Sal DiStefano

You know, I want to bring up a really, really common mistake that people make with fitness and diet. And it's so common that I think even some people are going to be like, huh? I didn't know you're not supposed to do that. A lot of coaches will coach people to do this as well. This is a very common mistake.

You know, I want to bring up a really, really common mistake that people make with fitness and diet. And it's so common that I think even some people are going to be like, huh? I didn't know you're not supposed to do that. A lot of coaches will coach people to do this as well. This is a very common mistake.

combination of of tips or pieces of advice that go together that is actually inaccurate and wrong and actually can cause oftentimes causes people to stop progressing or to go backwards all further yeah and that is to do this right here cut calories and simultaneously increase activity yeah especially high-intensity activity. They go together.

combination of of tips or pieces of advice that go together that is actually inaccurate and wrong and actually can cause oftentimes causes people to stop progressing or to go backwards all further yeah and that is to do this right here cut calories and simultaneously increase activity yeah especially high-intensity activity. They go together.

combination of of tips or pieces of advice that go together that is actually inaccurate and wrong and actually can cause oftentimes causes people to stop progressing or to go backwards all further yeah and that is to do this right here cut calories and simultaneously increase activity yeah especially high-intensity activity. They go together.

Yeah, they go together. People almost think they're supposed to go together, right? I want to lose weight, so I'm going to dramatically cut my calories. Three calories, and I'm going to keep burning, burning all these calories. And I'm going to dramatically increase my activity, especially the high-intensity stuff. That's the formula.

Yeah, they go together. People almost think they're supposed to go together, right? I want to lose weight, so I'm going to dramatically cut my calories. Three calories, and I'm going to keep burning, burning all these calories. And I'm going to dramatically increase my activity, especially the high-intensity stuff. That's the formula.

Yeah, they go together. People almost think they're supposed to go together, right? I want to lose weight, so I'm going to dramatically cut my calories. Three calories, and I'm going to keep burning, burning all these calories. And I'm going to dramatically increase my activity, especially the high-intensity stuff. That's the formula.

That is a terrible strategy because what you've done, anytime you cut your calories, you dramatically reduce your body's ability to recover and heal, right? And now you're also adding stress on top of it. And so you're throwing two signals at your body that are saying stress, stress, stress. And what often happens when you do this is you'll get some initial progress.

That is a terrible strategy because what you've done, anytime you cut your calories, you dramatically reduce your body's ability to recover and heal, right? And now you're also adding stress on top of it. And so you're throwing two signals at your body that are saying stress, stress, stress. And what often happens when you do this is you'll get some initial progress.

That is a terrible strategy because what you've done, anytime you cut your calories, you dramatically reduce your body's ability to recover and heal, right? And now you're also adding stress on top of it. And so you're throwing two signals at your body that are saying stress, stress, stress. And what often happens when you do this is you'll get some initial progress.

Then you'll hit an incredibly frustrating plateau and oftentimes lose muscle in the process of doing this.

Then you'll hit an incredibly frustrating plateau and oftentimes lose muscle in the process of doing this.

Then you'll hit an incredibly frustrating plateau and oftentimes lose muscle in the process of doing this.

And what's frustrating about this is that you have people, um, People in the fitness space that argue against this because they don't acknowledge just how complex the human metabolism is. There's checks and balances all over the place in the human body.

And what's frustrating about this is that you have people, um, People in the fitness space that argue against this because they don't acknowledge just how complex the human metabolism is. There's checks and balances all over the place in the human body.

And what's frustrating about this is that you have people, um, People in the fitness space that argue against this because they don't acknowledge just how complex the human metabolism is. There's checks and balances all over the place in the human body.

No, or you're using the example of... high-level athletes or people with really good genetics who are relatively young, oftentimes on anabolic steroids or other performance. Yeah, so, but I mean, the human metabolism has this wide range of how many calories it could decide to burn or conserve.

No, or you're using the example of... high-level athletes or people with really good genetics who are relatively young, oftentimes on anabolic steroids or other performance. Yeah, so, but I mean, the human metabolism has this wide range of how many calories it could decide to burn or conserve.

No, or you're using the example of... high-level athletes or people with really good genetics who are relatively young, oftentimes on anabolic steroids or other performance. Yeah, so, but I mean, the human metabolism has this wide range of how many calories it could decide to burn or conserve.