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Exercise and Fitness

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ZenLefty

(20,924 posts)
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 02:13 PM Dec 2011

What are your fitness goals and what's your plan to attain them? [View all]

I'm a big believer in having good goals and a good plan. Goals keep you focused, and a plan gives you a path to get there. Good goals are specific, reasonable, and measurable. A good plan is simply something you can expect yourself to do. Consistency is key. You get better results by consistently following a mediocre plan than you would if you occasionally followed a great plan. That's why it's best to keep your goals attainable, and your plan realistic. If you know you're not going to be able to run six days a week, don't plan on doing it.

Without goals and without a plan, you risk wasting a lot of time and getting frustrated at your lack of results. The professional term for this condition is "fuckarounditis." Avoid this condition at all costs.

So here is where you can share your goals and your plan with the rest of us. Writing them down is a great way to keep them in focus. Or make them anew if you currently have none. If desired, I can offer free and (mostly) non-stupid advice. Starting with the advisement to NOT wait until 1 January 2012 to set goals and come up with a plan and call it a New Year's Resolution. Fitness goals should be revisited periodically, say every 8-12 weeks or so. Fitness plans should be revised similarly, if for no other reason than to change things up and avoid getting into a slump.

So I'd love to hear your goals and your fitness plan and even help out with them if I am able.

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ZenLefty's goals and plan ZenLefty Dec 2011 #1
How do you know how much muscle you've added? petronius Dec 2011 #5
That's a very good question ZenLefty Jan 2012 #8
One way to tell if you are gaining muscle is if.... Hotler Feb 2012 #19
Funny you should mention colds and flu ZenLefty Feb 2012 #20
Food for thought from Ellington Darden, Ph.D Hotler Feb 2012 #22
Progress update ZenLefty Jan 2012 #13
(lack of) progress update ZenLefty Mar 2012 #24
You have such detail to your plan! AllyCat Dec 2011 #2
Awesome. I like how you're doing a multitude of things. ZenLefty Dec 2011 #3
Sounds like half Pigeon Pose :) AllyCat Dec 2011 #4
Here are my goals for winter supernova Jan 2012 #6
HIIT rocks. ZenLefty Jan 2012 #9
Here's mine noamnety Jan 2012 #7
Great plan ZenLefty Jan 2012 #10
Checking in for accountability noamnety Feb 2012 #16
One month later noamnety Mar 2012 #23
i'm going week to week right now arely staircase Jan 2012 #11
Hooray for squats! ZenLefty Jan 2012 #12
My are pretty simple maddezmom Jan 2012 #14
Nice. ZenLefty Feb 2012 #18
We'll got the Wii maddezmom Feb 2012 #21
goal right now is to bench press 365 flakey_foont Jan 2012 #15
A noble goal ZenLefty Feb 2012 #17
i still have 25 # to lose, after the first 35 over the last 20 months NMDemDist2 Jul 2012 #25
Spam deleted by hlthe2b (MIR Team) aesop01 Aug 2012 #26
hi jony12 Aug 2012 #27
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #28
Spam deleted by cbayer (MIR Team) illyassc Nov 2012 #29
Goals, lose weight, tone up, build strength and stamina. Denninmi Nov 2012 #30
Spam deleted by azurnoir (MIR Team) NOS-Himel Nov 2012 #31
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