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Happy Friday, Coach J here from Anyman Fitness – and welcome to the latest edition of The N.W.A. Newsletter.
Each week with the N.W.A. Newsletter, I give you the best Nutrition, Weightlifting, and/or Attitude advice for you to start to use in your life today.
Tens of thousands of people have used this exact newsletter to gain muscle, lose fat, and become a better version of themselves…
Without any further ado, let’s get started..
N.W.A. Tip Of The Week
When I send over a new program to a 1:1 client, I made a video for him/her giving them some tips.
The #1 tip I give them is the same, every single time:
The #1 characteristic that determines your success when dieting is if you have a plan for success.
Allow me to elaborate…
When you wake up, you should already know exactly what you will be eating that day.
You should have planned your meals in advance.
You should have grocery shopped in advance.
You shouldn’t need to commit any actual “thought” towards your diet.
You should be able to simply wake up, and execute your plan.
Admittedly, this is something not everyone does.
Ironically, macro tracking apps like My Fitness Pal have made it almost “too easy” to track your food.
Because of this, there’s a whole lot of people out there who just wake up, without any real plan, and rely on tracking their food “in the moment”.
This isn’t a good idea.
Someone who has a plan in advance is disciplined.
They’re prepared and ready for the day.
They have their food ready to go, and take to work.
They already know what they’ll be eating for dinner later that night.
They don’t have to think about food.
They just go about their day, and eat when it’s time to eat.
Nothing more.
Someone who doesn’t have a plan needs to rely on willpower.
They wake up in the morning, open the fridge and ask themselves, “Hmmm… what would be a healthy choice for breakfast?”
They don’t have a meal prepared for lunch, so they have to get take out food.
Now, they have to ask themselves, “Hmmmm… what take out places have good macros and calories?”
When their day is finished, and they get home, they have to make yet another choice…
This sort of constant in-the-moment decision making is mentally draining.
It also drains your willpower as well.
Willpower is best seen as an ‘energy meter’ in a video game.
You have a finite amount of it; and once your willpower has been depleted, you are very likely to give up, and make a bad decision.
There was an infamous study done in 1996 that split college students into 2 different groups.
The students entered a room where there were 2 plates on a big table – one plate with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, and one plate with radishes.
One of the groups was told they could eat all the radishes they wanted, but no cookies.
The other group was told they could eat all the cookies they wanted, but no radishes.
After some time had passed, the students were given a test that was impossible to solve (they didn’t know it was impossible).
The group that had to resist the cookies worked on the problem for only 8 minutes before they gave up.
The group that didn’t have to resist the cookies worked on the problem for 19 minutes on average – over twice as long.
The group of kids that had to flex their willpower muscle weren’t willing to persist.
Their “give a shit (willpower) meter” was zapped, and they gave up without trying for very long.
This is exactly what happens when you don’t have a plan.
By the end of the day, you’re exhausted.
You’re hungry.
And you just want to “give up”.
Preserve that willpower, and always have a plan.
The simple act of being intentional and ready for any situation will make your consistency skyrocket, and your results will follow suit.
I currently have a few spots open on my personal, 1:1 roster for coaching.
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Looking forward to speaking with you.
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I hope you enjoyed this edition of the Anyman Fitness N.W.A. Newsletter.
I’ll be back next week.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Best, Coach J
Anyman Fitness
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