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Being a ‘Jumper’ is the main reason why people fail when trying to achieve both fat loss and muscle growth. A Jumper is some one who ‘jumps’ from diet to diet and from training program to training program, never staying with a one system long enough to find out whether it works or not. If they don’t see the results they want immediately, they assume that the diet or training program that they are following doesn’t work so they jump to the next one. While it is true that there are alot of diets and workout routines that don’t work, there are alot of good ones out there.

The key to getting the results that you want is to find a good program and stick with it. If you are trying to lose fat, look for a program that combines and good calorie controlled balanced diet, with a training routine which includes some resistance training and cardio sessions (jogging, exercisebike, rowing, etc.). With your diet you should stay away from all the fad diets, they just don’t work! This includes diets that cut out carbs completely, extremely low calorie diets, diets that tell you to eat just one type of food and no fat diets. Your body needs a certain amount of the good fats, just try and avoid saturated fats as much as possible. Your diet should have controlled calories and should include a variety of foods, obviously junk foods are a not included in the list! Remember that you need to combine exercise with your diet, it’s the best way to see great results.

When Looking for a Weight training program again look for a program that has a good high protein high calorie diet, combined with a sensible weight training routine. Remember rest is vital for your muscles to grow, so avoid any workout routines that tell you to train the same muscle groups more than twice a week maximum. Also don’t let yourself get drawn into the trap of believing the hype around some supplements that promise you miracle results, they don’t work,this also applies to diet pills if you are trying to lose weight. If a program is based around a specific supplement it should be avoided. 

So getting back to the point of this post, I did stray a bit with a few tips on selecting a program! Pick a sensible fat loss or muscle gain program to follow and stick with it, Jumping from program to program will never get you the results you want. Be patient, results may not be immediate but they will come. So remember, DON’T BE A JUMPER!

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