S2 E27 | What Fit People Do Differently compared to a Wannabe Fit Person

00:00:00 Speaker 1: top three things that fit people do differently compared to a wanna be fit person. That's the topic of this 00:00:08 Speaker 2: episode. Hello and Namaskar. Hope you're doing great today if you're a first time listener. Welcome to the Stronger Men Project. This is a podcast dedicated to men's fitness and personal excellence. And I'm your host. Others Desai, a mechanical engineer turned fitness coach. If you are a return listener, welcome back and thank you so much for your support. I start 00:00:27 Speaker 2: at this podcast for men just like you who value themselves and want to become the best version of themselves. I have a small ask for me. If you find this podcast helpful, please leave a five star rating and a review for this podcast. Your review and rating is immensely important because it will help this podcast reach more men. Encourage me to continue doing this, and if you also leave a feedback for improvement, 00:00:51 Speaker 2: it will help me come up with higher quality episodes. Thank you again for tuning in. Now let's move on to today's topic. 00:00:58 Speaker 1: There are certain people who are always fit. They make it seem effortless to be always in shape. Look their best and be physically capable. And then there are people who struggle to be fit. They feel it's close to impossible to get in shape and fail to do physically challenging activities. Why is this difference between the two groups of people? 00:01:21 Speaker 1: There could be many reasons, but here are the three differences, which I feel come at the top 00:01:28 Speaker 1: difference. Number one being a fit person versus desire to have a fit body fit. People are busy being fit people. What I mean by that is they exercise regularly, follow a sensible, sustainable, nutritious eating habit, follow discipline and have an almost fixed routine. And they have been like that for months and years at the end. Very simply, that is what it takes to become fit, 00:01:58 Speaker 1: whereas a wanna be fit person is busy wishing for a fit body. Finding all the excuses why he fails to stick to an exercise routine, complaining how he has no time for it, complaining how bad his genetics is or how his body type is naturally fat or skinny. He just wishes he had no stress, no responsibility and commitments how he cannot live without eating sweets and snacks. 00:02:27 Speaker 1: How much he hate eating vegetables or being hungry, I get it. All these excuses are real problems. I agree that they are not made up, and they do affect you and everybody alike. These problems turn into excuses when you say you have a problem and how it is stopping you from being fit 00:02:49 Speaker 1: and don't take any action to solve the problem. Even fit. People have these problems in spite of being in a fitness lifestyle for months and years. Some or the other problem keeps propping up. The only difference is 00:03:02 Speaker 1: they don't complain about it and stay without taking action. They focus their effort to find a solution or a workaround and somehow make it work. At times, there could be a phase of life when you may not be able to stick to your fitness routine, but that is fine. They don't give up 00:03:21 Speaker 2: altogether. They wait patiently for the phase to 00:03:24 Speaker 1: pass, and once it has passed, they get back to their routine right after 00:03:30 Speaker 1: difference Number two. Building a system versus searching for a magic trick. Fitness is very simple. You need a clear goal, an exercise programme that can take you to the goal and that you can follow and enjoy and a nutrition plan that takes care of your fitness needs that you can follow conveniently for several months at the end. You need to find what works for you and what you like and can sustain for long term. In this, everything is a system, 00:04:00 Speaker 1: the kind of exercise you choose. Do you like to lift weights in a gym, or do you like to do bodyweight workout at home or a combination? How many workouts do you choose to do in a week? Do you like running or cycling or simple, brisk walking? Same way your food choice eating routine and meal timing is also a system. 00:04:21 Speaker 1: You have to be ready to experiment and adjust 00:04:24 Speaker 2: to arrive at what works for you. And it's ever 00:04:27 Speaker 1: evolving owing to life events and changing circumstances 00:04:32 Speaker 1: fit. People understand this and follow this all the time, 00:04:36 Speaker 1: whereas a wanna be fit person is always looking for a 00:04:40 Speaker 2: magical dieting style, a supplement or a 00:04:42 Speaker 1: pill, a detox method or a five minutes belly fat busting workout. I don't blame you for this or think you're a waste fellow for doing that. It's just in human nature to seek quick and easy way for everything. It has been the foundation of all the modern inventions and technological advancements. 00:05:03 Speaker 1: But unfortunately, in case of health and fitness, there are no quick fixes. 00:05:09 Speaker 1: And if you come across something that is too good to be true and promises quick and easy results, then I have only one 00:05:16 Speaker 2: advice. 00:05:17 Speaker 1: Run away as fast you can. 00:05:19 Speaker 1: Difference number three Tracking versus hoping for results. 00:05:24 Speaker 1: If I have to, say the single most important ingredient for your long term success in fitness, it has to be control. 00:05:33 Speaker 1: You need to control what you eat, how much you eat, control, what exercises you do and how much you do and how you progress in your fitness levels and you control your results. For that, you need some form of a tracking system. You need a fixed training plan and track your workers to know if your performance in the gym is going up. You also need to track your food in some way, 00:05:59 Speaker 1: measure everything and weigh everything you eat and log in a food tracking app, or at least maintain a fixed routine and fixed portion sizes. It's OK if you eat more, it's OK if you eat less, but it's not OK if you don't know how much you're eating, because if you don't know how much you're eating, you cannot make any adjustments and alterations when needed. 00:06:26 Speaker 1: You also need to track your body weight, your body fat levels, your body measurements. Only then you know if your training and nutrition plan is getting you the results you desire or no, if you're getting your results, then keep going. If not, then make changes. That's the whole game. In the long term fit. People do this in some or the other form or to some extent, 00:06:50 Speaker 1: a wanna be fit. Person follows some vague 00:06:52 Speaker 2: exercise routine or fancy sounding diet or detox 00:06:56 Speaker 1: method and just rely on subjective ways to see progress or maybe get on a weighing scale once in a while. If it works, it works. If it doesn't then cry about how it doesn't work for me and keep jumping from programme to 00:07:10 Speaker 2: programme and diet to detox 00:07:13 Speaker 1: and hope it works this time. 00:07:16 Speaker 1: So these were the three main differences between a fit person and a wannabe fit person. If you want to be a fit person. Do these three things. Stop complaining and start doing whatever is necessary, and whatever you can do immediately fix your system. Adopt an exercise and diet routine, stick to it and be ready to experiment and adopt what sticks. 00:07:40 Speaker 1: Keep track of your training, progress, nutrition and results and make adjustments along the way. 00:07:46 Speaker 1: I hope you found this episode useful. If it is a S and you have not subscribed to this channel, please do so that you don't miss the future episodes and do share with the men in your circle so that they also get benefited from this. 00:08:00 Speaker 1: And if you're someone who wants to start your fitness journey, or someone who is already in the fitness journey and struggling to get desired results, then I can definitely help you. How you can get my help is by filling a Google form, the link for which I have left in the description. Fill the form and submit the form. Once you submit the form, you will get a link to book a 30 minutes free 1 to 1 consultation. Call with me. 00:08:26 Speaker 1: You can choose the date and time and submit once you do that, I'll come on a zoom call on the date and time you're chosen, and I'll answer all your questions and doubts and give you some tips and strategies to overcome whatever challenges you're facing currently. And if you and I both feel that we are a good fit, we can start a coaching relationship so 00:08:48 Speaker 2: that I can help you directly 1 to 1, to take your fitness to the next level and 00:08:52 Speaker 1: achieve all your fitness goals. 00:08:55 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining today and making it till the end. I'll see you in the next one. This is others 00:09:01 Speaker 2: always here to help you become the best 00:09:03 Speaker 1: version of yourself.