The most common reasons (nine in total) why people don't have the body that they want.
A thread.
A thread.
Number 1: They overestimate how hard it actually is to build a great body.
A lot of people if not most, today have inflated expectations which results in them tapping out too soon.
You have to stop being so gullible when it comes to body transformations that you see online.
A lot of people if not most, today have inflated expectations which results in them tapping out too soon.
You have to stop being so gullible when it comes to body transformations that you see online.
Even 17 year olds are on the sauce nowaday.
All these crazy transformations that you see are on gear.
It takes years and years and years in order to build a great body.
Then why shouldn’t i hop on gear?
Because of cancer.
Besides this, if you take any shortcut in life,
All these crazy transformations that you see are on gear.
It takes years and years and years in order to build a great body.
Then why shouldn’t i hop on gear?
Because of cancer.
Besides this, if you take any shortcut in life,
you will always end up going backwards in the long run because you will have a lot of blind spots as to how you should acquire a certain result that you want.
So, if you want to build your dream body, admit that just like any worthwhile pursuit, it will take time.
So, if you want to build your dream body, admit that just like any worthwhile pursuit, it will take time.
There are no shortcuts to the laws of physics.
Maybe only JACK3D and Bulgarian genetics (fcking units mate, some of my favourite people).
There’s only a certain amount of muscle that you can add on a certain time frame, so your goal should not be how to max that amount.
Maybe only JACK3D and Bulgarian genetics (fcking units mate, some of my favourite people).
There’s only a certain amount of muscle that you can add on a certain time frame, so your goal should not be how to max that amount.
Number 2: They have no direction.
A lot of people, as we speak, don’t even know if they are trying to lose fat, add muscle or do a recomp.
They just wing it for years on end which results in them leaving a lot of gains on the table.
A lot of people, as we speak, don’t even know if they are trying to lose fat, add muscle or do a recomp.
They just wing it for years on end which results in them leaving a lot of gains on the table.
So look yourself in the mirror and get down to 12% bodyfat in case you haven’t.
If you don’t look good at 12% bodyfat, your focus should be to add muscle.
But in general have a 3-6 goal in mind when it comes to your progress at the gym.
If you don’t look good at 12% bodyfat, your focus should be to add muscle.
But in general have a 3-6 goal in mind when it comes to your progress at the gym.
Number 3: They have never focused on strength.
Why should your muscle become bigger if you don’t provide them with any reason to.
Does this make any sense to you?
Our entire being is based on adaptive responses, so if you want your muscles to grow, you should focus on some
Why should your muscle become bigger if you don’t provide them with any reason to.
Does this make any sense to you?
Our entire being is based on adaptive responses, so if you want your muscles to grow, you should focus on some
form of progressive overload.
There are 3 ways of progressive overload.
1)Increasing the weight
2)Increasing the sets
3)Increasing the reps
Yes, making the gym a part of your overall lifestyle that you don’t really have to worry about, will greatly serve you in life.
There are 3 ways of progressive overload.
1)Increasing the weight
2)Increasing the sets
3)Increasing the reps
Yes, making the gym a part of your overall lifestyle that you don’t really have to worry about, will greatly serve you in life.
But, if you want to max out your potential inside of it, you should approach training as a job on which you need to deliver more results over time.
Number 4: Their split is bad
They either undertrain, overtrain (doing more has to be one of the most common forms of laziness) or the entire foundation of their split sucks.
If you don't know what split to choose, either start with an U/L or a PPL.
Both are good.
They either undertrain, overtrain (doing more has to be one of the most common forms of laziness) or the entire foundation of their split sucks.
If you don't know what split to choose, either start with an U/L or a PPL.
Both are good.
Number 5: They think that the job ends at the gym.
No, the gym is the fun part.
If you want to grow, you need to both train like an athlete but also eat like an athlete and recover like an athlete.
They all matter equally and if you neglect one you're not going to make it.
No, the gym is the fun part.
If you want to grow, you need to both train like an athlete but also eat like an athlete and recover like an athlete.
They all matter equally and if you neglect one you're not going to make it.
Number 6: Their metabolism is wrecked.
That’s also a straight up fact.
Most people over 35 have a 3.5PTH and 9000 prolactin and wonder why they can’t add muscle.
You keep pushing the gas on a broken engine which only results in you going slow and something sooner or later
That’s also a straight up fact.
Most people over 35 have a 3.5PTH and 9000 prolactin and wonder why they can’t add muscle.
You keep pushing the gas on a broken engine which only results in you going slow and something sooner or later
will snap.
Take some weeks in order to reset everything and be able to move forward.
Aka take a step “back” so you can take 10 forward.
You can start with the pinned tweet for more on this or A.G 2.0
Take some weeks in order to reset everything and be able to move forward.
Aka take a step “back” so you can take 10 forward.
You can start with the pinned tweet for more on this or A.G 2.0
Number 7: Magical woo woo thinking
My brother in Christ, you are benching 135 and doing lunges with 20 pound dumbbells and think that turkesterone from Uzbekistan or shilajit that’s not even Siberian will save you?
Come on. That’s the equivalent of a get rich quick scheme.
My brother in Christ, you are benching 135 and doing lunges with 20 pound dumbbells and think that turkesterone from Uzbekistan or shilajit that’s not even Siberian will save you?
Come on. That’s the equivalent of a get rich quick scheme.
Number 8: They do not pay enough attention to their nutrition.
Most regular gym goers today are malnourished and IIFYM has a lot to do with this.
Take your beloved seed oils for example.
Seed oils destroy your pancreas and Leydig cells.
So how the fck are you going to make
Most regular gym goers today are malnourished and IIFYM has a lot to do with this.
Take your beloved seed oils for example.
Seed oils destroy your pancreas and Leydig cells.
So how the fck are you going to make
it as a natty if you eat canola oil?
A calorie is not a calorie.
Nutrition matters.
What has more calories?
2,000 calories worth of bread or 2,000 calories worth of steak?
This is not some sort of a trick question.
Again, a calorie is not a calorie and if you solely
A calorie is not a calorie.
Nutrition matters.
What has more calories?
2,000 calories worth of bread or 2,000 calories worth of steak?
This is not some sort of a trick question.
Again, a calorie is not a calorie and if you solely
rely on the IIFYM mental model sooner or later you will end up sick.
The bread has more calories than the steak has because the bread is less thermogenic than the steak.
Carbohydrates have a 5-15% thermic effect and protein has a 20-35% thermic effect (fats have a 3-15%
The bread has more calories than the steak has because the bread is less thermogenic than the steak.
Carbohydrates have a 5-15% thermic effect and protein has a 20-35% thermic effect (fats have a 3-15%
thermic effect).
So if X amount of calories come from carbohydrates, this means that 5-15% of them is going to be released as heat during digestion, a 20-35% when it comes to protein and a 3-15%when it comes to fat.
There is no equality when it comes to food.
So if X amount of calories come from carbohydrates, this means that 5-15% of them is going to be released as heat during digestion, a 20-35% when it comes to protein and a 3-15%when it comes to fat.
There is no equality when it comes to food.
Carbs are not equal to protein or fats and vice versa.
Not only that but carbohydrates are not equal with each other, proteins are not equal with each other and fats are not equal with each other.
The calories that come from one food are very different from the calories that
Not only that but carbohydrates are not equal with each other, proteins are not equal with each other and fats are not equal with each other.
The calories that come from one food are very different from the calories that
come from any other food.
Nothing is equal.
Bread is not equal to fruit, whey protein is not equal to steak and sunflower oil is not equal to extra virgin olive oil.
Using a calorie meter to determine the response that your body will have to a food is wrong because it
Nothing is equal.
Bread is not equal to fruit, whey protein is not equal to steak and sunflower oil is not equal to extra virgin olive oil.
Using a calorie meter to determine the response that your body will have to a food is wrong because it
ignores the enzymatic breakdown of the food.
If for example you are consuming right now let’s say 2.000 worth of calories coming from sources such as whey protein, sunflower oil, iron fortified bread and so on and you are able to maintain your bodyweight with no significant
If for example you are consuming right now let’s say 2.000 worth of calories coming from sources such as whey protein, sunflower oil, iron fortified bread and so on and you are able to maintain your bodyweight with no significant
changes, then if you switch to meat, fruit and coconut oil for the same amount of calories, you will get leaner by default.
Number 9: They don’t track their protein.
In order to build muscle you need building blocks.
Aka, amino acids that come from bioavailable protein.
You can’t build your body on 40 grams of protein per day.
It’s impossible.
So try at least having an idea of what your protein
In order to build muscle you need building blocks.
Aka, amino acids that come from bioavailable protein.
You can’t build your body on 40 grams of protein per day.
It’s impossible.
So try at least having an idea of what your protein
consumption even looks like and aim for 2 grams per pound of bodyweight coming from sources such as eggs, red meat, shellfish, some white fish, raw dairy and so on.
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