I have a very abnormal approach to fitness.
- I don't count reps
- I don't count calories
- I don't have a consistent gym schedule
I intentionally flow between training styles every month
Maybe you should try this approach (more explained below)
- I don't count reps
- I don't count calories
- I don't have a consistent gym schedule
I intentionally flow between training styles every month
Maybe you should try this approach (more explained below)
I'd like to clarify that theres a difference between 'optimal' and 'ideal'
Optimal = objectively best
Ideal = best for you
Your goals, your constraints, your objectives
The only goal w fitness should be to make it enjoyable & sustainable
Optimal = objectively best
Ideal = best for you
Your goals, your constraints, your objectives
The only goal w fitness should be to make it enjoyable & sustainable
Personally, my objective is to gain bodily mastery. Stronger, faster, more explosive, more athletic. Simply explore what its capable of
I see how much progress I can make in a short amount of time, make those gains, then move on to a new training style
I enjoy this
I see how much progress I can make in a short amount of time, make those gains, then move on to a new training style
I enjoy this
I'm not training for anything in particular. No powerlifting events, no bodybuilding shows, no track meets.
I train because pushing yourself physically is hardwired into our sense of self as humans
I train because pushing yourself physically is hardwired into our sense of self as humans
Practicing one training modality is counter-productive unless you're competing:
- More likely to get injured
- Burnout is inevitable
- You'll build an imbalanced physique
Specialization makes training a chore. A means to an end
- More likely to get injured
- Burnout is inevitable
- You'll build an imbalanced physique
Specialization makes training a chore. A means to an end
Becoming 1% in any category has never been my goal. My only goal was to enjoy training every day for as long as possible.
This is why I've been consistent with training for a literal decade (and never burnt out)
This is why I've been consistent with training for a literal decade (and never burnt out)
Put a bodybuilder in a crossfit gym & he's toast
Put a powerlifter in the cage and he gasses immediately
Put a marathon runner at a pool party and he looks emaciated
Put a powerlifter in the cage and he gasses immediately
Put a marathon runner at a pool party and he looks emaciated
The real long-game with training is to be adaptable. Build up your strength pillars across the board so you can hold your own in whatever situation you find yourself in.
Jackedlethicism, mobisthetics, whatever you want to call it. Be adaptable & you'll never be bored
Jackedlethicism, mobisthetics, whatever you want to call it. Be adaptable & you'll never be bored
This opens so many doors & allows you to enjoy new activities.
Kinesthetic intelligence is real, and the best way to make your body smarter is to expose it to new training stimuli.
If you start treating fitness as a creative pursuit you'll never get bored
Kinesthetic intelligence is real, and the best way to make your body smarter is to expose it to new training stimuli.
If you start treating fitness as a creative pursuit you'll never get bored
So this is exactly what I do. I train everything.
Do this by cycling training priorities:
For 1-2 months I'll prioritize muscle growth. I bring mobility/functional training/BJJ down to maintenance & make hypertrophy my main goal
Do this by cycling training priorities:
For 1-2 months I'll prioritize muscle growth. I bring mobility/functional training/BJJ down to maintenance & make hypertrophy my main goal
I'll spend less time on the mats & get a membership at a gym that incentivizes hypertrophy (other meatheads, machines, better equipment)
I'll let that run its course until it loses its spark then move on to calisthenics as main focus, or plyos, etc. Ad infinatum
I'll let that run its course until it loses its spark then move on to calisthenics as main focus, or plyos, etc. Ad infinatum
Lets take my last six months for example:
Jan-Feb: Trigger sessions & calisthenics
March: Beach training & gymnastic rings
April-June: Typical hypertrophy training
June-July: Jiu Jitsu & High Intensity Training
August-September: Calisthenics + swimming
Jan-Feb: Trigger sessions & calisthenics
March: Beach training & gymnastic rings
April-June: Typical hypertrophy training
June-July: Jiu Jitsu & High Intensity Training
August-September: Calisthenics + swimming
Another key here is to not just embrace the style, but to absorb the philosophy.
Every time I introduce a new modality, it expands my personal opinion on what fitness is
Every time I introduce a new modality, it expands my personal opinion on what fitness is
I layer this new training focus onto a pre-existing active lifestyle.
- swim in the ocean every day
- physical activities like surf & spearfish
- mobility work almost daily
- swim in the ocean every day
- physical activities like surf & spearfish
- mobility work almost daily
So the TLDR is this:
- Have an active lifestyle
- Have physical hobbies
- Have one athletic "focus" that you're progressing rapidly in
Then switch it up
Become the best physical version of yourself across the board. Pursue athletic creativity
Become a specimen
- Have an active lifestyle
- Have physical hobbies
- Have one athletic "focus" that you're progressing rapidly in
Then switch it up
Become the best physical version of yourself across the board. Pursue athletic creativity
Become a specimen
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