The TRUTH About Body Transformations!
Body transformations are one of the most popular type of workout video being watched every day. The reason for this is that we often try and find inspiration through the accomplishments of others. When you see someone that is your same age, has the same training experience, shares some of the same
What’s up, guys? Jeff Cavaliere, ATHLEANX. com. Today, I promise, it’s going to be one of the most impactful videos. Especially if you came to this video because you, yourself, are looking to make a transformation.
What is it about transformation videos? We actually put one up of Jessie not too long ago and a lot of people watched it. Thank you. There was a lot of support for that video. But there’s something about transformations and I want to get to the truth behind it.
Here’s how this all started; there’s a story behind this. I’m a WWE fan, as you guys know, I watch wrestling, I grew up watching wrestling, it’s right here in my backyard. I actually have trained WWE wrestlers and the fact is, there’s a wrestler by the name of Jinder Mahal who is kind of being talked about at the moment. This is Jinder Mahal a while back. Probably a couple of years ago.
He was known as being one of the guys that just lost to everybody and that was his role; to basically lose. Now Jinder Mahal looks quite different. That’s him now. That is a hell of a transformation. Now, I know what you’re already thinking.
Believe me. I know what you’re thinking. “I know how he got here. I know what he did. I know what he used.
” But this is what I want to say when I talk about the truth behind the transformation because regardless of whatever you think he used here – did, or did not, I don’t know because I didn’t train this guy – I can tell you there was something else that sparked this transformation. This change was made because something sparked a transformation, a desire to transform in him, and that is what you need to do. Behind every, single transformation – including Jessie’s, and I’ll talk about that here in a second – you have to identify what it is, and here’s how I’m going to tell you how to do this. You’re going to walk today, after this video’s over, go into a quiet room, go right up to the mirror. You’re going to have a little conversation with that person in the mirror and you’re going to identify what it is that you really don’t like about yourself.
At the root of every transformation there’s something you wish for. You’re wishing for more. You want to improve. But it has to be something that you genuinely, truly desire, and that you really want that to happen. What happens is, in the case of this guy here, he got thrown out of WWE.
He wasn’t used anymore. He was pretty much not really someone that they used in any of their matches. So he got fired. He desired to change that. So he focused, for the first time, on trying to improve himself.
A lot of that, I’m sure, was improving his body because in the WWE your body is basically your calling card. It’s a big part of whether or not people cheer for you, or they don’t. So he decided to get dedicated, and in the process he made this transformation. Guess what else happened? He went from being a guy that was probably paid very, very little to a guy who is being paid a lot more now as champion of the WWE.
Currently a champion. So now what happens when you make that change? When you decide? In Jessie’s case he had low self-confidence. You guys could see it.
We knew when we watched the videos. You could see the way he either stared a hole at you in the camera – because he didn’t know where else to look – or he looked down. He didn’t know where to look. He’s become much more comfortable on camera because he’s become much more confident. The self-confidence came because he identified that he needed to improve.
He felt skinny. He felt like everybody always looked at him. He felt like people thought he looked too thin. Especially to be working in a fitness company. So he decided to change that.
He truly decided “I want to change that”, and he started working toward that. Then guess what happened? As he did he finds that he makes a lot better food choices. He’s not eating gummy bears anymore. When he goes out with his buddies he doesn’t drink nearly as much as he used to anymore.
He’s actually – he stays here until 8:30 at night. When the day’s over – I give him the opportunity to work out here and be paid to workout, as part of his job – and I know that’s going make a lot of people pissed off when they see that – he has the opportunity to get paid to work out here while he’s here. A lot of times he doesn’t because he works throughout the whole day. He’ll stay here after and leave around 8:30 at night. Where did that dedication come from?
That dedication came from the fact that he actually, finally identified that is more important. Reaching that goal is more important and it becomes self-fulfilling. So here’s the next part. If we look at some of the things that Jinder Mahal did – because we used him as an example, here – these are some of the quotes he had in an interview with Fox Sports. “I was eating junk food every day, drinking too much, and I weighed 260lbs.
real soft. ” Let’s just take note here. 260lbs; he was never a small guy. Never. He was able to add some muscle to his frame, cut down, and at the same point he was working with a pretty good body to begin with.
“No drinking in over a year. ” Holy shit. How did that happen? I’m sure in his profession there was some drinking going on. The fact is, he started to see results.
As he started to see results and his body changed, and now he’s getting more, and more opportunities in his career, this is starting to become a lot easier. As it is for Jessie, too. And as it will be for you. Things that mattered before, and became central to how you lived your life will all of a sudden become a lot easier to conquer because you’re getting results, and seeing results. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The hardest thing, the thing that stops most people is the start. If you can start, and you start by identifying what it is that’s important to you, then you’re off, and running. Here, he subscribed to a meal prep service and only ate what was prepared for him, five to six times per day. Now again, he has the access to a meal prep service. I never say – that’s not a requirement, guys.
We’ve had plenty of people transform themselves on our programs without a meal prep service. You can do it very easily. But the fact is, he stuck to what he was supposed to be eating because he knew he had a goal and he stayed focused on it. He hasn’t had a cheat meal in months. Now, we’ve have this discussion come up before, and again, that’s not necessary.
You could be at 90% accuracy with what you eat, in terms of eating healthy versus not-so-great, and still look great. Get yourself all the way down, under 10% body fat and look phenomenal. It’s not necessary, but the fact is, that’s what he’s been able to do because he’s seen the rewards of his commitment. You can do the same thing. He hasn’t even been tempted because he’s more motivated by his results.
That’s what I’m promising you, here. If you look behind your transformation goals and what it is you’re truly trying to achieve. His dedication, after winning the world title, “No cheating. I had chicken and rice, and I was back in the morning in the gym, the next day. Early in the morning.
” A lot of guys would probably be out partying, but he’s so locked in. people ask me “Jeff, how could you eat carrot cake once a year? ” Because it’s not a problem for me. I’m locked in. I don’t feel like I’m tempted for that.
I reward myself with good food – that I actually enjoy – so I never feel like I’m reaching for cheat meals, because I always feel like I’m having a cheat meal. I actually like what I’m eating. Working out is not hard, you just have to make it a priority. Finally he said “The first