Letters From The Garage

If you struggle to gain muscle I'll guarantee you've had this issue before...

The other day I was having a conversation with a new Project Bellplex member and he said that his biggest struggle was nutrition.

Specifically not getting in enough protein.

He said he weighs 180lb and that he would get in roughly 120-140 grams a day.

Not bad. But not where you want to be if you want to add muscle.

When I asked why doesn't he get more he said:

"I have rarely ever been able to comfortably get over 140 grams in a day. I'm always short that one meal to get me over that. But I don’t wanna feel forced to eat either. Sounds kinda silly I know."

Not silly at all and in fact very common.

For many people who want to gain muscle, getting in the proper amount of protein is difficult.

They usually fall 30-40 grams short of where they should be, which is about one meal's worth of protein.

And eating that last meal, or shake is uncomfortable/they don't want to/they're full etc.

Essentially...it's difficult and uncomfortable.

I hear this all the time and I use the same analogy each time.

Let's look at things on the flip side...

People who want to LOSE weight, and need to eat less.

Don't ya think they're "uncomfortable" too?

They'd love to eat more food for dinner.

Add an extra spoonful of rice, another half of an avocado, few extra bites of steak etc.

But to achieve their goals they have to fight through the discomfort of not eating more when they want to.

And if they said "it's so hard and uncomfortable to not eat when you're hungry!"

You'd probably have some sort of "yea, I know, that's part of the process" comeback for them.

Because it is!

Change is hard. Achieving your goals is going to make you fight through uncomfortable situations.

That's why the goal is worth having.

Because if it was easy to get you wouldn't want it.

And the discomfort isn't forever. You grow accustomed to the situation.

If you're trying to lose weight, your stomach eventually shrinks and it's easier to control food intake.

If you're trying to gain muscle your stomach eventually expands and it's easier to eat more.

If you 're trying to make content for your business it eventually get easier to come up with ideas (just to show you this concept works for everything).

The ability to fight through temporary discomfort is what is going to get you to your goal.

And there's no avoiding it...

But it isn't forever.

That is all for today.

Chat Soon,

PD