{"id":735,"date":"2023-01-13T08:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-i-got-in-the-best-shape-of-my-life-at-35\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T08:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:31:01","slug":"how-i-got-in-the-best-shape-of-my-life-at-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-i-got-in-the-best-shape-of-my-life-at-35\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Got In The Best Shape of My Life at 35"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cNo man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.\u201d \u2013 Socrates<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Right around the beginning of the year, I looked in the mirror. I was working out 5 days \/ week, getting my butt kicked and when I looked in the mirror, I thought \u201cmeh.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t fat, wasn\u2019t jacked, but definitely didn\u2019t think I looked like I worked out as hard as my workouts were \u2013 or more importantly \u2013 the shape I wanted to be in.<\/p>\n

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January 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The realization became more stark when I did a DEXA scan and was told I was 23% body fat <\/a>(24% body fat is considered overweight).<\/p>\n

Hell no.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure if I was being gaslit by a medical device, but it worked. With my 35th birthday glaring at me coming up \u2013 I had one mantra I started repeating to myself.<\/p>\n

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I can be old, but I can\u2019t be old and fat.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Over the next 3 months, I dropped about 12 pounds, an undetermined amount of body fat (yet), uncovered my abs and became stronger and faster than I\u2019ve ever been. I\u2019ve hit new PRs on almost all of my lifts, ran a half marathon on a whim, and somehow picked up a couple new skills along the way.<\/p>\n

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April 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Here\u2019s exactly what I did.<\/p>\n

I Outsourced My Fitness<\/h2>\n

I work out at the best damn gym in Austin<\/a>. Maybe the world. You can come if you want<\/a>. It\u2019s not fun \u2013 but if you do the work it will change you.<\/p>\n

I realized I either have enough time to come up with the workout or enough energy to do the workout. I don\u2019t have time or energy to do both.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re taking on something that\u2019s challenging \u2013 you should probably consider outsourcing your fitness too.<\/p>\n

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