How Do You Get Lean – It’s a Mind Game

How do you get lean is a situation a lot of people struggle with, there is so much advice out there it’s

sometimes hard to know where to start, this is in contrast though, because technically its simple to

get lean, but the fortune is in the follow through, because this is where most people fall down, if the

process was followed by a robot then it would be done simply case closed, with us though the

process can fall down inside your mind…

So you want to know how do you get lean. Well its simple really, you need to lose your body fat and

build some muscle. You lose body fat by sorting out your diet first and foremost, this is 85% of the

result, don’t let anyone tell you should be doing cardio this is really a waste of time for most cases

especially if the diet is not sorted, your diet needs to be basic wholefoods mainly meat, vegetables,

some fruit, nuts and beans. You then need to be doing heavy weight training including the four

foundation exercises everyone should be doing, squats, deadlifts, bench presses and pull-ups, if you

are doing 20 reps of flyes for the “burn” then doing endless ab exercises then you are going nowhere

fast. This approach seems to prevail somehow because I guess it’s easy and so easy to sell gym

memberships for, fancy a gym ad saying come here and train with us, after the squats you won’t be

able to walk properly… this could scare most people of, but it is what’s required and not as daunting

as it sounds.

However the real crux to how do you get lean is in your head, the process is simple as described

above, and where it comes apart is in your head. You really need to know why you want it and

decide (the power is in making this decision, draw a line in the sand and step over it and know

there’s no going back) that you are going to achieve your leaner self and then follow through and do

what it takes consistently, if you haven’t decided and are just going through the motions for the

sake of it, combined with doing exercises that won’t deliver results (endless cardio pumping, latest

celebrity workout, only isolation exercises to target the muscles and burn or some variation of these)

then you are on the road to nowhere and could easily come off, especially when progress is slow and

you lose motivation thinking you are spinning your wheels ( which to be fair is understandable ). But

now you are ahead of the game, you know how do you get lean is simple technically with a difficult

mind game, don’t let that discourage you, use it to empower you, to decide and test the mettle of

your character, knowing what to expect is half the battle, use knowing that it’s a difficult mind game

to empower you, from the moment you truly decide to step over the line, to each time you stick to

the diet, to when you do a set of heavy squats or deadlifts (and know what not being able to walk

properly means) know that you are moving forward and it’s only a matter of time before your lean

self emerges.

So in conclusion you came here wanting to know how do you get lean, the answer is probably not

what you were expecting is it? Don’t let the endless information out there give you the illusion that

it’s a complex process, it’s not, it’s simple, eat basic whole foods, (but minimise any grains, avoid if

you can, but that’s a subject for another day) and train heavy with intensity. Decide in your mind

that you are not going back and are going to stick it out and let your willpower and confidence grow

on the journey.

Emma Rasmussen is a women who is concerned and bemused with the misconceptions out there

about how do you get lean, it’s simple a process and should grow you mentally to new levels, check

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