A LONG OVERDUE DISCUSSION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most people think the secret to building muscle or losing fat comes down to one thing: calories. Ask around and you’ll hear the same advice: “Eat more calories than you burn to build muscle. Eat fewer calories than you burn to lose fat.” And while that’s true—to a degree—it’s not the full story. Because it’s not just about how much you eat. It’s also about what you eat and, most importantly, how those foods affect your hormones. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calories & Macros: Only Part of the Equation Yes, tracking calories ensures you don’t under- or over-eat. Yes, hitting your proteins, carbs, and fats is critical for fueling workouts, recovery, and daily energy. But here’s the real question: * Will those carbs and fats be stored as body fat… or burned for energy? * Will that protein go toward building new muscle… or be converted into sugar or fat instead? The answer? Your hormones decide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hormones: The Third Dimension of Nutrition Your hormones act as the “traffic controllers” of your metabolism. They decide where calories go, how nutrients are used, and whether your body shifts toward fat storage or lean muscle growth. This is why two people can eat the same diet but experience drastically different results. It’s not just the numbers—it’s the hormonal response. That’s why food quality, nutrient timing, and specific food choices matter just as much as total intake. If your goal is a lean, muscular, and energetic body, you can’t afford to overlook the hormonal dimension of nutrition.

One of my favorite confusing subjects to bring to the nutrition chopping block is “more?” or “less?” in some cases “no more?”. All good questions, thank you. We live in a culture where we have default solutions to problems for convenience, and as simple as that seems, other cultures prove us wrong all the time. Sometimes with even more simplicity than we thought possible. So what’s the protocol to burning fat, building lean mass… and lasting longer? Sustaining vitality? Better performance? Looking better, feeling better, making heads turn, making mirrors jealous, inspiring your mane to flourish and incessantly impressing your ego? Well this marketing scheme that’s been repeated ad nauseam that you can and will have it all with a click of a button is like hearing a dude talk about finding his unicorn girl without being even being a stable guy. It’s like listening to a child talk about how he’s going to be a Ninja without watching one single Chuck Norris movie. It’s quite frankly, like witnessing somone get upset that they can’t lift a weight they haven’t trained to lift in a lifetime, with a bad back, and a pork belly with shit knees and they quit before they even began. It’s ok. That’s the human condition wearing its ego scarf on a night out, showing up for the party it never rsvp’d to, and actually was never even invited to. 🫵🏼😎 Protein- a necessary nutrient for life, for tissue synthesis and metabolic efficiency. The natural fabric for your body’s strength and rigidity. But let’s look deeper than “take this and get that”. What’s needed before any macros are even make it on deck? What do you need every moment to minute of life? Yes, clean oxygen. Breath is in the blood. What do you need to keep the cells functioning? Yes H2O with a natural mineral complex. Water carries the electrical charge to the heart. What do you need to have sustainable energy? A proper ability to metabolize vitamins through sunlight, natures fuel supply and your body’s capacity for cellular transaction. Your

I didn’t mean to leave us silent here, but we’ve been on a mission elsewhere, not too far away. It’s usually about continuing to bolster the foundation of the whole project so we can do more. As we plan for a 2.0 launch here on Skool I thought I’d leave you with somethin that made me… smile. So much has happened over the last few weeks in the world, that’s been hard to smile about. But yet here we are L-I-V-I-N. That’s pretty cool. So this message from Matthew M. was well received. Stay tuned, stay grounded and enjoy 😎

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In a day and age when subscribing to a newsletter seems old school, i cannot deny the timing of anrticles annd writing released and how they impact people at the right time in their life. This one hit for me, tell me if it hits you too. Thanks again James Clear 3 Ideas From Me I. "Praise others. It will bring them peace of mind. Do not expect others to praise you. It will bring you peace of mind." II. "We often think that we want an open road and the ability to choose any direction for ourselves. But sometimes, what we need is a tunnel that can reduce our choices and send us in a focused direction." III. "The person who learns the most in any classroom is the teacher. If you really want to learn a topic, then "teach" it. Write a book. Teach a class. Build a product. Start a company. The act of making something will force you to learn more deeply than reading ever will."