In life you need to work both hard and smart.

Think of science as working smart, it points us in the right direction.

The worst thing in the world is showing up to the gym and doing things that are completely insufficient and suboptimal. Let’s say you have 3-5 hours to workout in the gym per week, you want to make that time as impactful as possible.

Science allows that to happen. It points us in the right direction.

However, you still need to work hard. And oftentimes the scientific community struggles with paralysis through analysis. They’re always searching for optimal or the exact formula rather than just getting down and dirty and training intensely.

To be truly successful in life you need to take both a scientific approach as well as an intense approach to training.

I build out my programs months ahead of time and make calculated decisions focusing on exercises that are very effective for building muscle and that work great for me. And at the same time, once I show up to the gym: it’s go time. I am going to push myself to get that last rep, I am going to force myself week-over-week to PR at least one exercise per gym session.

If I were to leave the gym knowing I could’ve gotten a couple more reps in a set, it would literally bother me the rest of the day.

Maybe you don’t take it this seriously, and that’s okay, but if you want to be truly successful in the gym, especially when resources such as time are limited, you need to work both hard and smart.

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His son lost 50lbs in one month!

LOL… get the fuck out of here.

When you see shit like this on the internet, please know that these overpromising weight loss coaches are lying to your face.

If you can lose 5lbs a month, that is a fantastic goal.

In general, losing 1lb to 1.5lb per week is sustainable and makes sticking to your nutrition goals much easier. The most weight loss I’ve seen in a month as a coach is about 10lbs and they were much bigger men who had a lot of weight to lose.

A lot of these online coaches are full of shit and promising you a lie so it sounds like a quick and easy fix. Did it take you a month to get to the weight you’re at now? No. Then why would it take a month to lose it?

If you take a dramatic approach to weight loss, you are more likely to regain it because the method you used in the first place was not sustainable. Say you decide to cut all carbohydrates out of your diet, when you begin introducing carbohydrates back, chances are you will regain weight. If you decide you are no longer going to drink alcohol or eat out in order to lose weight, that’s great! If you can do that for the rest of your life… but once you reintroduce those habits, you will likely regain. This is why so many people fail at weight loss.

I’ve helped thousands of people with real lives lose weight with a sustainable approach to dieting and exercise.

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My 3 favorite frozen burger patties from @Costco:

🥉Kirkland ground sirloin patties – 320 calories, 28g protein

🥈@ColumbusMeats turkey burgers – 240 calories, 30g protein

🥇@TridentSeafoods Alaskan salmon burgers – 170 calories, 20g protein and chocked full of omega-3 fatty acids

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Last week, I did 10 reps with this weight.

This week, I got 11 reps.

When people think about progress, which should be occurring week-over-week, they often think large strides.

The truth is that progress is small steps that compound over time.

As an example, adding 1 more rep to your working weight is a great way to progress your lift. You don’t need to add 10lbs to your working weight every week in order to progress.

Just try adding 1 rep. If your reps become very high, around 15, then increase your weight. These are the steps that eventually lead to those major strides.

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If diet soda is just water with zero calorie sweetener, why don’t we just drink semen?
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That is a real statement I heard while on social media.

I don’t know what the fuck is going on anymore. I really can’t tell what’s a parody on social media. I get it, you post shit like this, it gets a ton of engagement but what is even happening…

No, I don’t think diet soda is on par with water, though it’s certainly fluid. I track all of my fluid intake – coffee, diet soda, water; but the GOAT of hydration is water. A frequent concern many people have is the aspartame in diet soda.

Aspartame is classified as a Group 2B carcinogen – but, to be clear: radio frequency, cell phones, aloe vera, and pickles are all considered Group 2B carcinogens. This simply means they are possibly carcinogenic especially in large doses. I’d have to drink like 20+ diet sodas in a sitting for it to be considered carcinogenic.

You should be drinking .66 x your body weight in water a day. Having said that, I personally really enjoy A&W zero sugar and diet Dr. Pepper. I do drink primarily water but honestly, I have 3-4 cans of diet soda a week. I enjoy it with a burger or chicken nuggets – it’s just one of the ways to make dieting more sustainable.

By the way, unlike diet soda, semen isn’t calorie-free.

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🔘 @GoRuck Training Weight Vest 2.0 – I love doing high incline cardio with my ruck vest on. It’s comfortable and easy to travel with to different gyms.
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