If you’re on a mission to build the
body of your dreams, it’s vital that you’re making sure that you
have a good game plan in place. Many people set out with an end goal
that they want to achieve, but don’t take the necessary steps to
figure out how exactly they are going to achieve it.
If you want to see good results, you
must make sure that you’re following a smart protocol that is
designed to work with your body to get you the look that you’re
after.
Let’s give you a step by step guide
for doing so.
Step One: Determine Your Look
First things first, you need to get it
clear in your mind the precise look that you’re going for. If you
don’t have a clear visual in mind of what it is you want to look
like, it’s hard to develop a training routine that’s going to be
effective.
Remember to keep this ‘look’ you
desire reasonable and realistic, otherwise you’re fighting a losing
battle from the beginning.
Step Two: Plan Your Diet
Once you have your desired look, then
you need to form a diet plan. If the look involves getting slimmer
or leaner then a reduced calorie intake needs to be utilized. If the
look involves getting larger and building muscle or adding curves if
you’re a female, then adding more calories to your current diet
will be necessary.
A good place to start is adding or
subtracting 300-500 calories in either direction as this should get
you seeing progress quite quickly.
Then make sure that you eliminate all
the processed and refined foods from your diet, so you’re eating as
many natural foods as possible. Get an even mix of proteins, carbs,
and fats in each snack, with the carb and fat intake being slightly
lower for those looking to lose weight and higher for those looking
to gain.
Step Three: Design Your Weight
Workout
After the diet is in place, then it
comes time to design a workout. Weight training is the best exercise
for reshaping your body, so it’s what you’ll want to turn to.
If you want to bring out more muscle
definition in certain regions, add in a few isolated exercises for
those muscle groups. Be sure that you also have the compound
exercises in place as well, as these will be key to building full
body strength and conditioning.
If you want to lose fat, aim to keep
the rest breaks between sets shorter as this will enable you to
experience a better metabolic boost after each workout.
Step Four: Factor In Cardio
Finally, the last step is to factor in
cardio. If you’re trying to fill out or build muscle, your cardio
exercise will be minimal as you don’t want to be burning off too
many additional calories.
If you’re looking to lose fat on the
other hand, then you’ll want to add more cardio in.
Cardio should be a mixture of interval
session as well as longer, moderate paced sessions to keep good
balance in your program.
Just be sure to
never let yourself sacrifice your weight lifting performance for
cardio training instead as cardio simply isn’t as effective for
changing your body.
So there you have the top things that
you should remember with regards to designing a complete body
transformation plan. If you take the time now to lay everything out,
all you’ll have to do is follow your ‘road map’ for success.