Flex Australia – June-July 2017

6 FLEX | JUNE – JULY 2017

PUBLISHER’S LETTER

LIFE GOALS

CONSISTENCY IS KEY: MAKE THE

COMMITMENT TO TRAIN FOR LIFE.

There’s more than one way
to skin a cat, as the saying goes.
In bodybuilding, everyone has
their own preferred ways of doing
things, and that makes perfect
sense, as every body is unique
in its own way. But ultimately,
it all comes down to two crucial
elements - good nutrition and
consistent hard training.
One thing our cover man,
Frank Zane, says in this issue
particularly resonates with me:
“One workout doesn’t lead to
anything,” he says in “The Zane
Way” on page 44. “It’s continuous
workouts, and how that goes
depends on my motivation. You’ve
got to have a reason for doing
any kind of hard training. That’s
what it takes to get in shape.”
While every workout counts,
it’s your training as a whole, not
just what you do on one day,
that leads to results. In turn, if
you do have to miss a workout,
for whatever reason, there’s no
need to beat yourself up about
it. If you’re consistent with your
training, missing the occasional
day is not going to spell disaster
for your gains.

Founding ChairmanJoe Weider (1919-2013)

Founding IFBB ChairmanBen Weider (1923-2008)

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Ian Brooks

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YOURS IN IRON,

Ian Brooks

The training and dietary lifestyle

required to be a bodybuilder

certainly isn’t for everyone.

It takes discipline, and it means

pushing your body to its limits

on a regular basis. And to be a

bodybuilder takes a lot more than

pure physical strength. It also

requires an inner strength -

a fierce determination to keep

on going. Because if you really

want to reach your goals, you

have to keep on going.

As Zane also says about

consistency, the ideal here is

to train for longevity – to commit

to doing it for the rest of your

life. By commiting to your

training and by setting realistic,

achieveable goals, you can

build the inner strength that

will motivate you to continue

on your path, to continue to

improve and to continue to

motivate and inpsire others.

Stay strong, and keep training.