Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews - These Are Some of the Worst Diet Takes Out There

Starting point is 00:00:00 Hello and welcome to Muscle for Life, AMSR edition. And I think I'll stick to my day job and leave the AMSR to the professionals. And so what are we getting up to in this episode? This is a shorty, a little mini episode on bad diet takes. So here's the first one. Don't take advice from anyone who discourages dieting, any type of dieting, because they say 95% of diets fail. So don't even try. These people do not know what they're talking about because taken collectively, yes, most dieters fail. Most people who try to diet to lose weight ultimately fail to lose weight and certainly fail to lose weight and keep it off. But that's not because of some inherent problem with dieting. 95% of dieters fail, if that is the real number. I don't even know if that is accurate, but it's up there. A large percentage of dieters fail because most diets suck, because most of these people go about it the wrong way. And there are so many ways to go about dieting the wrong way. There are many fewer ways to do it the right way.

Starting point is 00:01:23 There are many fewer ways to do it the right way. You should also ignore people who say that counting calories will give you an eating disorder because that's like saying that drinking alcohol is going to make you an alcoholic. No, it can, but it probably won't. And speaking of counting calories, when you hear somebody claim that they've been in a calorie deficit for two years now, three years now, and they haven't lost weight, just remember that they're someone who hasn't actually been in a calorie deficit for two years now or three years now. think that they have been because they may not understand how many calories they eat on average. Most people do not know how many calories they eat. Most people vastly underestimate the amount of calories they eat and overestimate the amount of calories they burn. That's been shown in a number of studies. And anybody who works professionally in the fitness space who works with people also knows that anecdotally. Also, many people who have tried counting calories, they seem to have selective memory. They are very quick to remember the 1000 calorie Mondays and are very quick to forget the 5,000 calorie Saturdays. Now, what about the people who say that cutting calories

Starting point is 00:02:49 never helped them lose weight, but eating less sugar or less carbs, that did the trick? Well, unbeknownst to those people, they only found a workable method of cutting calories to lose weight. Some people don't like to count calories, so they cut carbs. Some people don't like to count calories, so they cut carbs. Some people don't like to cut carbs, so they cut calories. Both of those methods can work. Neither is necessarily better than the other. I would lean toward counting

Starting point is 00:03:18 calories and not cutting carbs for a number of reasons. But again, some people find that easy. carbs for a number of reasons. But again, some people find that easy. They don't mind a low carb diet and they know to keep their protein high and they know to train their muscles and blah, blah, blah. And so do whatever works best for you. And so I guess what I'm trying to say here is don't let people complexify your diet. Don't follow their frantic and futile attempts to flee the cold light of day, to flee the understanding that all calories matter, all calories count. You don't necessarily have to count them, but all calories count. Don't force yourself to learn the lesson that while you can ignore realities like energy balance, like macronutrient balance, you simply can't ignore the consequences of ignoring them. Your ability to gain muscle and gain strength is

Starting point is 00:04:13 greatly impacted by how well your body can recover from your training and how strong you get in your training. And that's why it's not enough to just hammer away at the weights every week. You have to watch your calories and watch your macros. You have to maintain good sleep hygiene. You have to avoid overtraining. And you can also speed up your post-workout recovery and your muscle and strength gain with supplementation. And that's why I created Recharge. It is a 100% natural post-workout drink that boosts muscle growth, improves recovery, and reduces muscle soreness. And the reason it's so effective is simple. Every ingredient is backed by peer-reviewed scientific research and is included at clinically effective levels. Those are the amounts used in

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Starting point is 00:06:50 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.

Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews - These Are Some of the Worst Diet Takes Out There

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