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Be grateful for your body. Be grateful for the ability to move and achieve success in fitness. There are so many people ...
23/08/2019

Be grateful for your body. Be grateful for the ability to move and achieve success in fitness.

There are so many people that donā€™t have the ability to move like you do. Can you imagine that feeling? I know Iā€™d go crazy. When I take the time to reflect on life, this comes up often. I see people that have issues with their bodyā€™s and cannot help but feel incredibly grateful that Iā€™m not in their position. Itā€™s a blessing to be able to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle.

Appreciate what you have and take pride in your body. Itā€™s the only body youā€™ve gotšŸ‘Š

09/08/2019

That time when I attempted to complete 160kg squat for 3 reps, as part of my strength phase šŸ”„

Working up to this weight took me AGES, something like 5 years. The truth is that strength is developed over a long period of time (unless youā€™re juicing). You canā€™t expect to just get strong instantly. Itā€™s all about the long term goal

The path to gaining strength isnā€™t linear, itā€™s more like a sin graph or a volatile market. It goes up and down and up and down. Some days I feel like a beast and can move an incredible amount of weight (for mešŸ˜‰). Some days I feel like I canā€™t even lift my warmup properly. I think itā€™s best to take your time, clean up your form and make sure that you are reaching enough training stimulus in conjunction with enough REST. Achieving strength gains is totally different to achieving muscle size gains. Your central nervous system is hit extremely hard when youā€™re moving weight for under 6 reps per set. Thatā€™s why itā€™s crucial to make sure youā€™re achieving a good balance between rest and training. If you donā€™t, youā€™ll find yourself getting weaker and hating every second of training. AVOID THATā˜ļø itā€™s happened to a few great lifters I know, and it really destroys you mentally.

So, take the time to reach your goals. Keep your form as close to perfect as possible to avoid injuries and continue training at a constant rate. Work extremely hard each set and then REST. Getting the correct balance is the šŸ”‘ to your success.

šŸ”„FORM IS IMPORTANTšŸ”„I can talk for days about how crucial form is just like everybody else can, but I want to share my th...
31/07/2019

šŸ”„FORM IS IMPORTANTšŸ”„

I can talk for days about how crucial form is just like everybody else can, but I want to share my thoughts about ONE crucial point I think is very important.

Form should be a priority to you if you want to live a long & healthy lifestyle, of which allows you to NOT abandon your training caused by long term damage. The damage caused by using the incorrect training technique over timeā˜ļø

Why do I say this? I did exactly that, I used incorrect form over time while trying to lift heavy weights. Got strong šŸ˜ but my body was broken. So I had to start again and fix all of that damage done, and Iā€™m still in the progress of fixing the issues.

BOTTOM LINE:
If you want to be sustainable, look after what you have that can carry you there. Thatā€™s your body. Too many people do not prioritize theyā€™re health over looking great or whatever the story is. Iā€™ve experienced it at least.

šŸ”„THE LIVERšŸ”„It s amazing how many people donā€™t know about the liver and what it does for your body. Itā€™s not their fault ...
29/07/2019

šŸ”„THE LIVERšŸ”„

It s amazing how many people donā€™t know about the liver and what it does for your body. Itā€™s not their fault for not knowing, but itā€™s crucial to take time to understand what itā€™s REALLY doing in your bodyā˜ļø Itā€™s also crucial to know what affects it, what happens to your body when itā€™s affected adversely & how you can take care of it šŸš‘

You donā€™t have to be overweight to have a fatty liver. Itā€™s caused by years of buses from toxins in food products, overloading it with too much protein & carbs, as well as years of not giving it some TLCā˜ļø like a car engine, you need to keep it CLEAN šŸ’¦

Take some time to read about it, if youā€™re interestedšŸ‘Š it may be the one thing that is holding you back from your successšŸ”„

šŸ”„SIDE PLANKSšŸ”„Could this be whatā€™s missing in your overall core strength??For myself & Robz, it definitely was a serious ...
23/07/2019

šŸ”„SIDE PLANKSšŸ”„
Could this be whatā€™s missing in your overall core strength??

For myself & Robz, it definitely was a serious weakness! šŸ™ˆ We needed to fix it ā˜ļø

From my experience, itā€™s not often you see people prioritizing this exercise. Why? Itā€™s really boring and usually bloody sore on the one side šŸ˜‚ the key to a healthy and strong core, is a stable core ā˜ļø having a strong lower back & strong abdominals is not enough. Your core works as one unit, therefore training the lateral portion of your core (obliques) is crucial to success! Success being a strong core, a stronger body & less painšŸ‘Š

Itā€™s a good idea to perform this exercise prior to squatting & deadlifting in order to stabilise your spike āœŒļø DONā€™T TRAIN SKEW!!

šŸ”„2 meals a day resultsšŸ”„Iā€™ve been trying to shred as much fat as possible recently, keto style āœŒļø So, my strategy involve...
18/07/2019

šŸ”„2 meals a day resultsšŸ”„

Iā€™ve been trying to shred as much fat as possible recently, keto style āœŒļø So, my strategy involves eating only 2 meals a day to keep my insulin levels as low as possible during the course of the day. Why? Because I am adapted to burning fat and by keeping insulin low I will continue to burn fat while doing absolutely nothingā˜ļø Remember, if insulin is UP, fat burning STOPS šŸ›‘

What I find very difficult is the following:
1) Energy output in the gym is low.
2) My body burns out very fast with medium to high reps.
3) I feel like a skeleton.
This is tough for me, as I love to give it my all in the gym. Itā€™s become more of a mental game to keep me there and to even keep training šŸ˜‚ This is where mind over matter comes into play. As you need to do your best to stay positive and keep pushing through the fatigue you experience when your calories are lowā˜ļø

What I have benefitted from is the following:
1) My mental energy is VERY high.
2) My stomach fat has shriveled to nearly nothing (I have a very thick abdominal region).
3) Cravings decrease A LOT.
4) I donā€™t have to do much to burn fat.
5) Iā€™m not counting calories.
6) I can still to strength training, however it isnā€™t my goal right now.
The benefits definitely outweigh the the losses. BUT, this isnā€™t a very sustainable way to eat for the massesā˜ļø For some in may work, but it wonā€™t for the majority. Itā€™s all about your goal. My goal is to burn fat, not to gain strength or build much muscle at this time. How you eat and what you eat is determined by your goal at that point in timešŸ‘Š

CACAO vs. COCOA šŸ« What is the difference??šŸ¤”Cacao is produced as a seed/bean from a small tropical tree known as the Amer...
15/07/2019

CACAO vs. COCOA šŸ«
What is the difference??šŸ¤”

Cacao is produced as a seed/bean from a small tropical tree known as the American evergreen tree šŸŒ² it is essentially the RAW form of cocoaā˜ļø

Cacao is abundant in nutrients and offers a wide range of benefits regarding your health, when consumed in raw form. It is loaded with antioxidants and healthy nutrients, and also lowers blood pressure and increases insulin sensitivityšŸ”„ Not only that, but it also has been proven to enhance the euphoric feeling in your brain, leaving you feeling pretty awesome šŸ˜ Hence, it enhances your moodšŸ‘Š

Cocoa is cacao that has been roasted. During this roasting process, cacao loses itā€™s vital nutrients by a significant amount, therefore preventing you from receiving all of the benefits associated with Cacaoā˜ļø However, it still tastes incredible šŸ˜

Although they both taste excellent, one is better than the other overall, and that is CacaošŸ‘Š I still enjoy a good cup of cocoa though šŸ˜‰ That being said, check certain cocoa brands you buy so that you can avoid any added sugars & preservatives that can hinder your results ā˜ļø

07/07/2019

One of my favorite exercises to build your tricepsšŸ”„ BUT, a very technical exercise that needs to be executed properly in order to keep you free from injury. Trust me, Iā€™ve learned from itšŸ˜¶

A while ago I trained like a meat-head. Why? I found it really fun. But what I didnā€™t pay enough attention to was the way in which I executed the movementā˜ļø I was doing this exact exercise when I hurt my elbow badly. I was lowering the weight to perform the rep, but my elbow suddenly got super hot and extremely sore! I had to let my partner take the weight from me.

I had no idea what happened, until I did some research on it. What had happened was that my wrists werenā€™t straight during the movement, of which can lead to injury in your wrists and elbowsšŸ‘€ I got tennis elbow from hyper extending my forearm muscles on the top side of my arm, stretching out the muscles on the under-side of my forearms, while moving the weight. This means that I was letting the top portion of my forearm become overloaded with work, as my forearms on the under-side werenā€™t doing their job!šŸ˜ THAT CAN LEAD TO INJURY at certain joints. In my case it was my elbow. Your body has to be aligned correctly in order to move weight and avoid injury!šŸ‘

TRAIN SAFELY & KEEP YOURSELF IN THE GYMā˜ļø

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