Goal Setting

These series of videos will look at how you should go about setting your goals.

4.1 - Setting Short, Medium & Long Term Goals

When it comes to setting goals it is very important to remember to be realistic. From being untrained and overweight to magically being in shape in a month is never going to be realistic. Setting unrealistic goals and not accomplishing them can be detrimental to your ability to adhere to the process for the long term, so being realistic can be the key to success.

4.2 - Plan Of Action

Having a goal with no plan of action is not going to lead to the best results. If we create a realistic goal and then set in place a good plan of action on how we are going to get there, we have a very high chance of achieving our goals. So it is vital to set a good plan of action in order to help you get off on the right foot.

4.3 - Training Log

One of the most important things is to keep is a training log. This is very important as it is always good to have an record of what we were doing one week, one month or if fact years ago. Even if we have a bad few weeks then we can look back on where we are a few months ago and see how we have still made progress over the long term and not get disheartened. Hitting personal records and training goals is solid proof that we are making progress.

4.4 - Regular Reflection

Having regular reflection of your current training and progress is a key tool to know when you need to make adjustments to your current training plan. If you are not making any progress within the last 4 weeks you know you will need to re-adjust, whether that be your training, nutrition or recovery. This allows us to reflect and change when needed so we can always keep progressing.

4.5 - Goal Setting Summary

Here are my take home points and aspects I want you to focus on within this section in order to keep you progressing.

Goal Setting Top Tips

• Set a realistic goal for where you are currently and don't expect too much too quickly. For example 0.5-1% of body weight loss a week is good. Muscle/strength improvements over the weeks/months is good.

• Make sure you put a good plan of action in place which will help you understand what you need to do in order to reach your goal.

• Make sure you keep track of your progress and keep a training log so we can see how you are doing.

• Make sure that you have regular reflection on your progress maybe every 2-4 weeks. Just to take a look and access am I improving? Am I fitter? Am I stronger? Am I losing weight? Am I eating better? Am I sleeping better? If you are not making any form of progress then you can re assess and put a new plan together and try again.