You will have to make sacrifices, i.e. time, food, Netflix marathons, money, etc. Unlike trying to fly a space ship to Mars if you are looking to lose fat, add muscle, get in better shape, or eat better your biggest obstacle is going to be you. So you have to hustle harder than your inner negativity. Hustle so hard that you leave the negativity in the past. If you can hustle and make this a real commitment for 6 months and give it the majority of your attention, you can turn your life around completely.
Posts tagged lifting
Put it In Reverse: A Reverse Diet Experiment
In a nutshell, a reverse diet is a protocol where you slowly add calories back into your diet after you have been in a long period of caloric restriction.
Instead of dropping an atomic bomb of calories into your system and expanding like a mushroom cloud of fat and water retention post diet, a reverse diet Jedi mind tricks your body into accepting the increased calories.
Building A Hero Worthy Home Gym
Almost instantaneously the room erupted. The walls had seemingly given loose, making it seem as if the whole world was spinning. But after a brief moment I realized what was going on.
Bats.
Screaming. Flying. And nearly frightened as I was.
Amidst that horror I felt something transcendent burning deep inside of myself.
A calling.
In that singular moment, it became clear who I was.
Or rather… who I would become.
Okay. Maybe that story was not my own…That may or may not have been the story of Batman and the Bat-Cave.
Becoming the Batman
Almost 98% of my podcast guests answer my question of “what superhero would you be” by answering that they would be Batman. It makes sense to be honest, a rich guy with cool toys who stands for justice and tries to right the wrongs of the city he loves. Batman makes more sense then some dude who can only can be defeated by some rock that doesn’t exist naturally on Earth (suck it Superman).
Rainy Rest Day Activities
Active rest days can be a great way to counteract your desire to train but also keep you from vegging out on the couch. You can go for a jog, play some basketball, play disc golf (or regular golf), yoga, take a hike and explore nature in your hometown, or do some sort of mobility work or corrective exercise routines.
Being outside is great, but sometimes mother nature decides to be a dick and throw a wrench in your plans with rain.
Command and Conquer Your Fat Loss Fight (Macro Your Macros)
Micromanaging every aspect of life and diet and meal preperation can very quickly lead your attention to be scattered. Once you become flustered its easier to make quick and careless decisions.
Save enormous amounts of time every week and apply the concept of “hotkeys” to your diet for easy fat loss success. That’s right, MACRO YOUR MACROS!
Ham It Up. (Your Other Bicep Muscle)
It’s that time of the year when in the hopes of attaining Captain Americaesque biceps most guys start curling every day of the week.
The real secret to getting bigger arms is to focus on building your triceps. However, there is another bicep muscle you are probably neglecting that will make you look larger.
Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Bar: How to Drink & Not Gain Fat
People assume that alcohol is the “Angel of Death” when it comes to fat loss, that like Indy and Marion, you have to shut your eyes and not look at it (in this case drink it) to lose weight.
Restricting things from your diet will ultimately lead to failure. You do not need to give up the food you love to achieve your fat loss goals, that includes zee booze.
The .82 Gram Protein Experiment (From Stay Puft to Buff)
Like the salmon of Capistrano at the tail end of my 2014 “winter bulk” fat was beginning to flock everywhere making me look like the Stay Puft Marshmallow man. Getting to “Stay Puft” status meant it was time to start dieting and cutting.
Unless you eat only frozen chicken and cottage cheese or down shakes all day eating over 200 grams of protein a day with a variety of protein sources gets to be expensive.
No one should ever go broke while they are trying to get bigger or leaner.
The 9 Definitive Rules For (Somewhat) Fitness Success
Successful people tend to attribute their accomplishments to certain “rules” or guidelines that live by. These can be rules for behavior in the workplace, rules for interactions with clients or rules for how they approach challenging situations.