G-Flux Story – Practicing What I Preach
A few weeks back I was taught a lesson in G-Flux (or perhaps I was reminded of what I already know). Talking with a friend of mine, a guy who’s read my articles for years, he asked about my current workout program. So I outlined it. And he asked the next logical question: “Are you happy with your results?”
Unfortunately, I hesitated…
Sure, I’m pretty happy with my physique right now. I’m about 183 or so and I’d guess about 6-8% body fat (at 5’8″). That’s nothing to sneeze at. Yet I’ve been better – much better. I’ve been both bigger and leaner simultaneously. And compared to that physique, my current physique is just sorta “average”.
So I asked myself the question: “why aren’t I better RIGHT NOW?” The answer – I haven’t been totally practicing what I preach. All this talk about G-Flux lately and I discovered that I haven’t been maximizing my own!
Although my nutrition is pretty well always on point, tallied up, my workouts have been barely achieving the weekly 5 hour mark that I set as a minimum for improving the body. (And, just for the record, minimums don’t produce noteworthy results.)
Pissed at myself for not being as good as I could be, I decided to up and make some changes. Just like that. So I went out and bought a used exercise bike, a swiss ball, a med ball, and a foam roller for home. Here’s my new bike:
And I comitted to doing 30 additional minutes of exercise 5 mornings a week upon waking. Now I get up, I do some mobility work, do some light ab and “core” work, and I ride the bike. This has brought my exercise tally up to nearly 8 hours a week. And to compensate for this extra exercise, I eat significantly more good quality food.
Interestingly, this increase in G-Flux has had immediate benefits. Within just a few weeks, I’ve gotten visibly leaner. My legs are nearly shredded and my abs are very sharp. Everything else is very lean. Yet, at the same time I’ve gained about 3 lbs. Here are some recent pics from our “Back Posedown” thread to show my progress.
Interesting how that works, eh? Practice what you preach and the results follow. Practice what you know to work and, gasp, it works. I don’t know what it is but sometimes I miss the obvious. It’s like looking all over for your glasses while they’re sitting right there on your face.
Hopefully none of you are “pulling a JB” and missing out on the obvious. If you are, hopefully this little blog can help you get back on track.