Self Accountability

I make the most substatial progress toward my goals when I write things down.  I posted a photo of my refrigerator here to illustrate an important point that many novice bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts may miss (or strategically avoid).  When I’m really determined to reach a goal related to building muscle and burning bodyfat, I have to have my plans laid out and I need a way to monitor my fidelity to the plan.  I create daily checksheets for myself and post them on my refrigerator.  The sheets spell out what I will do each day for my cardiovascular training, resistance training, and my diet.  I make note and checks when I do what I plan and I circle the days when I don’t follow what I planned.  This is a way to keep my goals visible on a daily basis and it allows me to see progress.  I refer to this as self accountability.  A lot of bodybuilders keep training and/or diet journals and I do this too, but I feel that by posting things up where they are seen regularly keeps the objectives and progress toward them visible and tangible.  This process is tedious and takes a lot of focus and follow through, but I can almost guarantee greater success toward your golas if you do this.