Starting My Fitness Journey Over

Starting over from scratch.⁣

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The thought popped into my head earlier...⁣

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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡? ⁣

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But still knowing everything I do now after a decade of working in the fitness industry. ⁣

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Here's exactly what I wish I did from day 1...⁣

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𝟏. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬. ⁣

⁣I started working out a few years before I committed anything on the nutrition side of things. ⁣

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Bc I had a misconception that "proper nutrition" meant I wouldn't be able to have my favorite treats anymore. ⁣

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Like ice cream & baked goods. (I have a sweet tooth)⁣

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But tracking your macros not only teaches you forever about the 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴....⁣

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It also allows you to eat more flexibly by including some treats, while still seeing results. ⁣

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If I knew this, I would have started tracking my food from the start & saw much more progress. ⁣

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𝟐. 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡. ⁣

I spent a good 3-4 years working out without any idea of what I was doing. ⁣

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And my experience working with some great coaches over the years has 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞⁣

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to 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 & also grow my knowledge of training & nutrition. ⁣

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I wish I worked with a coach from day 1 more than anything. ⁣

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It would have forced me to learn things earlier on that ended up taking years. ⁣

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Like how to track my food accurately. ⁣

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How to 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 over time to continue seeing results.⁣

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And it would have ensured I was following a 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 & 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴. ⁣

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Bc in my first few years, I would mainly train areas I liked. (chest, arms, abs)⁣

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And neglected areas I didn't like training. (legs, back, shoulders)⁣

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This led to me developing some serious muscle imbalances that took years to even out. ⁣

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𝟑. 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐠𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠⁣

⁣Focus each & every rep on moving the weight with the muscle group you're working for that exercise. ⁣

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Building this skill is so key when it comes to 𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬. ⁣

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When I was younger, I was ego lifting. ⁣

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Lifting more weight than I was able to with proper form. ⁣

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And putting myself at higher risk of injury. ⁣

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While also needing to recruit other muscle groups to move the weight. Therefore, not targeting the muscle group I wanted as effectively. ⁣

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Using proper form & 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 on contracting the muscle on every rep, ⁣

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is so much more important than how much weight is actually being lifted. ⁣

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If I knew these 3 things from day 1, it's scary to think where I'd be today. ⁣

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But luckily, it's a lifelong game and we've always got time to improve our current fitness level. ⁣

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I'm pumped watching some of my clients in their 40s, 50's, 60s and 70s crushing it this year. ⁣

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Thanks for reading. I hope it was even 1% helpful.

-- Jesse