unbelievable fitness truths

Today I thought I'd share a few 'accepted beliefs' that annoy me in the fitness world, stay with me, you may find the truth hard to handle....

....but after the initial sting, you'll thank me.

:-)

1) You'll have to eat MORE than you think.

If you've gained more fat than you'd like it can ONLY happen when the body has been in fat storage mode.

Fat storage mode is caused by undereating.

So eat more often throughout the day, rather than starving yourself then overeating.

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what's in it for me?

there's only one thing that drives your motivation

it's the little nasty voice in your brain saying....

what's in it for me?

For example, losing fat is a 'you vs you' struggle where the 'good' side of your brain wants to eat clean, train hard and improve...

....but the 'bad' side is always asking what's in it for me?

Problem is, if you can't answer this question you will fail.

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lose weight by eating more, wtf?

Leaving Uni as a 21 year old hot head, I thought I had all the answers.

I approached opening my new gym all those years ago with an arrogance that simply telling people what to do would get them results.

Life chewed me up and spit me back out. For example, when it comes to losing body fat we have a very simple energy equation:

calories in versus calories out.

But trying teaching this to clients when I'd just left uni?

No chance.

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The 'Get Back On It' Omelette...

Seemingly for no reason?

Here's what to do to 'get back on it'....

I always wish I had a magic 'panic button' that would get me back on track.

The magic button doesn't exist unfortunately.

But here's what I do instead

**drum roll**

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Please stop weighing yourselves...

I used to love weighing myself, probably did it twice a day EVERY day.

I'd get obsessed about gaining weight for rugby.

I'd even set weight goals for each day.....'I'm gonna hit 13 stone by the end of today or die trying!' I'd affirm to myself.

Then inevitably the scales would make me unhappy as I wasn't heavy enough.

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How to Build More Muscle and Strength

Most people struggle with building muscle more than any other goal

You may think fat loss is hard to achieve?

Maybe you can’t improve on your pull-up strength?

Is your nutrition and meal prep overwhelming you and not getting done at the moment?

Well…

ALL of those areas pale in comparison to building muscle.

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5 Stages of Being AVERAGE

A really ruthless one today folks!

But hey, the truth hurts right?

So spend 5 mins reading this and be truly honest with yourself

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Obsession is Good for You!

FLASHBACK!

I’m 15 years old

I just get Bruce Lee’s workout book in the post, called “The Art of Expressing the Human Body”

(Epic read by the way)

And I was on Summer hols, no rugby, no job, and I lived in the middle of the countryside and obviously couldn’t drive yet

So I had pretty much NO friends or social life either!

But I didn’t give a f*ck!

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WHEN Should I See Progress?

I get this a lot, clients and friends who are on a new exercise regime approach me with a worried grin and say the exact same phrase, one filled with doubt and laced with the anxious tone of one who has lost their direction...

"I don't feel like I'm making any progress"

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How to Kick Ass & Get Stronger in SEPTEMBER

They say there are TWO starts to the year

Jan 1st

And September 1st

It’s when the schools go back to class, university starts, lots of sporting seasons fire up

So let’s use this as a re-set for the mind and body!

I don’t want you to be like most people from now on.

If you want a leaner, stronger body - will doing what you’ve done over the past 3 months get you there?

Only you know.

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