Hey guys So I’ve been getting a lot of emails with the same common question, I get asked… “Yvette… What does your average week look like as far as fitness? What kind of exercises do you do ? How many days a week do you work out? Blah blah blah” everybody wants to know the answer so I’m going to reveal everything to you in this article. Let me first start off by telling you all of my secret to success with fitness comes down to the daily grind ?? Anybody who knows me will attest to the fact that I never ever skimp out on my workouts or my nutrition day in day out and that is what has kept me at the top of my game. Honestly, it all comes down to consistency over time. The most common mistake I see with women is they start and they stop and they start and they stop… So they never get the results.. Long term. I see this all the time… Somebody will come to me for training because they have a big event,,, a wedding ,,,,bar mitzvah and need to look amazing… The event happens they feel great and then they start to flake off… Little by little they get back to their old habits and come back a year later gaining all the weight back and then some !!!! I have seen the cycle happen time and time again. My fitness philosophy is I’m not getting ready for anything…. I am STAYING ready… Staying ready every day for life …. Think about it? If you stay ready when that big event happens you can buy any dress you want… If you stay ready when it’s summer time you can wear that bathing suit you’ve been wanting to buy… When you stay ready and you’re invited for a pool party you’re not freaking out because you know you’re at your best! So how do I stay ready? I work on my mindset every single day… That’s why to me ….personal development is so important. I am constantly feeding my mind positive messages of hope and encouragement even on the days I don’t feel like it ….one YouTube video one podcast can change my mind… So for me fitness it’s more about mental training than anything… We can all get fit for an event but staying fit for your life ….there’s the secret to success!!!! On the days I’m not motivated to work out ….and trust me ladies there are plenty of days I do not feel like working out… I remind myself of my why? why do I want to work out? Because I want to feel great …why do I want to lift weights? because I want to be strong ….why do I want to hit the elliptical? because I want my heart to be pumping for many years to come… So stay guard to the entrance of your mind and fill your mind with positive thoughts day in day out? Now as far as my workouts go ….they are pretty simple… I am usually am on a five-day strength training rotation and throughout the years my strength training has changed from lots of reps and lighter weights to lower reps and heavier weights and everything in between ? Sometimes I train two different muscle groups sometimes three but the training itself has always been consistent …strength training … I feel personally this is the magic that keeps your body young! My current weight lifting program looks like this
- Monday chest and triceps
- Tuesday back and bicep core
- Wednesday legs plyometrics
- Thursday shoulders and core
- Friday legs and glutes
- Saturday or Sunday Full body with weights and cardio
