The Most Important Factor In Achieving Your Physique Goals?

When it comes down to being as sexified looking as possible, there are many factors that come into play.   But what is the most important factor?

Is it weight training?  Soft tissue work (i.e. foam rolling)?  Cardio?  Protein?  Veggies?  Active Recovery?  Explosive work? Adequate sleep?  Something else?

All of the above are important, obviously.  But numero uno on my list may just be…

How we respond to a bad day of eating.  We are all going to have a set-back here and there, but will your set-back turn into two days of pure crap eating?  How about a terrible Saturday and Sunday, followed by a below average Monday and a not-so-good Tuesday?  Sound familiar?  If it does, then you are probably frustrated with your results.  If you have a bad day, don’t worry, get RIGHT BACK ON the plan asap!  If you do this, you’ll be fine.  Don’t stress, just brush it off and again, get back onto clean livin’.

Here’s an example – I ate really clean for the two-weeks leading up to the pool party that I attended on Father’s Day.  But at this party, I drank a few beers, had a couple of snacks, and basically just enjoyed myself.  Now, here’s the key, when I woke up Monday morning, it was oats + blueberries + protein powder (with a little bit of cinnamon added) + 1 fish oil capsule.  Then, when I had a break between clients, I headed straight to the store to stock up for the week.

In this trip to the store, I picked up;

-Old Fashioned Oatmeal (I forget to include this in the picture above)

-2 cartons of cage-free eggs (36 total eggs)

-8 free range frozen chicken breasts

-Bag of frozen organic blueberries

-Bag of frozen organic berry mix (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)

-BIG Bag of organic “bean trio” (1st time trying this, it is a blend of lentils, adzuki, and mung beans.  Hmm?  We shall see how it tastes)

And then, already stocked up in my fridge/freezer at home are some veggies (cauliflower, green beans, etc), apples, and some more meats.

Anyway, as you can see, I jumped RIGHT BACK ON the healthy-train right away.  I didn’t stress about having a less than stellar day on Father’s Day, and I feel no guilt – BECAUSE I didn’t let this snowball into something big ‘n ugly.

See, if you play your cards right, you CAN have your cake and eat it too!