Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews - You Know You're Getting Good at Fitness When . . .

Starting point is 00:00:00 You know you are getting good at this fitness stuff when the disappointment of skipping a workout stings more than the struggle to motivate yourself to do one. And when you notice that you're making far fewer excuses about how you eat and exercise than you used to. And when at least 50% of the reason you train is just the feeling you get when you finish a workout. And when you are no longer waking up on the weekends with a hangover. And when you actually start to appreciate how much better your body is feeling and functioning just as much as how much better it's looking. And when you haven't just lost your taste for McDonald's, but it even starts to smell gross. And when you no longer feel compelled to post selfies on social media to compensate for low self-esteem. And when it's harder to take a rest day than to just do another workout. And

Starting point is 00:01:01 when you realize that you don't need supplements to build muscle, lose fat, and get healthy. And when you stop constantly comparing yourself to others and start focusing on getting just a little bit better every day. If you like what I'm doing here on the podcast, then you're going to love my award-winning fitness books for men and women, which have sold well over 1 million copies, have received over 15,000 four and five star reviews on Amazon, and have helped, that I know of, tens of thousands of people build their best body ever. Because here's the deal, building lean muscle, losing stubborn fat, and gaining whole body strength isn't nearly as complicated as you have probably been led to believe. And my books are the shortcut. They give you everything you need to build your best body ever without having to live in the gym, give up all the foods or

Starting point is 00:01:57 drinks you love, or do long grueling workouts you hate. So if you are someone over the age of 40, man or woman, and if you are new to resistance training or relatively new to resistance training, you want to get my book muscle for life. That is going to be the best one for you. And that is going to be the best program for you. And if you are a man under the age of 40, trying to gain your first 25 pounds of muscle, then you'll want bigger, leaner, stronger. And if you'd also like a workout journal with an entire year's worth of bigger, leaner, stronger training that takes you from novice to expert, pick up a copy of the year one challenge for men as well. And if you're a woman under the age of 40 trying to gain your first 15

Starting point is 00:02:42 pounds of muscle or lose your first 15 pounds of fat. You can lose more, of course, but if you're trying to lose that first 15 pounds, then my book Thinner, Leaner, Stronger will show you the way. And I also have a workout journal for you with a year's worth of Thinner, Leaner, Stronger training called the Year One Challenge for Women. So you might want to pick up that too. And finally, if you are an advanced weightlifter with at least three years of proper training under your belt, I have a book and program for you too. It is called Beyond Bigger, Leaner, Stronger. And there is a workout journal that goes with it called the Beyond Bigger, Leaner, Stronger Challenge. Now you can find all of my books

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Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews - You Know You're Getting Good at Fitness When . . .

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