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What We Can Learn From Sir Roger Bannister’s ‘4-minute mile’
In 1954 Sir Roger Bannister became the first person to ever run 1 mile in under 4 minutes. A feat that people had been trying to conquer for many years.
In fact, prior to Roger’s record, it had been 9 years since someone had set a record. A time of 4:1.4. (Damn, can you imagine being off by just 1.5 seconds! Heartbreaking).
Do you know how long Roger’s record lasted?
46 days…
Yup, that’s it. Just 46 days. Since then a staggering 15 seconds has been shaved off those times.
So, what’s my point?
Simply this… for most people, like those 1-mile runners, if you can see something HAS been done, it’s far easier to believe you can ALSO do it. And this is usually when you’ll achieve something that you previously might have assumed was "impossible".
I would’ve never stepped on a ‘bodybuilding’ stage once upon a time. "Bodybuilding" was for the freaks of nature amongst us. But then I started to see ‘normal’ people doing it. I was sat watching my girlfriend on stage at her first bikini competition and I made the decision there and then… I was going to compete myself.
I mean, what guy wouldn’t want to wear a bikini on stage? 😉
My mindset towards business has also changed over the past 2 years.
2 years ago I thought I was doing well – and compared to the average fitness coach I was – until I read a marketing book which featured the case study of a personal trainer from London.
This dude was doing £700,000 a year.
I remember thinking ‘fuck, if HE can do it then so can I!’. Funnily enough, I now speak to him quite often as he’s currently reading MY book. He’s gone from a hero to being a peer of mine.
Before this, I couldn’t EVER work towards having an income like that because it was unthinkable. "Personal training" isn’t that profitable, right?
Wrong.
Tell that to Joe Wicks, aka "the body coach" who’s making £1m….per MONTH.
Not only had the bar been raised BUT I could ‘see’ people clearing it…so I decided to try for myself because I knew I could fucking clear it to.
There are no excuses for not believing YOU can have the body you’ve always wanted.
We live in a world where you can see millions of men who are proving it CAN be done every day. Even if you were to only EVER read my emails alone, you’d be provided with more than enough proof you’re able to achieve your goals.
Regardless of being…
Over 45…A time-poor business owner…Having children and a family to look after…Living with health concerns, injuries and niggles…
The first step in moving away from feeling flabby, tired, stressed and hating how you look…
…and towards looking shit hot in a suit, having an abundance of energy, and not worrying you might drop dead is believing you can do it.
Don’t think you can do it?
Then you are probably right.
Phil Agostino
P.S If this has inspired you I urge you to do one of two things that will make it a LOT easier for you…1. Watch my free online seminar: The successful 1% always embrace and follow 4 essential pillars of fitness. FOUR things that are the difference between you looking better than you did in your 20’s and you staying the same.
If you do, read, or watch one thing and nothing else…then watch my FREE training HERE
2. Book yourself a FREE Fitness Breakthrough Call with me:
On a FBC we spend 30-45 minutes discussing 3 things. 1. Where you want to be 3…6…12 months from now.
2. How you currently see yourself when you look in the mirror or put on your favourite suit….
3. What’s been holding you back. Could be mindset, as discussed today.
Armed with all that information and insight into your world, I’ll help you come up with a plan to get you where you want to be (insert dream goal here) as quickly and safely as possible.
Book here for free.
Food Choices Matter: Here’s Why
Do you realise how much of an effect your food choices have on your success?
Some of you won’t I’m sure but it’s ok because I’ve been doing an experiment of my own to help show you a real life example of what can go wrong if you choose the "wrong" foods.
Even though on paper fat loss is really as simply as adhering to the following rules:
1. Create a calorie deficit
In other words you need to you more energy each day than you provide your body. Your body will then be forced to tap into its reserves for fuel. ie FAT.
2. Ensure you get the right amount of protein
This is dependant on bodyweight and it’s a crucial part of the equation. As you’ll see in the video.
The rest is sort of up to you…but beware it’s not as simple as that as I explain in my video…
Hope this helps!
Phil Agostino
P.S. Whenever you’re ready… here are 4 ways I can help you get in great shape, have more energy, and improve your health:
1. Grab a free copy of my book
It’s an extensive guide to showing you a completely new way achieving the results you’ve always dreamed of. — Click Here
2. Join Fat Cat to Buff Boss and connect with other men like you who are on the same mission as you are
It’s my new Facebook community where smart business owners and execs gather and learn how to get more from their training, diet, and hard work. — Click Here
3. Watch my FREE online training masterclass
I’ve put together a new free training webinar that reveals 4 essential pillars of fitness the men you have defined abs, loads of energy, and look great know and embrace. Chances are you DON’T know them. Now you can find them out for yourself. At no-cost. — Click Here
4. Work with me privately
If you’d like to work directly with me to you from feeling flabby, unfit, and unmotivated to being in the best shape of your life… just book a FREE Breakthrough Call with me. On the call we’ll spend 30-45 minutes discussing your struggles, issues, and ultimately what you dream of achieving. — Click Here
Having One Bad Meal Doesn’t Mean You Should Start Your Diet Again "On Monday" (and Why)
Have you ever eaten (or drank) something you "shouldn’t" have done while trying to lose weight? Or even had a whole day go completely tits up and that led to you thinking (or saying):
"I’ll start again on Monday!"
(I swear, it could be Tuesday and a large number of people would still want to start ‘next Monday’)
This is the outcome occurs because you believe you’ve ruined the whole week and therefore feel like there isn’t any point in carrying on.
This is simply not true.
Why?
(For those who’d rather watch a training video you can click the pic below)
Ok, let’s look at it from a mathematical point of view. Every day that you under-eat and do some added exercise you’re creating a ‘calorie deficit’.
(I’ve covered this a million times so let’s move on)
Over the course of the week, you’re aiming to create a calorie deficit of roughly 3500 to (sometimes even) 7000.
This would give you ~1-2lb of weight loss…
If you go over on one of those days by, let’s say, 1000…that still leaves a deficit of 2500-6000.
In other words…
YOU.WILL.STILL.MAKE.PROGRESS!
Do you know what happens if you say "fuck it" and proceed to eat crap for the rest of the week until Monday rolls around?
YOU.GET.ZERO.PROGRESS.
At best. If you really go mad you could actually gain weight!
This isn’t your fault. You either:
1) Don’t know the fundamentals of weight loss.
2) Know them and simply haven’t looked it logically. You just think "oh shit, I’ve overeaten and ruined it. No point now".
If you have a bad meal, or worse, a bad day then deal with it and get back to work right away. SOME progress is better than none at all, right???
Even if you cocked up every week and only averaged a 0.5lb loss, over the course of 12 weeks you would still lose 6lbs.
That’s better than zero, right? (please be saying ‘yes’)
Progress, even small creates momentum and momentum increases motivation. Once you get that, there’ll be no stopping you.
Hopefully, this gives you a whole NEW way of looking at "bad days". It should change your whole thinking about them. In fact, they are only bad if you let them become bad.
Phil Agostino
P.S. Whenever you’re ready… here are 4 ways I can help you get in great shape, have more energy, and improve your health:
1. Grab a free copy of my book
It’s an extensive guide to showing you a completely new way achieving the results you’ve always dreamed of. — Click Here
2. Join Fat Cat to Buff Boss and connect with other men like you who are on the same mission as you are
It’s my new Facebook community where smart business owners and execs gather and learn how to get more from their training, diet, and hard work. — Click Here
3. Watch my FREE online training masterclass
I’ve put together a new free training webinar that reveals 4 essential pillars of fitness the men you have defined abs, loads of energy, and look great know and embrace. Chances are you DON’T know them. Now you can find them out for yourself. At no-cost. — Click Here
4. Work with me privately
If you’d like to work directly with me to you from feeling flabby, unfit, and unmotivated to being in the best shape of your life… just book a FREE Breakthrough Call with me. On the call we’ll spend 30-45 minutes discussing your struggles, issues, and ultimately what you dream of achieving. — Click Here
3 Tips To Get a 6-Pack… (Hint: Not One is Sit-Ups)
Here’s a story for you.
The year was 1996 and I was just a skinny 13-year-old who was beginning to think about looking better. This was the year I first ever remember seeing Peter Andre. Remember that guy who sung ‘Mysterious Girl’ (see pic ^^^) While his music may have been awful, let’s be honest, his abs were awesome. Girls LOVED him because of those abs and quite frankly I was jealous. Even worse, I had a friend a few years older than me who looked JUST LIKE HIM. Abs and all! Bastard. He was already killing it with the ladies and his popularity seemed to increase exponentially overnight. I remember one time we were all out playing football and there were a group of girls watching. You could see them getting a little giddy – whispering and giggling amongst themselves – until one walked over said to my mate "omg you look so much like Peter Andre". Before I knew it he was lifting his top up to show off his abs. Watching all those girls go crazy blew my mind. (he probably had something else ‘blown’ let’s be honest). Wanting a piece of the action I said to him "Craig, what do you do to get a 6-pack like that?". He told he did "1000 sit-ups and 200 press-ups every morning and night". Ok, I thought, I’m going to do it! I started THAT night. When you want to achieve something there is no time like the present to get started, right? I didn’t get to 1000 I’ll admit. It was probably more like 50… but the point was I’d started and soon it would be all worth it. For several weeks I busted my arse, each morning before school and evening before bed. I’d look in the mirror wondering why nothing was happening but I persevered.Until about 8 weeks had passed and I thought ‘fuck this’ and stopped. My abs were no more defined, there were no love letters coming through the door, and no girls were stopping me on the street to ‘feel my stomach’. Disaster. It took me about 3 years from that point to learn two ESSENTIAL things: 1. You can’t get a 6-pack from just doing sit-ups 2. My friend Craig was clearly a genetic freak and probably would’ve still had that 6-pack if he just napped and ate pizza. I’m certainly not one of the ‘lucky’ ones. Not many are. Most likely you included. And it wasn’t until 2015 – 16 years later – that I actually got what I’d describe as a real 6-pack (see pic). I’d had some definition several times after uni but it wasn’t until I did my first competition, that I really did what was needed. The "secrets?" 1. Eating less food and doing more energy burning activities 2. Hard work 3. Consistency (6 months of it to be precise)
Here’s the result:
I seriously didn’t do a SINGLE sit-up!! If you’re struggling to get certain areas of your body lean and defined, especially your abs, then there are no exercises that will magically make that happen. All you need are those 3 things noted above. Simple but worth it.Let’s be honest, it doesn’t matter how old you are, that great feeling you get from when you’re the envy of your friends, you know women still find you attractive, and you’re confident in your suit (and without!) never goes away. And it CAN be done at ANY age… Phil AgostinoP.S If you want the best chance of achieving this then you should check out my FREE online seminar here – bit.ly/4fitnesspillars I’ll share with you 4 simple things successful men know that helps them get great results… …that you DONT know. (Until now)Bit.ly/4fitnesspillars