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Researching before you commit is a smart move
Are mismatched expectations are killing your fitness dreams?
If you want health, fitness, and physique results then you need a program that does these things well…
Are your sacrifices actually making you fitter?
Do you fall for this trap and increase your pain without increasing your reward? Make sure your sacrifices actually contribute to your goal and don’t just make things more difficult. Because difficulty is no guarantee of progress. Here’s how we do it…
Optimize Your Progress By Standardizing Your Plan
Too many busy guys are wasting time program hopping, yo-yo dieting, and never getting results.
The best training program for busy men needs to be standardized and then optimized. When you follow a program that is specific, progressive, and consistent you will get incredible results.
Are you losing (and gaining) the same 5-20 lbs over and over?
Here are 3 simple steps that have helped 100s of guys like you break lose fat, and start building the lean and muscular physique they want.
Why I think “everything in moderation” isn’t great advice…
Moderation is a skill. It takes practice to get good at it, and it is going to fit some circumstances better than others. If we take the advice as it is given, as an absolute, we will fail more than we need to.
Fishing for fitness...wuh?
Just getting back into fitness after months out of the gym, or you are completely new to this then this is my advice…
The power of environment design
Our environment plays a big role in our behaviors, desirable and undesirable.
Plan B is not an excuse…
Having a Plan B rarely means that you aren’t committed to plan A. It means you are realistic in your expectations when something outside of your control happens, you’ve thought of ways to pivot.
Mismatched expectations are killing your goals and results
In a recent conversation with my big brother, I said the phrase “you can’t ride 2 horses with 1 arse mate!” …Here is why
Fail and be ok with it
We’ve all made a new year’s resolution that didn’t stick. Why? Because we don’t allow ourselves to be bad at it at first.
We fail a few times and then give up. Here’s how to avoid that mistake this time
A coaching lesson about coaching from a coach
“We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question.”
builtXyou™ 2 Week Free Trail
If you've been reading my emails and seeing my posts but you're not sure whether the program is right for you yet, then this is your chance to get a taster to see whether you're ready to commit or not.
Not seeing changes? Remember this key thing…
Your daily habits like taking the stairs, batch cooking some food, and skipping the next episode of The Office in favor of more sleep, might not feel like they’re creating change because they are hard to detect when compared directly against your outcome goal. But here is how they add up…
Watch out for this recovery trapdoor?
Is your fitness tracker fooling you into NOT working out?
Optimal is a preference
If we can only operate when things are optimal, then it stops being a useful tool and instead makes us fragile.
You can’t change what you can’t see
If you don’t have a plan, you can't make changes to it. Which means anything is possible, including all the things you don’t want to happen.