Five Boner Friday – Maintaining leanness, re-framing exercise calorie burning, greens ‘n routines
Here we go with another round of five coaching insights from the past week. 1. Exercise doesn't burn that many calories, and... it's fine. I’m really big on re-framing things, whether it’s seeing fat loss plateaus as victories or using silly nutrition rules like “don’t eat after 7pm” to work in someone's favor. Here’s another. People relatively new to the fat loss process, especially cardio...
Five Boner Friday – Supplement CEOs, John Meadows and low calories, coping strategies
Look at me, sending a Friday newsletter on a Friday. I'm like all efficient and shit. Is it a full moon? Or did I just skip last week entirely and now trying to save face? Who knows. 1. I get a kick out of supplement company CEOs who continually rail about big, bad corrupt #BigPharma. Big Pharma is hardly beyond reproach but bro, come on. You’re in the supplement industry. You use steroid-using...
Five Boner Friday – Vacation weight gain, the movie Gremlins, muscle gain
1. Stop stressing about vacation weight gain to avoid... vacation weight gain I just finished a week off at the beach and remember how I used to stress about re-gaining fat on vacation or after a diet (or both at once). Over the years I came to better understand how metabolism works and the natural ebb & flow of hunger/cravings and the body’s drive to restore after prolonged restriction....
Five Boner Friday – Complication, Calorie/Macro Levels & Stupidity
1. Less complicated, not more. Losing fat or building muscle, the fix for slow or stalled progress is rarely making things more complicated. Most of the time the solution is to do fewer things MUCH better or much harder. 2. Bodypart specialization Body part specialization phases where volume/frequency are increased for brief periods are far more effective when equal attention is paid to the...
5 Boner Friday – NEPA, Diet Endings, & Poor Choices
1. Non-Exercise Physical Activity (NEPA) is important. I was slow to embrace how large a role NEPA (Non-Exercise Physical Activity) plays in a fat loss diet. Perhaps it was too many years reading lame mainstream NEPA-inspired fat loss advice like “when you go to KFC, park in the back of the parking lot.” That said, watching your step count before AND when you’re deep in a diet can be really...
The “Secret” Bodybuilders Rarely Attribute to Their Success
Note From Bryan: It’s been a heck of a month. Writing, coaching, and trying to take care of clients during US and Canadian national holidays. That means no blog from me today. Instead, enjoy this guest blog from fellow coach and bro Robbie Farlow of Side Quest Fitness. Robbie is one of the hardest working young coaches you'll ever meet, and more importantly -- he's a great...
5 Boner Friday – Dieting, Training, and Bulking Up
1. Make Wants Stronger Than Cravings I’m often asked about how I personally eat. Usually I avoid answering. For one, I don’t have a gimmick to sell, unless you can trademark high protein, moderate carbs & fat, and calories to match the goal The other issue is, it can become a real sinkhole. People grossly overcomplicate basic nutrition, likely because doing the basics (tracking,...