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3rd time is a charm

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May 28th, 2010 by Henrik Flensborg

I’ve been meaning to start my Turbulence Training and Xtreme Fat Loss Diet challenges twice now – and both times I’ve gotten off really badly.

Mostly it’s about poor planning and poor execution on my part (the fact that we just got an additional horse that we’re breaking in these day also played a part because I suddenly lost 90 minutes per day)

But mostly it was about bad planning.

I could have planned to get up at 5:30 to work out – but I didn’t

I could have squeezed in some BW workouts at home with just a 45 minute gap between work and training the horse – but I didn’t

I could have stuck to the meal plan from XFLD despite not working out – but I didn’t.

And if I had just waited a few more days then I was past the latest starting date for these competitions, and then I could have just forgotten all about my commitment to lose the remaining 15 kilo and get really fit – but I didn’t.

You see, sometimes we put off things so many times that we eventually just give up on ever getting them started properly.

It’s like “I tried to lose weight 3 times now and failed every time, so I might as well not try again and save myself from defeat and failure”

But the thing is; just because you don’t excel at something the first time you try it doesn’t automatically make you a failure.

Behind a lot of procrastination lies fear – fear of not acing something, fear of not getting it absolutely perfect, fear of not succeeding.

Acknowledging your fears can be hard – really hard; it’s like “if I acknowledge it was fear that was holding me back, what kind of failure am I for not seing it upfront? – guess it’s safer to just pretend I’m not afraid at all”

And when I sat down and asked myself “Why have I planned so poorly that I am even starting to use that as an excuse for not getting started?” I discovered my own fears.

Fear of falling flat on my face when it comes to following XFLD because it’s unlike anything I’ve ever tried when it comes to losing weight fast.

And fear of not being able to progress fast enough with the Turbulence Training workouts to reach my 12-week goal.

It’s when I addressed those fears that I was able to put them aside as stupid and silly fears – and get on with what really matters – getting started.

Tomorrow will be a busy day, but I know I have a few hours in the middle of the day for my training. The diet is easy tomorrow since it’s a fast day.

Start weight: 94.6 kilo

Front and Side Before shots done, but not uploaded yet.

See you tomorrow with another update on my progress.

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Double -> Triple body transformation contest

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May 26th, 2010 by Henrik Flensborg

Winner Turbulence Training Transformation Contest #7

Here’s a neat extra bonus for you if you were planning to do the double transformation contest by doing Craig Ballantyne’s 12 week Turbulence Training Transformation Contest at the same time as Joel Marion’s 5×5 day Xtreme Fat Loss Diet XFLD challenge.

Craig has added an additional 5 week mini-contest that runs “within” the current 12-week challenge.

So now it’s actually possible to enter 3 fitness and weight loss contests at the same time.

But you have to make up your mind right now because the latest start for this triple combo is only a few days away.

My recommendation is to start hard with 5 XFLD 5-day cycles for the diet part and pick the most fat burning TT workouts.

After the first 25 days (3 and a half week) you’ll be done with the most radical weight loss part (XFLD contest).

After another 1 and a half week you’ll be done with the 5-week Turbulence Training mini-challenge which will get you a tremendous weight loss result.

If you’re close to your goal weight then I would recommend to substitute the weight loss workouts with more body sculpting exercises. If you still have a decent amount of fat you need to get rid of then just stay with the fat burning exercises.

After 7 more weeks you’ll be done with the 12-week contest.

By doing three competitions at the same time you’ll not only work less, but you’ll also have the benefit of being able to fail one part and still complete the other contests.

XFLD really is an extreme fat loss diet, so you might fail to follow through or fail to follow it to the letter, but you’ll still have both the 5 and 12 week transformation contests to complete.

Or if you get a setback in the first 5 weeks because of injuries for instance then you’ll still have time to make up for lost time and finish strong at the end of week 12.

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Burn the Fat Summer Challenge is nearly here

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May 25th, 2010 by Henrik Flensborg

Craig, Vince and Joel are not the only ones launching transformation contests – Tom Venuto also just announced a 14 week summer transformation contest.

The first prize is a trip to Maui – with a 6 night stay at a cool hotel + other perks.

And unlike the other transformation contests Tom have several categories you can try to win.

There’s Most Inspirational, Most Ripped, Best body recomposition, Most supportive and Top team.

Registration for the contest has already started and it’s open until May 30th, so you have little under a week to decide if you want to join Tom’s challenge.

I haven’t tried Tom’s fat burning and muscle building program myself because I already have Craig’s Turbulence Training (which is predominently exercise), Brad’s Eat Stop Eat (which is exclusively focused on the diet part of the equation) and Joel’s Xtreme Fat Loss Diet (which is both diet and workout plans, but only for short 5×5 day periods)

But one thing I know, and that is that it’s much easier to stick to the plan once you’ve committed yourself to a challenge, joined a support forum and taken your before pictures.

There’s nothing more powerful than popping into the forum to post your diet and exercise stats for the day, reading the answer to a calorie question you asked the day before, venting your frustration with lack of progress or temporary setbacks and supporting someone else who needed a bit of moral support.

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