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without any set routine just leads to marginal results at 9. You control what you put in your mouth: Remembest. The cure to this problem is to grab a sensible body ber that only you control what goes in your mouth. sculpting routine that fits your training level and execute Food does not control you! it day in and day out. Knowledge is power. 10. Believe in yourself: There must be no doubt in 4. If you want results, do not neglect the nutrition com- your mind that you can make this transformation a reponent: Without a body sculpting diet to go along with ality. If not, you won’t be able to achieve your desired your training program, you will fail to lose body fat and results. Believing in yourself is really the first step. If gain muscle. Nutrition is what gives us the raw materials you don’t believe in yourself, who will? for recuperation, energy, and growth. It is important that you get familiarized with the characteristics of a good Tips body sculpting diet and apply those principles in order If you like, take pictures of how you currently look, to ensure getting the body sculpting gains that you are while also documenting your measurables. You may looking for. For example, if ripped abs are your primary really appreciate your results when you compare these goal, nutrition is easily the most important component pictures to how you look a year from now! of your body sculpting. Why? Because ripped abs are If you mess up your plan for a day, don’t drop the chiefly a function of very low body fat, which must be whole thing and quit! I see this very often. If you enattained through a proper diet. counter one of those days, just recover the following 5. Don’t rely on supplements to do the work for you: Supplements do not make up for improper training or a low-quality diet. Body sculpting supplements only work when your diet and your training program are optimal. Keep in mind that supplements are just that: things to supplement a good nutrition and training program. 6. You need to get proper rest: Muscles do not grow as you work them out. They grow while you sleep. Therefore, sleep deprivation will cost you valuable body sculpting gains. Ensure a good night’s sleep every night and avoid staying up late which will keep cortisol levels low. Seven to eight hours of sleep each night will not only keep you healthy and more energetic, but also will ensure that your body sculpting gains keep on coming. 7. Be consistent: Remember that consistency of execution will lead to ultimate body sculpting success: If you consistently apply a good training, good nutrition, and a good supplementation and recovery plan, you will achieve your fitness goals. 8. If you fall off the wagon, lift yourself up and get back on! Too many body sculptors focus on perfection. Therefore, if they miss a workout, a meal, or cheat on their diet, they get frustrated and toss out the whole program. As my good colleague and worldwide nutrition expert Keith Klein says: “That is the equivalent of getting a flat tire and puncturing the other three plus the spare!” Remember, this game is won through consistency, not through perfection.

day by starting the plan again. Now that you have goals, go ahead and put your plan into action so that you can go ahead and achieve them. Take care and train hard! Hugo Rivera


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