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These days there are so many programs being advertised that promise to help you lose weight or gain muscle that its almost impossible to choose one. This has created a huge problem of people trying a program for about a week, then jumping to another one for a week, and then jumping to another one … you get the idea. Honestly, you’re unlikely to get results from doing this.

First of all, we have to realize that a lot of the ‘programs’ out there are not very good. So before you start to follow any given program, make sure its a good one. Here are a few things to look for:

Is it too strict?
In order for a program to be effective for you there has to be some degree of flexibility. There is no such this as a “one-size-fits-all” fitness program.

Does it focus on the basics?
A good program will focus on the old tried and proven methods for either losing weight and/or gaining muscle. If it starts with something like “The new revolutionary way to (fill in the blank) in a week or less!” there is a good chance that its mostly hype. Feel free to check it out, just watch out for too much hype and not enough reality.

Does it have a good nutrition program?
If the program claims to be a complete program but doesn’t give you good suggestions on nutrition, then it isn’t a complete program. Refer to point number 2 for this one as well.

Is it appropriate for your body type?
If you’re a high ectomorph, don’t do the same training program that a high mesomorph or endomorph is doing. You have to train appropriately for your body type to really get good results. This is a constant problem with programs found in many of the muscle magazines.

There are other things we could add to this list, but I think that these three basically sum it up. You also have to realize that in order for any program to be effective, it has to have time to be effective. Jumping from program to program won’t get you anywhere. Yes, you do need to change up what you’re doing from time to time, but a good fitness program will have this worked into the program as well.

Take some good time when choosing a program to follow. Decide on what your overall goal is and then research some programs before you just jump into one. This will help you have a better chance of success.

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