If I Had to Start Training All Over Again | 058

In today's episode, I'm laying out eight things I would do if I had to start training all over again. I am sharing things I did right as well as things I did wrong. You will hear about what I've learned through years of strength training, marathon preps, and nutrition with simple yet effective lessons that will optimize your performance and progress. This episode inspires you to take incremental steps to achieve exponential results. Enjoy!

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Topics:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Welcome
5:25 What I’ve done right and done wrong
7:02 Get serious about strength training
17:57 Run earlier but run smarter
26:34 Eat properly to fuel your training
39:56 Prioritize strength and power
49:19 Train for performance over aesthetics
55:47 Hire more good coaches
1:02:43 Take the bulk/cut cycles with a grain of salt
1:12:27 You have to fall in love with the journey

[bisnetter]

For me, who is Brazilian, the way Nick speaks, more slowly, is a relief. I can follow along without having to repeat it several times to understand certain parts. And this is a positive point for it to reach more and more people around the world who do not have English as their main language. Thanks, Nick! Go one more!

[oscarpena]

Don't compare your chapter 1 to someone else's chapter 10...
That's GOLD!

[adrianhall]

I am 54 in a month. Just got out of a 20 Year marriage and was at 255 this time last year. I've been working out here and there but have been looking for the next step. I found it with this one. I'm down to 200 and can actually see my muscles. Great video. Thank you.

[Discipline_equals_freedom]

I can’t recommend Jiu Jitsu enough to balance strength/functional fitness. It keeps training fresh as it’s infinite so you’re always learning. I wish I had started 30 years ago. Being fit and jacked is fun but having a useful skill is way better. I was a gym bro from 15-48. I wish I had focused on being functional and capable. Covid was a blessing as it made me open my mind as the gym closed for months. Picked up a go ruck and humped many many miles. That led to a concept rower and sandbags. Now I have a full crossfit garage gym and got my blue belt a few months ago. Jiu jitsu will make the fitness journey way better. Be hard to kill.

[chrislisle]

I’m 59. Who do you want to be when you’re 59? Life is a marathon. It’s not a single workout. It’s a long series of daily choices to workout and to eat right. It’s your 401k plan. Contribute to it a little each day. No workout makes you or breaks you. Don’t sweat the bad ones. At 59, Health and fitness are as important as your “401k” probably more so. You can’t buy fitness. No one my age likes to be fat and unhappy, bc it comes with death, disease, general malaise and lots of medical bills. All unnecessary and all a choice you make now, not later. Set a goal weight now and keep it. I weigh the same now as I did at 21 in the Army. Easy? No. Worth it? Yes. Also set a base level of strength and conditioning and maintain it. Don’t drink alcohol. What does it do for you? I can’t think of anything socially or physically it does positive for you. Google says the average person drinks 8 beers a week. Assuming those are light beers, that’s at least 800 calories a week x52 weeks equals 41k calories a year. That’s a lot of exercise to work those empty calories off. If you start drinking at 21, drinking 8 beers a week, that’s 1, 558, 000 empty calories by the time your 59. That’s a lot of running just to break even with the guy or girl that chose not to drink. Do push-ups, pull-ups and dips. You can do those your entire life with little fear of getting hurt. What’s your minimum to be fit? As Nike says “just do it” you will be glad you did.

[Sams]

Nick, I’m having to listen to 1.2X speed, lol. Good stuff brother ❤

[hanschristianalver]

Thanx for an informative podcast Nick. As a 50 year old man who loves hybrid training you are definitively one of my rolemodels. Hard work, longterm goals, sincerity and honesty never goes out of fashion. Keep up the good work!

[jromero]

1.75x speed. Turn on captions. Enjoy your breakfast and get at it boys. Inspiring me to start posting my journey. Started at 312lbs. Down to 209lbs. Made a set back and kept losing weight but lost some muscle and gained fat. I gained a lil bit of my belly back. I’m getting my mind strong again for my intermittent fasting and cooking at home. Recently thought I was in the best shape and that was at 230lbs. I did look better then vs now at 209. Diet is no joke! You cannot out work a bad diet. I cannot stress that enough. I tested it myself !

[willroyal]

I love your content Nick! I had no clue you grew up in PA. I grew up playing sports in Harrisburg. Played D1 basketball. I’m 3 months in getting back to it! All this info is golden and motivating!

[duhai]

23:35 -> 180 heart rate - (your) age : This might work as a general guideline to start out with but make sure to allow for individual variety. I am in my early 30s and high 150s can be still in my aerobic zone. Easy rule: If you can still talk (somewhat ) comfortably, it's still your aerobic zone.

[mr.absolutelynobody]

These podcast episodes are extremely helpful

[jasoncatalano]

We had the same setup at my high school at Branham. Mobile home style with no amenities…just a box with weights and creed/staind blasting from a boombox. Best of times though.

[beezyburna]

don’t need to watch this, the answer should be. Started doing more hormones sooner!

[CarlosVerdinOfficial]

We’re going in the right direction, but you need to get into ketosis for a year, using clean proper keto or carnivore, train for Ironmans, compete in them on these diets, and then tell us your diets of choice. There is zero comparison between being in clean ketosis, and eating carbs for fuel/energy.

[Thistooshallpass]

This is a journey .a marathon a lifestyle....consistency is key.. iv been focusing on proper form and techniques 7 months..I no where close to being able to start to try acuall training.. practicing and not workouting out .. n know I need to recover more ..sleep more. .be more forgiving and patience with my self .. eat MORE ..don't be afraid of getting fat. I'm fueling my body so it csn do what it needs to do to get where I Wana be

[Kcebab]

I think it’s a lot more than “law of thermodynamics” for the YouTube era

Maybe forgot to add “law of tren” and “law of dbol”

[kensier]

I remember desperately trying to fit 1 pop tart everyday into my measly macros cuz of the IIFYM era. Why were we all so desperate for pop tarts

[chuckygolf]

Looking forward to running more 136 aerobic thresholds 👍🏃 thanks

[javierdelgadonoriega]

I also think that training for performance eventually comes with improved aesthetics 💪

[jeromemark]

What is your cycle? Do you get blood work done ?