#215; The mindset & approach you need to effectively build muscle and the BODY you can be proud of/ Jeff Hoehn

 One of the biggest reasons most people have trouble transforming their body is because every time they see the scale slightly go up then they go back to restricting food, doing more cardio, and going back to that fat loss mindset.

This in and out of fat loss dieting is not putting you in a good position to build muscle and building muscle is ultimately what changes the shape of your body.

You end up spinning your wheels and nothing ever changes.

Now, this doesnt mean you should never fat loss diet.

We have all online clients go through dedicated fat loss phases, but once the fat loss phase is done we move on and get out of that mindset and then focus on things like building.

We will always come back at some point, but its imperative you take some time away from the fat loss dieting mindset if you want to transform your body.

If you have found yourself doing fat loss diet after fat loss diet and either:

1.Not satisfied with your look/ the end results

2.Not being able to sustain your results

3.Had a very tough time throughout the fat loss process

Then you need to NOT do another fat loss diet, and instead, take some time to build MUSCLE.

More muscle is going to:

✅Make you look better and more toned.

✅Improve how your body handles carbohydrates and tasty foods.

✅Make you stronger.

✅Allow you to eat more food overall.

✅Make you less susceptible to injuries.

✅Make fat loss and weight maintenance easier.

I know this can be a tough switch mentally, but it will totally be worth it long term.

The things that make you the most uncomfortable are probably the things you need to do most.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Build some muscle for a period of time, then come back and try that fat loss diet, and I will bet any amount of money that the process will be much easier than it ever was for you.

You know doing a building phase is going to help you long term.

But you just can't seem to stick with it or you are scared to do one because you have only ever dieted for fat loss.

Or you are scared to see the scale go up a bit

Or you think you are going to lose all your progress if you aren't actively losing body fat (this probably isn't best for long-term progress anyways).

Whatever the reason, you aren't alone.

I get asked alot about how to manage the mental side of a building phase.

However, your best look is going to involve adding muscle to your frame and losing some body fat.

If you are only worried about seeing the number on the scale go down you will be leaving results on the table.

Why?

At some point, if you want to have your best look you need to be ok with your scale weight staying the same or even slightly going up.

https://jhhealth.net/2022/04/06/how-to-mentally-deal-with-a-building-phase/

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