Jack Hallows Fitness

I got my drivers license at 29 years old

At least a decade after the majority of my mates

But that doesn’t change the fact that today I can walk downstairs, unlock my car and go for a drive wherever I’d like to go

Did I do it later than a lot of people? Yes

Did I have more anxieties around learning because I waited so long? Honestly probably yeah

Were there times I’d get worried what people would say when I told them I was still learning at 28/29? Absolutely

Does that change the end result now that I went and did it anyway?

Not at all

And that’s what I wanted you all to focus on when you’re doubting yourself in your fitness journeys just because you didn’t start lifting weights at 16 in your parents basement

It’s never too late to put your health first

It’s never too late to chase being strong, being jacked, being lean, being mobile… whatever it is you wanna work towards

And I guarantee you that you judge yourself for the late start far harder than anyone around you worth knowing does

So you got two choices

One day

Or

Day one

I’ve been filming content in gyms for 5 years now and my golden rule

Is that I always try to treat members with as much respect as possible

If they want me to move, I move

If they’re worried about being in the background, I move

If they’re uncomfortable with the camera around, I move

It’s why I always try and film at quiet times of day in what’s generally a quieter gym at the best of times

If you film in a public gym, the members are there to train - and they and their workouts should be respected

Do that and most often you’ll get respect back

Yes there are always going to be a few unhinged people who will lash out for for no reason regardless of if you’re doing the right thing

This might be especially prevalent if you’re a younger creator or a female creator as you’re perceived as an “easier target” by people who just want an argument which is a whole other debate sadly

But the majority of gym goers simply just don’t want to be an unwilling extra in your content - and that is absolutely OKAY, they shouldn’t have to be

This happened a few months back but I loved this interaction so much I wanted to repost it

I’ve seen this guy so many times since and he always stops for a chat asks about exercises it’s super nice

Leaning forward on the abduction machine isn’t

‘Costing you glute gains’ 🤦🏻‍♂️

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I don’t really get the people pushing this one at all

But this is why you can’t just go thinking every variation on social media is the best thing since sliced bread just because it has views

This is cheeks

And not in the good way 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just do literally any single leg exercise that works the glutes

I never got to take that damn nap

Anyway here’s how you grow thicc thighs

code ‘Jack’ trust me

Genuinely grinds my gears SO badly that there are pages and companies out there who think this is okay

The crazy part is that focussing on your health and fitness is such a net positive for every human on planet earth

Yet the amount of deception and lying that gets pushed just to make money is so damn gross

And it’s no wonder so many people are currently disillusioned with the fitness industry as a whole

Selling BS is one thing

But selling BS through AI transformations is a whole ‘nother level of sh*tty behaviour

Please be so careful what you listen to and digest on social media because this is getting out of hand

If you want to make a long term meaningful transformation there are no shortcuts, no magic methods and if something sounds too good to be true sorry to tell you but it is

Cable Lateral Raises are amazing for building bigger shoulders

But we probably don’t need to overthink them

Low cable height -> awesome
Hand height cable -> also awesome, just gonna be heavier at the bottom now

Doesn’t make it necessarily better, just different

And that’s good to know if you need to alter your variations at all during your training but that’s all you need to worry about it for

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