Everything In moderation - especially moderation "Everything in moderation" is my least favorite phrase on the planet. Admittedly, I have a bit of an extreme personality. When it comes to doing something, I either do nothing, or I go all out. There's very little middle ground. I realize everyone is not like me, but I think it's worth while noting that this concept of moderation has been so engrained in people's minds that it's the default "common sense" ...
Archives for 2013
“All-In” 31 Pounds In 8 Weeks – T’s Story
Over the past 6 months or so, I've gotten quite a few great Impossible Abs success stories. Today I get to share with you one of them. Meet T (not her full name) T first emailed me a few months ago: Hi Joel. I did your 8 week impossible abs challenge and lost 14 kilos. Just wanted to say thank you. Your blog has changed my life in a lot of ways, not just health wise. Thank you!!!!! T I had to do some conversions, but I did the math and ...
7 Steps To Six Pack Abs
7 Steps To Six Pack Abs You've seen the ads promising "one weird trick" in the headlines and people promising miracle results with "secrets" and "workouts" they promise to tell you if you just buy their $19.97 product. Well, here's the truth. If you want to get six pack abs, you don't need one "weird" trick or anything fancy. If you want to get right down to it, it can all be summed up in just 7 steps – and they're stupid simple to ...
The #1 Productivity Hack In The World
Everyone wants to be more productive and get more stuff done. Productivity advice comes in droves and it seems everyone has their little piece to add. A popular video has been circulating the past year or so with Richard Branson on how he doubles his productivity. Richard Branson's Take on Productivity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFjgMKwpz_k [click to watch video] Richard Branson is one of my favorite entrepreneurs in the world and I love that ...
How To Get Motivated To Workout
The #1 question that I consistently get is: "HOW DO I GET MOTIVATED TO DO SOMETHING?' The most common variation of this how do I get motivated to workout? My initial answer is: motivation is overrated. Get disciplined instead. In short: motivation is fleeting. Those people who who depend on motivation consistently start out with a big bang and fail as soon as something gets hard. As soon as the motivation dries up, they quit. The people who accomplish ...
Just Run
Yesterday, I got an facebook message from a friend who's lost over 50 pounds on Impossible Abs and was having a hard time doing that day's workout. --- Michael: I want to run, but it's freaking raining out....what do I do? Me: Run Michael: It's pouring...like...literally downpour. Me: Well did you want to run? Michael: Ya, but only because it was convenient for me...I get it. Me: You asked --- 5 minutes later I got ...
What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
Every once in a while, you end up in territory you've never been before doing something you've never done before and you're completely lost. Completely. You literally have no idea what to do... It can be paralyzing. You're not quite sure what to do, because you simply don't know what to do... What do you do in that situation? To phrase it another way: What do you do when you don't know to do? What do you do? To be honest, I'm not quite sure, but ...
How To Break Through A Weight Loss Plateau
This is a guest post by Vic Magary of FatLossForFree.com, my co-conspirator on Impossible Abs. So you've been watching what you eat and working out... Your clothes fit a little better, you can start to see the faint outline of what you think is an "ab" in the mirror, and the cute girl (or guy) at the office even smiled at you. So you keep watching what you eat and working out. But things stall. After another month your clothes still fit only a ...
Stop Asking The Wrong Question
Stop Asking The Wrong Question How much bread can I eat and still lose fat? How warm can my showers be? Can't I just spend an hour on the elliptical instead of doing 10 minutes of sprints? I get asked questions like this all the time. My response: Stop asking the wrong questions. Because if those are the questions you're asking – you're completely missing the point. If you want to burn fat and keep asking about eating copious amounts of bread, you're ...
We’re Building A School In Guatemala ≠ Impossible
We did it. We freaking did it. I remember shooting this video in LA back in July and wondering "What the heck amI getting myself into?" Apparently the answer was: An Awesome Adventure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvaQICpAcOM The goal was $25,000. We smashed that a week early (on Christmas no less), and raised $26,406 Because of you guys, 1,000 kids in Guatemala are literally going to have the chance to do something they thought might be ...