Your results will come up as direct part to the amount of your effort

Make no mistake; people with big bodies, particularly bodybuilders and fitness models, have worked extremely hard for a very long time to get where they are. Lots of the best natural bodybuilders in the world are in their late 30’s or early 40’s and have been working out for 10, 15, even 20 years. It’s an absolutely unbreakable losing weight law of the universe that you can’t get something for zero. Your results will come in direct proportion to the amount of effort you put in. You can just reap what you sow. It’s true; your heredity will, to a certain degree, dictate your athletic skill and the ease and speed with which you can lose fat. However, it’s a lie to utter that some people can’t lose weight because they’ve inherited a “slow metabolism.”

Let’s be honest; not each person is going to become an Olympic Gold medallist, a Mr. Universe or a Miss Fitness America. Though, you should never just “accept your genetics” and quit. Each person can lose fat. It just takes a bit longer for some than for others. Some people have inherited a metabolism and body type that is likely to favor fat storage. This body type is called an “endomorph.” Endomorphs may have a slower metabolism, they’re often carbohydrate sensitive, they gain fat quickly when they eat poorly; they gain fat quickly if they don’t exercise, and they might hold onto stored fat, even on a clean, low fat diet. Weight loss is easier for some than for others and that doesn’t look fair. But that’s the way life is. This just means you’re going to have to correct your diet and training to fit your body type and metabolism.

You might have to work harder than other people. You may have to be pushier than other people. You may need a stricter losing weight than other people. You might need to train more deeply than other people. You may have fewer margins for error (fewer cheat days). The question is: Are you eager to do what it takes for you? I write and speak about the role of genetics in fitness a lot and the motivation is because I’m sick and tired of hearing people using their “bad genetics” as an excuse for why they can’t get in shape. It’s remarkable what a human being can achieve when they have a crystal clear goal and they’re willing to do anything it takes to achieve that goal. Need proof?

Marla Runyan is a world winner middle distance runner. At the 2000 Olympic trials in Sacramento, Runyan captured third in the 1500 meters, finishing in 4:06.44; a time fine enough to get her a berth on the 2000 US Olympic team.

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Runyan was eighth passing the finish line in 4:08.30.

Is this unsatisfactory? Not when you believe that Runyan has been legally blind since her 9th birthday. Marla suffers from a genetically inherited syndrome of the retina, called Stargardt’s. She is considered legally blind because her situation cannot be corrected. Her vision is limited to the peripheral – she can just see shapes in front of her, and can’t even make out the face of her trainer ten feet away.

Even with this so-called handicap, Marla Runyan is the eighth top runner in the world in the 1500 meters. The first U.S. paralympian to accomplish the Olympics, Runyan says she doesn’t even look at her lack of sight as an obstacle; “I think my vision is just a condition that happened and I don’t look at it as a barrier. I never said I want to be the first officially blind runner to make the Olympics. I just wanted to be an Olympian.”

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