StansellFit

You cannot always make incremental changes in the same environment with the same people who are used to the old version of you.

One of the hardest parts of lasting change is not just saying goodbye to the old you. It may mean removing people from your life.

We all want to believe our friends and family will be supportive when we want to improve our lives, but it doesn’t always pan out that way.

Because they are people and they may prioritize their own discomfort over your wellbeing.

Sometimes change requires a scary and seismic shift in who you are and who you surround yourself with.

I have known so many clients over the years that wanted to do the bare minimum yet expected noticeable results.

Your body does not want to change! It requires you repeatedly training with effort to force your body to adapt by building muscle. That doesn’t happen by avoiding discomfort.

It often requires months and often years of discipline. Showing up when you don’t want to, training harder than you want to, and doing it longer than you want to.

Which is exactly why the people that see the best results own the process and let the outcomes be what they will. They find something internal that pushes them forward.

If you’re fighting every step of the way with nothing deep propelling you forward, it will be next to impossible.

Everyone has their own reasons, but if you want to build that kind of body, you gotta find yours.

Very few people struggle with results in the gym because they’re oversimplifying their training. It’s almost always a lack of action.

Are you showing up? Are you training with high effort? Are you doing more over time as you adapt? If you can answer yes to all of these, congratulations, you’re in the top 10% of gymgoers. Maybe 1-5%.

Your s**t doesn’t need to be perfect. Just do it. You’ll figure out what isn’t working over time. But only if you’re collecting enough real feedback through repeated action.