Summer Bodies Are Made In Winter

In mid-May I inevitably start receiving messages from friends saying something like this:

“I have plans to be on a beach in about X weeks from now and I’m wondering if you could put me on a program to get me the body of my dreams in that amount of time.”

Of course, my response to this is that I can’t do this simply because…

a) The person is not even close to being able to achieving the body they’re describing in the time frame they’ve suggested

and

b) Even if I could get them there by way of a severe calorie deficit and excessive exercise volume, I wouldn’t do that because I know that there is very little likelihood of them ever being able to maintain that beyond the date they suggested

The simple reality is that if you want to be ready for the beach in June, you’d better start now.

Summer bodies are made in the winter.