A Dose of Lean Body Motivation – Take Your Medicine
Posted by Brad Campbell
14
May, 2010
A Lean Body Motivational Guest Post by Michael Kory
Hey everyone, Brad here and today I’ve got a special treat for ya. First off, I just finished creating my Affiliate Marketing For Dummies training site, where I show aspiring Online entrepreneurs how to make passive income on the Internet. Secondly, and more specific to this post, one of my long time TopFatLossTrainer readers and best success stories, Michael Kory, has hooked you up with a guest blog post.
I think this will give you a huge dose of motivation, as you’ll be able to see an ‘average guy’ who’s taken this information and used it to transform his body (see abs below)…and more importantly, his lifestyle, to become exceptional.
In fact, Michael has been personally inspired to help others achieve the lean and ripped body that I talk about so often on this blog. I thought it’d be cool to have him share some of the tips, tricks and knowledge he’s picked up along the way (during his own body transformation)…so you’ll probably being seeing some articles and videos from Michael in the future. I’ll let him take it from here…
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What’s up fat haters? I’ve always liked how Brad’s started out his posts like that.
First off, I’m going to start out by saying that my name is Michael Kory. I have been trying to get lean and ripped for the past two years and have made great changes. At my high school, they gave us laptops and I’m sure you can imagine, if you’ve got an 18 year old sitting in a boring class the whole day, he will find some stuff on the internet to keep him entertained. You’re probably asking yourself why am I telling you this?
The reason I mention this is because one day about 3 months ago, I found TopFatLossTrainer and was instantly hooked, going through and reading every single one of the articles to better my knowledge. I thought it was crazy how me and Brad Campbell had very similar views on how to get lean, ripped, and shed that fat.
I feel that a lean/ripped body was much more appealing than one of those HUGE meat heads you will see at the gym. You know what I’m talking about and have seen them before. If you don’t know what I’m saying, just imagine: the guys that are putting way too much weight on the bench or any other machine, just to have their spotter do most of the work.
They want to get ripped, but anything that they seem to do doesn’t work. It’s not that their bodies aren’t capable of making a change, they just don’t know the correct way to do it.
What I want to talk about today is dedication and staying motivated. Let’s start this post out with a quotation that I have always kept in the back of my mind while on my course to get lean and ripped…
“Dedication is what lazy people mock and label as obsession.”
This really shows what it is all about. People have said to me, “Michael, you are obsessed and really go overboard with all of this.” I just think to myself that it really isn’t me being obsessed, it’s me being dedicated and wanting to make change.
This is the kind of attitude that you need to have if you want to change your lifestyle and get ripped, lean, and lose fat. If you want to make a change, you have to start somewhere.
When I started out back in July of 2008, I was a scrawny kid, not happy with the way I looked without my shirt on, and wanted a change. I wanted to make a change, but I did not know what workouts to do, what to eat, pretty much anything that seemed important to getting the ripped physique that I desired.
That’s why I started writing fitness articles and making videos in the first place. I want to help people that were once in my shoes. Now, it doesn’t matter if you’re skinny and need to add muscle or overweight and need to lose fat–both situations require the same mentality and positive changes in lifestyle.
I’ve been to all of the websites out there and I can promise you that there is no website better than TopFatLossTrainer.com. Look around the Internet and you will find websites that don’t really care about your progress and only care about one thing…money.
Brad’s website was the first one that I went to where I was not asked to give money within being on the page for 5 minutes and this was refreshing. Not to mention the information that I was getting everyday helped me get even leaner.
I remember the exact moment where I finally came to the realization that if I truly wanted to be that ripped guy at the pool, I was going to have to change my entire lifestyle. I remember sitting outside on the 4th of July on a warm summer evening, after finishing up a plate of hot dogs and bratwursts, eating a big chocolate brownie with one hand and washing it all down with a root beer (sounds good, right?).
This was my moment, the jump start, the exact time when I started my change and I can tell you that to this day I have not had a soda since that moment. To start a drastic lifestyle change, you too need to have your “moment.”
One of those moments where the light bulb comes on and that epic music starts. As I sat there stuffing my face with unhealthy foods, I thought to myself, “What am I doing?” “Is eating this brownie going to help me to achieve my goals?”
Sure, the brownie tastes good, but what does it get me?
Ever since that 4th of July I have thought of it this way: short term pleasure vs. long term gain. I remember asking myself this quite often when I was first starting out on my journey for the lean and ripped physique. Eating the brownie is your short time pleasure. Sure, it may taste good now, but you’re going to pay for it later because it is going to only push you further away from your goals.
By not eating the brownie you are bettering yourself in the long run, thus the term long term gain. Not eating that brownie is hard at first, but I promise that you can do it.
Once you have your moment, you will be ready to start your journey to achieving the lean body that you’ve always wanted. This whole concept is easier said than done and it takes a few months to get it down perfectly. I remember caving in to cinnamon rolls or cookies multiple times at school, but after I ate it, I felt guilty.
Eventually this happened enough to the point where I knew that the long term gain was worth more than the short term pleasure. Just like getting good at a sport or anything else in life, it takes dedication and the willingness to work at something everyday. Every choice you make affects your journey.
I’ll leave you guys with some words of wisdom: To get somewhere, you have to start somewhere. Take care and stay dedicated…
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Hope you guys enjoyed Michael’s guest post and be sure to leave him a comment below.
By the way, what was your defining moment? Michael had the 4th of July pig out epiphany (no offense, lol)… for me, it was viewing some pics of myself at the beach, after returning from a vacation in San Diego (I discussed this “moment” on my Inner Circle sales page). So what was it for you? Or, has it even happened yet?
Whatever the moment or scenario, it generally needs to be very powerful, very clear and very much emotionally based. It may not seem like much to everyone else, but no doubt it meant the world to you and is what propelled you to take action and not look back. Looking forward to your feedback.
Have a great weekend.
Your Coach,
Brad Campbell
PS – Seize the moment.
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