Dad | BS Exercise Science | CSCS | IFBB ProπŸ† | NYT BestsellingπŸ“š | EWL πŸ“Ί | Founder: The KEPT App | Nonprofit: @move1m

Joined August 2010
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Daily or weekly weighing?? Data leans daily, more fat loss, catch regains early. Weekly wins on mental load, less noise, more consistent. Pick what keeps you showing up. That's the whole game. πŸ’ͺ🏼 Full breakdown in the caption. #WeightLoss #ScaleTips #HealthyHabits
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Fear hates one thing more than anything: ACTION. You don't think your way out. You don't journal your way out. You MOVE your way out. Confidence shows up AFTER action. Not before. Start small. Start ugly. Start scared. But start. And if you've been waiting for the "right time" to finally create momentum in your health, don't miss what's coming next. #ActionConquersFear #MindsetMatters
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Off GLP-1 and bracing for regain?? The drug was never the magic. You were. Habits sliding back = regain. Habits holding = weight holds. (Wilding et al., 2022) You are not doomed. You are being handed the wheel. Save this. Send it to someone quietly scared. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3544…
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Your brain is a prediction machine. It sees your past and assumes that's your future. Every failed diet. Every time you felt stuck. Filed and forecasted. But that's not reality. It's a prediction running on old data. Change the input, change the prediction. You're not stuck. You're just working with incomplete information. ht @Cptsdwhisperer πŸ’™ πŸ“š pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2366…
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The deficit isn't the problem. The DEPRIVATION is. Deficit flavor movement community = sustainable. You're SUPPOSED to have results AND a real life. You don't want to miss this one. πŸ’™ #FatLoss #TransformNation
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Estrogen doesn't cause breast cancer. A 2020 study found it lowers breast cancer risk by ~22% and cut breast cancer deaths by nearly 40%. One 2002 headline scared a generation. The science corrected the record. Most women never heard. You deserve a real convo to see if it's right for you. πŸ“š pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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GLP-1s aren't magic. But they're pretty damn close. The right tool in the right hands at the right time can change everything. Real biology. Real benefit. But they will NEVER replace the foundation: deficit, protein, training, sleep, hydration, stress. #GLP1 #Thrivelab #FatLoss #Tirzepatide #ChrisPowellFit
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Two groups. Same diet. Same coach. Same program. Group 1 (alone): 76% lost weight, only 24% kept it off at 10 months. Group 2 (with friends support): 95% lost weight, 66% kept it off. Same biology. Same protocol. The variable was community. We're tribal animals. Isolation is the challenge, not lack of discipline.
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Hunger back on your GLP-1?? Don't titrate up yet. Your stomach has a fullness signal that fires FIRST. Stretch receptors. Volume-based. Free. High-protein, high-fiber food = your GLP-1 working HARDER. #GLP1 #DeliciouslyFit
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Don't worry, I've got autopilot on the car. It drives better than I do anyway. πŸ˜… Motivation isn't a personality trait. It's a byproduct of momentum. Research confirms it: the people who 'stay motivated' aren't more disciplined. They're more supported (Wood & Neal, Psychol Rev, 2007). You don't have a motivation problem. You have a system problem. And those are solvable. Tag your support system and maybe even send em a 'thank you' for significantly increasing your chance of long term success. πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ And if you don't have one... that's okay. I'll keep you in the loop on a very special support system that will be available soon!! Get ready!!
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Pizza isn't bad. A cookie isn't bad. You're not bad for eating them. Your body runs on inputs and outputs. The label is on you, not the food. Pick the foods that move you toward your goal. Then enjoy every bite. πŸ’ͺ🏼 #FoodFreedom #CalorieDeficit
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Coffee doesn't give you energy. It blocks adenosine, your brain's sleep signal. You're not turning ON energy. You're turning OFF tired. Half-life: 5-6 hours. Your 3pm latte?? Still 25% active at 9pm. That's also why the afternoon crash hits. #CaffeineScience
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Visualization isn't woo. It's wiring. Vividly imagining a movement fires the same neural pathways as actually doing it. Give your nervous system a target. Then your choices have something to aim at. Comment πŸ’™. #Visualization
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45 seconds. Eyes closed. Visualize the OPPOSITE of the life you want. That snap you feel?? It's your future self waking up. #TransformNation #FutureSelf
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30 days. Real math. Move the decimal 2 spots left on your bodyweight = weekly upper. 0.5 to 1% sweet spot. Past that and muscle goes too. #FatLoss #30DayChallenge
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"Your labs are normal" β‰  you feel normal. The "normal" range is built off the AVERAGE of unhealthy people who walked into a lab. Average is not optimal. If you feel terrible, that's a SIGNAL. Credit @dailybffzar πŸ”₯ #ChrisPowell #OptimalNotNormal
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First two weeks of a new habit feel impossible?? You are not weak. You are WIRING. Neurons that fire together, wire together. Keep your reps. Credit @scquest πŸ”₯ #ChrisPowell #ExtremeWeightLoss #TransformNation #Neuroplasticity #HealthyHabits
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Lift your arms. Right. Left. Right. Left. 30 seconds in, shoulders smoked. Your legs have been doing exactly that every step of your life. Glutes quads hamstrings = your 3 biggest muscles, firing every step. Every contraction = lymph pump, sugar burner (no insulin needed), bone builder, brain booster. Walking is NEVER just walking. πŸ’ͺ🏼 #ChrisPowell #BodySmarts #ExtremeWeightLoss #FitnessMotivation #WalkingWorkout
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Your metabolism isn't broken. It's doing EXACTLY what it was designed to do. 200K years of evolution wired your body to slow down when calories drop. Survival kicks in. Two systems adapt: BMR drops AND your unconscious movement (NEAT) drops by hundreds of calories. The fix?? Calorie cycling. 2 weeks deficit, 1 week maintenance. Plus 8-10K steps daily to override the NEAT drop. You can't fidget your way back. You CAN walk your way back. Comment CALC for the free calculator. πŸ’ͺ🏼 #ChrisPowell #MetabolicAdaptation #PlateauBuster #TransformNation #FatLoss
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πŸ˜‚ I had to do this one. Say hello to my little friend...Creatine Monohydrate. πŸ’ͺ🏼 5g/day for muscles. 15 to 25g/day for cognition neuroprotection. The meatheads were smarter than we thought. #ChrisPowell #TransformNation #Creatine #BrainHealth #SupplementScience
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