Master Your Goals with Ready, Fire, Aim Strategy

Ready. Fire. Aim.

A popular marketing quote is, “Shipped is better than perfect.”

It’s basically saying that you’ll never put into practice a plan you’re trying to perfect. You’ll be so wrapped up in developing the plan (trying to perfect it) that you’ll never put it into action. So, whatever you have immediately available, go ahead and act on that.

Analysis paralysis is another way to put it.

I came across a quote the other day that sums it up even better.

Ready. Fire. Aim.

Ready: Make a quick, sound plan that makes sense.

Fire: Without overthinking, put said plan into action.

Aim: After the action, assess and adjust your plan.

Repeat.

This principle can be applied to almost anything in life–especially training and nutrition.

Make a simple, but logical training or nutrition plan. Put it into action and give it a few weeks at a minimum. Then look back at what worked and what didn’t, and adjust from there.

No overthinking, no in-depth analysis, no extensive research until you find the “perfect” piece of information that will solve all of your problems. Just plan, act, and adjust. If you do this enough, things will correct themselves. You’ll find out very quickly what you can keep and throw out.

But you have to possess and very important skill first. You have to have faith in your process. You have to take the leap over and over in order to force out the chaff and keep the juice. You have to get used to jumping off repeatedly into the uncomfortable. Over time, you’ll start to thrive in the unknown, experiment with things you never thought you’d do, and finally move forward and progress.

For example, a quick training program could look like this:

• Train four times per week (upper/lower split)
• Choose two exercises per muscle group for three sets each.
• Perform in the eight to 12 rep range.
• Rest for two minutes between sets.
• Aim to complete each workout in 45 minutes or less.
• Keep a journal of sets, reps, and weight.
• Run the program for four weeks.

A quick nutrition plan could be:

• Eat four small meals per day (breakfast, lunch, post-workout, dinner)
• Focus on protein sources, complex carbs, and let fats take care of themselves.
• Aim to drink close to a gallon of water per day.
• Eat until almost full.
• Keep a journal of eating habits.
• If you miss a meal or screw up, just pick back up the very next day.
• Practice the diet for four weeks.

This establishes a crude starting line. You’ll quickly have a place to jump off from so you can quit being so busy planning and start becoming busy doing.

Ready. Fire. Aim.

Happy lifting!

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