I view fitness as a very simple affair. It is not mysterious. And it certainly isn’t reserved for an elite few.
Unfortunately, the pursuit of a strong, lean, healthy body has become increasingly convoluted in the developed world. This is the result of 2 forces working in unison:
1. lots of people looking for cheap, quick, easy solutions, and
2. a market that is all too willing to deliver them.
How else would you explain a $30 Billion fitness club industry and a $40 Billion supplement industry in a nation where 2/3 of the population is either overweight or obese?
In my travels, I’ve met lots of people in third world countries who don’t have access to even a fraction of the resources that we do. And yet, they are lean, strong, and healthy. Why? Because they haven’t been inundated with all the bullshit. They just follow the basic principles that have been around since the beginning of time. No gyms. No supplements. No trainers. No Amazon Prime.
My approach, therefore, is to go back to basics. While others keep piling on supplements, exercises, and voodoo mind tricks, I follow the mantra of less is more. As someone once said, “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”