Without Execution… Goals Are Just Goals

How many times have you said you wanted to do something and never followed through?  Probably more times than you can count, right?  We don’t have a shortage of wants, needs, goals, and aspirations.  The issue comes down to when the reality of the amount of work punches you in the mouth, do you man up and execute or do you bow out and tell yourself “maybe next time?”  It’s all about execution.  When it comes to building quality muscle or dropping body fat, you need to be able to look in the mirror and decide what the end goal means to you.

“Thoughts become things” through execution

The great IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, Kai Greene, uses this quote frequently and has it plastered on his apparel line. And for good reason, it holds true in life.  When you have thoughts and ideas and are able to work hard and turn them into attainable and achievable things through execution, it’s empowering.  There’s no greater example than the TV show Shark Tank.  Entrepreneurs visit the tank in hopes of scoring a deal with one of the sharks and through their money and expertise, growing and scaling their entrepreneurial start-up.  But that business started somewhere.  It started with an idea and through hard work and determination, it became a real thing.  You need to apply this mentality to your own personal health and fitness.



Application for success

 We all weren’t born with a silver spoon or amazing genetics that allow us to have a speedy metabolism while easily putting on lean muscle. If this was the norm, we’d all look the same and our obesity epidemic wouldn’t exist.  But, we as a society have become lazy.  Partly because of technology, and partly because people simply aren’t willing to put in the work.  When you have a goal to lose weight, what do most people do?


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Matt Weik

Matt Weik, BS, CPT, CSCS, CSN, is the Owner and Head Keyboard Banger of Weik Fitness. He is a well-respected, prolific writer with a global following and a self-proclaimed fitness and supplement nerd. Matt’s content has been featured on thousands of websites, 100+ magazines, and he has authored over a dozen published books.