Sunday, June 24, 2007

Day 228: The Answer! Real-Time Accountability Explained

G'day,


Back on Day 224 I asked the question, "Why do I have a real-time accountability clock in my right-hand nav bar?".

This question provoked a lot of response, below are the 10 responses posted as comments to this blog entry (including mine).

10 comments:

Karlos said...

so people know what time it is in japan

Diane said...

Adam:
I think doing this is a motivational tool to help you "see" visual - as to how much time is left...taking you closer to your fitness goals. Used for encouragment as you gauge your progress?

Mark said...

Whether you're working towards your goals or not, time marches on.

The time we have in this life is precious, make the most of everyday.

Karlos said...

now that i see the clock it reminds me that i'm having so much trouble waking up early..... thats the hardest thing.. at what time do you wake up and eat your first meal?

Adam Waters said...

Thanks guys for your comments.

I'll reply to each person individually.

karlos said...
so people know what time it is in japan


Not quite, but yes it is the current time in Osaka, Japan.


diane said...
Adam:
I think doing this is a motivational tool to help you "see" visual - as to how much time is left...taking you closer to your fitness goals. Used for encouragment as you gauge your progress?


Hi Diane, definitely a motivational aspect to it, gauging progress over the course of 1 day (very close!).

mark said...
Whether you're working towards your goals or not, time marches on.

The time we have in this life is precious, make the most of everyday.


Hi Mark, extremely good point, I actually didn't have that in mind but very true, I have discussed this "living life in real-time" in previous posts.

Adam Waters said...

Hi Karlos, I get up at 7:20 AM and have my first meal at 7:30AM. I think the key is getting at least 8 hours sleep.

Kristiina said...

I would say that in M3 every hour, minute and second counts and progress is made 24/7 :)

Adam Waters said...

Kristiina said...

I would say that in M3 every hour, minute and second counts and progress is made 24/7 :)


Hi Kriistina,

You are right on the money, a transformation takes place literally every second of every minute of every day; etc. I'll discuss the accountability part of the equation tomorrow as to how the clock plays a role in making sure I follow through.

Cheers,
Adam

Rayden said...

Hey Adam, I see you're on Tom Venuto's BFFM blog as well. Wow, that's great to see. His post today about Maintainers is interesting. I too want to get there, so I will be posting my questions to you using that 'Ask Adam' link on the right shortly..

Adam Waters said...

Cool Rayden, Yeah Tom has been a great help to me personally and through his books. I'll get back to you ASAP.

Cheers,
Adam

As you can see, Kriistina was the closest to the mark in terms of my own thought process and the resons why I put up the clock. However, all comments were well thought out and raised additional points that I had not even thought of.

What "Amazing Before & Afters" All Have In Common

Here's the truth, every "amazing" before and after 12 week transformation had this in common. While the 3-month before and after pictures are a spectacular way of displaying your progress the reality is that a transformation was made every single day.

Change The Way You Mark Time

So, why do I count in hours not days? Well this is real-time baby! I am not kidding around, if you want to transform your body you need to change the way you mark time.

I have documented every single day of my 2 fat loss missions. I took daily pictures and updated my blog every day throughout these two missions.

My success has been due to the way I mark time.

Instead of thinking in months or years I now think in seconds, minutes, hours and days. This is because a successful physique transformation takes place on a second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day basis.

24/7 Committment

As I have said before, transforming your body is a 24 hour a day comittment. You must schedule your 8 hours sleep, you 16 hours of nutrition, your 1 hour of mind power and your 1 hour of exercise. Then you must put it all together with absolute precision on a daily basis. Because if you don't make gains every single day when are ever going to?

A lot of people like to make 1 year, 5 year and 10 year plans. This approach is destined to lead most people to failure because of the human condition known as procrastination. The only time you have is the present, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

Remember this, once you have mapped out your success plan the steps you have to take to acheive your goals are the same whether it takes you 12 weeks, 12 months or 12 years. Please hear me on this, I do not write this from a judgemental perspective.

Putting It All Together

Now all of this theory is great but how do we implement this concept in the real-world on a daily basis? Well, the answer is quite simple. We keep ourselves accountable by making sure we follow through on the daily actions that are necessary to make a physique transformation.

On the physical realm there are 4 major components that must be executed with absolute precision at specific times throughout each day: nutrition, training, cardio and the mental game.


Real-Time Accountability With The Clock!

So, what is the best way to ensure that you follow through on your daily action plan that incorporates the 4 major components discussed above? Simple...use a clock as a real-time accountability device!

That's right! What better way is there to track your daily action plan in real-time than through a clock? None!

I will use this clock to hold myself accountable in real-time throughout every single day of my next mission (and subsequent missions) by uploading my daily action plan at the beginning of each day then place a check mark next to each component once I have completed it.

The Benefit To You

This not only holds myself accountable to my plan but also gives you a real-world look at what it really takes to transform your physique on a daily basis. In fact, I still get heaps of email regarding my exact training and nutrition plan so I thought that this would be a great way of showing people what I do.

RTA Example

Below is a sample from Day 70 of how my "Real-Time Accountability" plan will look in the coming missions.



I trust that this idea has given you a spark on how to implement real-time accountability into your physique transformation goals. It may even be the "missing-link" that you have been searching for to take your results to the next level.

Peace,
AJ

P.S. I've been doing a lot of thinking the last few days regarding Mission 3 and the best way to implement my muscle gain goals. The truth is that while I have been successful so far in gaining 2 kg's of muscle since the end of Mission 2, it has come at the expense of increased fat levels (which is inevitable). I may change my Mission 3 structure and do a pre-shred/partial muscle gain mini-mission before I kick-off M3. I'll post more about this tomorrow.

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