If you want to be cut/shredded for Summer 2026, read this:
Cutting Tip # 1
If you think you need to lose 20 pounds and it’ll take you 12 weeks to do it, you probably need to lose 30 pounds and it’s going to take you 20 weeks to do it.
If you think you need to lose 15 pounds and it’ll take you 10 weeks to do it, you probably need to lose 20 pounds and it’s going to take you 15 weeks to do it.
See where I’m going with this?
Piggybacking:
You ARE DEFINITELY fatter than you think and you will need more time to cut than you’re currently planning on allotting right now.
In honor of my 30th trip around the sun….imma give you guys the gift of my BEST 30 fitness tips to help your transform your body & your life:
1. The Smith Machine is an elite tool that can help you achieve a multitude of goals…don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
2. Soreness is not a useful proxy for training effectiveness.
3. Use Versa Gripps or straps on ANY LIFT where grip is subject to be the limiting factor otherwise.
4. If your 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 RM on an exercise hasn’t improved in 3, 6, 9, 12 months…pretty much NO CHANCE you’re any bigger in the muscle group that acts as the prime mover on that exercise regardless of how sick your pumps were.
The stimulus proper resistance training provides is what ultimately drives muscle growth & retention.
If you have ANY plans to lose fat & build muscle, you’d better be resistance training in SOME capacity!
2. Log workouts
You can’t manage what you don’t measure!
Make sure you have a training log to write down what weight you used on a given set, how many reps you did on a given set, what intensity you took each set to, etc.