When the general population thinks about strength training, the same image will likely come to mind: An athlete with a ridiculously heavy weight on their back, red-faced, grunting and grinding out a very slow difficult rep (or two). However, that image represents a very small percentage of the actual training that causes strength gain. …
Read More#1 - You'll learn from other members
Many of our RISE program members have been exactly where you are right now.
> overweight
> stressed
> physically unfit
> weak
> confused about nutrition
By asking the team (all the members at RSG) for advice you will immediately have several little tips to add to your training, nutrition and lifestyle!
Read MoreSo you’re looking for a new gym to join, a new personal trainer or class, but you’re not sure what it should cost?
This article will help you determine whether the asking price is fair, how it compares to the industry as a whole, and where our services fit in at RSG.
In this post we’ll cover:
Important questions to ask BEFORE signing up to any fitness program
How to determine whether the program will fit your goals
How RSG compares to the industry
"Tuna salad again?! Don't you get bored? I'll never understand you fitness freaks, just eat some cake"
Damn. I thought. I'm just eating my lunch.
^^ this is an all too familiar scenario when you're dieting
People feel an innate NEED to comment on your life
Especially when you're trying to eat clean
Suddenly you become a fitness FREAK!
for some reason, people can freely comment about what you eat, how you train or how 'realistic' your goals are.
WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
PEOPLE HATE BECAUSE YOUR POSITIVE ACTION HIGHLIGHTS A DEFICIENCY IN THEIR LIFE
PEOPLE HATE YOUR SUCCESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRIED AND FAILED
HATE AND CRITICISM TURNS INTO ADMIRATION (THEY WILL ASK YOU FOR HELP SOON!)
EVERY GREAT CHANGE IN THE WORLD HAS FIRST RECEIVED NEGATIVITY (for example, Martin Luther King Jr and the Black Civil Rights Movement)
Read MoreSo last Sunday I had a very strange feeling...
I felt sad
Honestly I don't really know why
Years ago I used to work in a bank
I hated it
And every Sunday I'd get that 'back to work ' feeling
Which, let's face it, is basically sadness.
But right now I love what I do
yet I had that same 'sunday sadness' feeling
So I wasn't sure why I felt sad and de-motivated.
there was no reason to be sad!
...then it HIT me like a ton of bricks...
Read MoreThe problem?
I never got better at anything.
BUT
When I switched from a fleeting focus
To an ABSOLUTE LASER-GUIDED focus on ONE goal
Then I transformed myself
How can you do this with your own goals?
Well, imagine how your body could change with just 6-12 months of clean eating and intense training.
6-12 months of sticking to the basics. Eating healthy stuff. Showing up to the gym when you can’t be arsed.
6-12 months of …<READ MORE>..
Read MoreEver been mad at someone then they made you laugh?
You gotta really try to stay mad in these cases! haha
This is an example of your mood state changing.
Perhaps you had a good reason to be upset, but once your STATE changed, you smiled.
The cool thing is you can harness this 'mood switch' to get in better shape.
You choose your mood. Therefore you choose your mindset.
Read MoreFor every ONE ripped, lean 'selfie' pic I see online...
...I know there are thousands of people who are nowhere near that state of physical perfection
Many people are annoyed, frustrated and ready to give up on 'dieting' and going to the gym
Maybe you feel like that today.
But know this
When you are trying to change yourself you must suspend disbelief
Literally FORGET what you THINK is possible
cos that's likely holding you back right now
Remember the FACT that humans can look amazing naked
You are a human, right?
Stop trying to get just 50% of the way to your goal, get 100%
Stop shrinking your goals, make them BIGGER
Read More90% of people fail on a summer body transformation when they go it alone
Of those 10% who are deemed successful
Guess what?
I'd say only 1% actually get what I call...
...wait for it...
'THE Important TWO'
(OK, that name needs some work but stay with me)
What are the 'important TWO' I hear you ask?
Let me tell you my lovely friend...
Read MoreThere’s good evidence that you’ll fall back to the level of your identity.
This happens all the time with lottery winners who were previously poor. They blow all the money and end up poor again.
They never identified as rich people.
You have to identify (live as, feel like, look like etc.) the PERSON YOU WANT TO BE!
Otherwise you are just acting and it’s only a matter of time before the old you, the old demons, grab you and take you back to your own personal hell (piling the weight back on, skipping the gym, binge eating on Wednesdays etc.)
here's my 6 best ways to Identify as a healthy person:
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