Movement 101

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We go deep on the TRT scam and much more.

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭.

He came in with a lot. Worn disc, numbness down the leg, arthritis in the knee, an old elbow, a stiff neck. In his own words, “𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.”

Hard work was never the issue. He’s a grafter, he’d grafted on the bike at a high level for years.

So we assessed his strength and movement capacity and found some areas that needed work. Then we looked at the bigger picture stuff, and Matt’s been doing various other things since. Including breathing routines / relaxation routines. Right now we’re looking at his nutrition.

He’s leaned into the educational side of TELOS as well, and he’s taken a lot from the pain science education in there.

And importantly, he’s enjoying it. He posted this to the lads in the group last week: “𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤. 𝐒𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬.”

Pain levels greatly reduced. Back out on the bike for the first time in years. And confident he’s doing the right thing, which he is.

He trusts the process, and that’s key.

More work to do, and he’s earning every bit of it.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐌 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

Where are you headed?

The people in this video didn’t get lucky. They got honest.

They leaned in. They trusted the process. They earned their results.

What are you willing to earn?

DM me the word TRUTH.

Train for the life you dream of.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

Ageing will kick your ass. Life will kick your ass.

The biggest obstacle I’ve recognised for getting people to the next level, physically or any other aspect of their lives, is the avoidance of discomfort.

The fear of change. Of doing something unfamiliar. Of getting out there and getting after the life they want.

Everybody wants to feel ready. Wants to feel a hundred percent.

𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.

That’s the work.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛. 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧. 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧. 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧.

It will always be effort. There will always be more work to do.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞.

Everyone has an excuse. Get bored of them. Write them out - read them aloud. Listen to them. Bore yourself with them.

Those who seek the most comfortable life end up being the most uncomfortable. Weak. Unfit. Unable to do the sport, in pain. I’ve been down that road.

Painkillers. Joi

𝐀 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 “𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥” 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

He’s not the first.

Interesting.

I see the benefit in challenging my beliefs. Understanding my conditioning.

It’ll be four years at the end of this year.

I’m not an alcoholic. You don’t need to be, to not consume a carcinogenic substance that’s in the same class as ci******es, asbestos and radiation.

But then again, it took me thirty nine years to figure that out.

And I’m yet to meet anyone who’s gone alcohol free for a prolonged period who hasn’t felt massive, life changing benefits.

Absolutely, you can enjoy alcohol in moderation. Everyone’s free to do what they want.

From a physical perspective (and I don’t make the rules), if you want to be stronger, fitter, more mobile, the less alcohol the better. Particularly as you get older.

The deep learning is in challenging the belief. Understanding the conditioning. Seeking something else. Running experiments.

𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭.

If you drink regularly, are you not curious?