Why Setting Large Fitness Goals Can Backfire on You

But what if goal setting might be doing more harm than good?

The goals Im talking about now are the grand (and fairly arbitrary) aims.

Theres a reason people make these goals, of course: theyre sexy.

In fact, announcing this goal can ironicallymake you less successful.

And that leads to frustration.

Bojan Kostevski:

Rapid response is crucial to provide positive reinforcement and keep you on track.

Outcome-focused fitness transformations provide a very abstract and delayed feedback system.

Physique changes simply happen too slow and often in a nonlinear and unpredictable fashion.

Essentially, with traditional goal setting, youre throwing basketballs into the dark.

It turns out that theres something more powerful, albeit less sexy, than goals.

This is where the small goals come in.

For an excellent article that elaborates on goal setting, check out the link below.

Why you better Stop Setting Goals| Schwarzenegger.com

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