3 Deep Thinking Questions

Subject: 3 Deep Thinking Questions

Lee Hayward's Total Fitness Bodybuilding Tips

Hey Friend,

If you're really honest with yourself, chances are there are some areas of your life that you'd like to change or improve...

Maybe it's your health & fitness, your relationships, your finances, or some other personal goal that you're working towards.

One of the best ways to go from where you are now - to where you want to be is to take some time to ask yourself these 3 deep thinking questions.

You'll want to grab a pen and paper for this and take some notes.

Note:

I'd recommend going old school and actually getting a pen and paper, rather than typing this out. There's just something powerful that happens when you put pen to paper.

This exercise is so simple, yet very powerful, and can help you get clear on what you need to do in order to reach your ultimate goals.

You ready to do this?

OK, let's go...

Question # 1: What is your current situation right now?

If we're talking about your physical fitness; what is your bodyweight, body fat percentage, pant size, strength, endurance, etc ?

If it's your health; what's your cholesterol, your blood pressure, your blood sugar, etc ?

If it's your finances; how much money are you currently making, how much do you have in savings, have in investments, etc ?

Question # 2: Where would you like to be?

How much would you like to weigh? What body fat percentage do you want to be? What size pants would you like to fit into? How strong do you want to be? etc.

How much money do you want to make? How much do you want to have in savings? What investments do you want to have? etc.

Would you like to get in a relationship (or out of bad one)?

Do you want to get married (or divorced)? Be specific.

Question # 3: What obstacles are preventing you from doing what you want to do?

Why aren't you at the weight you want to be? Why aren't you making as much money as you'd like? Why don't you have the relationship that you want? etc...

These 3 questions will give you clarity. And clarity equals power.

Because if you know your current situation, and you know where you'd like to be in the future, and you also know what's preventing you from getting there - then it's just a matter of taking action to remove the obstacles or find another way around them.

When I realized this, it changed my life.

For example, I've struggled with my weight most of my life. I've got endomorphic tendencies and was the stocky kid growing up. I'm NOT a naturally lean person. If I'm not careful, I can get fat very easily.

This is what drove me to start working out and eventually entering bodybuilding competitions from 1995 to 2011. I'd use competitions as a motivator to push me to get in shape. And it did work - in the short term...

But the problem was that as soon as the competition was over, I'd lose my motivation, let myself go, and my weight would balloon back up...

And then I'd have to start the process all over again for next year's competition.

So in my case here's my answers to these 3 questions from just a few years ago...

Question # 1: What's my current situation?

I am 30 pounds overweight, out of shape, and feel embarrassed about how my body looks.

Question # 2: Where would I like to be?

I want to be 30 pounds leaner, physically stronger, feel confident in my own skin, and not be embarrassed to take my shirt off.

Question # 3. What obstacles are preventing me from doing this?

I lack long term motivation and sustainability. Even though I could muster up high levels of motivation in the short term...

For example; I'd go on a pre-contest cutting diet, eat nothing but boiled chicken and broccoli, workout 6 days per week for 2+ hours a day, and suffer it out. But as soon as the contest was over, I'd lose my motivation, fall back into my old habits, and regain the weight back again.

After pondering my answers I realized my problem...

I needed to find a way to get in shape - and more importantly - stay in shape without the extreme ups and downs and suffering it out like I did when preparing for bodybuilding competitions.

And that's when I realized I was falling into the "ALL or NOTHING" trap!

Either I was 100% ALL IN or I wasn't in at all - there was no in between...

And I've found out the hard way through trial and error - that the ALL or NOTHING approach is the BIGGEST mistake that prevents people from reaching their health and fitness goals and sustaining them long term.

Once I found a system that was in balance and allowed me to make progress without sacrificing my entire lifestyle in the process, I was able to lose the weight and keep it off. And it's actually easier and it didn't take nearly as much time as you'd think.

Back in my bodybuilding competition days I'd be in the gym 6 days per week, 2+ hours per day, while eating nothing but chicken and broccoli... blah 😕

Now I'm only in the gym 3 days per week, I eat delicious and satisfying meals, and actually enjoy the process without wishing for it to be over.

It's a totally different method from the suffer it out on a cutting diet approach that I followed when competing in bodybuilding.

Now granted, I'm not as lean or shredded as I was when competing in bodybuilding. But I'm comfortable in my own skin and feel good enough to take my shirt off in the summer without being embarrassed about having a gut that sticks out further than my chest...

And the best part is that I'm not killing myself in the gym or starving myself to maintain it, which is such a liberating feeling!

Can you imagine how your life would be different if you had this system working for you as well?

The next step for you is to write out your answers to those 3 questions and see what is holding you back from reaching your goals.

I bet you'll be amazed at the clarity you get from writing your answers down on paper and then mapping out an action plan to tackle them head on.

all the best,

Lee Hayward
(Your Over 40 Muscle Building Coach)
https://linktr.ee/leehayward

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P.S.

I just wanted to let you know that I put together a PDF brochure that explains my Muscle After 40 Blueprint for building a lean muscular physique. This is the exact system that I personally followed to lose my gut and keep it off, without feeling like I was suffering in the process.

If you like, I can email you a copy. Just hit reply to this email and type "Muscle After 40" and I'll send you a copy of the PDF.

Lee Hayward
P.O. Box 13175
CBS, NL, A1W 2K1
Canada

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Subject: 3 Deep Thinking Questions