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I've spent over 3000 hours training in the gym over the past 10 years.
Here are 25 of the biggest lessons I've learned from fitness in that time.
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Oliver Anwar
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Oliver Anwar
@theoliveranwar
Chief Health Officer | I help CEOs & founders drop 20-40 lbs and optimize hormones | Trusted by 500+ executives at Amazon, Meta, Tinder, Shopify and Accenture
- Before you self-diagnose yourself with “mental health issues”, ask yourself are you: - Sleeping 8 hours a night - Working out 3-5x per week - Eating a diet rich in fruit and veg - Surrounding yourself with supportive people - Socialising 2-3x per week - Drinking lots of water
- The best “energy drink” is 3L of water. The best “focus drug” is 8 hours of sleep. The best “antidepressant” is 45 minutes of exercise.
- You can burn 800 calories in 1 hour of running. You can avoid 800 calories in 30 seconds of not eating the cake. This is why you should prioritise your diet over cardio when it comes to fat loss.
- The best “energy drink” is 3L of water. The best “focus drug” is 8 hours of sleep. The best “antidepressant” is 45 minutes of exercise.
- Men who have low testosterone tend to have high wokeness. It's science.
- “I survived 2020” - Tweeted from their MacBook Pro, sat in a 5 bedroom house with food, water, and heating
- An empty gym is an underappreciated luxury.
- There is a hidden crisis that's slowly killing you: Visceral fat. I've been a health coach for +10 years. Here are 3 ways to destroy visceral fat (bookmark this):
- There is a hidden crisis that's slowly killing you: Visceral fat. I've been a health coach for +10 years. Here are 3 ways to destroy visceral fat (bookmark this):
- My daily non-negotiables: • 4L water • 8 hours of sleep • Lift for 45-minutes • Coffee in the morning • 4 hours focused work • Protein with every meal • No phone use until 12 pm • 30-minutes walk in nature • 1 hour with friends/family/girl
