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Sitting 8 hours a day is slowly shutting off your glutes. Dead glutes lead to back pain, bad posture, and zero explosiveness. Every desk worker I coach has this problem. The fix takes 3 minutes: glute bridges. How to do them: Lie on your back. Feet flat, knees bent. Push through your heels. Squeeze at the top for 2 seconds. Lower slow. 3 sets of 15. Between desk sessions. Ever single day. My client went from constant lower back pain to deadlifting his bodyweight in 8 months. The first thing we fixed? His glutes. Everything else followed. Your chair is deactivating the biggest muscle in your body. Do these to wake them back up. - Dan Ps. Want more simple fixes that undo desk damage? Join 485,000+ entrepreneurs getting lean and living longer 👇 https://lnkd.in/gSFC9CMU ♻️ Share this with someone chained to a desk right now.

If you want to lose 20+ pounds of fat by the summer, copy this. There are 90 days left until summer, and it's plenty of time to lose 20 lbs of fat, but you need to start now. In tomorrow's newsletter, I'll reveal the protocol we're using to help our clients drop 20+ pounds and look great by the summer. Click the link below to join 500,000+ high performers and get it first in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gSFC9CMU

My client looked "fine" but was dying on the inside. Mark was 41. 195 lbs. Wore a medium. Nobody would've called him overweight. But his blood work told a different story. High fasting insulin. Elevated triglycerides. Liver enzymes creeping up. His doctor used the word "pre-diabetic" for the first time. The problem wasn't the fat you could see. It was the fat you couldn't. Visceral fat. The kind buried deep beneath your abdominal muscle, wrapped around your organs like a slow poison. Most people obsess over the pinchable stuff. The love handles. The belly pouch. That's subcutaneous fat. Annoying? Sure. But mostly cosmetic. Visceral fat is the one quietly increasing your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer while you still fit into your jeans. Mark had no idea he was carrying dangerous levels of it. We got to work. No crash diet. No two-a-days. Just a targeted protocol: Strength training 3x per week. 10,000 steps daily. Different diet. No alcohol for 90 days. Sleep locked in at 7+ hours. 90 days later: Visceral fat reduced by 75%. Fasting insulin cut in half. Triglycerides back in normal range. Liver enzymes: clean. His doctor asked what happened. Mark didn't lose a dramatic amount of weight. 14 lbs total. But he lost the weight that was actually killing him. The scale is a terrible measure of health. You can look lean and still be metabolically wrecked. You can weigh more than you'd like and be perfectly healthy. It's what's underneath that matters. If you're a successful entrepreneur who "looks fine" but hasn't checked what's going on inside, this should be your wake up call. I put together a free guide on exactly how to identify and eliminate visceral fat. The markers to test, the protocol to follow, and the timeline to expect results. Grab it free here: https://lnkd.in/gbeSadhn ♻️ Share this with someone who thinks they're healthy because they're not "overweight." - Dan

7 fitness rules for men and women over the age of 40: 1. Your focus in the gym is injury prevention first, results second. 2. Using proper form is more important than the weight you're lifting. 3. Stick with the same workouts for 8 to 16 weeks while using progressive overload to make gains in the gym. 4. Eat a nutrient dense diet aiming for .8 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight to build muscle. 5. Do everything you can to get the hours of sleep you need while enhancing the quality of your sleep. 6. Leave your ego at the gym door and focus on smooth reps in the gym. 7. Never use age as an excuse. Unless you were a pro athlete you can still make gains in the gym after 40. Focus on these when you're at the gym and you'll be farther ahead than 90% of people at the gym. ✍🏼 Agree or disagree? ♻️ Reshare if this was helpful. - Dan Ps. Want to get lean, healthy, and energetic while reducing your biological age? Each week, I share tips on how to get lean, boost energy, and optimize the body. Join 490,000+ subscribers here 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/gzyviRFf

7 reasons why caffeine is the best drug on the planet: 1. 14 to 25% lower risk of dying from all causes with moderate intake. 2. Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. 3. Lower risk of dementia and cognitive decline. 4. Boosts fat oxidation. Your body burns stored fat more efficiently. 5. Improves focus and reaction time for hours after consumption. 6. Enhances workout performance by lowering perceived effort. 7. Linked to better insulin sensitivity and lower risk of type 2 diabetes. An umbrella meta-analysis of 201 studies covering 10 million adults found that getting the right amount of caffeine is a net positive for our health. The sweet spot is 200 to 400mg per day. That's 2 to 4 cups of coffee. ♻️ Share this with your friends who love drinking coffee - Dan PS. Follow me Dan Go for more science backed health protocols.

A recent study came out that found exercise to be a better treatment for depression than SSRIs. The exercise that made the most difference? Dancing followed by walking or jogging. The University of Sydney also did a study that found exercise to be the #1 treatment for mental illness. Regardless of whether you suffer from poor mental health or not, exercise will make you feel better. Find a type of exercise that you enjoy and do it often. As little as one hour a week has been shown to have the effect needed to boost mental health. Ref: BMJ 2024;384:e075847 ✍️ What are your thoughts on exercise and mental health? ♻️ If you found this useful, please share it. - Dan PS. Every week, I share simple tips like this to help you get lean, boost energy, and perform at your best. Join 500,000+ subscribers here: https://lnkd.in/gSFC9CMU

I'm a bit ashamed to admit, but I used to workout because I hated my body. I'd look at it in the mirror every day and curse my genetics and my lack of discipline around eating. I got in shape despite my body, and while that worked at first, it made it harder to sustain in the end. Things changed when I started to workout because I was grateful for what my body could do. I came from a place of appreciation rather than a place of degradation. Something I'm reminded of is that you can choose the energy you bring to any given situation. In my case, I changed it from a source of hate to a source of love for my body. I haven't looked back since. Love your body. Be grateful for what it can do. Then go and make the changes necessary to take care of it. ✍🏼 What’s the biggest change in how you view your body? ♻️ Reshare if this was helpful. - Dan PS. Every week, I share simple tips like this to help you get lean, boost energy, and perform at your best. Join 500,000+ subscribers here: https://lnkd.in/gSFC9CMU

5 fat loss cheat codes that actually work: 1. Drink water before and after a meal to improve feelings of fullness from each meal. 2. Use the 80/20 diet, where you get 80% of your calories from whole, nutrient-dense sources and 20% from whatever you want. 3. Walk after each meal to improve feelings of fullness and aid in digesting a meal. 4. Take L-carnitine. This transports fatty acids into the cell mitochondria for energy production and has been shown to reduce body weight modestly. 5. Be okay with going to bed a little hungry. Doing this is a good sign that fat loss is happening. Try these out, and you may be looking at a leaner version of yourself in 2025. ✍🏼 Agree or disagree? ♻️ Reshare if this was helpful. - Dan Ps. Want to get lean, healthy, and energetic in a way that fits your lifestyle? Each week, I share tips on how to get lean, boost energy, and optimize the body. Join 505,000+ subscribers here 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/gvyAGNWa

The Best Way To Train For Fat Loss A new research paper came out where researchers collected over 92 different studies on what type of training leads to the most fat loss. They ranked the methods based on how much body fat people lost. The best combination they found for fat loss? Calorie restriction + high protein + some form of exercise. Coming in second was energy restriction + resistance training. After coaching clients for 20 years, I've found the holy trinity of fat loss to be: Restricting calories + eating a high-protein, nutrient-dense diet + resistance training. Calorie restriction helps you lose weight. Eating a high-protein diet while restricting calories and resistance training helps you burn fat because it helps you maintain lean mass. Remember that when you get lean, you want fat loss. Not weight loss. It's a big distinction that will pay dividends in the end. ✍🏼 How do you make sure you're focusing on fat loss rather than just weight loss? ♻️ Reshare if this was helpful. - Dan Ps. If you liked this post you'll enjoy my newsletter. Every week I share tips on how to get lean, boost energy, and live longer. Join 500,000+ subscribers here 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/gSFC9CMU

You've got 90 days until summer, and that's enough time to get in your best shape. But you cannot wait. You must start now. Here's the exact system: 1. 10k steps a day 2. 8 hours of sleep 3. 2-3 liters of water daily 4. Lift weights 3x a week 5. Eat a nutrient dense diet 6. Get 25-35 grams of fiber a day 7. Hit .8 to 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight The hard part is not quitting when it feels too simple to be working. Week 3 is where most people bail. Nothing looks different yet. The scale hasn't moved much. They assume it's not working. It's working. The body just moves on its own timeline. This is your checklist for 90 days. I reveal the system we use to help our clients drop 20+ pounds of fat for the summer in 90 days flat. Click the link to grab it: https://lnkd.in/gAacCxdF

Only 5% of women take creatine. That’s insane. Women naturally produce 20-30% less creatine than men. Store 70-80% less in muscles. Yet they’re avoiding the most researched supplement on earth, thinking it’s a “steroid” for bodybuilders. Creatine supports hormone balance, fights depression, and sharpens cognition. During pregnancy and menopause, when metabolism shifts? Even more critical. My female clients who supplement report better mood, clearer thinking, and stronger workouts. It’s not about getting bulky. It’s about getting healthy. Ladies, your brain and body are begging for this. I created a FREE guide that breaks down exactly how to take creatine the right way to maximize results. Follow me and DM “CREATINE” and I’ll send it to you.

"Is it too late to start lifting weights?" This is a question I was asked by a 52-year-old client of mine. Here's what I said to him: Jim (name withheld), as long as we lift with good form and slowly increase the weight as time passes, you'll be surprised at how strong you can become. After a year of working together, Jim is lifting as much as he did in High School but with much better form. He also gained 8 lbs of lean mass on his frame. Just the other day, he showed me a bicep pose, and I was impressed. A study showed that an 80-year-old who lifts can be as strong as a 30-year-old who doesn't. What you should know is that the best time to lift weights was yesterday. The next best time is today. It's never too late. You just have to get started. ✍🏼 What’s stopping you from starting your fitness journey today? ♻️ Help others by sharing if you found this helpful. - Dan Ps. If you liked this post you'll enjoy my newsletter. Every week I share tips on how to get lean, boost energy, and live longer. Join 500,000+ subscribers here 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/gSFC9CMU

Build muscle and lose fat simultaneously? Here’s my exact framework. First, ditch alcohol. It sabotages recovery and fat loss. Next, nail the nutrition trifecta: eat in a 500-700 calorie deficit, prioritize whole foods, and hit 0.8g protein per pound bodyweight daily. Strength train with progressive overload, add weight or reps weekly. Walk 7-10K steps using an under-desk treadmill. Finally, sleep one extra hour nightly. My clients following this for 90 days average 15 pounds lost while getting stronger. Consistency beats complexity every time. I created a FREE guide with a 30-day protocol to help you lose 14+ pounds of fat. Follow me and DM “POUNDS” and I’ll send it to you.

My client Mike came to me doing cardio 6 days a week. Running, cycling, elliptical. Whatever machine was open. The result? • Overuse injuries in both knees • Lost 8 pounds of muscle • Stuck at the same weight for 5 months His body was breaking down, not building up. The problem wasn't effort. Mike was working harder than most people I know. The problem was his diet. He was eating back every calorie he burned. Sometimes more. We made one shift: Focus on nutrition first, weight training second. No more cardio marathons. No more fighting his body. 27 pounds gone in 4 months while keeping his muscle. Stronger than when he started. Zero injuries. Actually enjoying his workouts again. The uncomfortable truth: You cannot outrun a bad diet. Your fork will always beat your treadmill. Stop trying to exercise your way out of poor eating habits. Fix the plate. The body follows. ✍🏼 Have you ever tried to out-cardio a bad diet? ♻️ Share with someone who needs to hear this. - Dan Ps. Want more no-BS advice on getting lean and healthy? Join 500,000+ subscribers who are done with complicated fitness 👇 https://lnkd.in/gSFC9CMU

At 46, I’m building habits to avoid regret at 76. Move daily. Even 2,000 extra steps cut disease risk. Lift weights twice a week to maintain muscle and independence. Sleep 7-9 hours in complete darkness. Eat three protein-rich meals instead of grazing. Stay metabolically healthy with low body fat and high insulin sensitivity. My 75-year-old self won’t care about the deals I closed. He’ll care whether he can pick up his grandkids. These five habits are my insurance policy against becoming a burden. Build your body for the long game. I created a FREE guide that breaks down the exact metabolism protocol we use to help our clients 2x their fat loss results. Follow me and DM “HEALTHY” and I’ll send it to you.

I stopped drinking for over a year. Here's what I learned: 1. Distance creates clarity. I didn't realize how automatic drinking had become until I removed it completely. Stepping away gave me a healthier relationship with it than moderation ever did. 2. Habits deserve audits. Drinking every week wasn't a choice anymore. It was a default. I don't want any part of my health running on autopilot. "3. Hangxiety" is real. The day after drinking, my anxiety would spike for no reason. Took me years to connect those dots. Once I did, I couldn't ignore it. 3. Your sleep is paying the price. I always told myself I slept fine after a few drinks. My body told a different story. Deep sleep tanks. Recovery craters. You wake up tired and blame everything except the wine. 4. It's a genuine connector. I'm not going to pretend otherwise. Some of my best conversations and deepest laughs have happened over drinks. That part is real. 5. Weekly became quarterly. I went from every weekend to maybe four times a year. Not because of a rule. Because once you feel the difference, going back every week seems insane. 6. Bad for health. Good for community. Both are true. Alcohol isn't great for your body. But shared experiences are great for longevity. The answer isn't zero forever. It's being intentional about when and why. The biggest lesson: I wasn't drinking because I wanted to. I was drinking because I never questioned whether I should. Now I have a better relationship with alcohol. I see both the good and bad. What about you? - Dan Ps. I send one free email a week that 500,000+ high performers use to get lean without overhauling their entire life. Subscribe here 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/gzyviRFf

This 3-minute breakfast got me to 12% body fat. High protein. High fiber. Under 400 calories. Keeps me full until lunch. No cravings. No thinking. No willpower. Most people fail at fat loss because breakfast sets them up to fail. This sets you up to win. Simple. Repeatable. Effective. What's your go-to breakfast? I'm helping 5 high-performing entrepreneurs build lean, energetic bodies that match their level of success. If that's what you want too... Follow me and DM "ENERGY" and I'll see if you're a good fit 🤝 (Must be an entrepreneur, founder, or executive)

Most guys want to drop from 25% to 15% body fat by summer. Then they wait until April to start. Too late. Summer bodies are built in winter. The formula isn't complicated: Eat protein at every meal. Lift 3x per week. Walk daily. Cut liquid calories. Sleep 7–8 hours. Track your food. Most importantly? Give yourself 16+ weeks minimum. Crash diets get you there fast and back faster. Slow and steady keeps it off. Start now or regret it in June. I’m taking on 5 new clients to work directly with my team. Follow me and DM “PLAN” and I’ll see if we’re a good fit 🤝 (You must be an entrepreneur, founder, or executive)

A study followed 31,925 men for 18 years based on the frequency of their ejaculations and the results were shocking. Men who reported 21+ times per month had roughly 20% lower cancer risk versus four to seven times per month. Now, mind you, this is an observational study only. It was also self-reported, so there is no proof of cause. And high-frequency ejaculators were also more active and generally healthier so it's hard (no pun intended) to isolate the variable. That said, regular ejaculation may flush out carcinogenic secretions, reduce prostatic fluid stagnation, and lower inflammation. While the correlation is logical, the causation has not yet been proved. It's an interesting signal, but not a prescription, yet still worth paying attention to. ♻️ Share this with a male friend who needs to get his numbers up. Follow me Dan Go for more health optimization breakdowns like this. - Dan

3 movements that fix 95% of your problems: #1 – The Asian Squat #2 – The World's Greatest Stretch #3 – The Bar Hang Your body breaks down from sitting and poor posture. These three rebuild it. Do them daily. Feel the difference in a week. Which one are you doing today? If you’re tired of fitness programs that don’t work for busy entrepreneurs... I've developed a system that fits into your demanding schedule. Follow me and DM "SYSTEM" to learn more 👊 (For entrepreneurs, founders, and executives only)

At 46, I finally understand why life is exactly like a video game. My client Marcus taught me this. 32 years old. E-commerce entrepreneur. Lost 50 pounds using "gamer logic." "I just started treating my body like I'm leveling up a character," he said. Genius. Here's the framework: Health = Your Character Stats - Strength: How much you lift - Stamina: Your cardio capacity - Vitality: Your energy levels - Intelligence: Your nutrition knowledge - Wisdom: Your recovery habits Daily Habits = Experience Points - 10,000 steps = +100 XP - Workout completed = +200 XP - 8 hours sleep = +150 XP - Healthy meal = +50 XP Challenges = Boss Battles - That first 5K run - Your first pull-up - Breaking through a plateau - Saying no to late-night snacks Failures = Respawns Ate like crap yesterday? Respawn today. Skipped the gym all week? Respawn Monday. Gained 10 pounds back? Respawn right now. No shame. No guilt. Just respawn and try again. Marcus tracks everything in a spreadsheet like it's his character sheet. He's "Level 32" now. Lost the weight. Gained muscle. Energy through the roof. "Best game I've ever played," he told me. The difference between winners and losers isn't talent. It's understood that you get unlimited respawns. Most people quit after one game. Winners just hit restart. 🎮 What level are you? ♻️ Share with someone who needs to respawn - Dan Ps. Ready to level up your character? Join 505,000+ players winning the health game 👇 https://lnkd.in/givsBi2G