UNPOPULAR FITNESS ADVICE BY A REAL LIFE PERSONAL TRAINER

My names Nik, and I’m here to fuck shit up.

You know all that bullshit you hear, well most of it is wrong. And it comes from a fuckboy influencer who woke up and put personal trainer in their IG bio and suddenly knows what they're doing.

Well they don't.

And if you make it to the end of this, I’m gonna share some mind blowing advice with you.

I’m gonna tell you a little bit about me so you can realize where I’m coming from. I’ve been in this coaching game for about 17 years.

I didn't just put personal trainer in my IG bo and suddenly become one. This is all i've known and all i've ever wanted to do.
I’ve learned a lot.

And probably the biggest thing I’ve learned is that we’re all human. And that me, and you, we’re real people.

And the more you can accept that perfect doesn't exist, the better you’ll be.

Coffee is fine the way it is. Stop puttin bullshit in it. Just stop.
Nothing should be off limits. And missing a week of workouts isn’t the end of the world.

Even if Dr. Saperstein says you should cut out all carbs from your diet.

Just eat 6 meals a day and workout for 2 hours every morning at 4am. For what? So your life can be consumed by wanting to be in better shape?

That doesn't sound like a fun. Literally working out for those 2 vacations per year. And after that, you're back in the gym everyday. Not enjoying life at all.

You don’t need to live in the gym.

Get outside.

The coach or program that promises to help you lose 30 pounds (or any amount of weight) in 30 days (or any amount of time) is a fucking liar. They just are. There's no way to predict those outcomes at all. That's a fact.

Starvation mode is not a thing.

You can squat below parallel. It’s not bad for your knees.

Deadlifts will not hurt your back. If you lift like an asshole, maybe. But when you do them right, they'll actually make you stronger. Imagine that.

Your metabolism ain't broken. You just haven't given it a real shot yet. You're too early in the process.

There's no cheating in eating.

Its just food. It’s not like you're lying to your partner and then going out and having sex with a souffle.

If the people in your life don't support you, get new people. It mind sound shitty.

But Nancy is shitty too for always being so negative.

Your body type doesn't matter. Neither does your blood type. Neither does your genetics. Neither does your age.

You need to stop giving yourself so many excuses.

And regardless what fuckboy influencer says, you don't have to workout everyday to get the results you want.

There’s no reward for who hasn't had ice cream the longest. And if there is, its stupid.

Maybe that shit ain't for you.

Stop trying to confuse your muscles.

These are the things you learn when you've been helping real people get real results.

The results come from the grey area, not the extremes.

For fucks sake. Teas and wraps and pills won’t help you. At some point, you need to take responsibility for yourself. And at this point in your life you've probably wasted hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on bullshit.

If any of those things worked, none of us would be here right now. And if a pill would give you everything you wanted, do you think we’d be here right now?

You could’ve hired a coach, gotten the results, and gone a vacation by now. And still spent less money.

You don’t have to count calories. There are more ways to get into a calorie deficit. Counting is just one of them. If you don't want to, dont. Especially if it stresses you out.

You don't have to workout everyday. I believe that you should do some strength training. Maybe 2-3 times per week. And the other times opt outside. There's just something about being outside and enjoying the world that makes you feel good too.

Don't let your ego ruin you. Matter of fact, get rid of your ego all together.

Doing things the right way is always the right way.

Shortcuts will end up cutting you. You know that friend that is always dieting, losing weight and gaining it back. Feeling like shit ALLLLL the time. Don't let that be you. Slow and steady wins the race.

It might take you a full year to lose the weight. Yup I said it. A fuckin year. Well guess what, you didn't get to this point in a year so stop trying to rush through it.

Soda is a common thing to drink and you’re not a bad person for drinking it regardless of what Skinny Tea Tammy tells ya.

You can eat cookies and shit. And sometimes ice cream with rainbow sprinkles is the perfect medicine. Actually, sprinkles are needed to get you results. That's what the entire flexible dieting thing is about.

Because when the holidays come around again, maybe this time you won't gain any weight. Or maybe, just maybe, you've practiced at this nutrition and workout thing long enough that you actually keep seeing progress during the holidays.

Fuckin crazy right?

Real people eat real food. And to think you’ll eat chicken and broccoli everyday isn’t realistic. Those are the things that make you go crazy. And you end up ordering a catering meal from chic fil a and eat it all by yourself.

If you keep trying to eat a carrot everytime you want ice cream, you're gonna fuck yourself up.

It ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none.

Now for the one thing that's gonna blow your mind. You don't have to be 100% good, or even 80%, shit you don't even need to be 50%.

Over the years, you wanna know how the people I've coached get life changing results? By just giving a shit. If that means giving 1%, that’s what it means.

Because giving a shit is actually what matters.

Crazy right? The people you see getting amazing results actually are doing the opposite of what you think. They're not spending hours in the gym. They're not eating boring food. They're not letting their diet and exercise take over their life.

It's kind of like hiking. One step at a time, not knowing when you'll actually get there. You reach a lookout and think that's it. But you're not even halfway. But you just keep truckin along. One step at a time.

Before you know it you've reached that summit. And realize that is was actually worth it. And even more that it wasn't that bad.

You don't need supplements.

Just because your friend Kenzie is doing keto, doesn't mean you have to too. Just because it worked for her, doesn't mean it'll work for you. Finding what works for you, is more important than doing it because your friend is.

Don’t be an asshole either. That’s not good for the world.

And while we’re on it, call a someone you haven’t talked to in a long time.

Oh, and before we leave. I want you to be nicer to yourself. Stop giving yourself a hard time. If your BFF came to you and said she wanted to drink celery juice for entire week to lose weight because she hates the way she looks, what would you tell her?

If you say yes, fuck off, and don't come back here again.

But if you give her tons of positive encouragement and help her see the truth, do that for yourself too.

Well it’s been real and I hope you got some valuable stuff from this. If you did, share it with a friend!

P.S.

Live life like you give a fuck.