Counting the cost is a marriage if you will. You’re going to marry your goal, it’s details and measurable components, with REALITY. It can be unpleasant, but quite frankly, it’s the major thing that separates the successful from the wash outs.

C

is for Cut.
As in, cut out all the comfort foods. Eat more whole foods from nutrient dense sources.

D

is for Dips.
Dips can be a great exercise for your triceps or your chest. In fact when done correctly to hit your chest Dips have been called “the squat of the upper body.”

Oh, the Holiday Season. Personally, I love it. But right around the day after Halloween there’s a little monster I start to see lurking around fitness world. This little gremlin is clever. He takes the hectic schedules created around Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, and New Years and uses them to hijack your fitness progress and goals.

Tighten your glutes, abs, and lower back. The idea is to transfer strength from the legs to the upper body. A sloppy midsection transfers nothing.

Don’t feel like you’ve got to do all ten of these. Just pick one or two. My guess is that one or two would actually be easy to implement so maybe pick a 3d that would be a bit more challenging.