The psychology of wind sprints is just as important as the physiology. Every football season starts the same way – I have to re-adjust wrong attitudes toward wind sprints. Most rookies believe that wind sprints are punishment, ranking somewhere between actual torture and being forced to read a book. Mindset adjustment is the key – […]
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“Get over it†is one of the most useless statements in the English language. It’s meaningless. It has no value. And it’s used by parrots who simply echo what they hear. No mind of their own. Here’s why: First, try telling them exactly how to get over it. Secondly, not getting back to it is […]
Coaching football has taught me one of the secret exercises for fat loss – wind sprints. Intervals of sprinting mixed with jogging or walking. Running as fast as you can several time in a row with minimal rest. Wind sprints have become fashionable by other names like HIIT but wind sprints have been around forever. […]
My cure was iron. Lifting weights SAVED MY LIFE. Several times. Here’s how: First, lifting weights helped transform my childhood obesity and dysfunctionalism. Lifting weights was part of the fat-fighting trilogy – lifting weight, running, eating right. Secondly, lifting weights saved me from a manual labour Darwinism that chewed up over 90% of my peers. […]
(excerpt from my next book) It took me two years to change my childhood obesity. It’s taken another 40 years to keep it off. I lift or run or both almost every day of my life. On a typical day, I run 45-60 after my lifting workout. On average, I work out at least 26 […]
Here’s a surefire workout guaranteed to work out for game-day or just to test what you’ve got: 84/24 split. Back + Shoulders. Underhand pulldowns + military press – 8 sets increasing weight, 4 decreasing. Total 24 sets. The key is the rep-range. Re-defines the concept of heavy weight. #liftheavy #dontquit This workout is just one […]
I have anabolic fat cells. They seemingly grow for no reason. The most important factor in fat loss is most often obscured. We’ve been conditioned to believe that fat loss centers on magic – magic diet, magic pill, magic workout. But the real magic is typically overlooked. The magic of mindset. It’s the top factor […]
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The Reality of Fat Loss
There are no natural shortcuts to fat loss or muscle-building – physically or mentally. #dontbelievebullshit I was an obese dysfunctional 12 year-old. My fat loss was excruciating. My muscle-building was even more hell. I’ve been working out like a maniac for 42 years continuously – naturally. No anabolic steroids. No fat loss pills, No performance-enhancing […]
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Fat loss part 3
I experienced childhood obesity. I know the struggle of fat loss. I lost fat on my own because I had to. There were no fitness coaches and we couldn’t afford one if there were. As it turned out, I have coached thousands on the football field and in the gym and I’ve come to a […]
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FAT LOSS part 2
Being in shape or out of shape is a choice. Having experienced childhood obesity, I learned that: (i) fat grows faster than muscle (ii) childhood obesity is nightmarish (iii) losing fat is an exercise of free will Getting in shape depends entirely on your personal choices. Fat loss is the product of a series of […]