🚫 COMMON MINDSET ERRORS THAT STOP YOU FROM GETTING TO 10% BODY FAT

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Before I start:

I'm not "judging" anyone for having any of these mindsets or viewpoints.

Its your life, you can do as you please.

But I'm simply pointing out things that I *know* lead to failure with fat loss.

No judgement, just cause & effect.

Let's get into the 1st one:
1. "Healthy Food Is Expensive"

Its more expensive than a lot of junk food, I concede.

But more expensive than your weekly alcohol budget?

Or those new shoes?

Or that new watch?

So I think this mindset is simply one of priorities. If not, eggs are cheap, liver is cheap etc.
2. "Cooking Takes Too Much Time"

Well, this is why OMAD became so popular - because eating once a day is going to be time efficient no matter how you go about it.

Also:

You can only make this excuse if you're NOT someone who binge watches Netflix for 4 hrs every day.
The problem with NOT cooking is that you're immediately going to get more calories and general junk, and less:

- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Herbs
- Protein
- Anti-Inflammatories

Than if you made the meals yourself.
3. "I Can Eat As Much As I Like If Its Healthy"

Not true.

If a surplus is large enough, it will still go to your fat stores.

If it's small AND you're training hard then it should go to your muscles.

But fellas:

Portion Control is always key, especially when you're leaner.
4. "Fasting Is Starvation"

Fasting is actually how humans are wired to eat.

The whole 'eating 3 meals a day at the exact same time every single day' is a new age way of eating.

One that's based on:

- Calorie abundance
- Profits

Humans NEED to fast, its normal.
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5. "Just Wait Till You're My Age"

This one is the biggest loser mindset of all (yes I'm going to judge people with this one).

There's guys in their 50s on Twitter with legit six packs, while most 40 year olds are moaning about it being impossible to lose their beer bellies
The route to getting lean as you age is the EXACT same route for younger guys, except you'll need an extra 10-20% discipline with:

- Your diet
- Your lifting
- Your cardio
- Your sleep

& one day you may need TRT.

But the idea that you're doomed for a Dad Bod is just false.
"I Just Wasn't Born Athletic"

This is one I heard from a friend of a friend while travelling.

Its BS, as always.

Once you're 18, it's YOUR JOB as a man to fix any problems you have. Mental, physical, emotional, whatever.

Sign up to a gym, learn to box.

Stop making excuses.
This guy was 32 btw πŸ‘†

"Lifting Weights Is For Lower Class People"

This one was from a nerd professor on Twitter.

Ignoring the class thing, lifting weights is a BASIC health requirement, and without it, you w
WILL be a lower T 'male'.

Not very smart.
Addressing the class thing:

Making ~$60k a year as a professor, while all these fitness models on Instagram are making high 6 figures, living in Dubai penthouses, and driving Ferraris...

Its a daft comment.

Not to mention all the F 500 CEOs who begin their day lifting.
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