emails from all over the world. Most of them include the line, "I need to lose weight."
Two things are wrong with this statement:
a) it uses the word
lose. From now on wanting to lose should be a thing of the past. TSC Transformations are about being in control and
winning! The words lose and losing should be eliminated from your vocabulary. Instead use the word
BURN!b) it uses the word
weight. The word
weight doesn't convey whether you want to
lose muscle, fat, bone, or possibly a kidney. Given that bones, kidneys and muscle are extremely important to your transformation, it's probably best to specify that you want to
BURN FAT!However the statement "I want to burn fat" is simply an unrequited desire.
You need to turn this into a real goal, by giving it a timeline and quantifying it.
First of all, you should know that it's entirely possible and actually quite easy to burn off 1.5-2.5 lbs of fat per week. In fact if you're obese and you want to really challenge yourself it's entirely possible to burn 30 pounds of fat in the first 30 days of the TSC program.
To set your
FAT BURN GOAL, you should select a healthy weight for your height (use the BMI chart) and subtract this number from your current weight to get your
FAT BURN GOAL.
EXAMPLE: My friend David started the challenge at 6'3" and 317 pounds. He used the BMI chart to pick 192 lbs (a healthy weight for his height) as his goal weight. To get his Fat Burn goal he does the following equation.
317 - 192 = 125 = David's personal FAT BURN GOAL.
Then to get his timeline, David chooses an amount of fat that he will attempt to burn per week. He could easily burn 1.5-2.5 lbs of fat per week, but Dave is particularly hardworking and ambitious.
He decides that he will burn 5+ pounds of fat per week. He then calculates the number of weeks it will take him to achieve his goal.
125 pounds / 5 pounds per week = 25 weeks to achieve his goal.
David looks at his calender and circles Today's date and flips forward and circles the date 25 weeks in the future and writes "192 pounds!" He circles it several times, underlines it, and draws huge arrows pointing to his goal. Now he has a literal date with destiny.
Along the way David will track his progress by weighing himself every Sunday and writing his new weight on the calender.
As mentioned previously, David is particularly ambitious and has set even more goals for himself:
David's Goal List:
Weigh 192 pounds.
Perform 10+ consecutive wide-grip pull-ups.
Perform 30+consecutive push-ups.
Run the mile in 7:30 or less.
David also puts these goals on a timeline and tracks his progress on the calender. He even makes copies of his goal list and posts them around his house; on the fridge, the mirror in his bathroom, on the microwave, next to the front door and he even makes a wallet-sized list that he takes with him everywhere.
His goals are 25 week in his future, but he starts feeling better, happier, more optimistic and in control immediately. You can too! Get The TSC HEART OF A CHAMPION Training & Nutrition Program and Make it Happen!
TSCers: Make it Happen! Transform your body now and change your life forever. Get the TSC Heart of a Champion Program http://www.tscheartofachampionprogram.com/
Best,
CK.
PS: If you read this article and said, "heck yeah, that sounds great, I'll sign up for a marathon and start training as a distance runner," PLEASE DON'T! If you need a laundry list of reasons why this is a bad idea, please email me.
Expect to set goals, follow the program and achieve incredible results in 10-weeks. Then continue to pursue your goals and set new ones. You may be able to burn up to 50 lbs of fat and build 5 lbs of muscle in just 10 weeks, it's up to you. Strive for constant and consistent improvement.
What motivates you?
In Sudan, women and children sleep in fear. There is GENOCIDE in Darfur happening right now! Men are conscripted into the military and forced to rape children and murder innocent women. Villages are burned to the ground and families are scattered into the desert without food or water.
Everyday I receive dozens of emails from all over the world. Most of them include the line, "I need to lose weight."
In the film the British soldiers are faced with very unpleasant conditions at their POW camp. They are slaves to the Japanese, but they refuse to see themselves as such. They maintain their dignity by taking pride in their craftsmanship of the bridge. They literally whistle while they work. They see themselves as soldiers making the best of their situation, rather than slaves suffering at the hands of their enemy.
