DO THIS Every Day To Melt The FAT AWAY & BUILD MUSCLE | Sal DiStefano

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My grandfather's arms looked ripped into his early 90's. He was a farmer his entire life. - he lived until 102.

I feel better at 47 than I did at 27. I’m exercising 2hrs a day and eating healthier versions of what used to get me in trouble. I feel peaceful and I finally love myself, even when I make mistakes.

When I was in my mid twenties I stopped exercising. Once I reached my 40s I hit periods where I would run and do calisthenics. Those periods would come and go. Once I hit 50, I realized that the periods where I regularly exercised I was physically, mentally, and spiritually thriving. Feeling healthy, lighter, stronger, and confident. And a ton more energy. So I decided at that point to make exercise a lifestyle not a weight losing plan. I was a runner before, and I still am, but I have scaled it back to preserve my knees. I now lift weights and swim also. Life is good. And nothing beats the natural high of a good workout. .

Thank you, Tom, I discovered your channel during the lockdown period, and your interview with David Goggins struck me in such a way, that my life changed from being a drug addict, fat, lazy, totally wasting my life, to living a healthy life, built up my physique, and cracked the most prestigious exam of India in Masters to pursue research. Thank you for impacting the theory of my life.❤️

Heavily processed foods tend to contain a lot of vegetable oils, and that is largely made up of linoleic acid, and when you have too much of that in your diet, you get massive insulin resistance. The problem with insulin resistance is that you end up storing calories you've just eaten so that even though your mouth has eaten food and it has passed through your belly, your cells are still hungry because you stored the calories instead of metabolizing them. This triggers more hunger.

My favorite quote in this, @ 19:20, "You don't need to do a lot of strength training, just get people to do it forever".... I totally agree with Sal. As Im aging, I feel great just doing some basic training and my mental and emotional health also reap the benefits.

Amazing vid. Balanced. Best takes: 1. "if you gotta choose one exercice: strenght/resistance over cardio. Best for the heart" 2. "Muscle protects bones. The older you get, more strenght training you need". And I'd add more protein the older you are - protein syntesis diminishes with age

This was a great listen. Years ago I did squats every day. I have SI joint problems and squatting every day improved my flexibility and helped to manage my pain. Doing it every day improved my form and I got up to a 235lb 1RM. Before doing this I had a doctor tell me to never do squats because of my joint problems. I stopped lifting heavy and my joints got worse. Then a PT told me I needed to build muscle and doing squats was good as long as my form was good. Weight training changed my life.

I started watching you in 2018 when I was internally a wreck. I hit rock-bottom in my life and finally delt with all my internal conflicts and traumas. God has brought me back again to your channel as I start a whole new physical journey. I am so grateful for what you are doing. I have learned to own my own shit and take action on changing. I am also chasing multiple dreams that the old me would have never believed to be true!

Permanent weight loss without guilt: Strength training Intentional Meditation Prayer and gratitude for health and wellness Establish and monitor goals 3 days a week, protein shake replacement Food is for nutrition not for emotional safety Exercise your thought life (daily)

Here from Mind Pump because Sal, Adam, and Justin are my FAVORITE. I knew this information from the podcast, but I could listen to Sal all day. He is so thorough, knowledgeable, and passionate. I have so much trust in their advice. Just incredible

Sal knows his stuff--been listening to his podcast for the last year--changed my approach and understanding entirely. It's all about teaching your body while leveraging signals.

You can tell Sal knows his stuff because of his ability to take a complex science and break it down into basics ❤

FEEL GOOD > LOOK GOOD. I loved how Sal pointed out that exercise is medicine that doesn’t deplete or have risks in the long run. Everything requires work, but let’s not waste our time and energy doing the wrong work! Great video progression with really insightful information. Thank you to the both of you!

Favorite takeaway... I have to practice running, practice strength training... practice. I over do my workouts and injure myself all the time and then stop working out because I'm in too much pain. I learned a lot more but that really spoke to me.

I like how clearly he speaks and that he stays realistic and non-judgmental. 👍

I have been a personal trainer for 20 years. I lost 45 lb. 30 years ago. Over time, I have developed what I call "food anxiety". I know what to eat, how to eat and all the macro nutrients, food journaling, 3500 cals to lose a pound, etc. When your body doesn't cooperate and you slip a little the anxiety grows and you slip more. Menopause changes your hormone balance and your stress goes up (another hormone releases) and again, your anxiety increases. Our relationship with food is rarely addressed and we teach people to cut cals and increase activity, usually cardio. When I train Parkinson's patients, we strength train all the time, rarely do we do cardio. Their health is good! Intuitive eating was really explained well. "I can't" vs. "I chose not to" is powerful. Goodbye food anxiety! Thanks, Tom and thanks, Sal!

I’ve been in the process of moving into unconscious eating. Watching the last part of this is realise how true it is. Now 20kg down and changed my relationship with food, I crave veg fish and fats when I’m hungry not donuts and pizza. Unconsciously I haven’t had processed foods in 4months. This is a great episode and completely true!

When Sal said that losing weight will take a little longer, initially, as opposed to the quick drop with other methods. I have been a yoyo dieter since my teens, having tried everything that is out there (including the Optifast diet that Oprah lost so much weight doing years ago, which probably dates me). Now, I am eating keto, doing resistance and some cardio for a few weeks and have lost some weight, but not the amount I have lost in the past (doing other things that made me miserable). I am sleeping better, feeling mentally & emotionally better and feel so blessed to have found your interviews. They are changing my life!