Why Not?

So why can’t you out-train an bad diet? There are several reasons why you can’t succeed. Here are four:

Poor food choices: Basically a bad diet. You’re not eating a diet conducive to your goals. Whether your goal is to lose body fat or gain lean muscle, you don’t want to add more fat when you’re trying to lose it. Eating the right foods make either possible.

Not enough exercise or the wrong program: Too many people are too focused on just being active (which isn’t a bad thing) but are playing it safe through activities where they’re not being as effective in keeping their metabolism working efficiently throughout the day.

Energy balance is inconsistent with your goals: You’re consuming more calories than your body requires to function (including exercise) so it stores it if you want to lose weight. And if you want to increase your lean body weight, you’re probably not eating enough. Muscles can’t grow without the increased calorie intake.

Non-compliance: The majority of North Americans can’t be trusted to take their life altering heart medications when they’re required so how can you be expected to follow someone else’s diet plan. When it comes to food, we all cheat at some point (some more frequently than others) because temptation is everywhere.

When you get those in check, then your training and diet work together and you’ll get where you want to be so much faster.