Body Beast Week 3 underway!!

Ok - I have to admit... I can't believe that I haven't missed a workout yet and we're on week 3!!! Wanna know my secret?

I've got an accountability partner!!! Not just anyone makes a good accountability partner - you've gotta look for a few things.

1. Honesty. You want your AP to be honest and up front with you AND you have to be honest with them. Like any relationship, you have to have an honest foundation for it to work. 

2. Experience. No, I'm not saying that you need a certified personal trainer / nutritionist / ex Navy Seal to keep you on track but you will want someone who knows the struggle. In fitness, that means you want an AP who knows that it means to workout regularly, how it feels to reap the rewards of consistent workouts, and when you're likely to struggle. They don't have to be an expert but they should be familiar at least with the journey you're about to take. This has been especially helpful and key for me on this program because while I'm familiar with the Body Beast program, I knew id have questions but I knew that since my AP has done this program and saw some serious results, he'd be able to help me through when if I started to feel like I was spinning my wheels. 

3. Respect. Your AP should respect you and you should respect them. Why is this so important? They need to respect you enough to be able to push you in a way that isn't going to make you push away but more importantly, you need to respect them to the point that you don't want to let them down. Even on the days you don't want to do the workout for you (like I didn't want to on leg day last week), you need to want to do the workout for them so you don't have to send them that text that reads "missed today's workout... Sorry..."

People who did NOT want to do leg day last week? Me. People who did it anyway because of my AP? Me. Final score: leg Day: 0, Me: 1

Find ways to keep your conversations with your AP fresh so you want to keep in touch and stay on track. Send accountability photos (even if they're silly...)

... Like this one of my cat "helping" with my chest workout yesterday.

Or of your workout sheets (you ARE tracking your workouts, right??) to show when you make improvement or growth...

... Like this one I sent last night showing that I increased ALL of my weights this week!! Woohoo!!!

I don't care what workout program you're doing, what healthy recipes you're trying, or how many calendar appointments, reminders, and schedules you set - I promise you that you'll hit those struggles. You'll have those days - we all do - that you just do not wanna. You MUST have a plan before that day on how you are going to get through that day and still be able to say "it may not have been pretty, but I did it". What's your plan?

Challenge and accountability groups are a great way to get started, get the accountability, and meet others who might become your APs in the future. Ask me about my next accountability group and we'll get you set up!!