VPCD stands for: Visualize, Plan, Consider this when all else fails, Defeat your greatest saboteur
Strategy #1: Visualize
Visualization is now a standard athletic training technique for all top-level competitive athletes. Studies have found that using your mind to visualize a perfect golf swing, a perfectly timed jump, a targeted swing at a speeding tennis ball - whatever it happens to be that requires precise coordination combined with explosive body movements - improves the task almost as much as if one had spent hours in actual physical practice.
In the same way that athletes improve their performance through visualization, so too can you improve your body transformation results. By focusing, laser-like, on the image you are trying to get your body to accept as yours, you are more likely to achieve it. These sessions of intense concentration cause tremendous synaptic firing of your brain cells as you "program" your brain to allow your body to change into the exact shape you want.
Strategy #2: Plan
One of the "little" things that many people think nothing of is the simple act of planning. While most everyone is interested in learning about the latest exercise program or fat loss supplement, they don't necessarily want to invest the energy required to make the program work - diet, daily schedule, sleep, etc... How will a person implement their program? How will they navigate the road and reach the finish line? I am talking about the need to plan for success. The President and his staff plan the future course of the United States; builders lay out plans for a house. Each of these acts, though different in nature, requires precise attention to details: if your goal is to attain a maximally lean, fit, and healthy state, your body requires the same detailed planning.
Strategy #3: Consider This When All Else Fails
I have found that most progress related problems boil down to one source: FOOD. If you are not making progress, and your fat loss efforts have stalled, first, ensure that your weight training and aerobic exercises are being performed properly and consistently; then analyze your food intake. You can bust your diet even if you're only eating "clean" foods. Remember, you have to consistently burn more calories than you consume each day.
Strategy #4: Defeat Your Greatest Saboteur
One of your body's most powerful defense mechanisms that prevents you from losing fat is HUNGER. That's right, plain old hunger pangs are the worst enemy of any dieter. We have evolved over millions of years to our present form, and our bodies have developed powerful mechanisms to survive and thrive. One of these methods is a powerful hunger reflex. When you become hungry, everything else becomes subordinate to your quest to feed yourself.
There are several things you can do to keep hunger at bay. The first is to consume at least 5-6 very small meals per day, making sure your total calorie levels are below your maintenance requirements.
You can also suppress your appetite. If you are healthy, and caffeine doesn't bother you, it can be used as an appetite suppressant. Plus, most everyone loves a good strong cup of coffee in the morning. An added benefit from coffee is it will help to release store fat into your bloodstream - perfect before cardio.
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