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Starting My Fitness Journey Over

Starting over from scratch.âĢ

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The thought popped into my head earlier...âĢ

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ð—ŠðĄðšð­ 𝐰ðĻðŪðĨ𝐝 𝐈 𝐝ðĻ ðĒ𝐟 𝐈 ðĄðšð 𝐭ðĻ 𝐎𝐭𝐚ðŦ𝐭 ðĶðē 𝐟ðĒ𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐎𝐎 ðĢðĻðŪðŦ𝐧𝐞ðē ðĻðŊ𝐞ðŦ 𝐚𝐠𝐚ðĒ𝐧 𝐟ðŦðĻðĶ 𝐎𝐜ðŦðšð­ðœðĄ? âĢ

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

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Here's exactly what I wish I did from day 1...âĢ

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𝟏. 𝐓ðŦ𝐚𝐜ðĪ ðĶðē ðĶ𝐚𝐜ðŦðĻ𝐎. âĢ



âĢI started working out a few years before I committed anything on the nutrition side of things. âĢ

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

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Like ice cream & baked goods. (I have a sweet tooth)âĢ

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But tracking your macros not only teaches you forever about the ð˜Ŋð˜ķð˜ĩð˜ģ𝘊ð˜ĩ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ ð˜Ī𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜ĩð˜Ķð˜Ŋð˜ĩ 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰ð˜Ĩð˜ī....âĢ

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

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

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𝟐. 𝗊ðĻðŦðĪ 𝐰ðĒð­ðĄ 𝐚 𝐜ðĻðšðœðĄ. âĢ


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

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And my experience working with some great coaches over the years has ðĄðžðĨðĐ𝐞𝐝 ðĶ𝐞 ðĶðĻðŦ𝐞 ð­ðĄðšð§ 𝐚𝐧ðēð­ðĄðĒ𝐧𝐠 𝐞ðĨ𝐎𝐞âĢ

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to ð˜Ļð˜ģð˜Ķð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘭𝘚 𝘊ð˜Ūð˜ąð˜ģ𝘰𝘷ð˜Ķ ð˜Ū𝘚 ð˜ąð˜Đ𝘚ð˜ī𝘊ð˜ēð˜ķð˜Ķ & also grow my knowledge of training & nutrition. âĢ

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I wish I worked with a coach from day 1 more than anything. âĢ

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

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Like how to track my food accurately. âĢ

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How to ð˜Ēð˜Ĩð˜Ŧð˜ķð˜īð˜ĩ ð˜Ū𝘚 ð˜Ŋð˜ķð˜ĩð˜ģ𝘊ð˜ĩ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ over time to continue seeing results.âĢ

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And it would have ensured I was following a ð˜Ģð˜Ē𝘭ð˜Ēð˜Ŋð˜Īð˜Ķð˜Ĩ ð˜ĩð˜ģð˜Ē𝘊ð˜Ŋ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜ąð˜ģ𝘰ð˜Ļð˜ģð˜Ēð˜Ū & 𝘭𝘰ð˜Ļð˜Ļ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜Ū𝘚 ð˜ļ𝘰ð˜ģ𝘎𝘰ð˜ķð˜ĩð˜ī. âĢ

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

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

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This led to me developing some serious muscle imbalances that took years to even out. âĢ

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𝟑. 𝐅ðĻ𝐜ðŪ𝐎 ðĻ𝐧 𝐌ðĒ𝐧𝐝-𝐌ðŪ𝐎𝐜ðĨ𝐞 𝐂ðĻ𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭ðĒðĻ𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐎𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 ðĻ𝐟 𝐄𝐠ðĻ 𝐋ðĒ𝐟𝐭ðĒ𝐧𝐠âĢ


âĢFocus each & every rep on moving the weight with the muscle group you're working for that exercise. âĢ

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Building this skill is so key when it comes to ðšðžðŽð­ðĄðžð­ðĒ𝐜𝐎 & ðĐðĄðē𝐎ðĒ𝐊ðŪ𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐎𝐞𝐝 𝐠ðĻ𝐚ðĨ𝐎. âĢ

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When I was younger, I was ego lifting. âĢ

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Lifting more weight than I was able to with proper form. âĢ

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And putting myself at higher risk of injury. âĢ

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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. âĢ

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Using proper form & ð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜Ŋð˜ĩð˜Ē𝘭𝘭𝘚 𝘧𝘰ð˜Īð˜ķð˜ī𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ on contracting the muscle on every rep, âĢ

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is so much more important than how much weight is actually being lifted. âĢ

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

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

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

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


-- Jesse

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