THE BIGGEST LESSON SPORTS TAUGH ME

I was 1 point away from winning

Triple overtime

Next point wins

Ref blows the whistle

I try to keep my opponent down, he gets a hold of me and pins me in the last 10 seconds of the match

My coaches were pissed, I was pissed off

I felt like I let my school down, i let my coaches down,

I felt embarrassed, just being one point away from wining and giving up a Pin.

But what I realized that next day was THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN TO ME

I needed to feel what failure was like at that moment.

I needed to know how it felt to be so close but yet so far.

Cause life will give you a 360 and you gotta be able to deal with that.

It taught me that YOU NEVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

You never alllow yourself to get satisfied until the job is done.

After that match I had a hunger in me

I took that over to the next year where every time I was in over time I NEVER GAVE UP.

I never gave in.

Same lesson has transferred over to myfitness. I NEVER just sit there and stay complacent.

I’m thinking about the next move. I’m thinking about how I can get better next time.

This helped me go from wrestling to rugby to triathlons to bodybuilding shows.

IM JUST A REGULAR DUDE!

But there difference between you and me is that you keep chilling.

Ex-athletes I realize you’ve been struggling with staying consistent on your fitness

You wanna lose those 10lbs but every time you get close you go back to your old habits

YOU CAN’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

You need to keep it up.

YOU CAN’T GET COMPLACENT.

FINISH THE FUCKING JOB.

You don’t win a fucking game unless your FINISH IT.

It’s about the journey but the journey needs to be finished to fully enjoy it.

So ex-athletes FOLLOW THROUGH with your goals.

Cause once you reach that goal you”ll want another one, and another one.

AND THATS where the beast is unlocked.

WHY EX-ATHLETES GET STUCK IN CYCLES OF MOTIVATION AFTER SPORTS

You had that consistency

You had that set routine

after school practice ✅

Team lifts ✅

An supportive environment ✅

But then all of the sudden just like that, your last game ever came along at the snap of a finger

It just went by so fast and I get it on a deep level

And you life had these unexpected changes

Now you have to force yourself to go to the gym and you’ll try

But your not NEARLY as committed compared to when you were an athlete

Now you’ll go some weeks, then fall off because of “work”, or “life gets in the way”

And fitness constantly now takes the back burner

You keep having these cycles of motivation and your not SURE why you can’t stay consistent now as opposed to be before

So here’s 5 TIPS to eliminate these cycles of motivation

Once you start implementing these tips

You’ll stop having cycles of motivation

Your gonna start seeing your body change

HOW I FELT GROWING UP WITH MAN BOOBS

It felt like all eyes were on me

Walking up and down the hallways In middle school

It just felt uncomfortable

Having to constantly wear baggier t-shirts every single day

Wearing the same shirts multiple times because I was scared of wearing something that was too tight

I refused to wear tighter t-shirts because I thought people would judge me for them

Friends would flick them thinking it was funny

But I was sitting there extremely embarrassed that they could even do that

It wasn’t even about what other people thought at that point

It was about HOW I FELT in my own skin….

I wanted to feel confident, I was tired of having to worry about this so I made a change

I started running every single day, and did 100 push-ups for an entire summer going into 8th grade

That summer built me, it taught me that NO ONE is gonna do this except me

NOBODY is gonna force this change unless I want it

Now I’ve helped 100s of people transform their bodies and unlock their true potential

I’ve been able to compete in a bodybuilding show, run triathlons because THERR IS NO LIMITATIONS

I’m grateful I had man boobs for they taught me lessons I NEEDED to LEARN

All of you ex-athletes keep putting a limit on yourself

You fell off your fitness and you think you CAN’t change the situation

You say you don’t have “time”, “life gets in the way” .

If you allow yourself to think that you can’t you won’t make it happen

BUT YOU WANT that inner athlete to come out, you KNOW he’s there

But you NEED TO drop the excuses and MAKE THIS A TRUE PRIORITY in your life

Once you make it a true priority then you’ll unlock that beast again

HOW I LOST 30lbs IN 16 WEEKS!

I Didn’t have a sense of direction or a certain goal to work towards

Training was spontaneous , not as strict

I was bulking and felt like I needed to use this to push myself again

Get out of comfort zone

Going to the gym just wasn’t as motivating as it used to be.

I felt out of alignment, not being fully on my nutrition and not having a real goal to work towards

Almost like I was going through the motions

I got my direction, my game plan, my goal to achieve

So here’s exactly what we’ve done to start working towards the show:

1. I was bulking at over 3000 calories and We started my prep at 2500 calories, bumped down to 2400 calroies, then the last adjustment was 2280 calories.

2. Increased my step count to 11k a day starting off, now we are at 13 steps a day

3. I was training 4 days a week, now we are at 6 days a week (2 lower, 3 upper, 1 ab)

4. I barely did cardio before now we’re doing 500-550 calories burned 6x a week.

I lost 25lbs

Felt more confident in my own skin than ever.

The leanest I’d ever been in my life.

Now having accountability to keep me on track has helped me immensely get to the next level

STEP BY STEP HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR MAN BOOBS

You pass by the mirror and you don’t recognize yourself

You don’t see that athlete you once were

Your seeing man boobs starting to sag

Pants aren’t fitting right

You don’t even feel like yourself anymore

But you keep saying your gonna do something about that reflection

And every time when your about to go to the gym or try to stay consistent “things keep coming up”

Resulting in the fitness being out on the back burner

This has been happening ever since sports ended

Now you have these man boobs and a beer belly and just aren’t even comfortable in your own skin anymore

So here’s the my 3 step process to lose your man boobs

Implement these tips and you’ll start seeing some pecs instead of man boobs this time around 😎!

STEP BY STEP HOW TO LOSE YOUR MUFFIN TOP AND FEEL CONFIDENT SHIRTLESS

Things haven’t been the same since sports ended

The exercise constantly gets out on the back burner

The nutrition is out the window since it was never truly a priority during sports

Now you’ve put on 10-20lbs and have a muffin top

Your embarrassed to even take your shirt off at the beach because of your habits

You don’t even feel like yourself anymore is the worst part

So here’s 3 tips to start GETTING BACK INTO ROUTINE TO LOSE YOUR MUFFIN TOP👇

Now you feel more confident with your shirt off

You lost the muffin top

Your not embarrassed to take your shirt off and you actually are starting to feel like an athlete again 🔥🔥🔥

DUSTIN LOST 12LBS IN 8 WEEKS WORKING WITH ME…

Dustin came to me at a plateau in his journey

He felt like he wasn’t making progress as fast as he used to

Dustin has been training for a few years but he wanted NEXT LEVEL!

It was getting discouraging not seeing the changes he wanted in the mirror

He wanted to feel more confident about himself and lower his body fat

He wanted to see what he was truly capable Of

So we got him on a custom program to start getting to his next level 🔥🔥

So here’s 3 things that we changed for him to lose over 10lbs 👇

Now Dustin feels more confident with his shirt off

He’s getting stronger every single week as he’s dropping body fat

Super proud of him so far! ITS NOT EASY TO GET HERE AND KEEP THIS DISCIPLINE!!

But Dustin’s been able to keep pushing past barriers and truly level up in all aspects !

HOW TO NEVER FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN EVER AGAIN…

Since sports ended

The weights been packed on…

Your shirts and pants are fitting tighter

Feeling sluggish all day

Worst of all your not even comfortable in your own skin anymore

You feel self conscious when you go out with friends because your scared of judgment from other people

You wanna be able to feel that confidence you had when you were an athlete

You want to feel comfortable in your own skin again

Here’s 5 tips to start feeling more comfortable in your own skin

Implement these tips

Start to MAKE THIS A PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE!!!

It’s time to start feeling more confident walking on the beach 😎

And to start to feel like that athlete you once were

MY NEXT GOAL!

IM RUNNING A MARATHON!

FUCK I am so excited about this

What do I tell you guys as my audience almost everyday?

SET A NEW GOAL!!

Great I did a bodybuilding show…

In my head I already knew I had to work towards the next goal when I finished

I’m still working on which marathon I’m gonna sign up for but I’m aiming to run one in October

Now why ammi choosing a to run a marathon?

Some people are asking me why I’m doing it right after a bodybuilding show?

“Shouldn’t You take it easy”

“Shouldn’t you rest up”

FUCK THAT

You guys, if you wanna be great, if you wanna reach your goals, YOU HAVE TO BE FUCKING RELENTLESS

I WRITE DOWN EVERY SINGLE DAY

“I’m relentless with my goals”

“I’m relentless with my goals”

Cause the MINUTE I get satisfied is the minute I stop growing

It’s growing season Fam

And GROWTH SEASON DOESN’T END…

Especially as ex-athletes, I know you guys tend to talk about the old days

What you used to do, how good you were in that game, that one play you had, that one after party

Here’s a reality check ex-athlete…

YOUR PAST DOES NOT MATTER!!

What are you doing today to get better?

What’s in store for you?

Cause I fucking promise you, YOU HAVE NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO UNLOCKING YOUR FULL POTENTIAL

Because you are hindering your own growth

It’s time for you to find your outlet to push yourself

To get out of your comfort zone

So how are you gonna get out of your comfort zone in these next 90 days to start growing ?

I KEEP COMPARING MYSELF TO WHEN I STEPPED ON STAGE…

“Your fat”

“You have a gut”

“You should be shredded”

This might sound weird

But ever since I saw what I was capable of looking like on stage…

It’s been tough to look in the mirror lately

Seeing where I got myself

Seeing how far I could push was really eye opening

Almost addicting to want to stay there

But at the end of the day guys, what you didn’t see was

Me starving

Me having trouble sleeping

Me doing 3 hours of cardio a day

Me missing friends grad parties

Me obsessing over food ALL DAY

So when I look back at it, I remind myself my GOALS are different now

I want to be able to enjoy myself, and be present, yes it was insane to get shredded

But I’m reminding myself it’s OKAY, to not be that shredded

Its OKAY that I’m higher in body fat

Its OKAY I don’t have a “crazy six pack”

Because now my goals are focus on my business, get back in endurance training and travel with my family, friends , and just enjoy life a little 🤟

SO FOR ALL MY EX-ATHLETES

I know you look at yourself sometimes and compare yourself to the old you

How you used to look, how confident you used to feel

How good you looked without a shirt

I wanna let you know it’s OKAY to not be there anymore

It’s OKAY you can’t workout 3-4 hours a day anymore

But what’s not okay…is you not doing anything about your current situation

No one said you gotta get back to being that version of you

What I want is a 100% version of you NOW!

I want you to start getting clear on your goals…

TAKE SOME ACTION….

And start working towards the BEST YOU AS OF RIGHT NOW!

Let’s get it ex-athletes, focus on ourselves NOW and push a little more each day