Summary: Today we have an interview with Matt Misiurak who won 5th place in our recent Adonis Index Transformation Contest. Check out his pictures: Matt has been with Adonis Index for a while, he even placed in the AT3. In just 11 weeks he lost 35 pounds. He got to a bodyweight of 162 pounds and lost 9 inches on his waist going from 42 to 33 inches. However, despite making the transformation, he gained the fat back and got all the way back up to 190 pounds. This was as he puts it "pretty bad", he knew something was obviously missing in his mindset. And here is the thing, having a great body is not an outcome or final destination, it's not a point in time, but rather it's the result of a continuous effort. It simply has to become a part of your lifestyle. Now, this doesn't mean you have to eat six meals a day, weighing your food, doing two hours of cardio in the morning and working out for three hours in the afternoon. If you are not preparing to compete and step on a live stage you never need to go to those extremes. However, here is the truth, getting in shape is a process not a destination and not only that, but it has to be a lifestyle. This is why we preach flexible and long-term sustainable options, here are a few of them: Intermittent routine periodic fasting Low calorie weekdays as a way to 'bank' calories for weekends 3-5 workouts a week on average Focusing on flexibility, balance and freedom in your diet ...and choosing these options over the more inflexible and obsessive patterns like carb cycling or macronutrient optimizing, and obsessing over good vs bad food lists. Our system is meant to get you in shape while still having a life worth living! Matt learned the hard way that getting in shape is only the first step. The second step is all about figuring out how to stay in shape. You have to continue working out, keep progressing, finding new goals and new ways of balancing your life with your fitness. When he saw the 190 pound mark on the scale he realized that for the past few months he was moving backwards in his life and that needed to change. In your life you must move forward to feel satisfied, happy and fulfilled. There needs to be constant improvement, you have to strive for a better life in order to enjoy it no matter where you currently are...we can all do a little bit better each day if we choose to. "I Always Wanted a Six-Pack, At 29 I Finally Have It!" What Matt did to start moving forward again was "shadowing" one of the contests we had at that time to get back in shape. He decided not to compete officially, because he was afraid of taking it too extreme and rebounding again. Everything was going well, so he entered the AT7, well the results are amazing. Here is one more picture: This time Matt took a much more sustainable approach and changed his body for good and lives the Adonis Lifestyle. And that's what this is about. The goal is to get in shape and STAY THERE. Stop looking for excuses and start finding reasons why you can do it and why you deserve to have the AI body. If It's Something You Wanted to Achieve Your Whole Life, Why Haven't You Done Anything About it? Sometimes you get caught up before you get started. Matt talks about asking yourself 6 basic question to determine what to do to achieve your goals and have the life you want, here they are: When - It should always be RIGHT NOW! What - Build a great shape Why - Why do you want to get in shape? What will it change in your life? Where - Where ever you are RIGHT NOW Who - Yourself, YOU will always be the priority in your life How - Eat less, follow the AI workouts and train consistently This will sound way to simple and stupid to most people, but if you take a few minutes and really think about the answers you will be much clearer on what should you do next. Once you find answers to all these questions you will understand why you want to achieve your goal.
