This is going to come as a surprise to most of you, because it is not what you expect…

TRACK YOUR GOD-DAMN PROGRESS.

That’s it. (see, I told you this fitness thing was easy)

Now let me tell you why:

You can see if you’re actually making progress!

Let’s face it, it takes a long time before you actually notice physical changes in your appearance after going to the gym.

As a result many people just give up as they feel that they are not getting anywhere… well in many instances you probably are – they are just very small changes.
However, if you were to track how your lifts in the gym, and noticed that “hey, last time I hit 80kg I did 9 reps, and today I did 10!”, you will know that you’re getting stronger, which almost definitely means you will be putting on some muscle mass.
Knowing that you’re actaully getting bigger and stronger motivates you a lot more to stay determined and disciplined than when you have no idea if you’re making progress or not.

It’s also important to take photos for that transformation montage.

Again, you will not notice changes overnight.. but maybe over two weeks you may start to see a little difference – you might start developing that baby bump in your bicep, or notice that your love handles have gotten less.. lovey.

Also, tracking your progress keeps you aware, and encourages to make sure that you do indeed stay on track.
It may motivate you to hit that one one last rep that you knew you had in you, or run that little bit further, or subconsciously make you more aware of what you’re eating – all these little things contribute greatly towards achieving your goal.
Here are the list of things I track:
-My best lifts each workout for the bench, squat, and deadlift.
-My calories (with MyFitnessPal)
-My weight
-My waist measurement
-My neck measurement
-My arm size
-My Chest size
-My Body Fat Percentage
-My Body, with photos

Now, luckily for you, you can track all of these easily and simply in my program – it has everything laid out for you, along with actual workouts to do (if you happen to give a fuck).

So now you have no excuses!

-Mike