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Fitness tips made SIMPLE!
If you haven’t been following the fashion trends for men lately, let me give you a quick update, shit has hit the fan. Skinny jeans, bedazzled t-shirts, shirts with more buttons then areas to close up, and 400 dollar jeans guard the outskirts of any men’s section at any given store. Your “style” can get so complicated that you forget what you want and start wearing things you don’t even like or whatever the pretty girl working at the store told you looked good. With a trip to the mall last week, I left empty handed and more sure of my style and training methods than ever, t-shirt and jeans for life, simple.
(Yes, this is a guy. Hahaha)
Just like fashion, fitness has a trend of making things more complicated than they really are. After you decide you want to get in shape you are then forced to face the industries barrage of marketing and bullshit.
In a persistent wave of Booty Burn 5000 dvd’s, crazy fad diets, orange juice cleanses, and other infomercial worthy products you have to sift through and find what works. All I can say is step back for one second. Ignore your friends who have been raving about how they have only been drinking grapefruit juice for the last 3 weeks and lost 10 pounds, and breathe.
Okay, now you’re ready for the ground breaking training and nutrition advice. Keep it simple! The clients at my gym that see the most results learn how to adapt into simple.
Simple Nutrition Strategies
1. Drink Water and nothing else
2. Eat every 2-3 hours
3. Eat protein at every meal
4. Prepare your meals
5. Don’t have crap in the house
Simple Workout Strategies
1. Work your entire body every workout
2. Incorporate rest days
3. Change your program every 6 weeks
4. Run sprints
5. Train with intensity! Your training doesn't mean anything if there is no intensity!
Use these simple strategies to keep your training and nutrition simple. You have enough things complicating your life, training and nutrition shouldn’t be one of them. These are basic and simple strategies to get the momentum going for your transformation. After you develop some good habits than you can look into the booty burn 5000 dvd’s and whatever else that floats your boat.
The last pair of clothing I bought were some plain Nike sweatpants and I can’t stop wearing them. They are simple, fashionably acceptable, and get the job done. No skinny jeans for this guy! The same is with my training methods. There is no need to do dumbbell curls while balancing on a bosu ball and practicing breathing techniques. Dan John, amazing Strength & Conditioning Coach says in his book “Never Let Go”, “7.) Keep it simple. Less is more, 8.) You have to put the bar over your head. 9.) Put the bar on the floor and pick it up a bunch of different ways.”
Less is More!
Maintaining your physical fitness won't just make you stronger and less susceptible from injuries, but it also make you more appealing to others. My friend who is an ex-MMA fighter on the amateur league always drills me to keep fit (which I am, since I am an Aikido practitioner) even though he is already retired last month and just came back from the Ft. Lauderdale cosmetic dentist for his dental implants. He'll go for a sacrifice so he can win his final match, and his tenacity was unmatched when he caught the kick after it hits his mouth, then using it to mount his opponent to lock in the gogoplata leading him to win the match by submission.
When he got his dental implants installed at the Ft Lauderdale cosmetic dentistry clinic, his love for battle never ends, in which he plans to pass it on to his kids.
These simple tips are definitely very helpful. Stay fit and healthy by eating the right food and taking vitamins and supplements. Thanks for sharing.