MOTIVATION BY INSPIRATION

Motivation By Inspiration

I read a story this morning about a guy who changed his and his children's life by hard work. I'll recite the story in a minute but first i want to talk a little bit about Motivation and Inspiration as that story is the Motivation behind this blog post.

I am a huge fan and believer in the fact that if you want something bad enough and you work hard enough then you can achieve anything.
The myth of talent is a contributing factor for alot of people not achieving or believing they can achieve something as they put these world class performers and business leaders success and put it down to their 'natural ability or genetic talent', well that is a load of CRAP. The fact of the matter is that the best in the world at whatever field you look in are at the top because of HARD WORK. They have worked harder and for longer than everybody else!

I'm a big fan of guy like Eric Thomas, Ray Lewis, Tiger Wood, Will Smith, Michael Jordan, Kai Greene, David Beckham and love listening to Motivational Speakers, these are the people who INSPIRE me. These guys are at the top of their games and if you read any of their stories they all have one thing in common and that is an insane work ethic. I urge you all to  look them up and check out their stories.

Back to Motivation...i am motivated by people and things i see that Inspire me. You have to have a goal, that is where your motivation should be, that is your MOTIVE, to achive your goal.... But sometimes you need a kick of Inspiration to get you back on track to achieve that goal.

Where you find your motivation and inspiration will be different from where i find mine as we will all have different goals but the essence of realizing your goal will only come when you accept that you have the POWER to achieve it.
We use these people, videos and pictures of superstars as Motivation but what we should be Inspired by is not their insane 'Talent' and 'Genetics' but their passion for their goals and the lengths that they went and still are going to achieve them and be where they are. These are the actions that INSPIRE.

Here is the short story i read this morning on Eric Thomas's App by one of his fan that have changed his life and it sums up Motivations and Inspiration really well and hopefully will inspire you to think about where you are going and what you can do to get there!....

"I've been doing security for about 7yrs, put my sons before myself and never finished college. This year i simply got sick of being broke. There were times when i couldn't see my sons cuz u was too broke to catch the bus, phone was off so i don't hear their voices...I got sick of it...I wasn't applying myself i was so focused on my struggle i was over looking my accomplishments. My boss was playing me, doing his job and getting my pay. I updated my resume after 2 hours of posting online i received 5 job offers. I am now studying for my state exam to be a licensed life insurance agent... But i opted to self tech, i wake up at 5am and start my studying  the class doesn't start at the site until 9...they stop at 4pm...i stop at 6pm...i don't want another day i cant speak to my sons, i wont accept not seeing them because i don't have the money to get them. I haven't got my first check yet and i have clients waiting, there's a one year plan...now a five year plan..."



We are all powerful enough to change our lives, all you have to do is accept it. Make a choice, are you just going through the motions day after day hoping for luck...or are you applying yourself every single day, making it happen, doing exactly what you want to do, having an effective day, every day!...


We all have that power, you just have to accept it...


Thanks for reading and i hope this have got you fired up to go out there and smash it, i know i will be!

Train the mind and the body will follow.

Nick Bell
New Body Fitness and Nutrition
www.New-Body.co.uk 

Road to Nabba West + Hercules Olympia 2013 2

Road to Nabba West + Hercules Olympia 2

7 1/2 Weeks to go!

Just finish a Back/Biceps and Cardio session and have a couple free hours before clients are back in tonight so a chance to update this.

Heres how the back session went:

Pull Downs - 4 sets, 20, 15, 12, 10 Reps building up to bout 95kg, pleased to be doing these again as i have been suffering with elbow pain during pull downs and pull ups so the lats are feeling under worked! But seemed to be good today :)

Wide Grip Seated Rows - 4 Sets, 15, 12, 12, 10 Reps building to about 70kg. Find this give a good squeze in the lower lats and stretch through the negative part of the motion.

Single arm dumbell rows - 3 Sets, 12, 12, 12 Reps building up to 45kg's. Great squeze in lower lats, like to do these like Kai Greene bringing your hips into it slightly with out to much arm movement.

Rack Pulls - 4 Sets, 10, 10, 10, 10 Reps building to 200kg Just focusing on the upper back and trap squese at the top of the rep.

Bicep Dumbell Curls - 3 Sets, 10, 10, 8 up to 20kg's, Starting to notice little veins and bumps come out now that haven't been showing in a while!

Standing Barbell Curl - 3 sets up to 35kg Getting a good squeese a keeping momentum out of it, hit a drop set on the last set.

Single Arm Preacher curl - 3 sets, 10, 10 , 10 reps low weight, get a great stretch which really blows the lower potion of the bicep up! Nice to finish off with.

Was pretty drained after this as was 3rd low carb day so just hit my 2nd 30 cardio on the treadmill and headed home for bcaa's and pwo shake.

Did my stats again this weekend and showed another slight decrease in bodyfat, weight was about the same which was good but have come down another kg since sunday.

Stats at 8 Weeks Out

Weight - 91kg

BodyFat - 9%

Neck - 42cm

Shoulders - 130

Chest - 114

Arms - 42.5

Waist - 89

Thigh - 64

Calf - 42.5

The class that i will be aiming for at the Nabba is Class 2 where there is no weight restriction and the class that im aiming for at the Hercules is the Physique where i believe my weight will have to be around 83/84kg so i think im going to lose a bit of muscle too during the last 7 weeks.

Happy with how it is going so far and feeling good, will be upping the cardio slightly next week depending on how the stats are looking on Sat.

Will chuck my details of diet and supps up later on with some progress pics.

Thanks for reading

Nick :)

New Body Fitness and Nutrition

www.New-Body.co.uk 

Any questions just post them underneath.

Road to Nabba West + Hercules Olympia 2013

Hi everyone so we are at 8 weeks out from completion at the Nabba west on May 5th and 9 weeks out from Hercules Olympia in Colchester on the 11th.

So I thought I'd start this blog tread detailing my prep so you can see what I have to hopefully come in at a ripped 5% body fat!

Writing this as Im out doing my morning cardio which is about 30 - 35mins (prob 35 this morn as I'm writing as I walk and may end up veering out in the road)

Morning cardio will be done 6xper week from now on empty stomach. Although before I start I will have bcaa's and 2 x Ripped Fat burners.

Today is weigh in day and progress pics so will get the stats up later on.

Thanks for reading and if you got any questions or support, please post below and will be greatly appreciated! :)

Nick

Calf Training Explained!

Calf Training Explained!

The lower leg is made up of 2 main muscles, the gastrocnemius and the soleus. But they are targeted with different exercises. 

The gastrocnemius is the bulk of the calf and is hit with exercises where the knee is extended like standing calf raise.

The soleus is the deeper under muscle and also adds to the width of the calf, these are hit with exercises where the knee is bent. 

Try the seated calf machine. If your gym dosent have a seated calf raise, sit on a bench with your toes on a weight plate and rest a barbell on your thighs, raise upto your tip toes to recreate the movement. 

Try these exercises in your next calf workout and be proud to where your shorts this summer!

For tips and advice on how to get the MOST out of your training visit www.new-body.co.uk 

Thanks for reading

Train hard, Win Easy!

Nick Bell

Personal Trainer

New Body Fitness and Nutrition

info@new-body.co.uk

www.new-body.co.uk