Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews - It’s Okay If You Don’t Get Fitness Right the First Time

Episode Date: February 21, 2022

This episode is part of a series that I have dubbed “Motivation Monday.” (Yes, I know, very creative of me. What can I say, I’m a genius…) Seriously though, the idea here is simple: Post a short and punchy episode that I hope gets you fired up to tackle the workouts, work, and everything else that you have planned for the week ahead. As we all know, it’s one thing to know what you want to do, but it’s something else altogether to actually make yourself do it, and I hope that this series gives you a jolt of inspiration, energy, and encouragement to get at it. So, if you like what you hear, then make sure to check back for the latest and greatest installment. Timestamps: 0:00 -  Please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast! 2:07 - Get my best-selling books Bigger Leaner Stronger and Thinner Leaner Stronger for just 99 cents! This week only: https://legionathletics.com/products/on-sale/ Mentioned on the Show: Get my best-selling books Bigger Leaner Stronger and Thinner Leaner Stronger for just 99 cents! This week only: https://legionathletics.com/products/on-sale/

If you want a surefire way to feel lousy, start comparing yourself to other fitness folk, because there's always someone who looks better, who can lift more weight, who has more of whatever you want. The deck is stacked. You just can't win. So instead, turn your gaze inward. Look at who you were. Look at who you are. Look at who you hope to become. And everyone wants to tell you what to do, too. What to eat, what not to eat, what burns fat, what doesn't, what is evidence-based, what is not. But ultimately, whatever works for you is valid. Your fitness is yours. Yours to explore, to evolve, to enjoy. So don't let anybody railroad you into a lifestyle that doesn't serve you.

And don't be afraid to allow that lifestyle to evolve in step with your goals and your priorities. You know your needs, so trust yourself. And you don't have to get it all right the first time either or the second. You have as many chances to build muscle and lose fat as you'd like. And guess what? It's okay to flounder too, because some days you will try to weigh anchor, but the windlass is just jammed. It happens. It's even okay to quit a program, especially when it has become a hamster wheel. Just don't quit all of the programs. And whatever you do, don't get so gripped by the cacophony of conflicting rules and methods that you spend more time thinking than training. Don't

allow the temptation of a better way to eat and exercise. Become the fiery, unblinking, and paralyzing gaze of Sauron. Push it aside. Train now. Reflect later. And then, once you have found a setup that works for you, offer it to other people. Leave a light on and a ladder out for those coming up behind you. Show them your map so they can better draw theirs. Okay, listen up. If you want to learn breakthrough diet strategies for melting

stubborn belly fat faster than a roided hornet, as well as ancient Greek training techniques for packing on brain-shrinking amounts of muscle in 30 days flat. And if you want the secret underground supplements of the world's shittiest trainers to get Hollywood A-listers not really jacked and not so shredded, then you want to sign up for my upcoming fitness mastermind and give me $97.97 in 79 easy hourly installments. And I will show you how. Okay, I'm kidding. But I do have a deal you can't refuse. If this is the year where you want to get fitter, leaner, and stronger than ever before, you can get two of my best-selling books this week only, the eBooks, for just 99 cents. That is Bigger, Leaner, Stronger, which

is for men, and Thinner, Leaner, Stronger, which is for women. You can get the eBooks for just 99 cents anywhere you like to buy eBooks online, like Amazon, iTunes, Google, Kobo, and so forth. And no, there really is no catch. You can get two of my most popular fitness books for less than a cup of Mickey D's coffee. These are books that give you the exact step-by-step blueprint for building muscle, losing fat, and getting stronger faster than you ever thought possible. These books have sold over 1 million copies. They have helped tens of thousands of men and women dramatically transform their bodies and lives, and you can be next. So don't put this off for later and forget. Just go grab the change between your couch cushions and then head over to wherever you like to buy eBooks online and pick up bigger,

leaner, stronger. If you're a guy for 99 cents or thinner, leaner, stronger, if you are a gal for 99 cents. Well, I hope you liked this episode. I hope you found it helpful. And if you did subscribe to the show, because it makes sure that you don't miss new episodes. And it also helps me because it increases the rankings of the show a little bit, which of course then makes it a little bit more easily found by other people who may like it just as much as you. And if you didn't like something about this episode or about the show in general, or if you have ideas or suggestions or just feedback to share, shoot me an email, mike at muscleforlife.com,

muscleforlife.com, and let me know what I could do better or just what your thoughts are about maybe what you'd like to see me do in the future. I read everything myself. I'm always looking for new ideas and constructive feedback. So thanks again for listening to this episode, and I hope to hear from you soon.