NOT tracking calories was the KEY to me getting abs by accident

Very few people know the dangers of following a calorie based fitness plan

Here's what they are: Calorie counters falsely believe your metabolism is static

So they think subtracting calories will always result in more fat loss

Except when you consume less food, your metabolism often slows down

PARTICULARLY if it leads to worse performance in the gym

The EASIEST way to get abs without counting calories is to train for PERFORMANCE

Not the amount you sweat

Not the calories you burned

Not your time under tension

Not how sore you got

But pure performance

Here’s why: The VAST majority of the calories we burn are burned AT REST

I achieved a Resting Metabolic Rate in the 99th percentile (burning ~2,578 cals daily from just breathing) by focusing on exactly 2 goals:

-Increasing weight lifted (with proper form)

-Increasing conditioning output

I used to run 4 miles every morning before work, followed by lifting

I assumed abs weren’t in my genetic profile

Here’s what changed 👇🏼 I started doing far less cardio, but at a higher intensity

My diet for a year-round six-pack at 36 years old?

Mostly pizza, burgers, fries & tacos

Yet I’m stronger & leaner than I was as a pro athlete

Because I ignore calories & embrace a performance based lifestyle

Here's how to 2x your results while breaking all the rules: 1. Make sure you're RESTING enough to perform

As a pro athlete, I thought I needed to train for HOURS per day to be in shape

Turns out all that extra work just meant I could NEVER get A level workouts in

At 36, I train 70% less and get BETTER results

This is how you reply to cold DMs You miss every shot you don’t take!

If I were China & wanted to wage war on the US, I would first use NGOs to funnel money into research convincing Americans to hate their country

Then I would use my power to restrict American movie distribution to strong arm American Media to slander any anti-China politicians Then I would invade Taiwan to control their semiconductor production

Then if the US fought back, I would ban pharmaceutical imports to “hostile nations”

& if 20% of Americans had a 90 day gap in getting their prescriptions refilled, my enemy’s homeland would be an insane asylum

As pro baseball players, we were treated like cattle

As crazy as it sounds, this gave me an unfair advantage when I entered the workforce

Here's why 👇🏽 Our physical appearance and health were always being evaluated

It became instinctual for me to do it to others in my environment

When I started working in finance, I noticed most men in their 30s essentially sold their health for money

And I was unwilling to make this trade

If your IQ is over 135

You need to code, trade or get the fuck out of Corporate America

You’ll be punished for your cognition and it will destroy your soul Like Nietzsche said, “One is punished most for one’s virtues”

Calories in / Calories out Zealots will hate this…

But you can absolutely lose fat & gain muscle at the same time

Don’t believe me? What do you think happens to steroid users?

And there are 2 ways you can get a similar effect WITHOUT steroids

Here’s how👇🏼 When you view fat loss and muscle gain as primarily hormonal, everything makes more sense

And then your focus shifts away from calories and towards optimizing your endocrine system…

Whoever said “Don’t judge a book by its cover is a LIAR”

Studies show physical attractiveness is one of the STRONGEST predictors of health, wealth & happiness

Here are the MOST OFFENSIVE conclusions taken from studies performed on tens of thousands of men & women👇🏼 1. By the time kids are 11, their attractiveness is predictive of their future health, wealth and happiness

Want successful kids? Make good looking ones!

Once I learned that tasty foods could also be good for you

It was GAME OVER

Dieting became too easy

These are my favorite 6 foods & ingredients that make a healthy lifestyle feel like cheating ⬇️ 1. Bone broth, aka nature's multivitamin

Bone broth is packed with protein, collagen, magnesium & so many other goodies it's insane

And tastes 🔥 AF

Super simple to make fresh as well

Learn how from @Jungle__Jay's free book or my recipe book

Calorie Counting is completely unnecessary for fat loss

We stay shredded year round

Without ever going hungry or tracking a single calorie

Here's how you can too ⬇️ 1. Focus on maximizing your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

That's the amount of calories you burn doing nothing

If your trainer or dietician has never shared this concept with you

Fire them immediately

Because you can ABSOLUTELY turn your RMR into a rocket ship

Do you know what your body fat % is?

I started 2023 at 6.14% body fat

But what does this really mean?

And why do people of the same body fat % look different?

Allow me to explain the various methods & their shortcomings👇🏼 My percentage is derived from a skin fold test, which is incredibly convenient

You can buy a caliper for $20 online and easily take relevant measurements

This test is intended to approximate your body fat as tested by underwater submersion, the original gold standard test

Just saw an overweight dude running in the concrete sidewalk

A for effort

F for efficacy

Please do not let this be you ALL training comes with both Strengths AND Weaknesses

There are many forms of cardio you can choose from

Jogging provides some cardiac benefits, but at a high cost to your joint integrity

Especially if you are overweight

Doubly so if you do it on concrete

I majored in Economics and graduated with honors from
Vanderbilt University

Here are 5 reasons baseball practice was my most educational class 1. School teaches you that grown ups think with logic

Baseball taught me that grown ups are pack animals and think with emotions

Accept it or suffer the consequences waiting for a world that will never exist

If you foolishly believe the Founding Fathers wanted the United States to be a Democracy, let me quickly dispel this myth ⬇️ When the Constitution was written, a far lower percentage of the population was eligible to vote

And a far lower percent of those eligible actually voted

9 Reasons Calories are Bullshit ⬇️ 1. You can't know how many calories you're eating

The FDA permits companies to be off by up to 20% with their nutrition labels

You could be eating 2,000 calories or 3,000 calories on the same "strict" 2,500 calorie diet