14. Get a minimum of 7+ hours of quality sleep a night.
15. To enhance your sleep quality: 16. Daily movement 17. No caffeine after noon 18. Practice 4-7-8 breathing 19. Avoid naps after 2:30 pm 20. Block blue light before bed 21. Wake and sleep at same time daily 22. Create a sleep cave: silent, dark, cold
16. Never snack or "graze" throughout the day. Your stomach needs time to heal.
17. Create a 10-14 hour window every day where you are not eating.
18. Stop eating 2-3 hours before bed, and don't eat your first meal until an hour after waking.
19. Avoid high quantities of raw vegetables
20. Consume butyrate-producing foods like ghee, butter, and cheese
21. Limit heavy metal intake from crappy cookware, tap water, and poor-quality fish
22. Eat polyphenol-rich food like berries, organic coffee, and dark chocolate.
Gut health is nuanced. Some people need microbiome testing and a more individualized approach.
But overall, I have found these 22 tips to help both my health coaching clients and myself tremendously.
Give them a go!
Men today are suffering from issues that no one talks about:
Every fitness tip I could come up with after 12 years in the gym:
1. Becoming fit is more mental than physical.
2. improper hydration = poor workouts. 3. Alcohol kills fat loss and muscle gain. 4. Building muscle is the best way to increase your metabolism. 5. Cooking your meals at home will help you eat healthier. 6. You have time. A 30 minute workout done consistently can transform you.
7. Big physique changes come more from your nutrition than your workouts, but both are important. 8. 6-20 reps is more for muscle growth. 9. 1-6 reps is more for strength. 10. Always track your workouts. 11. Eat carbs around your workout for performance and recovery.
26 health cheat codes I know at 36 I wish I knew at 26:
1) The most demonized foods, like eggs and meat, are actually the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet.
2) Cut off food 3 hours before bed. Cut off fluids 2 hours before bed. Cut off screens 1 hour before bed. You’ll sleep twice as deep and wake up twice as energized.
3) If it comes in a package, 99% of the time, it’s not healthy.
4) Save that cup of coffee until after that first glass of water, some sun in your face, and a few steps. You'll be amazed at how much better that caffeine can be put to use.
Every fat loss tip I could come up with after 13 years in the gym & 6 years of coaching:
(Bookmark this to start losing fat today AND keep it off FOR LIFE)
1. Stop relying on cardio to lose fat.
Trying to out cardio a poor diet is foolish.
It takes 30 seconds to eat 400 calories from a slice of pizza.
It takes 30 minutes to burn 400 calories running.
This is why nutrition must be priority #1 for fat loss.
2. Protein should make up 50% of your plate at every meal. Lean ground beef/turkey, sirloin steak, chicken, chicken sausage, salmon, shrimp, & egg whites are great sources
3. If you are in a calorie deficit you will lose fat. If you’re not, you won’t. It’s literally that simple.