Mike Israetel
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The big irony here is that as a busy mom who doesn't get enough sleep, who's diet is shit, and she's in her fucking late 40s, and there's no one in her family that had very good genetics to begin with, she is working completely at a deficit on all of these things. And so for her to get in remotely good shape,
The big irony here is that as a busy mom who doesn't get enough sleep, who's diet is shit, and she's in her fucking late 40s, and there's no one in her family that had very good genetics to begin with, she is working completely at a deficit on all of these things. And so for her to get in remotely good shape,
often requires a level of intricacy and effort and organization of diet and training that's like damn near competitor level. And the thing that, you know, that makes sense once you think about it, like, well, yeah, if you have everything going against you, you're going to have to do your best to, you know, to be as good as possible.
often requires a level of intricacy and effort and organization of diet and training that's like damn near competitor level. And the thing that, you know, that makes sense once you think about it, like, well, yeah, if you have everything going against you, you're going to have to do your best to, you know, to be as good as possible.
often requires a level of intricacy and effort and organization of diet and training that's like damn near competitor level. And the thing that, you know, that makes sense once you think about it, like, well, yeah, if you have everything going against you, you're going to have to do your best to, you know, to be as good as possible.
So that is always kind of a little bit of a shock to people when they're like, wait, I have to do all the shit to get in shape? Like, yeah. And another thing that's crazy to me is, This is understandable, especially with tech getting as good as it's getting. With tech getting as good as it's getting, you just expect things to work.
So that is always kind of a little bit of a shock to people when they're like, wait, I have to do all the shit to get in shape? Like, yeah. And another thing that's crazy to me is, This is understandable, especially with tech getting as good as it's getting. With tech getting as good as it's getting, you just expect things to work.
So that is always kind of a little bit of a shock to people when they're like, wait, I have to do all the shit to get in shape? Like, yeah. And another thing that's crazy to me is, This is understandable, especially with tech getting as good as it's getting. With tech getting as good as it's getting, you just expect things to work.
If ChatGPT doesn't get back to me with a perfectly polite, incredibly, incredibly intelligent answer in three seconds, I think there's something wrong with the internet, and I start getting fucking pissed. And that is understandable because tech sets such a high bar.
If ChatGPT doesn't get back to me with a perfectly polite, incredibly, incredibly intelligent answer in three seconds, I think there's something wrong with the internet, and I start getting fucking pissed. And that is understandable because tech sets such a high bar.
If ChatGPT doesn't get back to me with a perfectly polite, incredibly, incredibly intelligent answer in three seconds, I think there's something wrong with the internet, and I start getting fucking pissed. And that is understandable because tech sets such a high bar.
But a lot of people who have everything going against them, not so great genetics, a lifetime of doing nothing about it, they're in real bad shape to begin with, they have tons of stress, very little sleep, no organized diet, they somehow think that when they see a personal trainer twice a week, And they take like one tip in their diet, like just eat more protein, Karen. Okay.
But a lot of people who have everything going against them, not so great genetics, a lifetime of doing nothing about it, they're in real bad shape to begin with, they have tons of stress, very little sleep, no organized diet, they somehow think that when they see a personal trainer twice a week, And they take like one tip in their diet, like just eat more protein, Karen. Okay.
But a lot of people who have everything going against them, not so great genetics, a lifetime of doing nothing about it, they're in real bad shape to begin with, they have tons of stress, very little sleep, no organized diet, they somehow think that when they see a personal trainer twice a week, And they take like one tip in their diet, like just eat more protein, Karen. Okay.
That they're somehow going to like accomplish the body of their dreams. And I had so many people tell me like, well, like, so my goal physique is like Jennifer Garner. I'm like a perfect angel. Are you out of your fucking mind? Someone who's 27 years old and trains fucking three hours a day to look perfect because that's her job is to look perfect. She's elite genetics.
That they're somehow going to like accomplish the body of their dreams. And I had so many people tell me like, well, like, so my goal physique is like Jennifer Garner. I'm like a perfect angel. Are you out of your fucking mind? Someone who's 27 years old and trains fucking three hours a day to look perfect because that's her job is to look perfect. She's elite genetics.
That they're somehow going to like accomplish the body of their dreams. And I had so many people tell me like, well, like, so my goal physique is like Jennifer Garner. I'm like a perfect angel. Are you out of your fucking mind? Someone who's 27 years old and trains fucking three hours a day to look perfect because that's her job is to look perfect. She's elite genetics.
And as a private chef, that's low key your goal. Like how many people come into like a basketball camp and they're like, I don't want to be LeBron. Okay. Like Steph Curry. That'd be great. Could you get me there? Like, no, you delusional asshole.
And as a private chef, that's low key your goal. Like how many people come into like a basketball camp and they're like, I don't want to be LeBron. Okay. Like Steph Curry. That'd be great. Could you get me there? Like, no, you delusional asshole.
And as a private chef, that's low key your goal. Like how many people come into like a basketball camp and they're like, I don't want to be LeBron. Okay. Like Steph Curry. That'd be great. Could you get me there? Like, no, you delusional asshole.