5. Fitness facts you need today:
1. You won't always be motivated
2. The scale is a terrible metric of progress
3. Your leanest physique is likely not your healthiest or happiest
4. Lifting weights will make you feel younger
5. You don't need to diet as much as you think
If you're over 30 and don't have a bulging gut, you're in the top 10% of men
If you also strength train, you're in the top 5%
Add some cardio and a healthy diet, you're part of the 1%
Be proud of what you're doing
Weights are medicine for depression
Whole foods are medicine for lack of energy
Concrete goals are medicine for lack of motivation
Choose healthy behaviors
If you're over 30 and not consciously trying to stay in shape, you're losing time
Aging means atrophy
Build muscle, stay lean, and eat real food to fight aging and muscle loss
For some, fat loss might mean cutting calories
For others it may mean increasing activity
For some, it may mean both
For someone else it might mean reducing stress
Get the point?
What works for some, may not work for others
If you're skinny and want to build 10-20 pounds of muscle, do this:
1. Eat in a calorie surplus
2. Get minimum 1g protein per pound of bodyweight
3. Lift 3-5x/week
4. Never stop working on your form
5. Don't neglect leg day
6. Stay hydrated
7. Eat some more
I want you to choose consistency over trends
Re-read that book because you enjoy it
Do that workout routine because you like doing it
The easiest part of sticking to your healthy habits is building ones that you actually enjoy
Workouts stimulate muscle growth
But to get jacked it's not enough to have great workouts
Muscle is grown outside the gym
You also need:
- mostly clean diet
- enough calories
- enough protein
- Less alcohol
- quality rest
- low stress
- more sun