In today’s climate, the access to information is easier than it has ever been. Whether it’s the 1000s of articles written around sets/reps, exercises, and training methods, or the millions of training videos posted on social media. There is no denying there are many different ways of getting strong. But, in the age of information overload, what sets the best lifters apart from the rest of the population?
What habits do the more successful lifters share?
Read More"Tuna salad again?! Don't you get bored? I'll never understand you fitness freaks, just eat some cake"
Damn. I thought. I'm just eating my lunch.
^^ this is an all too familiar scenario when you're dieting
People feel an innate NEED to comment on your life
Especially when you're trying to eat clean
Suddenly you become a fitness FREAK!
for some reason, people can freely comment about what you eat, how you train or how 'realistic' your goals are.
WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
PEOPLE HATE BECAUSE YOUR POSITIVE ACTION HIGHLIGHTS A DEFICIENCY IN THEIR LIFE
PEOPLE HATE YOUR SUCCESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRIED AND FAILED
HATE AND CRITICISM TURNS INTO ADMIRATION (THEY WILL ASK YOU FOR HELP SOON!)
EVERY GREAT CHANGE IN THE WORLD HAS FIRST RECEIVED NEGATIVITY (for example, Martin Luther King Jr and the Black Civil Rights Movement)
Read MoreMost people fail to understand calories, choosing to starve themselves in the classic "fad diet cycle"...
....drop calories, burn muscle mass, crave junk food, binge out, store fat, then wonder why they look worse year after year.
Calories are key when it comes to losing fat or building muscle, yet most people get confused and make mistakes.
I think the confusion arises because we expect what we eat to have a direct effect on how we look.
Eat less, lose fat, right?
Learn about the Goldilocks zone, optimal fat loss, maintaining muscle mass and revitalising your health.
Read MoreMAN IS NOTHING ELSE BUT WHAT HE MAKES OF HIMSELF - Jean Paul Satre
The way you look and feel is a side effect of how you live your life.
For many people, it's easy to review whether you need to change directions in life or not.
Simply look in the mirror and ask, “am I happy with the way my body looks?”
Or, “am I living as my best self?”
This will give easy (if quite painful!) indicators of whether or not a new life strategy is needed.
It’s not enough to simply try to “eat better” or “stop eating crap”
You’ve tried that and it didn’t work!
In my experience, when somebody improves all areas of their life, it’s much easier to eat right, train hard, sleep well and feel great.
Read MoreWhen we eat on the go we tend to eat crap. We know eating junk is bad but we still do it!
This is a massive obstacle to being a healthy, strong and happy human.
So let’s talk about why this happens and how to fix it.
Read More"yo Ant, you look like you've put some weight on!"
There was a time when that would be a compliment to me.
Back when I played rugby, being heavy was a GOOD thing.
Yet I struggled to gain weight past a certain point, and you may laugh at this, but if you haven't actually TRIED to get heavier in a short space of time, you'd be surprised at how tough it can be.
Anyway, I devised a wonderful meal plan:
Read MoreLet’s face it, getting leaner is a simple task. Eat less than you need.
A calorie deficit, that’s what we call it in the fitness world.
Time and time again, scientific research shows a calorie deficit IS the be all and end all of weight loss.
But you know what, I find it hard to eat less than I want to eat.
So I’ve found a few simple tricks to eat less without noticing the effort.
Read MoreFor the past 4 weeks I've been steadily losing body fat. To do this I've used intermittent fasting and low calories.
Intermittent fasting (IF) is not a wonder weapon to beat all other diets. But I have noticed a few unorthodox benefits from using IF that I'd like to share with you today.
First off, the only scientifically verified principle for stimulating your body to lose fat is being in a calorie deficit each day. Eat too many calories and you stay the same or gain fat.
Second, there are many ways of eating less. Most diets, especially the mass marketed ones, are simply ways to enforce eating less. This is very important to your diet success and we'll come back to this point.
Read MoreI got tricks.
Lotsa tricks to stop you eating too much.
Because overeating is THE barrier to your goals.
This is not a recipe list, or a “5 easy tips” kinda article.
I’m going to simply share a few tricks I’ve noticed actually WORK to burn fat
You see weight loss is a funny thing...
It’s MORE important to STOP doing stupid shit...
...and LESS important to add in smart training, personal trainers, supplements etc.
Because NONE of that works when you are overeating!
Read MoreFitness has got a bad reputation:
> overly complex advice
> differing opinions
> extremely boring and strict methods
Which leads people to flat out give up.
In my opinion, giving up is never a good option.
Especially when we’re talking about giving up on your own health, strength and really, your sanity!
So is there such thing as an easy fitness plan?
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