With Teeth: Training by Mikey Houser

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“What do think this guys gonna do? You think he’s gonna flex? Wonder what this next guys gonna do...” Jim Gaffigan on Bodybuilding competitions 😂😂😂

Just another day on the office, I take great pride in the fact that my client injury rate is nil. Let’s learn how to really move. Sometimes it ain’t glorious, but damn it, it’s super important. Let’s get BULLETPROOF!

Check out my Instagram for videos of the whole workout!

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Training after clients this morning. Being a personal trainer is just an amazing job! If you’re job isn’t something you’d do for free, QUIT!

DM me if you’re interested in doing some personal training with me at my new location!

Only pose I like when my body fat % is questionable for a health professional. But, hey life happens! Just breathe, it’s not the end of the world. “Live today, fight tomorrow!” (That’s from the Mummy.) ;)

Thanksgiving Bootcamp at Elev8 Performance. Lots of fun and pretty tough. Now time to eat! *t

Flashback to when I was in pretty good shape. Will get there again after I get some injuries looked at. But, damn I miss the game.

Working with my client Alex on his hip abduction and perfecting his form. Don’t work out with faulty movement patterns and bad posture. You will gain muscle, but bigger muscle built through bad mechanics will just exacerbate existing problems or reveal new ones. Inhibit, lengthen, isolate, and integrate!

Feeling pretty damn good mentally and physically. Doing a passive cut which basically entails cutting out all the bullsh*t, aka: alcohol, junk food, fast food. I used to do about 6-7 days of cardio a week which got me shredded fast af, but left me feeling drained. This time around I'm being less aggressive and focusing on feeling good all around. Balance is everything!

With Teeth: Training by Mikey Houser's cover photo

Push push push!

There are 4 kinds of people:

1. The kind of person who switches up their routine every week.

2. Person who has been doing the same routine since 1995

3. Person that goes into the gym and does whatever is available or the first machine they see/like

4. The guy or gal who chooses a plan, sticks to it, measures results, reaps benefits.

Program design can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be. In fact, really any program will work as long as it has some merit and isn't just plain stupid.

The problem lies in either not sticking to a program long enough to see results or doing the same program for years, but your gains have stalled.

-Choose a program first of all, don't be going into the gym without a plan, you're just setting yourself up for failure.

-Stick with plan for 4-6 months, really give it a shot and follow through by doing it to the letter.

-Don't be afraid to look for help, even trainers ask other trainers and experts how we can improve.

-And of course:
GO HARD AND PUSH YOURSELF!!!
If you're giving a half effort, no matter what program you're on you will short change your results!

They're are a lot of programs out there based on your personal goals. An example of one that I personally admire is the Push/pull full body split 4-6 times per week.

Mon: Push (chest, shoulders, quads, triceps)

Tues: Pull: (Lats, rear delts, biceps, hams)

Wed: OFF or Push: repeat Monday with different exercises.

Thurs: Pull: repeat tues with different excercises.

Fri: Push: repeat Monday with different exercises

Sat: Pull: repeat Tues with different exercises

Sunday: OFF

(Note: there's a lot more to this program, but this is the very essence of it.) Let me know if you'd like to know more!

HAPPY HUNTING, GET IT DONE. 💪🏻

Intensity > Volume.

Although, Technically they're inversely related. The more intensity you do the less volume you have to do (Volume meaning: number of sets, reps, and exercises for a given workout.)

BUT!

For a natural lifter more time and sets in one given workout increases cortisol levels. THATS BAD. Working out and lifting is a stress to the body and in response to this stress the body releases this catabolic (muscle eating) hormone.

Now, we need to workout hard to activate the growth process, but the key here is to stimulate the growth process. So, you should keep the number of exercises to about 3-4 per workout and then get the hell out of there and feed your body!

Of course if you're working out like your great grandma Betty this negates the whole process. Enter intensity.

Train hard, get in get out, go home and grow!

Push the envelope, watch it bend.

Without my mind my body is useless, without my body my mind is useless.

You'll never know what works if you don't give it a chance. I'm not saying change up your workout routine every month, but stop and take inventory. Is your workout routine making you feel good? Are you growing? Are you making progress? Do you feel stronger? Have you been doing the same thing for years?

Shake it up!

Stagnation runs rampant in fitness and many times we do what's popular or what other people have done that works for them. Hey if it works for them it doesn't mean it's gonna work for you.

Seek out expertise and knowledge and go all in!

Recently I was talking to old man about instant gratification vs delayed gratification. Guess which one having a great body falls under?

You guessed it: delayed gratification.

Instant gratification is the feeling you get after you eat fattening food like ice cream, or the buzz you get when you consume alcohol. The funny thing about these habits is that they interfere with our, 'delayed gratification.'

Delayed gratification comes from seeing your bodyfat drop 4% after 2-3 months of working out hard and maintaining your diet without fail. Or practicing an instrument for years and finally being able to play your favorite song. Finally getting that promotion at work after being under the gun for months.

Nowadays people get it all mixed up. Thinking that activities like fitness are going to give them instant gratification. This just isn't so! In fact when you first start it's probably going to suck. You're probably going to feel tired and drained. You might not see any results in the first month. (Doubtful) So, what do people do? They give up and blame it on their genetics, say they don't have the time, or they'll do it later when the cosmos are in proper alignment.

Fitness is a long term game with an emphasis on fighting the addiction of short term rewards as discussed previously. People who are in excellent shape are sacrificing in the short term constantly. Prepping meals even when tired from work, deciding to not go out drinking with their friends on the weekends, and of course killing it in the gym day after day.

Basically, the best things you get in life are going to be delayed gratification. They're never easy. That's why they feel so good when we finally get to them. Anybody can get drunk, eat badly, watch tv all day, and do nothing. These things give us a small temporary boost and activate a small reward center in our brain, but they don't ever give us anything that lasts. (And of course, we always need more the next time around.) And they never really make us truly happy. It take a strong will and a constant work-ethic to gain true gratification in our lives.

So, the next time your reaching for that pizza or are having trouble deciding whether you have the energy to go the gym just remember all these small things you do are going to add up overtime, good or bad. And don't bitch that you've never reached your full potential because you cannot control your lust for instant gratification.

Work hard! Stop eating like sh*t. Be consistent. Get results.

PERIOD.

What really separates those who are in shape from those who are not are the ones who are consistent. Consistency is the key to it all. Sure it's easy to work out hard and diet hard when you first start a program or when life's going well and you're seeing results. But, as soon as things aren't going so great are you tucking in your tail and running?

You don't go from average to great by what you are doing in those good weeks when it's easy. It's those challenging weeks where you feel like crap, but stick to your diet and come in to the gym anyways that define you. The weeks where it's a battle of will. The weeks where it's you versus you. The weeks where excuses run rampant and you feel like giving up. And invariably people do and wonder why they're not getting results.

As a country we are used to easy fixes and expect things to happen very quickly. This just isn't the case with getting that great body. You can't approach fitness with one fit one foot out. You need to go all the way.

Hold yourself accountable and get it done!

Flashback from a lift with back in November. Doing some cable chest presses which is one of my personal favorite chest exercises. They're really easy on the shoulder too and are a really great starting movement to activate and feel that chest do work. ------------------------------------------Learn exercises like this and more by starting a training program with me today!!

Also, if you can't get to me in Irvine, I offer online training and meal plans.

Let's do this! 🏋️

Sorry if you train with me they're not going to let you into Planet Fitness no more. Haha

6 day split with lots o' calories and carbs. I'm trying to gain more size, but by no means will I get fat in the process. There's no reason to gain a gut on a bulk. Sure, the six pack will go the way of the dodo and you're going to retain water, but bodyfat shouldn't really go over 12-13%. That just means you're eating like sh*t and making excuses.
Message me with your fitness questions, I would love to help anyway I can. And if you wanna go in more depth I'm doing online training and meal plans!

HMU!

Summer is coming up, you've put off getting back into shape too long. The list of excuses goes on and on. But, all you really need to do to get that awesome body is a little bit of discipline, some guidance, and of course: ACTION.

I can help jumpstart your workouts and your diet the right way. If you can give me 12 weeks of your time we can totally transform you into something you may not even recognize in the mirror.

Call me today and I'll give you the rundown on the process.

Including:

-An over-head squat assessment to analyze incorrect movement patterns, tight/overactive muscles, and weak/lengthened muscles that are contributing to faulty movement patterns and most likely chronic or acute pain.

-Everyday a written out workout based on your placement in the OPT model based on the assessment.

-Circumference measurements and body fat measurements + see how much lean muscle you have.

-Customized meal plans and recommended caloric and macro intake based on goals.

Let's do this!

Very tough workout indeed! I think Alex hates me now lol.

Do training with me and get your own customized work out plans!

Including:

-An over-head squat assessment to analyze incorrect movement patterns, tight/overactive muscles, and weak/lengthened muscles that are contributing to faulty movement patterns and most likely chronic or acute pain.

-Everyday a written out workout based on your placement in the OPT model based on the assessment.

-Circumference measurements and body fat measurements + see how much lean muscle you have.

-Customized meal plans and recommended caloric and macro intake based on goals.

Call me today!!!