New Year Resolutions and the Law of Diminishing Intent

Ever wonder why we start the new year off with all these great ideas of how we are going to change “this” year. Then, one, two, three months later, we are not doing any of those things? It probably has a lot to do with the Law of Diminishing Intent. Simply stated, the further away from the moment of inspiration, our intent tends to diminish. Over time, it returns to the moment before the inspiration occured. How can we overcome this?

One way is to reestablish our goals, resolutions, or whatever you want to call them on a daily or at least a weekly basis. It really helps a lot if you have a written list. When was the last time you actually wrote your New Year Resolutions down? Put the written list in a place where you will review it regularly. (preferably daily) Then take some kind of action on them on a daily basis. This will renew your original “intent” often, not giviving the law of Diminishing intent a chance to work.

If you have a goal or New Year Resolution of improving your health, losing weight, getting more fit, or in my case, uncovering those abs of yours, take a few minutes and write down your exact goals. Mine is to lose 3% body fat while gaining muscle mass. Getting an accountability partner will greatly increase your odds of keeping your intent. Find a program that you can follow and do it everyday! I use the Body By Vi 90 day Challenge and their online system called Vi-Net to help keep me motivated. Hopefully, you will find something that will work for you and keep you motivated while we keep the law of diminishing intent at bay.

Post your new resolutions or goals here and I’ll try and help you stay accountable!

Happy New Year!

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ViSalus Bimmer Club

I’ll be the first to tell you that I did not get involved in the ViSalus Body By Vi 90 Day challenge for the extra income. For me it was to try the products and see how it worked. I knew there was a viable business here but really just wanted to see my abs! (At 50 years old that becomes increasingly more difficult!) Anyway, while on my first challenge we did promote and it was easy because people kept asking me what I was doing to lose so much weight. I hadn’t really lost much weight but I did end up losing 2% body fat and a total of 10 inches so it was quite noticeable.

Fast forward 5 months and we are Regional Directors and our BMW Car payment is no longer a major expense. In fact, I just have to tell you that when you go to make a car payment and all you have to do is transfer money from your ViSalus pre-paid MasterCard Debit account to your checking account, if REALLY feels like you don’t have a payment at all! My goal now is to help as many people as I can to know how good it feels! If you want to get healthier, join us on the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge and see how easy it is. The shake mix that tastes like cake mix! Lose weight, gain muscle, whatever your goals are these products support it. While you are at it, why not build yourself a team and drive your own BMW. Courtesy of ViSalus!

Michael Lindsay

(910)990-2056

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Body By Vi BMW Goal Setting

We began our Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge at the beginning of May, 2011. During the following 5 months, we have learned a lot about promoting the challenge as well as learning about ourselves. We we set a goal to achieve the Rising Star director level in our first thirty days. We were starting to get a little momentum going into June and our volume approximately doubled. In July, it went up another 30%.

In July, Dana and had a friend take the picture here in front of a shiny new Black BMW when we attended our first major ViSalus event, Vitality, in Orlando, FL. And what an event it was. We then set our goal to become Regional Directors by the next National Training event which is in Atlanta, GA in October. Then August “happened”.

Although our volume still went up, we had been unable to schedule hardly anything because my daughter was expecting our first granddaughter. Didn’t want to have a party scheduled and not be able to make it. We were also right in the middle of moving to a new office in one of our Piggly Wiggly stores that we are remodeling. I do nearly all the computer/technology stuff in our stores so I was having multiple 18 hour days trying to keep everything working while we we in the process of moving to a new office location. 3 or 4 birthday parties, One of which was another daughters 16th, which of course required a LOT of planning. Finishing up audits of our 401(k) plan, and renewing our check cashing licence with the NC Banking commission. Are you starting to get the idea? All kinds of “stuff” was just happening. Oh yeah, most important one was my granddaughter “Rylee Elaine Hunt” was born. Don’t get me wrong, all these things are just normal everyday life that sometimes just overwhelms you in the midst of it all.

We had scheduled a party for September 1st and on that same evening one of our support team from Chigago was having a call on getting it done in September. We were on board. Dana and I talked on the drive home from that party and made the decision that September was the month we were going to qualify for Regional Director. Well, even in the midst of August not being a banner month, we had planted a lot of seeds. They started germinating early in September and just kept on sprouting and growing and growing. Sometimes they just popped up out of nowhere! All of a sudden, we were halfway to regional! Then came the last two weeks of the month and we knew we would make it but had a tremendous desire to help the members of our team to make their own goals. We scheduled 5 parties for the last week in the month. Turns out we didn’t need all of them to get our goals, but our team needed them to get theirs. It was a tremendously successful month for us as well as our team. Inactive promoters “woke up” to find huge amounts of volume in their groups and got re energized. Lots of amazing stuff happened.

Set your goals, and work at them. Understand that life will sometimes get in your way. That’s ok, we all have lives outside of ViSalus. Make time for your family and friends, but don’t put your business completely to the side during those times. Keep planting those seeds! They will germinate. The marketing funnel that ViSalus has created for us with the Getting Started Training is the most beautiful in the world. Stick to it. Do NOT try to reinvent the wheel. If you run enough people through the funnel, you will absolutely be successful in this business. Remember we are promoting a Challenge and sorting people. That’s it. Make shakes, press play on a dvd player, determine 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s and work with them appropriately.

We love getting paid to party. How about you! Join us if you like, we are having a blast!

Michael

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Just recently I received a call from an old friend who asked me to attend a Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge Party. Unfortunately, I could not attend. That cost me nearly 2 weeks! Fortunately, he was a good business person and followed up. We met at my office a couple of weeks later and he walked me through the ViSalus marketing plan. But even more importantly, he made me a couple of the Body By Vi shakes. WOW! I was hooked. Not only was there a huge market for the product and and excellent compensation plan but this stuff tasted GREAT!

Not being one to make rash decisions, I did my due diligence as well as I could in less than 24 hours, but after seeing what kind of growth ViSalus was having after creating the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge marketing concept and investigating their back office options, I jumped in with both feet. We made Director in 24 or 25 days. That made me a “Rising Star” and qualified me for an extra bonus check! Ok, I could have probably done it faster, but being conservative like I am, I didn’t really share the opportunity with anyone until after I received my product, then waited 4 days until a Monday to start on the Challenge. Another mistake for me. Oh well, I got better!

You have to understand, I have been involved in several Network Marketing companies over the last 20 years and it usually took me months to generate a check at all (if at all), much less to actually get a check along with a BONUS within my first 30 days! Here is a short little video that I did a couple of days after qualifying for “Rising Star”

Come join us on this exciting journey!

Michael

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Are You Suffering From Anabolic Slowdown?

Let me guess, you’re probably thinking “What the heck is Anabolic Slow Down?”

With your weight training experience you probably already know what I’m talking about…you just didn’t know it had a name.

Simply put, you just can’t continue to gain pounds and pounds of muscle year after year.  In fact, if you stop and think about it, when was the last time you really gained a serious amount of noticeable muscle?

Probably been a while hasn’t it?

Can you remember the last time you really grew and added serious muscle mass and serious strength? If it’s been a while then you know something has happened to slow down your gains.

It’s commonly referred to as a plateau but nobody seems to be able to explain exactly what causes it.

Well Brad Pilon thinks it’s something called “Anabolic Slow Down”.

You know this happens and you probably feel like you’re taking crazy pills because it seems like nobody else in the fitness and muscle building industry ever talks about it.

But don’t worry, you’re not the only one, this happens to EVERYONE who is an experienced lifter.

The bottom line:

Everybody who trains hard enough eventually suffers from Anabolic Slowdown which is a combination of metabolic, mechanical and physiological reactions to weight training that make it next to impossible to gain any more muscle.

And this doesn’t mean your workout isn’t effective, it’s actually quite the opposite. The better your workout is the faster you will reach this advanced plateau state called anabolic slow down.

So how do you know if you have anabolic slow down?

Well Brad Pilon is about to blow the lid off of the bodybuilding and supplement industry on thurs June 10^th when he talks for the first time about Anabolic Slow Down and the Anabolic Continuum.

But most importantly you’re going to learn a radical new approach to busting through muscle building plateaus.

Based on a well studied but seldom talked about field of research he has developed a new tool; an assessment guide to determine if you’re suffering from anabolic slow down.

First of all this guide is the first and only one of its kind and probably one of the most important documents you’ll ever read if you take your muscle building seriously and want to ignite new muscle growth.

Secondly and most importantly this Thursday June 10^th is the exclusive teleseminar about anabolic slow down, the anabolic continuum and the new strategy Brad has developed to overcome the problem of anabolic slow down.

This is a MUST ATTEND event, you simply cannot miss this one. This is a free teleseminar and probably the only one that will ever be free so get in and secure your spot while you still can.

I think there are 2000 spots available and from what I’ve heard they’ll be filling up fast.

Simply go to this link and sing up for your free copy of the assessment guide(read it and fill it out before the teleseminar) and secure your spot on the Teleseminar.

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FREE ASSESSMENT GUIDE AND REGISTER FOR THE TELESEMINAR  <– Anabolic Again

If your muscle building effort needs a kick start this is going to be the most important event you attend all year.

It’s time to get Anabolic Again,

Michael

P.S. Brad has told me that this is the only time he’ll be offering both the assessment tool and the teleseminar for free so you should jump on this opportunity.

Click here to get your assessment guide and secure your spot in the teleseminar: CLICK HERE  <– Anabolic Again

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3 Great Reasons Why Intermittent Fasting Is A Good Idea!

You may not have heard of intermittent fasting, and so you may not know why it can and should be a part of your workout and fat loss plan. Intermittent fasting is the practice of abstaining from all but water for a period of usually 24 hours to help with the goals associated with fat loss and weight loss in general. The way in which it helps in this arena is by cutting out a full days caloric intake, while still being able to maintain a full workout schedule. Let’s look at three main reasons I believe that intermittent fasting is a good idea for anyone serious about fat loss and muscle building!

The primary reason I’m fond of a workout plan that involves intermittent fasting is that it promotes maximum fat loss. Most people employ these types of fasts two days a week while working out, and this means they are effectively cutting out a full two days caloric intake from their weekly consumption. This combined with your workout can and does have a dramatic effect on the pace at which you lose excess fat. By working out while doing these fasts, you are attacking your goals with a two-edged sword, slashing it from both ends of the spectrum.

The second reason would be that this type of fasting allows you to maintain a moderate to intense workout load while still maintaining your energy and metabolism. Many people think that fasting drains both of these aspects, and while that is true for other, particularly longer fasts, for intermittent fasting the opposite has proven to be the case. You often have more energy and a higher metabolism while engaged in this type of fasting, making it the best of both worlds. Many other fasts are so debilitating that you are left at the end of the day so drained you are unable to do anything. Intermittent fasting is not like that at all.

The third reason why I believe intermittent fasting is a good practice to include in your workout plan is that it has beneficial aspects to it that are a little less easy to see, but of great benefit all the same. There is a cleansing of your system that takes place with any fast, as your body adjusts to less content being put into it. There are also undeniable psychological benefits, such as a very affirming sense of accomplishment that can help you in many areas of your life. Knowing that you are not a slave to food is a major part of that.

I’m a firm advocate of intermittent fasting as a way of enhancing your fat loss and workout routines. There is in my mind no faster way of getting maximum fat loss while still being able to handle a full workout load. Investigate it today. I think you might be surprised at the results you’ll come up with!

Brad had created a workout/intermittent fasting program second to none. Check it out. It is called Eat Stop Eat

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Top 5 Weight loss Strategies

Losing weight sounds simple but it can get confusing if you don’t know where to start. This is the top 5 most important things you can do to lose weight and keep it off.

1. Eat Less – This one sounds obvious but it can’t be stressed enough. The only way to lose weight is burn more calories than you consume. One easy way of doing this is eating less. As a matter of fact the only way any of the popular diets cause weight loss is because you end up eating less while you follow them. It doesn’t matter if the diet is low carb, high protein or low fat. As long as you are eating less calories than your basal requirement you will lose weight. The easiest and most effective calorie reducing system I have come across is Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon.
2. Do High Intensity Exercise – High intensity whole body circuit training will ensure that you are burning lots of calories and working all the muscles in your body. This works better than traditional ‘cardio’ workouts for 2 reasons. First high intensity circuits burn more calories than ‘cardio’ can. Two, they build and tone muscle which keeps your metabolism up.
3. Get A Weight Loss Team – Social Support is the most important factor to realizing your weight loss goals. Get as many of your close friends and family on your side as possible. The more people that are pulling for your success the better. Make sure you always have at least two or three people to call that will help keep you on track when you feel like skipping a workout or cheating on your nutrition plan.
4. Eat more Fruits And Vegetables – This seems a bit simple but its one of the most effective things you can do to lose weight. Fruits and veggies take up lots of space in your stomach and fill you up without adding too many calories. They will also take the place of some high sugar and high fat foods you may have eaten instead.
5. Set Short Term Goals – Short term goal setting is often overlooked and is a powerful tool to realizing your eventual long term weight loss goal. Set multiple and attainable short term goals, and the shorter the better. At the start set goals for each day, morning evening and night. Set short term goals for finishing each one of your workouts, as well as for eating your fruits and vegetables. Set them each day, and mark it down each time you achieve one. As you build up your list of goals you have accomplished you will build up confidence and momentum towards your overall long term weight loss goal. Keep the list somewhere safe and keep marking down each goal as you achieve it. After a few weeks you should have a nice looking list of accomplishments to be proud of. Remember, every little bit counts.

Put these 5 strategies into effect and you will be well on your way to achieving your weight loss goals in record time.

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About 6 months ago, I started working out with a great friend who introduce me to body weight workouts with particular attention to a LOT of pushups with a pushup board. I never realized that there were so many kinds of push ups possible. Overhanded, underhanded, hindu, dive through, scorpion, and more! Oh, you can use a pushup board to do more than just pushups too. One of the worst (or best as you may see it) is a bear squat. Lately, CRay has been, creating all sorts of new twists.

One of the best parts of working out with the pushup board is the variety that you can do with one simple piece of equipment. The seemingly infinite variety allows workouts to be changed ever so slightly. Each little change works the same muscles in a different way creating a much stronger body by challenging the muscle fibers is so many ways. It’s amazing that even after 6 months of working out 3 times a week (ok, so I didn’t quite make all of them) I still get sore every week! Just an indication to me that the workouts are still working.

Here’s a link to CRay’s new website where you can see some of his torture, I mean workout, equipment. Visit RipThatBod.com to see some REALLY cool workout gear designed to maximize your workouts in the least amount of time. CRay designed most if not all of it too! If you are ready to Rip that Bod, especially with a Pushup Board, this is the place to visit RipThatBod.com

Here’s a sample of just a few of the exercises that you can do with a Pushup Board Give it a try, you’ll be glad you did!

Michael

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