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Jeff Cavaliere

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

And that's the caveat that I always say, I mentioned early on, like, is it that important to you? Because I could tell you that at 10, 11, 12% body fat, you're going to look amazing and you're going to look better than 98% of all men. So whether you had that little tiny, you know, area of fat around your waist, you're still going to have your abs.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

And that's the caveat that I always say, I mentioned early on, like, is it that important to you? Because I could tell you that at 10, 11, 12% body fat, you're going to look amazing and you're going to look better than 98% of all men. So whether you had that little tiny, you know, area of fat around your waist, you're still going to have your abs.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

You're still going to have defined shoulders and arms and Some veins popping out in other places. Is that good enough so that you experience the health benefits? You'd be there. Aesthetically, you're probably really happy with where you are now compared to where you came from. And you still get to live a life that's not as filled with sacrifice to get there.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

You're still going to have defined shoulders and arms and Some veins popping out in other places. Is that good enough so that you experience the health benefits? You'd be there. Aesthetically, you're probably really happy with where you are now compared to where you came from. And you still get to live a life that's not as filled with sacrifice to get there.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

And that's the battle people have to fight. and ask themselves, how worth it is it to me?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

And that's the battle people have to fight. and ask themselves, how worth it is it to me?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

Yes and no. So to lose weight, you're going to need to be in a calorie deficit. But if you took that approach and just ate whatever you wanted to, let's just say you ate Twinkies in a deficit, you're not going to get the same outcome because the type of weight loss

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

Yes and no. So to lose weight, you're going to need to be in a calorie deficit. But if you took that approach and just ate whatever you wanted to, let's just say you ate Twinkies in a deficit, you're not going to get the same outcome because the type of weight loss

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

is going to vary depending upon what you ingest so if you don't ingest enough protein you're just eating twinkies you might lose weight but you're also going to lose muscle in the process so if you want to deter the loss of muscle and maximize the retention of muscle, and maybe again, even slightly build in that deficit, then you're going to want to prioritize protein.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

is going to vary depending upon what you ingest so if you don't ingest enough protein you're just eating twinkies you might lose weight but you're also going to lose muscle in the process so if you want to deter the loss of muscle and maximize the retention of muscle, and maybe again, even slightly build in that deficit, then you're going to want to prioritize protein.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

So it's not just the calories in, calories out. That will get you to lose the weight. But when you ultimately, I think people aren't just talking about weight loss. They really want to make sure that they're maximizing lean muscle at the same time that they're losing weight. If they want to look a certain way, function a certain way, it's going to matter.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

So it's not just the calories in, calories out. That will get you to lose the weight. But when you ultimately, I think people aren't just talking about weight loss. They really want to make sure that they're maximizing lean muscle at the same time that they're losing weight. If they want to look a certain way, function a certain way, it's going to matter.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

What are the big misconceptions we have about abs? To get rid of the body fat by doing those crunches and stuff, that doesn't work. I think that's probably the biggest misconception. I always remember Laszlo. Laszlo was a guy who worked on my house as a contractor when we were building it. He would come up to me. He was like the typical male, right? He was in pretty decent shape.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

What are the big misconceptions we have about abs? To get rid of the body fat by doing those crunches and stuff, that doesn't work. I think that's probably the biggest misconception. I always remember Laszlo. Laszlo was a guy who worked on my house as a contractor when we were building it. He would come up to me. He was like the typical male, right? He was in pretty decent shape.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

He worked every day, active. He's like, I got to get in shape, man. And I was like, well, you know, how many days a week do you train? He said, well, I don't really train. I just, you know, do a couple of pushups and stuff. I said, well, you're gonna have to probably train. What do you do for your nutrition? I kind of eat what I want. And I was like, all right.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

He worked every day, active. He's like, I got to get in shape, man. And I was like, well, you know, how many days a week do you train? He said, well, I don't really train. I just, you know, do a couple of pushups and stuff. I said, well, you're gonna have to probably train. What do you do for your nutrition? I kind of eat what I want. And I was like, all right.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

But he wasn't really overweight, you know, but it's the typical. And he goes, just tell me what I could, I just want to know what I can do for this. What's a good exercise I could do for this? For his belly fat. For the belly fat. It's just pointing at his stomach. And it's like, there's still that belief that there's just an exercise or two that you need to do for that. That's not how it is.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

But he wasn't really overweight, you know, but it's the typical. And he goes, just tell me what I could, I just want to know what I can do for this. What's a good exercise I could do for this? For his belly fat. For the belly fat. It's just pointing at his stomach. And it's like, there's still that belief that there's just an exercise or two that you need to do for that. That's not how it is.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

Abs are not going to be

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Truth About Creatine, Belly Fat, and Getting Shredded! Jeff Cavaliere (The Muscle Expert)

Abs are not going to be