Fellas, new video is up. Four things I've learned running multiple three-day fasts over four months: ownership, hunger, preparation, and re-entry. It's live in the Classroom, and the guide's there if you need to download it separately. If you've ever white-knuckled your way through a fast and wondered why it felt so hard, this one's worth watching. If you want to work through this directly with me, I've got a couple of spots open for 1-on-1 coaching. Drop me a DM. Onwards. /George

Not skipping them entirely, just finding myself choosing a lighter version on certain days. One that doesn't leave me wrecked for the next four hours. I only fully noticed it last week. I was planning my day: clients in the morning, business work in the afternoon with training sandwiched somewhere in between. And I caught myself looking at the program, seeing what was scheduled, and thinking: not that one today. Lemme replace it with something I can recover from faster. But I didn't frame it that way in that moment. I framed it as me being smart about energy management. Listening to my body. Training sustainably. All of which sounds reasonable. All of which is also partly a story I was telling myself to avoid discomfort. Here's the actual situation. I coach clients every morning. It’s physical work. I'm switched on, I'm present, I'm moving barbells, weights, and sometimes the clients themselves around if the session's hard enough. By the time I get back and sit down to work on my business, my battery’s already at 53% (mentally and physically). And what I've learned recently is that if I go and do a genuinely hard training session in that window, the afternoon just doesn't happen the way I need it to. What usually happens then is I sit down to work and the quality of my focus is garbage. And I’ve been in this long enough to tell the difference between a body that's been pushed to its limit and a body that's been worked hard but has something left. So I started making adjustments. Sensible ones like being flexible with the program or “managing output” across the day. And somewhere in those adjustments, I started avoiding the sessions I actually need. The hard ones. The movement that made my knee squeaky two weeks ago. The sled push whose whole purpose is to kick my ass at the end of the workout. The kind of things that hurt now but pay dividends later. This is a thing that happens to those who have more than one demanding thing going on. And I'd argue that's most of us in our 30s and 40s. You're not a full-time athlete training for a competition where performance is the only variable. You have a job, or a business, or both. A relationship. Maybe kids (in my case expecting in about six weeks!).

Hey, glad you're in. Here's exactly what to do now: - Step 1: Introduce yourself Drop a comment below. Keep it simple: → Where you're based → What your week looks like (work, travel, family) → The one thing that keeps derailing you No need to write an essay. Just enough so we know who you are. - Step 2: Head to the Classroom I'm building this out as we go. New training on lifting, fasting, and nutrition keep being added. Head in, start with what's there, and it'll keep growing around you. - Step 3: Upgrade to Premium (optional) If you want the full system, not just pieces of it, the Premium tier is $7/month at founding member price. That includes the Get Consistent course and everything added from here. Price goes up as more people join. Upgrade here: https://www.skool.com/forge-lift-fast/plans - Step 4: Work with me directly I'm currently looking for a small number of people I can work with personally. Full 1-on-1 coaching, tailored to your schedule and your life. I only take 5 clients at this price to keep the quality high, and spots go when they go. If that sounds like you, book a call or reply to the DM I just sent you. Any questions, message me directly. I reply to everything. I'll go first: I'm based in Amsterdam, train 4x week on average, fast 16:8 on most days but do longer multi-day fasts on occasion. My first kid is due in a few weeks! What keeps derailing me? Finding the right balance between building my business, training, and managing my recovery in between :) Onwards. 🔥 /George P.S. What's your biggest obstacle right now?

Week 2/5 done. 3.2 kg (7 lbs) down in two weeks and well on my way to my 5 kg goal. I usually feel my energy levels are very high on the 3rd day of a fast but not today. It has been a heavier week mentally than physically, and the caloric deficit may have been doing its part too. So I decided to end the fast at 1pm today, which is earlier than I usually do, because I still have a lot to do before closing the week off and I felt my body needed it. Curious what's the longest any of you have experimented with going beyond your usual window, even accidentally. What is the longest you have gone without food, intentionally or not? Share your experience below 👇

Video 2 of the Lift & Fast free course is live in the Classroom under 'FREE COURSE Lift & Fast'. This one covers what intermittent fasting actually is, how it works, the different fasting protocols, and the most common concerns. Below the video you will find the Fasting Window Finder, which is a short questionnaire that gives you your recommended eating window based on your life & schedule. Go through it and drop your window in the comments. Curious to see what everyone lands on. Haven't had the time to make Video 1 (what the course covers) so it'll drop in the next couple of days. P.S. Have you done any sort of fasting beore