Setting fitness training goals is a first step toward giving direction to your exercise program. Goals project a path that leads to the level of health and fitness you envision. Clear measures of your expected outcomes crystallize your progress along the way.
Many can readily express their primary goal as, “to get fit”. But what exactly will being fit look like, and how will you know when you have arrived?
There are many ways to demonstrate that your fitness level is improving. Subjectively, you may seem more vibrant, shapely, and toned. But you also need concrete ways of measuring improvements.
Correctly developed goals promote adherence to your fitness program. Witnessing visible progress inspires even greater effort toward achieving goals.
Ideal fitness goals are:
1. Stated in specific performance outcomes: The key is to select a few goals with clearly defined outcomes that exemplify the fitness qualities you hope to develop. Examples are: (a) wear size 12 jeans, (b) walk 5 miles without stopping, (c) bench press 200 pounds, or (d) reduce proportion of body fat weight to 25%.
2. Directly measurable: Each of these outcomes can be assessed early in training and evaluated throughout your program. They provide objective indicators of your improvement. There will be no question as to whether or not you have accomplished them.
3. Targeted for specific short-term and long-term completion dates: Set a date when you expect to achieve your long-term goals. Then establish short-term goals that you at specific dates along a time line (e.g., monthly, every 6 weeks). Short-term goals are mile markers-check points of your progress toward your long-term goals.
4. Realistic and achievable: Given your starting point or current condition, could you potentially achieve these fitness goals within the projected time line?
Goals should be challenging, but not overly aggressive or virtually impossible to reach. If you mistakenly set your goals too high or too low, adjust the targeted values and/or dates accordingly.
Examples of good goal statements are:
*Fit into size 14 jeans by April 1 and size 12 jeans by June 1.
*Walk 2 miles without resting by February 15, 4 miles by April 1, and 5 miles by June 1.
*Bench press 75 lbs. 5 times by April 15 and 100 lbs. one time by June 1.
*Achieve 30% body fat weight by March 1, and 25% by June 1.
Be patient as you navigate the path you set forth. Even if it takes longer than anticipated to achieve your fitness goals, celebrate your milestones and keep going!
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no offense but this woman is too thin and gangly!
Hey Tammy, my lower back hurts while I do the 2nd and 3rd exercise. Do you know why?
it takes longer if you worked out a lot before but it will be easier ifyou know what i mean after 4 weeks of being out of shaped it took me a week of intens 4 mile running and a lot of bench pressing so much after each day i could walk or lift my legs but that was cause i ate twice a day once at breakfast and one a luch then i would buy gallons of water and drink them usually 1 gallon or 2 a day so that i didnt dehydrate and after that i kept doing it and eventually was outrunning the kids that weigh 100-200 pounds less than me and i weigh 340 pounds but most of it is muscle cause of all that i did
wow i need to start this thx 4 putting this up
Its not like usual abs workout.I really loved it doing.
Thanks Tammy.
they will wear you out, and then they will mess with your head. Try improving listening skills. And try working on team concept skills and self control over emotions, example: he's had you running around with 6 other guy's with a log in your hand's and tells all of you too go run around the blue cone. Did you take the log? because what he said was go run around the cone, not take your log and run around the cone. Then he will question why you didn't take the log, to see if you will be intimidated or insist that is what he said. And it is hard to do when your tired. If you have a Naval ROTC that is a big help.
good luck
Sweetheart, you sound just fine! You are doing weight-bearing exercises 5-6 days a week… there's where that extra weight is! You have some good muscle tone!
I don't see anything wrong with your weight. You've plateaued because your body needs to hold onto some calories and weight to support your active lifestyle.
I used to get frustrated because I weighed so much, when in reality I'm just a muscular woman… which many men find very attractive.
If you want to shake things up a bit, find some new exercises to do, and do those for 6 weeks. Things that really challenge your body, like lap-swimming or a cardio kickboxing class. Switch up your foods. I find I lose more weight when I make eat gluten-free, with fruits/vegetables as the main part of my diet, with a piece of fruit for breakfast and some lean protein for lunch.
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very nice video and it doesnt have to have lot of stuf i like it
does it really work?
def agree w/ you
i weigh 134 pounds, which is overweight for my height
i’m going to start this today also
Pep Talk
You are on the right track! Many years ago, when there was a DDR (East Germany), the little part of this world won over 40 gold medals, more than the US, as far as I remember. Everybody wondered how they were achieving this.
Their secret was something like this: that went into altered states (a brain state of relaxation) and used subliminal messages, imagining that they can do what they wanted to do. May be they also used visual images seeing someone doing the task, then imagining that they are the ones doing it right that moment. Dimmed lights can be used, realxing music can be played, if this makes more relaxed.
In altered states of awareness the brain waves are around 8 Hz and lower. A subliminal audio message then can be played suggesting all the positive goals. This message is listened to many times, especially before falling asleep and when relaxed.
You can make you own "subliminals" with an all positive message. Just record your message and then play it all day if you like, at a very low volume, hardly audible, even when doing other things. Your so-called unconscious will hear every word and appreciate it. People have also used this method to learn foreign languages.
This ongoing messaging will prepare your body to reach your goal. Note: just turn the message off when you feel it is enough and it makes you nervous. Then you may need a message break.
You can do it!
i dont think so
5'10", 190lbs., 15-16% BF
225 bench, 315 squat, 405 DL
goals
315 bench, 405 squat, 500 DL
I do an upper lower split.
Sunday – squats + accessory (more legs)
Tuesday – bench + accessory (upper back)
Thursday – deads + accessory (lower back)
Saturday – military press + accessory (upper back)
For progression I use 5/3/1
Body image, I want to hit 10% BF so I am currently cutting cals and incorporating some more cardio work (weighted cardio).
running
google: High Intensity Interval training . its meant to burn fat!
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