bigben66
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As a PT, its clear to see that whilst most trainees can muster 3 or 4 qood high quality sessions per week, the problems more often than not lie with nutrition.
Over the course of the week, we get to oversee what you do and your output for 3 or 4 hours. thats it. The rest of the time, YOU are responsible for how you fuel yourself, how you treat yourself, and how disciplined with yourself you are over the course of your day.
So in laymans terms, we are responsible for 5% of the end result.
Obviously, there is more to it than that, what we do in the gym will have a huge bearing on your meta-bolic rate (the rate you burn fat at rest), your demeanour, your mindset, the amount of lean muscle you have etc etc - but there is no disputing the fact that your body fat levels are predominantly down to YOUR nutrition management.
Whether your PT has laid out a set meal plan for you to follow, or perhaps they have taken my approach and just given you macronutrient values and overall calorie intakes to track via software - the end result will be determined by just how much discipline you are prepared to show, and how much you want that end result.
So how do you get started?
There is no doubting that if you arent savvy in the kitchen, the whole area of eating healthily can be daunting. But ask most people a simple question like - Is this food good, or bad? - and 9 times out of 10, they will give you the correct answer.
So the best advice I can give someone embarking on a lifestyle change and wanting to clean up their diet is this, cut out the crap!
It really is as simple as that, if you are guilty of eating chips, chocolate, pastries etc - you KNOW that they are not good foods, you KNOW they hold very little nutritional value and you KNOW they are calorie dense. So just cut them out.
You can either choose to eradicate them totally, or if hunger is likely to be an issue, you can replace them with cleaner foods that will do less damage. Just factor this in when you do your weekly shop.
If snacking is an issue, keep healthier snacks nearby, especially at times when you get hit by cravings the most (usually evenings) -if there is no bad food in the house, you will soon get into the routine of reaching for that healthier option.
Sometimes just cutting the crap can make the difference between being in a calorie surplus or a calorie deficit - and youll also get the added benefit of not having energy crashes related to the sugary treats out there youve been indulging in.
So my advice, and my recommended STEP 1 every time when it comes to addressing diet concerns is this - just cut out the crap.
Hope this helps.
BigBen
Over the course of the week, we get to oversee what you do and your output for 3 or 4 hours. thats it. The rest of the time, YOU are responsible for how you fuel yourself, how you treat yourself, and how disciplined with yourself you are over the course of your day.
So in laymans terms, we are responsible for 5% of the end result.
Obviously, there is more to it than that, what we do in the gym will have a huge bearing on your meta-bolic rate (the rate you burn fat at rest), your demeanour, your mindset, the amount of lean muscle you have etc etc - but there is no disputing the fact that your body fat levels are predominantly down to YOUR nutrition management.
Whether your PT has laid out a set meal plan for you to follow, or perhaps they have taken my approach and just given you macronutrient values and overall calorie intakes to track via software - the end result will be determined by just how much discipline you are prepared to show, and how much you want that end result.
So how do you get started?
There is no doubting that if you arent savvy in the kitchen, the whole area of eating healthily can be daunting. But ask most people a simple question like - Is this food good, or bad? - and 9 times out of 10, they will give you the correct answer.
So the best advice I can give someone embarking on a lifestyle change and wanting to clean up their diet is this, cut out the crap!
It really is as simple as that, if you are guilty of eating chips, chocolate, pastries etc - you KNOW that they are not good foods, you KNOW they hold very little nutritional value and you KNOW they are calorie dense. So just cut them out.
You can either choose to eradicate them totally, or if hunger is likely to be an issue, you can replace them with cleaner foods that will do less damage. Just factor this in when you do your weekly shop.
If snacking is an issue, keep healthier snacks nearby, especially at times when you get hit by cravings the most (usually evenings) -if there is no bad food in the house, you will soon get into the routine of reaching for that healthier option.
Sometimes just cutting the crap can make the difference between being in a calorie surplus or a calorie deficit - and youll also get the added benefit of not having energy crashes related to the sugary treats out there youve been indulging in.
So my advice, and my recommended STEP 1 every time when it comes to addressing diet concerns is this - just cut out the crap.
Hope this helps.
BigBen
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