Mindset is incredibly powerful. It can be THE difference between a multi-millionaire fitness model, and a broke, overweight alcoholic, earning less than $30k a year.

Everything begins in the mind.

The Mindset Of Most Men

The thing that prevents most men in the modern era from reaching extreme levels of health and wealth, is the sheer level of comfort they have. Technology, safe environments, easy work, the ability to order everything online, simply leads to a ‘lazy lifestyle’.

And when men get too comfortable, they gain weight, lose testosterone, become less attractive, and stop increasing their incomes. These three ALL make fat loss more difficult, and exacerbate the issue. It’s a real problem.

Being comfortable makes you think you’re okay, when you’re really not. It lulls you into a false sense of security in terms of health and fitness (holy shit get a DEXA scan, that’ll wake you up), in terms of job security, and in terms of romantic relationships. Let me tell you something:

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is truly ‘secure’. Be it your job, your business, your gf/wife, your family & kids, your overall lifestyle and your posessions.

None of it. Because:

The moment you start to believe it’s all ‘secure’, is the moment you start getting comfortable and declining, and it’s also the moment you start undermining any level of security you actually had.

Comfort = Defense, and over time, decline.

Discomfort = Offense, and fuel for growth, over time.

And fuelling your offensive action is the best hope you have of maintaining high levels of security (although it will never be 100%).

So how do you ensure an offensive approach to life, so that you lose weight faster, and enjoy greater security of health, wealth and relationships?

You MUST Find That In Life Which Angers You

Anything that angers/bothers/frustrates you, or simply leaves you feeling a little uneasy, is what you need to find and USE to your advantage.

It’s this DISCOMFORT that leads to so many long-term benefits.

This stuff is the FUEL for growth, security, freedom, abundance, and maximum fat loss. Without it, fat loss becomes 5X more difficult, because the alluring ‘comfort’ temptations will always feel much stronger than your own drive.

This includes things like alcohol, parties, meals with clients, meals out on trips etc. I’m not joking:

ALL of these obstacles become MILES easier, once you’ve got the correct fuel powering your fat loss journey.

So what kinds of things anger you? I’ll give you some potential examples:

• Does your family have a history of diabetes? Could YOU get diabetes in the next 10 years if something doesn’t change? Could you DIE?! Use it as fuel for RAPID fat loss.
• Does one of your friends look better than you and get more female attention/admiration? Use it as fuel to lose weight faster, gain muscle, and take your style to a 10/10. Check out my training programs for maximum muscle gain.
• Did you grow up poor? Did you feel hard done by as a kid? Use it as fuel for hard work and discipline.
• Does your boss infuriate you on a regular basis and try to ‘put you down’ all the time? Use it as fuel for a side hustle.
• Does your gf/wife do stuff occasionally that annoys you? Does she flirt with (or text) other guys? Use it as fuel for looking like a fitness model, and then dump her.
• Does it annoy you that THAT guy gets to live in a mansion and drive a lambo? Use it as fuel for income growth.
• Did you get your BMI measured and have the result come out as ‘officially obese?’ Use it as fuel for long-term, sustainable weight loss (and get a personalised meal plan).

If you really dig down and find YOUR personal pain point – that which angers you and you cannot accept living your life as it currently is, knowing that this is your reality…THAT is when you’re about to change your life drastically, and you’ll start to see some forward momentum very soon.

However, you must also maintain your offensive position at all times. Because if you don’t, it’s all too easy to slip back into ‘comfort mode’ (read: get fat and ruin your health).

Offense, to at least some degree, is the only acceptable position in life. Anything less than this will cause problems, long-term.

I can guarantee it.

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The Dad Bod was popularised a few years ago by older females, who wanted to convince their ‘hubbies’ (usually Men Over 40) that it was ‘sexy’ to be mildly overweight, chubby, low muscle and low testosterone.

Pointing to celebrities like Leonardo Di Caprio, Adam Sandler, and Chris Pratt – “Look, he’s chubby, cuddleable, and all the women LOVE him, me included!!!” they claimed, conveniently ignoring the enormous social proof and status that celebrities have.

Luckily, you guys have the ability to be logical, and when you see the ‘hawt guy’ in real life with a six pack, chiselled face and big muscles getting all the females, you think to yourself: “Hmmm…perhaps the gf/wife is full of shit.”

And you’d be correct.

Destroying Your Dad Bod

In order to ‘reverse’ the damage of the Dad Bod, you need to focus on three main areas:

1. Lowering your body fat (number one)
2. Gaining muscle mass
3. Sky-rocketing your testosterone

As far as lowering your body fat is concerned, nothing new here; get brutally disciplined with your Intermittent Fasting routine, every day.

OMAD (One Meal A Day) is something I specifically recommend for Men Over 40, as it’s almost a guaranteed path to success. It’s insanely simple, and insanely effective for getting you into a calorie deficit and keeping you there.

Men Over 40 are having huge success with it, and the initial fears of muscle loss, or difficulty gaining muscle seem to be completely irrational. Here’s some extra tips:

• Have loads of sparkling water with you throughout the day
• Make damn sure you’re hitting your protein targets
• Cycle the main meats you use for your one meal – variety is key

When it comes to packing on the muscle mass, you want to follow a proven strength training program that follows the basics, and focuses on progressive overload. The 007 program is a prime example of this. No consistent overload means no long-term muscle gain.

Beyond this, you want to especially be focusing on your shoulders, back and traps if you want more of a masculine look – almost the opposite of the ‘mirror muscles’. You can focus on high rep isolation movements for each muscle group in your ‘accessory slots’ on the 007 program, which come after the compound movements.

With testosterone, BOTH of the above will help tremendously. Everything improves with muscle gain and fat loss.

But beyond that, sleep is now your main factor. Sleeping 7 hours or more consistently every night will be a game-changer for you.

Also, make sure you’re getting enough of each vitamin for you (get blood tests). Vitamin D is going to be a big one for most people.

Summary

Within about three months or so, you will have developed a new routine, new habits, and your physique & testosterone BOTH will completely transform by following the above.

Now if you’re ready to completely transform your health, undo your Dad Bod, and look better than 95%+ of men in your age group, then check out my coaching options.

You get coaching calls, meal plans, training programs and complete accountability via Whatsapp. It’s almost your guaranteed path towards a lean 15% body fat (or leaner, if you wish to go further with it).

Enjoy!

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Testosterone is THE male hormone, and when you get it right, it bleeds into all other areas of your life.

Get it wrong however, and it leads to a hell of a lot of problems, as we’re currently seeing with most modern day men, even much younger men.

Including:

• Lower confidence
• Poor relationships
• Muscle loss
• Fat gain
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Worsened mood
• Lethargy
• And much more

So it’s important that you get your testosterone on point, and I’m going to give you several very effective tips that you may never have heard of or thought of.

Consider this article a follow up to this one. I also recommend checking out this excellent article for fifty (yes, fifty) tips on how to increase testosterone naturally.

In no particular order:

#1) No Fap

Something that’s gained a lot of traction online recently, is the concept of not masturbating. Ever.

And it works.

Now, you could argue that these guys just need to get laid and that’s their main problem, and I would agree. BUT, this stuff does work on top of getting laid.

So yes, stop watching porn and stop masturbating.

#2) Power Poses

This is something that is relatively new to me, but boy do they work. Studies have been done on this, and they absolutely do increase testosterone and decrease cortisol.

It was Alexander Cortes who said that physicality and mentality are one and the same – the two are very heavily correlated, and I couldn’t agree more.

Your actions affect your mindset, and it’s the same reason you feel great after a good workout, lifting or cardio.

So get into the habit of practising these. They need to be expansive stances; chest out, head up, and exaggerated. Hold them for at least 30 seconds. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the results.

#3) Cold Showers

Again, this is another one that’s gained some traction online, and I completely endorse it.

Now, does this mean that every shower you take should be cold? Personally, I think that would be horrendous. It’s nice to wake up and have a nice hot shower.

But what I do recommend is timing these with your workouts. What I do is have an intense lifting session which already has me in a pumped, high testosterone state, and then I’ll have contrast (hot/cold) showers and use the sauna.

It’s a great combination and will leave you feeling great for a long time afterwards.

#4) Fighting

Similarly to lifting, this is a very primal act that will really increase testosterone. Obviously we want to keep this legal and stay out of prison, so martial arts are your best option as opposed to street fights.

The very act of fighting is important, but in addition to this, the knowledge that you can handle yourself in social situations is a very valuable bonus.

I recommend boxing for this, not BJJ – if you go to ground in a real life fight you’re going to get your head kicked in by the other guys’ friends. I find it astounding how such an obvious reality is completely ignored by BJJ fans.

BJJ is excellent for one-on-one, but you will almost NEVER get one-on-one in real life.

Boxing teaches you to stay on your damn feet, which is exactly what you need to be doing.

Onto another primal behaviour, my favourite:

#5) Sex

This one’s pretty obvious, but an interesting study as done a while back on older men simply flirting with younger women. And the result?

A 13% increase in testosterone. Pretty nice, and it’s not difficult to do.

#6) Vitamin D

A huge % of people in the Western world are either deficient in vitamin D, or damn close to it. Especially if you’re in the UK, Canada or Scandinavia.

This is a problem because a deficiency in this area is one of the fastest ways to having low testosterone, so you want to make sure you’re covering your bases here – 2000-5000 IU’s per day should do it, but it’s worth getting bloodwork done.

Combine this with an ideal Intermittent Fasting diet, and your hormonal health will completely transform.

Summary

As you can see, there’s some great ways to increase testosterone naturally, and it’s a very important topic, because without it, you are less of a man in many areas. This is science, not just ego.

Put these tips into action and get them into your weekly routine, and I’m not joking – your life will improve in just about every way.

Combine the above with the ideal training program for testosterone, the James Bond program, and you’ll be set for 15% body fat, a solid muscular foundation, and the T-levels of a guy in his twenties.

It’s a good place to be.

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A recent DM on Twitter:

“I just saw another post about testosterone and wanted to share a personal experience that might be of interest. I had a dr send me to an endocrinologist because my mental and physical health went to shit. This was early 2018. They said my testosterone was in the 200s. I was 39 at the time.

But the dr said once you take testosterone injections you have to always take them because your body quits producing. Instead of going straight to that, he put me on clomiphene to see if my body’s testosterone production could be jump started. It was. Taking clomiphene every day took me from 200-something to over 1000 in 6 months. I’m now on every other day and around 850-900. It’s been a blessing to me and something I wish I knew 10-plus years ago. You probably already knew this but a lot of men don’t.”

A big problem a lot of guys face, is that they want to optimise their health, feel better and look better, but doctors don’t help.

For Men Over 40, testosterone is measured at 200-350 (most of the time), and they’re summarised as ‘normal’, when of course normal is diabolical in a declining, overly-feminised society.

Doctors aren’t going to help you. But who will?

Doctors Won’t Help Low Testosterone And Depression

And this leads me onto endocrinologists and hormonal clinics. While nothing is guaranteed in this area, and it is a numbers game to some degree (I’ll explain shortly), you’re far more likely to have honest results by approaching these kinds of people.

Hormonal clinics specialise in this area, and aren’t going to read your total T as ~300 and declare “you’re awesome, no need to change anything.” Instead, they’re more likely to get you onto a plan that gets your total free testosterone into the 800-1200 range, which is where it needs to be for a healthy, high-performing male.

And that leads me onto another point:

Total testosterone (800-1200) is a good starting point for measuring your testosterone, but actually a more accurate measurement is going to be your FREE testosterone (the testosterone your body can actually use), and this needs to be between 14-21.5 pg/ml for optimal male health.

But my advice would be to get both measurements, and make sure you’re in the right ranges for both, long-term.

If you want to know what this looks like in a step-by-step action plan, here’s a useful, five part documentary of the TRT process.

When you’re putting together your own TRT process, there will be a ‘numbers game’ to some degree (like there is with anything). You’re probably going to need to speak to multiple hormonal clinics in order to find your ‘favourite guy’, and have him assist you, especially during the beginning.

Later on, you can do it yourself at home once you get the hang of it – much like the guy who messaged me did. You will need to look at this as a long-term health investment, and something you’ll commit to for the rest of your life.

It’s well worth it if you can get your levels into the 800-1200 range, and experience better:

• Motivation & drive
• Mood
• Sleep
• Sex drive
• Strength
• Fat loss
• Mental health

Within a matter of months.

And yes that last one – mental health, is a big problem these days. Depression has sky-rocketed in recent years, for a variety of reasons. But I’ve said for a long time now:

There is no such thing as a high energy, high testosterone person with depression.

It simply doesn’t exist.

Depression is low energy, low drive, and enthusiasm for just about nothing in life. High testosterone (800-1200) is the anti-thesis to depression.

In fact, if you combine this level of testosterone and masculinity with the ideal training system for Men Over 40 – the James Bond program – you’ll be unstoppable.

I also talk a lot about getting the ‘natural’ methods right first – diet, sleep, training and supplementation (the Bond program sorts out training and supps), the Intermittent Fasting meal plans will ensure you’re getting plenty of Essential Fatty Acids in your diet, and the right macros for your goals.

Finally if you’re 100% serious and want one-to-one coaching, check out my coaching options here. Tailored meal plans, tailored training programs and coaching calls are all available.

Enjoy!

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Today I’m going to address why these comments are largely bullshit.

Fitness Success & Woman Success

As men, we’re largely visual creatures and we tend to focus on the external, surface-level stuff. So I understand the temptation to focus on this whilst ignoring what’s going on underneath. But it’s usually not an accurate interpretation of reality. Let me give you some examples.

Let’s start with the ‘rich guy’ who has a really hot girlfriend (or wife). It may be tempting to look at him, see his woman success and instantly scream “it’s all because of his money!”

Maybe it is. Maybe it isn’t.

Now if she is purely with him for money, then by default, she is not physically attracted to him, and he’s a complete beta. In which case you have to ask yourself whether or not that’s actually success (I would argue that it most definitely isn’t).

A good example of this would be the divorce-rape of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos. Yes, extreme wealth will get you women. But not long-term success with women. Sorry, but it just doesn’t. Being (or becoming) a beta and then losing a HUGE % of your net worth is NOT long-term success. You’d have a very hard time convincing anyone otherwise.

If she is actually attracted to the ‘rich guy’, then it means that she’s with him for reasons other than money alone. And this is my entire point – it’s something going on internally that she’s attracted to.

It’s the same thing with the good-looking beta. He might get laid in clubs or off Tinder purely due to his looks. But once he starts getting needy and starts texting the woman every day with ‘I love you’s’ every 10 minutes, she soon loses interest. Again it’s internal vs external, and over the long-term, internal wins every single time.

Now onto fitness:

Let’s look at Daniel Craig in all the James Bond movies.

Again, although it’s tempting to look at his money, status and fame, and attribute his fitness success to all of these things, you have to look at the real-world realities. There are over 5 million multi-millionaries (look at the statistics) in the US alone. Most of these multi-millionaires are overweight. Clearly, money is not the driving force here.

Now let’s be fair, most of them also don’t have personal trainers and personal chefs, so let’s dig a little deeper.

Did Daniel Craig get ripped because of his personal chef or personal trainer? Sure, they help. But neither of them can force him to put down the cookies or the alcohol. ONLY HE CAN DO THIS.

A personal trainer may help you to burn more calories and train a little harder, but they aren’t going to get you shredded without dietary compliance on your part.

It’s the exact same thing with a personal chef. They may make life easier and make it a little less likely that you’ll go for the easiest and quickest option (which are usually higher calorie and higher sugar).

But neither person can consistently force you to maintain a calorie deficit. They just can’t.

The proof is in the number of cabin crew and pilots I work with who have personal trainers, yet are in poor shape. Whilst I’ve never had a P.T or a chef, yet am 10% body fat and have been for years (and many others like me have been).

Focus On What Matters Most

Focusing on the external too much is a waste of time, with fitness and with women. Yes, these external factors can help a lot (more so with women than fitness).

But long-term success comes from internal factors, whether you’re willing to accept this or not. With women, it’s from self-confidence and a strong frame. Without these, real, long-term success is impossible (think Jeff Bezos and the good-looking beta). With fitness, it’s from self-discipline. Without this, long-term success is impossible.

Daniel Craig got into fantastic shape because like me, he has a lot of internal discipline. If you build your discipline levels, you’ll succeed regardless of your net worth.

The best way to build your self-discipline is to get into the Gold IFFT coaching. You get DAILY whatsapp coaching, and this daily persistence is the key to building up the correct habits and mindset. Without it, long-term weight loss is impossible. Here is the link.

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I believe Intermittent Fasting is one of the prerequisites for a High Value Man.

Let’s face it, we all want better lives, to be happier and more successful across all areas from health, sex, fitness and business. But, how do we achieve this?

In the western world, one of the hardest aspects of our easy lives, is avoidance of excess calories. Every aspect of our society is set up to either overfeed us, or have us moving as little as possible.

The end result is 80% of men you see are shuffling around with low energy, low ambitions and the now ever present “Dad Bod”.

One Aspect Of Your Life Bleeds Into Others

I firmly believe, from my own experience, that one area of our lives can bleed into others.  That’s why a lot of online advice to men is “go lift”. Exercise makes us feel better, gives us visible results and is a metaphor for life – put in the effort and you will get the rewards.

So, as you see one area of your life improve it can spur you on to improve others.

However, that on its own isn’t enough, if we are to be successful in life, in the top 20% or 10%, we must draw on more than simple effort.

Intermittent Fasting Is Discipline

If we are to grow as men, to become Apex Alphas, in order to meet the challenges that we face, we need discipline. IF breeds discipline, because it forces you to avoid some pleasure for a greater future goal. This discipline is more so, because it will make you seem different from those around you, and so potentially draw criticism or questions.

If you are to push yourself in the gym, or in business, or approaching women, you will need discipline. Delaying food gratification and beating those impulses will give you a well of achievement and discipline to draw on and utilise in these other areas.

Intermittent Fasting Changes your Mindset

My journey with Intermittent Fasting & the High Value Man has led me to realise that my body was lying to me about what it needed. It was lying because, bad eating habits set by society, had been ingrained over many years, and my body was craving things it didn’t need.

Once I started to see this, first by delaying a meal by 1 or 2 hours and then 3 or 4 and building from there, I realised, that my body was capable of more than I knew, and so was my mind.

I realised, that here was another area that society has mislead us about – breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right?  

So, changing my mindset around food, calories and eating, helped me to further change and move my life forward in other areas.

The Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting

The ability to be disciplined, is an area I have already discussed, on top of that, I have found that IF gives me a more focused mind and I just feel better, lighter, my stomach is “tighter”, less bloated. I have more energy.

I run a 7-figure business by day, and clearly focus is important, and being in my forties, while I train 3 times a week, I can use IF to maximise my aesthetic results without overtraining.

And speaking of aesthetics, getting compliments from women either directly or indirectly when they look at me, is great. I’m not in the 10% body fat bracket, but I am probably in the top 10% of men and probably top 5% of men my age.  When you combine this with my achievements in other areas of my life, you have a potent mix of attributes that women see as very high value, as do men that I also interact with.

There is no downside to Intermittent Fasting, and the discipline and results you gain, will certainly help to put you in the top 20% of men, enabling you to win the game of life.

So, what are you waiting for?

The Apex Alpha Blog helps men level up across areas such as mind-set, finance, health and sex, to win the Game of Life.

www.apexalpha.blog

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I highly suggest you go and check it out here.

Testosterone is declining for men across all ages. But it’s even worse for Men Over 40. Just because your doctor says you have “normal” testosterone for your age, does not mean you should simply say “uhhh, okay” and then go back to living your life.

This is because in today’s world, normal = terrible.

It’s the equivalent of looking at average body fat percentages, which for Men Over 40 is 25%+, and then concluding that this is a good target to shoot for, because it’s “normal”.

Obviously this is stupid and in most cases, it’s a death sentence.

If you want to lose fat at the maximum rate possible with Intermittent Fasting, whilst maintaining (or even building) muscle, building strength in the gym, and improving your life as a whole, TRT will be your best friend.

5 Reasons Men Over 40 Need TRT

Number One – You Will Maintain Your Muscle & Strength

On Twitter, I’ve noted that there is a group of older guys who believe that cardio-only is the best way to go, and that they don’t need strength training.

This mindset needs to go, because it’s false. You need strength training, muscle mass and especially leg strength, even more than younger men do. That is, if you want to live longer, maintain your mobility, and your mental health for as long as possible.

This is even more critical when you’re in a calorie deficit, because when you’re in a negative energy balance, you are risking your muscle mass.

If you lose muscle, you age faster, and die sooner. End of.

Additionally, you will look less masculine, skinnier, and you’ll be weaker.

TRT will help to mitigate this muscle loss risk, assuming you combine it with regular, intense weight training.

Number Two – You Will Be More Confident

Confidence makes everything in your life better. When you feel invincible, and you know deep down in your heart that you’re capable of achieving whatever you set your mind to, it’s difficult not to enjoy life.

You will become more confident in the gym.

You will become more confident with women.

You will become more confident in your career.

And all of this help to improve your life.

The other extreme with this is a complete lack of confidence, which can be completely paralysing, and guys will simply not get anything done, making endless lists of excuses as to why they don’t succeed.

Once you’re confident in yourself, excuse-making soon ends.

Number Three – You Will Make More Money

One of the biggest reasons that younger men have so much energy and are capable of rising up very, very quickly, is that they have higher levels of testosterone.

They often increase their income very quickly, have a huge amount of ambition, and want to dominate the world. If they perform the correct actions, they will end up making a lot of money.

Whereas a lot of older men tend to be more pessimistic, subdued, and less aggressive.

There are several factors here, but testosterone is a BIG one. A lack of testosterone is one of the biggest causes of older men losing their drive, becoming more beta, and becoming less attractive to their wives.

Which leads nicely onto…

Number Four – You Will Avoid The Fate Of Older Betas

I’ve seen a lot of guys in my personal life who used to be Alphas, slowly transition into Betas, and one of the key reasons is due to declining testosterone every single year.

They lose their passion, drive and aggression.

They stop pursuing things that they want in their lives, and seem to want to stay at home all the time and not really do anything.

I couldn’t think of anything worse personally, but it seems to be a common “older man thing”.

You may be thinking, “well, maybe that’s just what suits them at the time – leave them to it.”

But the reality is that they all end up being miserable because of it.

A depressed person may not want to hit the gym or eat properly, because they don’t feel like it. But I don’t care. It will still make them even more miserable, so it’s not the right thing to do.

Keep your testosterone high, and you’ll have plenty of energy, drive, and you will maintain the Alpha mindset that you had when you were younger.

Number Five – You Will Have A Better Sex Life

We’re all men, and we all like sex.

If you’re incapable of getting an erection, this is just another basic part of being a man that you’re losing. A key source of happiness that is now completely inaccessible to you because your testosterone levels are shot to shit.

Again, if you’re on TRT you can maintain the sex life and satisfaction that a younger man is capable of. Why on earth would you not want that?

Summary

TRT may well just change your life if you’re over the age of 35 or so.

Now, there’s a few caveats to this:

You will need to do your own research and due diligence, budget for the monthly costs, and keep tracking everything with your doctor.

But it will be well worth it. We’re talking life-changing stuff here.

If you’re still in doubt, read this.

Additionally, I have recently recorded a 25 minute podcast on how to maximise your testosterone levels, including the organic methods, and this will be available only at the IFFT members program next week.

Stay tuned.

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One of the most useful tools in your Intermittent Fasting arsenal, is caffeine. Ideally, black coffee, although green tea is a good substitute.

Caffeine blunts your hunger, ramps up your metabolism and helps you to push that first meal back as far as humanly possible.

It’s a three-pronged attack of Intermittent Fasting, fat burning magic.

But the big question is “can you have milk in your coffee?”

I’m going to give you answer that may be surprising, in about two minutes.

The Benefits Of Black Coffee

Black coffee is a very powerful fat loss tool on its own, but where it really shines is when you have this in the morning, in a fasted state.

You’re more than simply ‘skipping breakfast’ – you’re replacing it with something that will fuel you and reduce your appetite simultaneously.

So here are some of the ways black coffee will improve your fitness life:

Faster Metabolism

Your Intermittent Fasting coffee will ramp up your metabolism and allow you to burn more fat more easily.

Especially if it’s black.

People often talk about ‘eating breakfast’ to increase your metabolism, but they don’t realise that the 2% increase in metabolism is completely-and-utterly destroyed by the 30-40% increase in caloric intake.

Black coffee leads to a metabolic increase without the calories.

So yes, you will get to that 10% body fat much faster and with less stalls/plateaues.

Reduced Hunger

Black coffee also seriously blunts your hunger.

Quite often people will begin their Intermittent Fasting journey with a little morning hunger (as breakfast is what they’re accustomed to), only to follow a personalised meal plan with black coffee, and have that hunger completely vanish.

Before they know it, the love handles have disappeared, they’re beow the ‘200 pound mark’ and another few months later they’ve finally got abs.

And it all started with replacing their high carb breakfast with black coffee.

Zero Desire For Junk Food

Most people have a sweet tooth that’s been drilled into them since they were kids.

It’s a problem.

It’s what leads to the desire for cookies, ice cream, overeating virtually anyting and everything, and ’emotional eating’ which is a very real thing (I used to suffer from this in the past).

If you can eliminate this desire for junk food for the rest of your life, man, you’re going to be one lean, fit motherfucker.

Black coffee helps you to achieve this, because you’re starting each and every morning with a bitter taste, which almost ‘drives out’ your sweet tooth over time.

Highly recommended.

But what if you have milk in your coffee? Won’t that ruin the fast?

Intermittent Fasting Coffee: Is Milk Good Or Bad?

Most people follow a 16/8 Intermittent Fasting schedule of at least 16 hours fasted, and ideally, during this period you consume zero calories.

And even if you’re going ‘hardcore’, completely resetting your insulin and destroying the excess estrogen with a 72 hour fast, the same zero calorie rules still apply while fasting.

Black coffee has zero. Green tea has zero. Water has zero. Sparkling water has zero.

But milk has SOME calories.

Is it the end of the world?

Well, let’s remind ourselves of why we’re fasting in the first place.

For most people most of the time, the primary goal is to lose fat. The secondary goal is for health benefits – detox, hormones, mental health etc.

Does drinking milk in your coffee compromise any of this?

The answer is of course, no.

You will still lose weight if you have two splashes of milk in your two coffees. It amounts to about 20-40 calories, tops. Therefore 97%+ of your daily calories are still being consumed within the condensed, 8 hours or less eating window.

Which is what the Intermittent Fasting lifestyle is all about. Condense that eating window. Make yourself fuller.

So the answer is YES you can drink milk.

But what if you’re that ambitious guy who wants to get down to a lean 10% body fat, and effortlessly maintain that chiselled state year round?

What if you want to eliminate your sugar addiction for the rest of your life, so that you can keep off that belly fat FOREVER?

If this is you, then it’s best not to get into the habit of putting anything into your coffee.

Because if you want rock hard abs year round, and a good-looking face at all times, you want to be living a lifestyle where ‘wasted calories’ are the rarity, not the norm.

Plus, black coffee simply trains you to get accustomed to bitter tastes, which makes it way easier to stay lean over the long-term.

Things like sugar cravings and wanting something sweet simply doesn’t exist in my world.

It’s nonsense.

And I attribute a decent amount of this to black coffee.

The Black Coffee Strategy

It’s super simple.

You wake up at whatever time you normally would.

Instead of eating breakfast, you drink a cup of black coffee and enjoy that beauty.

Then two hours later, you have another cup.

THEN another two hours later, you break your fast (with lunch) eating a relatively low carb meal with plenty of protein.

Dead simple, right?

But it’s this simplicity that’s so powerful, and will ramp up your metabolism, reduce your cravings and your hunger, and make fat loss so effortless.

No more stalling. Endless fat loss gains.

Now, this is the black coffee strategy for 16/8 fasting.

If you were doing something like the OMAD diet (One Meal A Day) then you would stretch the fasting period out, and have some more tea or sparkling water.

Enter The Intermittent Fasting Kingdom

If you’re interested in getting your diet on point and getting completely ripped, make sure you check out my meal plans.

I also offer Intermittent Fasting coaching where you get on-going help and complete accountability via 24/7 Whatsapp support.

Enjoy!

GRAB YOUR COPY!

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Every morning, I wake up and scroll through a bazillion notifications on Twitter, and most of the time there’s nothing too out of the ordinary. I mean, you always get some daft comments, haters etc.

But something that’s been a bit of a recurring theme is statements such as:

“Well it’s all good for you, but I’d say it’s easier said than done.”

Okay, I get it. If you’re trying to lose weight, gain muscle, and you’ve set some lofty goals for yourself, then it can seem a little overwhelming at times. Gaining 20 pounds of muscle is no easy feat. Getting down to 10% body fat is quite impressive (and I would argue for most, much more difficult too).

But I have a real problem with this kind of statement – something I’ve heard thousands of times over the years. Whether it’s with one meal a day (OMAD), 16:8 Intermittent Fasting, or an extended fast. It’s always the same.

The problem is:

EVERYTHING IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

Actions > words.

Let me expand a little.

Well That’s Easier Said Than Done

To give you a little more context, the Tweet that received this response was the following one that went viral:

“How to avoid negative state drops, and keep rising forever:

+ Avoid sugar

+ Limit alcohol

+ Limit ejaculation

+ Pursue your #1 goal DAILY

+ Exercise HARD 3+ times per week

+ Sleep 7+ hrs

+ Avoid toxic people

+ Boost your income beyond $50k

Keep that positive momentum going.”

Well….of course they’re all easier said than done. No shit, Sherlock. That’s the whole point:

You must actually do these things, if you want to avoid negative states, and if you want to keep the positive momentum going and keep improving your Intermittent Fasting plan. As always, I mean what I say.

Of course it’s easier to say “Avoid sugar”, and most people prove this, because they eat junk food all the time.

Of course it’s easier to say “Limit alcohol”, and most people prove this, because they get drunk all the time.

Of course it’s easier to say “Exercise HARD 3+ times per week, and most people prove this, because they’re so fucking lazy that they NEVER even go to the gym in the first place!

Of course everything is easier said than done….but I don’t care.

Your Intermittent Fasting Plan: Take Action

Take action.

Of course going to the gym requires action rather than words, but I do it anyway.

Of course getting leaner requires action, but I did it anyway.

Of course working hard DAILY towards your number one goal requires action rather than words, but I do it every day anyway.

If you want to get down to 10% body fat and get chiselled, striated abs, chest, delts, and bulging biceps, you’re going to have to take action. If you want to boost your bench press up to 250 pounds, you’re going to have to take action. If you want to lower your body fat % set-point, and stay at 10% body fat for the majority of the rest of your life, you’re going to have to take very smart and specific action (most people mess this last part up).

Anything worthwhile requires A LOT of action, especially when it comes to things like 10% body fat (due to your Intermittent Fasting plan)>

On that note, the best way to take very smart and specific action is to get onto the Fasting shredding bandwagon.

You’ll not only get really lean and look miles better, but you’ll stay this way forever. The only time you may regain weight in the future is if you want to lean-bulk. The point is, you do it by choice, rather than by accident (like most people).

The Intermittent Fasting meal plans I’m now offering are designed to do exactly this. They’ll get you to your lowest body fat ever, and they will keep you there, if you so desire.

They are tailored specifically to your needs and goals, and always have the long-term in mind, rather than a quick-fix solution.

But you need to act now whilst they’re still an absolute STEAL.

They’re currently priced at an insane:

£27 ($35)

I should (and will) be charging a lot more for such a valuable resource.

Specifically, the price will be going up to $48 before the end of the month (so less than 3 weeks!).

GET IN THERE NOW WHILST THEY’RE STILL CHEAP!

Get Yours Here

See you next time

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I’m excited to announce that the James Bond program is currently in progress, and this program will solve a lot of problems for Men Over 40. Your typical problems being:

• Non-existent testosterone
• Stubborn fat
• A puffy face
• Poor sleep & recovery
• Lower anabolism
• Reduced strength
• Man boobs
• An estrogenic beer belly

Everything in this program is designed to reduce body fat, gain some muscle in the right areas, and dominate your testosterone levels. It will get you the physique pictured above if you’re disciplined and give it enough time. Specifically, it will get you below 15% body fat, lose the beer belly and love handles, and sharpen up your overall appearance.

I’m not going to give away too many specific details, but you will receive in-depth instructions on every single workout session, rest intervals, timings etc. that I will never go into depth about on this blog, or in the email list. You will have everything completely planned out for you, and the decision making is something you won’t even have to consider – it’s all laid out for you.

You’ll also have access to some extra fat loss freebies.

And as always, you will of course have a lifetime money-back guarantee. This is because I’m confident you’ll be very happy with the value you gain from this program.

It’s almost time. Time to shed the fat and get the James Bond look.

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