How To Eat to get a Six Pack (Year Round)

By Adrian| July 30th, 2023

The Trade-Offs to Getting Leaner:

Six pack abs. A toned, trim and sleek physique.

A tight butt.

That’s the image we all have in our head when we think of building the body of a “fitness influencer.”

Have you ever thought to yourself after scrolling through Instagram “I want some of that” or “I wish I had that physique?”

While having all of things might falsely make us think “I’ll be happy when….I get that body/build those glutes/get those abs,” have you ever thought of the trade-offs and the costs involved in getting to those lower body fat percentage levels?

In this blog post I’m going to discuss the trade-offs involved in building a toned, trim & lean physique to allow you to consider how you can get the body you want while living the life you want.

Building the Body of Your Choice:

Whatever your ideal physique looks like, there’s two important points to remember if you want to get there:

1. It’s not going to be as difficult as you think.

Most people dread starting out on their fitness journeys because they feel they have to change everything at once.

“Does this mean I can’t eat chocolate?”

“Do I have to exercise everyday of the week?”

“Am I still allowed have pizza at the weekend?”

When I tell some of my clients starting out that I just want them to focus on one task and one habit only, it tends to help rid them of the overwhelm they felt prior to starting.

The word FOCUS itself is an acronym for Follow One Course Until Successful!

2. It’s going to take longer than you think.

However, another common problem is the fact that we’re addicted to immediacy.

You don’t want to cook dinner? Grab a takeaway.

Not feeling like studying the entire chapter? Read a summary.

But you can’t hire someone to do your push ups for you. You have to do them yourself.

And after you do them or after you complete a 10-minute core circuit, you’re probably not going to see abs when you lift up your top afterwards.

Change takes time.

And if you really want to create change in your body, you need to understand the process of delayed gratification - doing something difficult now and experiencing the rewards later.

A lot of the things we do if for short term pleasure and we suffer the consequences later.

Smoking being a good example.

You get that nicotine hit now for short term pleasure but later on in life, you run the risk of getting lung cancer.

Fitness, on the other hand is the opposite.

You do the difficult work now – like a workout and reap the rewards later when you see changes in your physique from remaining consistent.

Getting Clarity:

Before I dive into how you can get yourself down to a lean & aesthetic physique, it’s important you are clear on the following:

• What’s are my goals and top priorities?

• What am I willing to do get there? E.g. train 3-4x week, focus on eating 3 square meals daily etc.

• What am I not willing to do? E.g. not willing to give up alcohol or takeaways on weekends

• How consistently am I willing to do this? Can I sustain my above commitments for life? Or is this more of a short-term approach and maybe just for a few weeks?

Change Making:

To kickstart the process, it all starts with changing your behaviours. What you decide to change and how much you actually decide to change is up to you.

What’s a healthy bodyfat percentage to aim for?

• Men 11-22%

• Women 22-33%

For Irish men, a report from the Department of Health showed that only 34% of men aged between 25-34 have a “normal weight” in comparison to 47% of women.

This means that a lot of Irish adults are carrying excessive body fat.

To make the process easier to understand, I’ll align your next steps to based on your current estimated bodyfat percentage levels to give you a general guide with some actionable steps.

It is important for you to have a way or metric of measuring your success.

Pictures are great for a visual while things like tape measurements and callipers will give you more specificity.

Men >20% Bodyfat, Women >30% Bodyfat

Maintaining this level of fitness doesn’t require much thought or work.

You may find your energy levels are quite low.

Your weekly habits might look something along the lines of:

• Exercising 1-3x week

• Having a source of protein at 1 meal a day

• Having vegetables at 1 meal a day

• Eat processed carbs quite regularly and/or drinking soda frequently.

Men 15-20% Bodyfat, Women 25-30% Bodyfat

If you’re currently sitting in this bracket, exercise is pretty easy and enjoyable for you.

You look good but are not super lean.

If you want to step things up a level, you’ll need to do more of the following:

• Exercise 3-4x week

• Having a source of protein at 1-2 meals a day

• Having vegetables at 1-2 meals a day

• Eat less processed carbs and drink less soda

Men 13-15% Bodyfat, Women 23-25% Bodyfat

You find this maintainable.

You have a good structure Monday-Friday and on weekends, you tend to be more lenient without going to town on it.

• Exercise 4-5x week for at least 45 minutes

• Having a source of protein at 2-3 meals a day

• Having vegetables at 2-3 meals a day

• Sleep at least 7 hours a night

• Have no more than 3-5x servings a week of processed carbs and soda

Men 10-12% Bodyfat, Women 20-22% Bodyfat

If you fall within the realms of this physique, it’s likely a lot of your results come down to making habitual changes over time.

You feel fit and energised and have a balanced diet.

You do pay close attention to your diet allowing for some flexibility and you are aware of the commitment it takes with your training but you’re content to do so.

• Exercise 5-6x week for at least 45-60 minutes

• Having a source of protein at every meal

• Having vegetables at every meal (with the exception of breakfast)

• Timing your carbohydrates around training

• Sleep at least 7-8 hours a night

• Have no more than 1-2x servings a week of processed carbs and soda

Men 5-9% Bodyfat, Women 15-19% Bodyfat

If you ever strive to get to that next level of leanness (like the Instagram influencers), you’ll likely be doing some or all of the following.

Note the time commitment involved in measuring out your food, exercising and how it can be difficult to enjoy any social events with the exception of maybe grabbing a coffee.

• Exercise everyday for at least 60-75 minutes

• Engage in low intensity, steady state cardio daily

• Have a pre-determined amount of protein measured out at every meal

• Have a pre-determined number of vegetables measured out at every meal

• Have a pre-determined amount of minimally carbohydrates post workout only

• Engage in calorie and carbohydrate cycling

• Sleep at least 9 hours a night

• Limit processed carbs and soda to every 3-4 weeks

My Own Experience:

With my bodybuilding show, I have gotten to around 8% bodyfat.

But in terms of sustainability, staying between 10-12% is my happy place.

I don't find it difficult to maintain.

I have built up good habits over time and I enjoy exercising for the mental benefits as much as the physical benefits.

I don’t feel like I’m “on a diet”, rather it’s more of a lifestyle for me.

I’m not willing at the moment to track nearly every calorie to the gram 7x a week like I had to for the bodybuilding show!

Nor am I willing to give up my Saturday and Sunday pancake stack!

So that’s an agreement I’m willing to make with myself.

Currently, I’m not going to be as lean as I was previously but I’m also not as rigid – I have much more flexibility and I’m happy to live like this.

What about you? What are you ready, willing and able to do?

The Takeaways:

Everything comes at a cost.

There are trade-offs to everything we do.

Losing fat can be hard but being overweight or unhappy with your body is also hard!

It’s important for you to have an understanding of where you want to go and what you’re willing to do to get there.

That will be your start point.

From there, focus on changing one habit at a time.

If you try to do everything at once, you’ll end up feeling overwhelmed and quitting after 2 weeks.

Change is a gradual process and slowly build yourself up.


References:

Berardi, St Pierre: “Here’s the Cost of Getting Lean.”

Irish Times, 2019: “Two Thirds of Men in Ireland are Overweight or Obese Report Finds.”

Free 3-Day Total Body Training Program:

Depending on your goal, I have some free resources which might be of benefit to you.

If you’d like a copy of my free, 3-day Total Body Transformation Program click HERE! (Enjoy the core finisher!).

If you’d like a copy of my Free Living Lean Cookbook to prove to you that it’s possible to eat foods you enjoy and get results, click HERE.

(Try out some EPIC protein pancakes!).

And if you’d like access to my Free 7 Day Fat Loss Accelerator (which has helped some members drop up to 7lbs inside 7 days),
click HERE and it will be sent straight to your email.

I hope these free resources help you!

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About Adrian McDonnell & McLifestyle Fitness:

Adrian McDonnell is a highly specialised Personal Trainer & Online Fitness Coach from outside of Tuam, Co.Galway, Ireland.

Previously a primary school teacher for almost 5 years, Adrian followed his passion and pursued a career in fitness after seeing first hands the results he could achieve with himself.

Although Adrian is a Personal Trainer & now Full-Time Online Transformation Fitness Coach from outside of Tuam, Co.Galway – he not only coaches clients locally, but also nationally and internationally.

Adrian specialises in helping working professionals:


- Be confident in themselves·
- Feel more comfortable in their clothes·
- Look better in the mirror·
- Increase their energy and go for more promotions at work·
- Get fitter, leaner & stronger without following rigid meal plans·
- Go on more dates (this is a common one)·
- And feel proud of themselves for doing something they never thought was possible!

To date he has helped Transform over 500 Clients into fitter, more toned & confident individuals.

Transforming people’s lives through proper fitness, sustainable & enjoyable nutrition practices & mindset mentoring is something Adrian is truly passionate about and this is his mission in life.

Want to find out more? Contact me today & I’ll answer any questions you have.

4). Not Falling for the Test of Success

While the above three relate specifically to training and nutrition, this final topic related to mindset. In the past, I’ve fallen victim to the test of success. What’s the test of success?


You know that feeling of accomplishment you get when you put a few “good days” back to back? For instance, Monday - Friday you’ve been eating really healthily and so you feel like rewarding yourself at the weekend? Or that sense of achievement you feel when you weigh yourself and see the scale move down and you now look forward to treating yourself.


I love those feelings too - everyone loves to win. But a mistake I made in the past was to let these wins give me a false sense of security. I justified these wins to allow myself to go binge-eating at the weekend and reverting back to my old habits. I would eat portions of food way bigger than normal. This all came off the back of getting a false sense of security from encountering a small win.


I let the test of success get to me - that temptation to “take the foot off the gas” when you experience a win instead of striving for better. It’s a fine line. So, while I’m not saying you shouldn’t take time to celebrate the wins, I am saying it’s important not to let complacency kick in when you do win. Not to allow yourself to lose your momentum and revert back to old habits.


I have lost weight before and rebounded so I know what it feels like. However, this year, I managed to lose weight and keep it off forever by focusing on the fundamentals and handling the test of success. So when you experience a win, when you start making progress, are you going to become comfortable and coast? Or are you going to continue to do the fundamentals that led to your success in the first place? This has been one of the biggest changes I’ve made this year – in my mindset.


Remember, losing weight is one skill to master, but creating a lifestyle change where you can learn how to sustain it and keep it is another skill entirely in itself. Being aware of the test of success and following the fundamentals is the final (and perhaps most important) way to stay lean year round.

The Takeaway

  1. Strength train consistently – pick a number of days you are 90% confident of adhering to.
  2. Focus on performing better and in turn you will start to look better.
  3. Walk more!
  4. The best “diet” needs to include foods you enjoy and be sustainable.
  5. Don’t fall for the test of success when you do encounter a win.


Thank you for reading – I hope you learned something new and got some value from this.


If you did get value from it, please pay the fee. What's the fee?


If you find this content valuable (maybe you learned something new or are going to implement a new practice) then please share my blog post with a friend or on your social stories and tag me on Instagram (@McLifestyleFitness).


For such a small act that doesn't cost anything, it really helps me reach more people and spread the word on how to optimise your health and fitness.


I don’t run ads towards my blog posts, everything I’ve done to date has been done organically from people like you reading spreading the good word. I’d appreciate your continued support.

4). Not Falling for the Test of Success

While the above three relate specifically to training and nutrition, this final topic related to mindset. In the past, I’ve fallen victim to the test of success. What’s the test of success?


You know that feeling of accomplishment you get when you put a few “good days” back to back? For instance, Monday - Friday you’ve been eating really healthily and so you feel like rewarding yourself at the weekend? Or that sense of achievement you feel when you weigh yourself and see the scale move down and you now look forward to treating yourself.


I love those feelings too - everyone loves to win. But a mistake I made in the past was to let these wins give me a false sense of security. I justified these wins to allow myself to go binge-eating at the weekend and reverting back to my old habits. I would eat portions of food way bigger than normal. This all came off the back of getting a false sense of security from encountering a small win.


I let the test of success get to me - that temptation to “take the foot off the gas” when you experience a win instead of striving for better. It’s a fine line. So, while I’m not saying you shouldn’t take time to celebrate the wins, I am saying it’s important not to let complacency kick in when you do win. Not to allow yourself to lose your momentum and revert back to old habits.


I have lost weight before and rebounded so I know what it feels like. However, this year, I managed to lose weight and keep it off forever by focusing on the fundamentals and handling the test of success. So when you experience a win, when you start making progress, are you going to become comfortable and coast? Or are you going to continue to do the fundamentals that led to your success in the first place? This has been one of the biggest changes I’ve made this year – in my mindset.


Remember, losing weight is one skill to master, but creating a lifestyle change where you can learn how to sustain it and keep it is another skill entirely in itself. Being aware of the test of success and following the fundamentals is the final (and perhaps most important) way to stay lean year round.

The Takeaway

  1. Strength train consistently – pick a number of days you are 90% confident of adhering to.
  2. Focus on performing better and in turn you will start to look better.
  3. Walk more!
  4. The best “diet” needs to include foods you enjoy and be sustainable.
  5. Don’t fall for the test of success when you do encounter a win.


Thank you for reading – I hope you learned something new and got some value from this.


If you did get value from it, please pay the fee. What's the fee?


If you find this content valuable (maybe you learned something new or are going to implement a new practice) then please share my blog post with a friend or on your social stories and tag me on Instagram (@McLifestyleFitness).


For such a small act that doesn't cost anything, it really helps me reach more people and spread the word on how to optimise your health and fitness.


I don’t run ads towards my blog posts, everything I’ve done to date has been done organically from people like you reading spreading the good word. I’d appreciate your continued support.

4). Not Falling for the Test of Success

While the above three relate specifically to training and nutrition, this final topic related to mindset. In the past, I’ve fallen victim to the test of success. What’s the test of success?


You know that feeling of accomplishment you get when you put a few “good days” back to back? For instance, Monday - Friday you’ve been eating really healthily and so you feel like rewarding yourself at the weekend? Or that sense of achievement you feel when you weigh yourself and see the scale move down and you now look forward to treating yourself.


I love those feelings too - everyone loves to win. But a mistake I made in the past was to let these wins give me a false sense of security. I justified these wins to allow myself to go binge-eating at the weekend and reverting back to my old habits. I would eat portions of food way bigger than normal. This all came off the back of getting a false sense of security from encountering a small win.


I let the test of success get to me - that temptation to “take the foot off the gas” when you experience a win instead of striving for better. It’s a fine line. So, while I’m not saying you shouldn’t take time to celebrate the wins, I am saying it’s important not to let complacency kick in when you do win. Not to allow yourself to lose your momentum and revert back to old habits.


I have lost weight before and rebounded so I know what it feels like. However, this year, I managed to lose weight and keep it off forever by focusing on the fundamentals and handling the test of success. So when you experience a win, when you start making progress, are you going to become comfortable and coast? Or are you going to continue to do the fundamentals that led to your success in the first place? This has been one of the biggest changes I’ve made this year – in my mindset.


Remember, losing weight is one skill to master, but creating a lifestyle change where you can learn how to sustain it and keep it is another skill entirely in itself. Being aware of the test of success and following the fundamentals is the final (and perhaps most important) way to stay lean year round.

The Takeaway

  1. Strength train consistently – pick a number of days you are 90% confident of adhering to.
  2. Focus on performing better and in turn you will start to look better.
  3. Walk more!
  4. The best “diet” needs to include foods you enjoy and be sustainable.
  5. Don’t fall for the test of success when you do encounter a win.


Thank you for reading – I hope you learned something new and got some value from this.


If you did get value from it, please pay the fee. What's the fee?


If you find this content valuable (maybe you learned something new or are going to implement a new practice) then please share my blog post with a friend or on your social stories and tag me on Instagram (@McLifestyleFitness).


For such a small act that doesn't cost anything, it really helps me reach more people and spread the word on how to optimise your health and fitness.


I don’t run ads towards my blog posts, everything I’ve done to date has been done organically from people like you reading spreading the good word. I’d appreciate your continued support.

4). Not Falling for the Test of Success

While the above three relate specifically to training and nutrition, this final topic related to mindset. In the past, I’ve fallen victim to the test of success. What’s the test of success?


You know that feeling of accomplishment you get when you put a few “good days” back to back? For instance, Monday - Friday you’ve been eating really healthily and so you feel like rewarding yourself at the weekend? Or that sense of achievement you feel when you weigh yourself and see the scale move down and you now look forward to treating yourself.


I love those feelings too - everyone loves to win. But a mistake I made in the past was to let these wins give me a false sense of security. I justified these wins to allow myself to go binge-eating at the weekend and reverting back to my old habits. I would eat portions of food way bigger than normal. This all came off the back of getting a false sense of security from encountering a small win.


I let the test of success get to me - that temptation to “take the foot off the gas” when you experience a win instead of striving for better. It’s a fine line. So, while I’m not saying you shouldn’t take time to celebrate the wins, I am saying it’s important not to let complacency kick in when you do win. Not to allow yourself to lose your momentum and revert back to old habits.


I have lost weight before and rebounded so I know what it feels like. However, this year, I managed to lose weight and keep it off forever by focusing on the fundamentals and handling the test of success. So when you experience a win, when you start making progress, are you going to become comfortable and coast? Or are you going to continue to do the fundamentals that led to your success in the first place? This has been one of the biggest changes I’ve made this year – in my mindset.


Remember, losing weight is one skill to master, but creating a lifestyle change where you can learn how to sustain it and keep it is another skill entirely in itself. Being aware of the test of success and following the fundamentals is the final (and perhaps most important) way to stay lean year round.

The Takeaway

  1. Strength train consistently – pick a number of days you are 90% confident of adhering to.
  2. Focus on performing better and in turn you will start to look better.
  3. Walk more!
  4. The best “diet” needs to include foods you enjoy and be sustainable.
  5. Don’t fall for the test of success when you do encounter a win.


Thank you for reading – I hope you learned something new and got some value from this.


If you did get value from it, please pay the fee. What's the fee?


If you find this content valuable (maybe you learned something new or are going to implement a new practice) then please share my blog post with a friend or on your social stories and tag me on Instagram (@McLifestyleFitness).


For such a small act that doesn't cost anything, it really helps me reach more people and spread the word on how to optimise your health and fitness.


I don’t run ads towards my blog posts, everything I’ve done to date has been done organically from people like you reading spreading the good word. I’d appreciate your continued support.

4). Not Falling for the Test of Success

While the above three relate specifically to training and nutrition, this final topic related to mindset. In the past, I’ve fallen victim to the test of success. What’s the test of success?


You know that feeling of accomplishment you get when you put a few “good days” back to back? For instance, Monday - Friday you’ve been eating really healthily and so you feel like rewarding yourself at the weekend? Or that sense of achievement you feel when you weigh yourself and see the scale move down and you now look forward to treating yourself.


I love those feelings too - everyone loves to win. But a mistake I made in the past was to let these wins give me a false sense of security. I justified these wins to allow myself to go binge-eating at the weekend and reverting back to my old habits. I would eat portions of food way bigger than normal. This all came off the back of getting a false sense of security from encountering a small win.


I let the test of success get to me - that temptation to “take the foot off the gas” when you experience a win instead of striving for better. It’s a fine line. So, while I’m not saying you shouldn’t take time to celebrate the wins, I am saying it’s important not to let complacency kick in when you do win. Not to allow yourself to lose your momentum and revert back to old habits.


I have lost weight before and rebounded so I know what it feels like. However, this year, I managed to lose weight and keep it off forever by focusing on the fundamentals and handling the test of success. So when you experience a win, when you start making progress, are you going to become comfortable and coast? Or are you going to continue to do the fundamentals that led to your success in the first place? This has been one of the biggest changes I’ve made this year – in my mindset.


Remember, losing weight is one skill to master, but creating a lifestyle change where you can learn how to sustain it and keep it is another skill entirely in itself. Being aware of the test of success and following the fundamentals is the final (and perhaps most important) way to stay lean year round.

The Takeaway

  1. Strength train consistently – pick a number of days you are 90% confident of adhering to.
  2. Focus on performing better and in turn you will start to look better.
  3. Walk more!
  4. The best “diet” needs to include foods you enjoy and be sustainable.
  5. Don’t fall for the test of success when you do encounter a win.


Thank you for reading – I hope you learned something new and got some value from this.


If you did get value from it, please pay the fee. What's the fee?


If you find this content valuable (maybe you learned something new or are going to implement a new practice) then please share my blog post with a friend or on your social stories and tag me on Instagram (@McLifestyleFitness).


For such a small act that doesn't cost anything, it really helps me reach more people and spread the word on how to optimise your health and fitness.


I don’t run ads towards my blog posts, everything I’ve done to date has been done organically from people like you reading spreading the good word. I’d appreciate your continued support.

4). Not Falling for the Test of Success

While the above three relate specifically to training and nutrition, this final topic related to mindset. In the past, I’ve fallen victim to the test of success. What’s the test of success?


You know that feeling of accomplishment you get when you put a few “good days” back to back? For instance, Monday - Friday you’ve been eating really healthily and so you feel like rewarding yourself at the weekend? Or that sense of achievement you feel when you weigh yourself and see the scale move down and you now look forward to treating yourself.


I love those feelings too - everyone loves to win. But a mistake I made in the past was to let these wins give me a false sense of security. I justified these wins to allow myself to go binge-eating at the weekend and reverting back to my old habits. I would eat portions of food way bigger than normal. This all came off the back of getting a false sense of security from encountering a small win.


I let the test of success get to me - that temptation to “take the foot off the gas” when you experience a win instead of striving for better. It’s a fine line. So, while I’m not saying you shouldn’t take time to celebrate the wins, I am saying it’s important not to let complacency kick in when you do win. Not to allow yourself to lose your momentum and revert back to old habits.


I have lost weight before and rebounded so I know what it feels like. However, this year, I managed to lose weight and keep it off forever by focusing on the fundamentals and handling the test of success. So when you experience a win, when you start making progress, are you going to become comfortable and coast? Or are you going to continue to do the fundamentals that led to your success in the first place? This has been one of the biggest changes I’ve made this year – in my mindset.


Remember, losing weight is one skill to master, but creating a lifestyle change where you can learn how to sustain it and keep it is another skill entirely in itself. Being aware of the test of success and following the fundamentals is the final (and perhaps most important) way to stay lean year round.

The Takeaway

  1. Strength train consistently – pick a number of days you are 90% confident of adhering to.
  2. Focus on performing better and in turn you will start to look better.
  3. Walk more!
  4. The best “diet” needs to include foods you enjoy and be sustainable.
  5. Don’t fall for the test of success when you do encounter a win.


Thank you for reading – I hope you learned something new and got some value from this.


If you did get value from it, please pay the fee. What's the fee?


If you find this content valuable (maybe you learned something new or are going to implement a new practice) then please share my blog post with a friend or on your social stories and tag me on Instagram (@McLifestyleFitness).


For such a small act that doesn't cost anything, it really helps me reach more people and spread the word on how to optimise your health and fitness.


I don’t run ads towards my blog posts, everything I’ve done to date has been done organically from people like you reading spreading the good word. I’d appreciate your continued support.

4). Not Falling for the Test of Success

While the above three relate specifically to training and nutrition, this final topic related to mindset. In the past, I’ve fallen victim to the test of success. What’s the test of success?


You know that feeling of accomplishment you get when you put a few “good days” back to back? For instance, Monday - Friday you’ve been eating really healthily and so you feel like rewarding yourself at the weekend? Or that sense of achievement you feel when you weigh yourself and see the scale move down and you now look forward to treating yourself.


I love those feelings too - everyone loves to win. But a mistake I made in the past was to let these wins give me a false sense of security. I justified these wins to allow myself to go binge-eating at the weekend and reverting back to my old habits. I would eat portions of food way bigger than normal. This all came off the back of getting a false sense of security from encountering a small win.


I let the test of success get to me - that temptation to “take the foot off the gas” when you experience a win instead of striving for better. It’s a fine line. So, while I’m not saying you shouldn’t take time to celebrate the wins, I am saying it’s important not to let complacency kick in when you do win. Not to allow yourself to lose your momentum and revert back to old habits.


I have lost weight before and rebounded so I know what it feels like. However, this year, I managed to lose weight and keep it off forever by focusing on the fundamentals and handling the test of success. So when you experience a win, when you start making progress, are you going to become comfortable and coast? Or are you going to continue to do the fundamentals that led to your success in the first place? This has been one of the biggest changes I’ve made this year – in my mindset.


Remember, losing weight is one skill to master, but creating a lifestyle change where you can learn how to sustain it and keep it is another skill entirely in itself. Being aware of the test of success and following the fundamentals is the final (and perhaps most important) way to stay lean year round.

The Takeaway

  1. Strength train consistently – pick a number of days you are 90% confident of adhering to.
  2. Focus on performing better and in turn you will start to look better.
  3. Walk more!
  4. The best “diet” needs to include foods you enjoy and be sustainable.
  5. Don’t fall for the test of success when you do encounter a win.


Thank you for reading – I hope you learned something new and got some value from this.


If you did get value from it, please pay the fee. What's the fee?


If you find this content valuable (maybe you learned something new or are going to implement a new practice) then please share my blog post with a friend or on your social stories and tag me on Instagram (@McLifestyleFitness).


For such a small act that doesn't cost anything, it really helps me reach more people and spread the word on how to optimise your health and fitness.


I don’t run ads towards my blog posts, everything I’ve done to date has been done organically from people like you reading spreading the good word. I’d appreciate your continued support.

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