How To Set Muscle Building Goals and Achieve Them – Part 1

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First I’d like to begin this post by wishing you a Happy New Year!  A new decade is upon us.  What will it bring?

It’s that time of the year again, where people make resolutions to do all sorts of crazy things.  People want to lose weight or quit smoking usually.  I’ve wanted to learn Spanish for years.  Even now that I have a Colombian girlfriend, I still haven’t made good on this goal.

Which goals were left undone by you last year?  How did you prepare?  Why did you succeed or fail?

I decided to write a blog post about goal setting as much for you as I am writing it for me.  After all of my personal development study, I still miss the mark more often than I’d like.

Goal setting and achieving isn’t easy, unfortunately.  We’d all like to set it and forget it.   But we know it doesn’t work that way and you can’t get something for nothing.

That being said, I know you want the most efficient route to your goals.  Since this is a muscle building blog, I’m going to focus on just that and not the broad range of goal setting.

However, you will see a bit of a cross over.  Let’s begin with the foundational advice first.

1. Begin With The End In Mind

I’ve blogged about getting your goal body in place.  You should have a clear picture of what you want to look like and most importantly, feel like.

Imagine who you are then.  What is your body fat? What is your BMI?  How much do you weigh? What do your abs, biceps, pecs, legs, look like?  How do people react to you?  How do you feel about yourself?

It’s easier to get to your destination if you know where you’re going and what it looks like.

2. Get A Road Map

The best way to do this by far is with an effective muscle building program.  If you’re looking for a shortcut, this is by far the best way next to getting a personal trainer.

I’ve said it over and over that the solution isn’t in a bottle.  You have to educate yourself and these programs provide the best need to know education on the internet.

3. Get Committed

Commitment is something that seems to be lacking in this world.  Especially with all the divorces we see everyday.  Commitment is a quality you will need in ever area of life.  Cultivating that quality will benefit you in more arenas than muscle building.

Make a firm, ironclad decision to transform your body.  I like to say, “Just as the sun rises and sets, I will be the success I want to be.”  You must be willing to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals.

Block out any negative influences that will deter you, whether it’s people in your life or images and media you come across.  You don’t have to get rid of them, just don’t listen to them when it comes to your body.

4. Set Whole Body Goals

We’re talking about body goals here, but as Stephen Covey suggests, set goals that will affect your mind, body, heart, and spirit.

How will your muscle building goals affect your mind?  How will they affect your heart, meaning your human relationships?  How will they affect your spirit meaning your sense of purpose in this world?

When you tie your goals into other areas of your life, your connection to your goals become stronger.

Simply put, you can’t achieve a goal you aren’t connected to.

That’s it for the foundational stuff.  Tune in tomorrow for the action steps.

The new motto for 2010 is this…

Get Big. Get Ripped. Get Fit With Mitch.

Mitch

Related posts:

1. How To Set Your Muscle Building Goals And Achieve Them – Part 2
2. How I’m Going To Own 2012 – Goals
3. Mitch’s Fitness Goals for 2010
4. Do you know where you’re going? Workout Goals
5. The Lifestyle of a Bodybuilder – Pt.1