Which one are you?

Not everyone falls directly into these catagories… but most do.

Which one are you?

Group #1: (this group is HUGE)
These folks hang out at the gym putting forth minimal effort and seeing minimal results. This group eats pretty much whatever they want. Luck of the genetic dice is the main reason a person in this group may not struggle with their weight. The girls in this group walk on treadmills while texting or chatting with someone on the nearby cardio equipment. They’re never really out of breath and they get a little perturbed if they break a sweat. They think if they pick up anything weighing more than about 10 pounds that they’ll get “bulky.” If they do venture over to the weight area to do a little lifting… it’s usually done with the little pink dumbbells because of an article they saw in Women’s Health. It had lots of pictures of some skinny model who doesn’t actually exercise holding cute little weights and modeling with them like a pair of cute Stuart Weitzman heels.
The guys in this group have a routine consisting of a steady diet of bench press, bicep curls, and shoulder shrugs. They don’t work their legs under any circumstances, they think that squats are bad for your knees, and they rarely find themselves in situations where they’re out of breath or sweating. Their muscles are rarely under tension for more than a total of couple minutes over the course of their entire 2 hour workout. They may grimace and strain at times…but it’s never for more than a few seconds. They always climb off the bench squeezing their pecs and talking about the great burn. They do much more socializing than they do actual lifting.
They always leave the gym with lots of energy talking about their great workout.
None of these folks would ever think about doing bodyweight deadlifts for timed sets, running sprints, flipping tires, jump roping, or anything in which they would feel the sweet sting of sweat in their eyes, the searing burn of oxygen debt, or be ability to lay on the floor and make a sweat angel after a workout.  Many people that insist that they are serious about losing weight or getting into shape… but they are not doing anything that will actually produce dramatic, let alone lasting results.

Group #2 (teeny tiny group)
The girls and the guys work out much the same way within this group. They come to the gym focused and with a plan. They may say hello to whoever else is in there…but then it’s all business. The look in their eyes and ear buds in their ears silently say “Please don’t talk to me I’m very busy.” Their workouts are short and intense. They never use a treadmill…they know too many ways to destroy their body to get onto one of those things. They do deadlifts, squats, cleans, overhead presses, and snatches. They run sprints in the street, flip tires out back, and do lots of pull ups. They jump rope, do box jumps, burpees, and overhead pushups….and they manage to do all these things one right after the other without much rest. When they are resting, they’re breathing so hard from their exertion that there’s no way they could carry on a conversation. They’re in and out in 30 minutes to an hour. They spend less time in the gym and see more dramatic results than anyone. They eat alot of protein, some fat, and few carbs. They only eat sweets on special occasions and they stay away from supplements that claim to achieve amazing results with no change to your diet and no exercise. They’re disciplined, and they use the brain God gave them to make decisions about what and when to eat. They never talk about succumbing to snack cravings because it just doesn’t happen. They’re tough physically and mentally.
Some have been doing it for years…and some have just started; but they’re all on the right track.

Which group are you in?