Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

In the last episode, you learned that Olympic athletes not only have natural talent, dedication, and drive,

but they devote a great majority of their lives to their sports so that they

can be the best in the world, literally training for hours each day to perfect their skill and to

maintain their amazing physical condition. In that episode, I gave you five strategies that would

help you train like an Olympian. And those strategies to review included eating well, building a foundation, focusing on technique,

using something called puritization, and also using a coach when you can.

Now, today, I'm going to give you five more Olympic strategies that you can use in your training.

Again, whether you want to shed a few pounds, run a marathon, or be the best that you can be in your sport.

So let's move on to number six, and number six is to build a team.

Olympians don't just have a coach or a trainer.

In most cases, they also have teammates to help them become the best they can be.

The phrase iron sharpens iron holds true in both fitness and in sports.

And if you're always exercising by yourself, golfing by yourself, hitting a tennis ball against the wall by yourself,

you'll never be as good or successful as you could be if you had others pushing you along the way,

keeping you accountable, keeping you inspired, giving you extra motivation to train,

and providing you with a built-in support system.

Having a group dynamic to your workouts and goals

also naturally ignites a healthy, competitive spirit. So if you're training to get a better body,

this may mean that you do at least one weekly group exercise class at your gym. If you're training

for a 5K or a triathlon or marathon, it may mean that you join a local swimming, cycling, or running group.

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