Being into this lifestyle, we always do a ton of our own research and learn a lot of "bro science"
which dictates our "fitness morals" or just little things we believe in and live by
At the moment, here is the top 3 things I personally strongly believe is the most important when trying to diet/gain muscle/ get fit
1. Sleep
I used to be one of those people that loved staying up late, coming home late, partying all night long
But these days sleep is one of the most important things to me
We go to the gym to break down our muscle by training them and they get stronger and bigger during recovery.
Your body recovers the most when it is asleep and various hormones in your body are affected if you have a lack of sleep.
Even if you're not trying to build any muscle and simply just want to lose weight, hormones play a big part in that. Lack of sleep affects your cortisol levels which have a hugeee impact on weight loss.
So yes, to look your best get your beauty sleep in !
2. Refeed Days
Starving yourself or going weeks on end eating no carbs is just not the way to live and also not healthy for you.
Refeed days really helped keep me sane, allowed me to still go out and have lunches with my friends, taking one step backwards so I can take two steps forwards.
I also strongly believe keeping your body on super low calories for an extended period of time would result in your body just getting used to running on those calories and making it harder for you to keep getting leaner. Being a small person myself, my maintenance calories are already low and there is really not that much calories that I can cut! So re-feed days really helps keep my metabolism going, give the body a little shock and practice in burning off those extra calories and then get back on your diet the next day.
3. No alcohol on training days
My friends know I like to refer to vodka as "distilled potatoes". Alcohol is not only packed with calories, sugar and carbs it also affects muscle recovery.
After training and breaking down your muscle it is important to fuel it with protein and nutrients so it can grow back stronger. Consuming alcohol at night when you have trained during the day prevents your muscle from recovering, so the break down of the muscle during training is pretty much pointless and might even put you a step back.
Im all for going out and having a good time too, so if I know I plan to drink or go out that night, I don't do any weight training that day.
So this is what is most important to me right now !
I always learn along to way so it might change from time to time but these are what I live by at the moment ~
