DEADLIFT Training & How I STAY Motivated and Positive Despite SETBACKS In & Out of the Gym!

[@PINKSPIT401]

Diet is 300% harder for me. I haven’t missed a single training session in a year. But whether I’m in a deficit or a surplus it is so hard for me to stick to it

[@bassmuscle101]

Same here. I'm always motivated to train but my diet is trash if I'm being honest. I just like to train hard and eat pizza!

[@F-Tier_Physique]

Yeah, not super fat rn. Have my abs showing n all, hold most of the fast on my lovehandles anyways. I am just always fucking starving when cutting, and I have no motivation to cut rn as summer is 2 close, I dont wanna lose strength and sports arent opening up for us yet. So here I am just staying at 97 kgs and bodybuilding 3-4 times a week, but goddam i hate eating and not eating at the same time...

[@iwantlee9510]

Used to be like that for me. Then I started losing my fucking hair at the age 19, and I destroyed my knee just before I was about to start basic training, and I realized that my diet and body composition is one thing that I have absolute control over, and in life, where there's a lot of bad shit that's out of your control, it's important to focus on what you CAN control, like your diet.

[@Konphetty]

@@iwantlee9510 Damn that mustve really changed you. What does your diet mostly consist off?

[@bmstylee]

Papa Brian makes me feel like running through a wall right now. It's time to get at it.

[@e.e.8589]

Showing up for training has been harder since I got kids, but diet is still the hardest part for me.

[@carsonchips]

This. I work nights and if I don't meal prep, my options are mcdonalds and del taco.

[@oranoski]

Since i got kids i got myself a homegym. that helped me alot.

[@e.e.8589]

@@oranoski I got a homegym, too. Its awesome

[@Rangerfan-gz1rx]

@@oranoski luckily I got a home gym before kids lol, my advice to all you young guys and girls who are serious about lifting, go ahead and starting investing in a home gym, one price at a time, you’ll thank yourself for it later.

[@orthrusfury8739]

100%

[@Learn_Listen_Love]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS , go train with JUJIMUFU again

[@StrengthHacksCoaching]

Sleeping enough/time management is the hardest thing in my experience

[@strahinjaristic6544]

100%

[@PlasmaFuzer]

Seconded

[@realbenmaynard6019]

The diet is harder. I used to be overweight. I try my best to stay focused on my goals as best I can. Your videos help a lot!

[@ADWMiner]

Hard part is sleeping enough while doing everything I want. If I don't it hurts my workout and then it's a vicious circle

[@Backwoods-wm6kn]

Man I gotta say I started watching your barbells and bushcraft videos last year, just as I began my weightloss journey. Your positive attitude on life with everything going on is motivation man. Im down from 340 to 245 man, your videos have been a hell of a help. Loved the pull up video as I've never been able to do any, health issues and weight caused that. Now I do some every chance I get, I dont run to failure but I have days where a set of 5 can happen quite a few times. Keep the content coming man and thanks for the info and motivation!

[@thallusa123]

Keep up the good work!

[@path8969]

Eating enough and putting enough weight is 1000% my biggest struggle. Working out is so fun and easy to get in to do

[@scottalderson4708]

I liked what you said about construction and destruction. A month and seven days ago I was in a bad car accident, and my first one of this magnitude. Found out that I have post concussion syndrome and being a meth child from when my birth mom was carrying me, I have learning disabilities but it's getting better I can work around it. Once you add post concussion syndrome to the mix, recovery is slower but still is definite. For a while I just needed to rest and sleep, and it got me down. Then I asked myself, I can chose to let this get me down and not further better myself and wind up not writing my book and exercise and fall off the deep end, or I can just see this as accidents happen all the time, you can replace cars but not bodies. Falling asleep driving was just an accident. I'm recovering and on Thursday I'll find out what is wrong. Hopefully I don't have narcolepsy, it only happens in the car and even then it's 50 50, weather I'm driving or not. Can't wait to get back into working out. I can right now, just at 50%.

[@heismysavior21]

Brian, I always find motivation on your channel and in your videos. Watching how you go through your struggles has truly been a game changer for me! I have an autoimmune condition that asymmetrically affects my right side and my nerves. I've had this for just over 10 years and I'll be 38 this month. I've had to work through many mental struggles to train. I finally set up my own home gym during covid and started watching your channel. I've since learned how to use metabolic conditioning and how to incorporate giant sets which I love using; I ran your dark horse template and now trying your strength/conjugate template. This has reignited my desire to train hard, focus on goals, and handle whatever life brings. We can't always control circumstances, but we can always control attitude and effort. I have three teenage kids that I'm trying to lead by example and show how to handle whatever life throws at you. Thank you my friend, and keep up your fight in your journey; you have no idea how many people you're inspiring! 👊🏻💪🏻

[@codygooding1332]

Between working, nursing school, studying, just trying to sleep getting to the gym is rough.

[@expat74]

I'm trying to snap out of motivation slump. Been eating too much junk still working out at gym but with no intensity. I will get back on track cause I've been here before but still sucks that I'm here.

[@danielbani-ardalan7570]

I LOVE training. I also LOVE eating. I have no problem with motivation for either which is the problem haha.

[@jeremybennett6880]

Dieting is currently the toughest part for me. I have a rack in my basement, so I have no excuse for getting "to the gym". Regardless, I'm stuck in 195 +/- 10 lbs every year because I hate getting fat when bulking and hate being weak AF when cutting. Been this way for 7 years straight and haven't had much change in 1RM because of it. So the eating...

[@Merco81]

When you throw in enough variety to your training you always find something to look forward to... even if the end result drops you on your ass at the end of the session. In that respect, the physical side of training has never been a big deal. I've gone to the gym and done the workout in every sort of mood imaginable. I think this helps me because I know without a doubt, no matter how shitty I may feel going into a gym to work out, there's been a day I felt worse and I got through that. I'd say the dieting aspect is the challenge, but more because of lack of knowledge over lack of restraint or capacity as Alsruhe said. I know better now, but the last time I implemented a cut I did pretty well and dropped to about 10% body fat. I tried to transition to a lean bulk and had no good results. Immediately got frustrated and just started adding crap food to my diet not caring. I learned years later that was a mistake on two levels. 1) You need to track your deficit on a caloric level at the least (which I didn't do) because 2) The best way to get out of a deficit is to Reverse Diet, reach maintenance and then start working on a lean bulk. If you try to bump calories too fast your metabolism ends up just putting it back as fat. Did it right this timne to lose my covid weight, went from 275 back in August down to 230 as of this past week. Had a very significant calorie deficit that I'm almost out of now... started to reverse diet when I was 10 lbs heavier and I'm still loosing the extra weight while my caloric intake is going back to a maintenance level. Sorry for the long story, but when I didn't think of what I was eating and how much. I always overeat, ALWAYS. This was one of the things I just needed to accept and address.

[@BluegillGreg]

For me both gaining or losing fat and gaining or losing muscle are hard. I just stay close to the same, which is pretty good. I'd like it to be better, but I'm very grateful for how it really is. Sleeping is hard, especially when neighbors blow off fireworks as it gets dark. Training is my refuge. In my early 60s I started training the Olympic lifts. The poundage is not dangerous, but because I haven't trained it all my life I'm able to improve, which at my age and training age is great fun. Also, in my warmups I've been directly training lower traps, rear delts, rotator cuff, etc, for scapular mobility and stability. Doing them first to get them when I can really focus and while the energy and the form are good helps me with injury resistance. Great to see your lifting vids again!

[@Strongman_Gimli]

Hardest thing for me is the physical part, almost lost my leg 8-6-19 [bad motorcycle wreck] deal with inactive quad [seeing stars to do 40lb single leg extensions] metal rod, pins, missing ⅓ of my calf from being trashed. But I see guys like you Brian & KC Mitchell and it keeps me pushing thru the pain in pursuit of getting back to who I was pre wreck. Without a doubt love your content brother, mad respect 100%

[@mattpeterson7074]

Hardest part for me is getting into the gym. I get these huge bursts of love for working out for usually a 4 week cycle. Then as soon as that first cycle finishes, I suddenly find myself struggling to keep going because I'm not competing and it just feels like it doesn't matter. That said, I'm stupid lucky in regards to the diet portion. My wife does 95% of the cooking / meal prep in our house (and I take care of all the dishes). So it's not a concern for me. If I choose to diet, she'd make me less food and it'd be solved.

[@vladyslavkotov7570]

best fitness channel on YT by FAR. the man is absolute legend, going through so much shit and still killing it. your work has been an inspiration for me to build my home gym and finally get serious about my weight training. results didn't take long to show up. keep it up Brian, everything will get better with an attitude like that.

[@VictorLeucos]

Thank you for what you do Brian. Today I'm undergoing a (hopefully minor) surgery and your words of stoicism are very welcome ! Part of my perspective on life as been shaped by your content and I cannot thank you enough for it. I wish you the best !

[@brentmoody2887]

Dude I remember the T-nation/ Alpha's work days, a machine then and a machine now! If I remember correct you lived solely off turkey meatballs circa 2008. Appreciate the energy and the positivity man keep hammering!

[@fargofz1]

Appreciate the video. Staying mentally focused on working hard is the toughest part for me. I work hard for roughly 6 to 8 weeks then get this mental feeling of fatigue and lack of motivation that has nothing whatsoever to do with actually being physically run down.

[@bradleywilkins4683]

Goes hand in hand for me. If I don’t get enough sleep and work a ten hour shift then I don’t feel like training. If I don’t train I lose the desire to keep the diet good. Add to that family time and responsibilities in. Then my ministry commitments and it spirals out of control real quick. So it seems it all starts with proper sleep for me personally.

[@josedumit1221]

It depends on the day. A lot of times I feel like crap and don't have the energy to train (even if I love it). And other times, my stomach just want to die and I dont wanna eat. I have the feeling that a lot of people will be in the same category as I am! Thank you for your wise words, Brian. I needed to here that.

[@loganfluegel925]

Diet is way harder because of this: Training (which I love), even tho it is painful, is only a few hours out of my week of being uncomfortable. A diet makes me uncomfortable the other 100+ hours of the week whether its cutting, bulking, eating 'clean', no junk food, etc. Also, great video Brian. Thank you for being authentic, sharing your wisdom, and experiences with us!

[@GurlsiLike]

How can you not love this guy

[@metalphoenix09]

In Navy ROTC at U of Notre Dame, Marine Option. Things get rough sometimes. You are a massive inspiration to me and I get fired up watching your videos. You help me stay motivated and keep my nose on the grindstone. Thank you.

[@Tomara710]

Thanks for talking about your mindset, i find it fascinating because you have been through so much....your kettlebell workout is the most explosive that i have ever seen... I wish you a happy and healthy week.

[@dustythejones]

Keeping my diet under control has always been the hardest part for me!

[@444frn]

I love the training process. Even cutting weight isn’t bad. It’s the force feeding to move up weight that is the most difficult for me.

[@Then-Now-Next]

Both at the minute, the whole covid thing really threw my routine out of the window...

[@bengaston1620]

Getting into the gym with the right frequency is the toughest bit. Love your videos Brian

[@PlasmaFuzer]

Your videos are a great inspiration. Thank you! Dieting is always the hardest. Getting psyched up to lift or to train, I have a bunch of tricks and usually I can find one that works. Not so much for dealing with weight gain. Much respect for dealing with what you did. Nausea is horrible. One of the worst feelings. On the positive side though, like you alluded, you're now bulletproof. I'm envious. Edit: I should add, the slow and steady approach helps a lot with the eating. The trend is what matters.

[@oranoski]

You probably already explained how you keep motivated. I can remember a video from the past. But it's refreshing to hear you explain it in another way. Now i understand you even more. It made me think about the people you worked with. From small to great disabilities, alot of people don't make excuses. So why should i? My experience in showing up or diet fluctuates. Depending on the situation the one is harder and the other. But the most important thing to me is the mindset. Why would i train if i dont eat as good as i can. Or why wouldnt i train because ive put alot of effort into eating alot.

[@lukewitte2564]

Two things firstly the hardest is the diet side for sure. I follow keto because of health reasons and sometimes its hard when everyone around you is eating garbage. Secondly I love the stoic approach you follow, its a mindset that I'm transforming into.

[@SOC-ir6im]

Great answer brother! I can certainly relate 💯...my world seemingly came to an abrupt end just 48 months ago this May after losing 20% my body weight and being diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma w tumors from my groin to both armpits and everywhere in between,literally. At least one was over 8cm in length in my right armpit and let me tell you that was a joy especially when they started injecting it w an experimental vaccine weekly.never knew how many actual tumors I had there were too many to count and a lot of small ones. Was I scared? Hell yes but mostly all I ever thought about was my family and children that have to go through what I was going thru. To cut a very long story short I am currently 💯 cancer free today and hold the number 2 all time all fed deadlift record for the state of Ohio,masters 220 class with a 555.5 pull this past Jan 2021 and attempting the number 1 all time spot at this weekends meet with a 586lb pull (fingers crossed)current record is 584.2 I’m 51 today wish me luck! If I get it clean I plan on asking for a 4th pull and going for 607lb to break into the top 10 all time nationally! Never surrender!!!

[@davidperlich9196]

For me the answer is easy, diet is the hard part. Training is easy, the diet sucks! Love your content, keep up the good work! On the subject of bad things happening, as someone who has back issues, the hardest pr is 135!

[@longlostkryptonian5797]

I’m almost 49 and it’s definitely the nagging little things that have a big impact. Usually my rotator cuff/ front delt. It destroys my bench and even impacts my squat, though I can usually work around that. But lifting is a lifelong journey, so we just have to keep moving forward.

[@DVRKSHVYVN]

Personally diet and caloric deficit has been hard, but I've decided to take control and cook as much as possible to avoid temptations and junk. Thank you for your insight as always brother, definitely in a place right now that needed to hear about destruction vs construction.

[@TheDecado316]

Getting back to the gym is the biggest problem for me. Before the multiple lockdowns you couldn't get me away from it. Now I have no drive . Guess I'll have to work on it

[@dannykinser7212]

Lately it's been very difficult to just go!!!! Love your attitude about life. Thank you ❤

[@MrShamus07]

Thanks for the pep talk. I needed that. And a note for Lady Alsruhe, you have a pretty great guy there.

[@timothymakin2333]

Appreciate your content! For me, a consistent diet wherein the proper nutrition for maintenance and recovery is met is the hardest part for me.

[@Jordanslifts]

Needed the pep talk today. Thank you On a gain phase right now and lemme tell yah the workouts are awesome, but eating has become a chore. Can't wait to start cutting.

[@ChristianDurusTelamon]

Although I have also struggled with all the little injuries, diet has always been my downfall, and continues to be. Glad to see you getting that deadlift back up and excited to see you reach new heights!

[@AWTraining13]

Diet is always a challenge for me. Massing is easy but long term cut is mentally taxing. I also find that as I cut, I get more frustrated and find myself justifying a food binge. Training wise, keeping motivated during the last lockdown was hard, as training with limited equipment and lower weights got old very fast. Jumping on your RPE programmed helped a lot as it gave me a plan and a way to maximise the tools I had :)

[@colet4805]

Tough question. I want to say the dieting portion, as I genuinely love hitting the weights. However, I find getting motivated to hit the level of intensity I need to be quite difficult day to day. Specifically my conditioning portions. I also have injuries, mine from my time in the service. "Was medically retired". So I too seem to constantly be nursing something on my body. So I'm going to have to say a little bit of both.

[@DylanKJohnson]

Diet. 1000% it is diet for me. Usually the hardest part is mainly the initial transition from a surplus/maintenance to a deficit. However, if I have a very specific goal it a usually much easier.

[@logand5996]

Would love to see some more videos like your "going beyond average" and "motivation follows action" vids, constantly find myself going back to those older ones. With that said, physical side is harder than diet. It's pretty easy to go through the motions at the gym and not even realize that's what I'm doing until several months of no progress accumulate. That's why I just started your Darkhorse program again last week, got to give myself a kick in the backside to get things moving in the right direction

[@stu2729]

Don´t really have a "hard time" with either, but I can definitely say I enjoy the training aspect more.

[@robertlacey3873]

Definitely the dieting, love training and being at the gym. Working on my diet atm, but having a strict clean diet has been something that I find much harder. Trying to track it and going for a higher protein intake to help get my numbers up

[@VirtualSteve]

Diet is my greatest struggle. I love working out, my workout room is right next to my bedroom, made all that easy. Eating enough calories to actually put on weight though, that's a struggle for me. I forget to eat sometimes, and don't make sure I've got enough protein feeding my muscles. Yesterday I had an epiphany that if I just focused on getting my protein in, the other macros would likely increase naturally. I'm hoping that makes it more simple, and using multiple protein shakes like you mentioned is a great idea.

[@JoachimStumm]

At the end of this video, you said “Maybe there is someone out there that needed to hear this today.” That person was me - thanks, man.

[@NinjaofApathy]

Hope to see more live KZbin QnAs. It was great!

[@user-zb3lr3ke4f]

Its the Diet for me. I would live in the gym if I could, I love training. Sticking to a diet is much harder for me

[@miz528aaaaaaa]

Keep training strong lad

[@cope1172]

Diet isn't really an issue for me. I eat pretty simple, so it's not hard to maintain. I'm also a super heavyweight, so there's that. For me, getting in the gym and hitting all my sets and reps gets difficult. I tend to let things in life weigh me down and make it rough for me to do what I love, lift heavy stuff. I've been going through a divorce after 22 years and it got nastier than I ever imagined it would. I thought I could use that pain and anger to fuel my training, but it just wore me down and made me feel weak. I had to learn to clear my mind and not think about what was happening. That made the difference. Thanks for the great question, Brian.

[@jesseb.1909]

That’s a tough question. Physically it’s hard but only on a mental level. I am easily distracted even without my phone. The nutrition is hard for the same reason. I have a hard time eating all the food I need to because I’ll get caught up doing anything else I often forget to eat or will have no appetite until I am no longer distracted with whatever mundane stupid thing I’m hyper focusing on

[@pulse38echo]

I bought a program from you about a year ago hands down the best money i ever spent on a program! Diet is harder! Get so sick of eating the same thing all the time.

[@chris95935]

I have a large appetite so dieting is really difficult! Training is fun and enjoyable so I never miss a day, also I have a home gym.

[@Jim-wi2ne]

love training , its like breathing for me now. eating is easy 5 days a week its regimented coz of work.. weekends I struggle with food wise.

[@sdsith]

Honestly, it's the getting to the gym but not because I don't enjoy it. I love working out but between working at an Autism center for toddlers 35 hours a week, full time school, fitting in time with my girlfriend and helping my father around his house when he needs it, it gets very difficult for me to get the time to go to the gym. The best time for me is 5am when it opens so I can get my workout in before work but damn does that snooze button frequently tempt me. On top of that, my gym just doesn't feel the same anymore. It's been bought out 2x in the last couple years and it's now just always full and no one cares about being considerate to each other. Sadly, it's walking distance from my house and I can't drive so it's the best option I have. I am working on building a home gym though and I do still make it to the gym, just not nearly as often as I'd like. It's difficult but there's always ways through!

[@auto_revolt]

Getting to the gym is easy, I make it part of my routine, go straight after work or first thing on a weekend. However motivation goes if working out at home when the gym is closed. As for diet, never tried to seriously gain or lose weight, I'm a hard gainer but I love food so my body finds the balance. On another note, your mindset is basically stoic philosophy: "Choose not to be harmed - and you wont feel harmed. Don't feel harmed - and you haven't been." - Marcus Aurelius

[@aharris87]

Mine is resources and diet. I'm in public safety and live 2hrs away from a gym. 1hr away from a grocery store. I rely on lots of cals but that gets old after awhile

[@manimal667]

Thank you for the motivation talk. I really needed it today. Right now both are hard but training injured makes it hard to be in the gym more than diet for me.

[@wowandrss]

When you need to rehab something or have taken a break from lifting, how do you know what weight you go back to? 50% of previous weight and go up from there or what is the thought process, would love for everyone to answer.

[@grimtrigg3r]

Use RPE to gauge the weight.

[@73fourthhorseman]

Getting training in has been harder for me the last few months mostly due to a series of injuries, the latest being a ruptured achilles tendon which I just had surgery for last week. So yeah, getting the training sessions in right now is my greatest challenge.

[@JamesBlaetz]

Diet definitely. I can always get in and get the work done when it comes to training. I can stick to a diet but it is mentally and emotionally exhausting.

[@SethAKPI]

Have you ever seen Steve Genitilli do a rear felt exercise he made? It’s great!

[@Gonzomedic1]

Just plain awe inspiring Brian! God bless!

[@SPrice-bf9do]

You are a legend! Thank you for sharing! I hope you're feeling better!

[@ArtbyPaulPetro]

I loved this vid, man! to answer your question the training part is almost never an issue for me but as far as dieting for fat loss... man i LOVE to eat so it is def a challenge to keep my cals in check, keep my sweet tooth at bay and also - i live alone so all meals, meal prep, everything is done by me and i tell ya some nights i do NOT want to cook so thats another challenge: to be consistent. i do ok with it but that is def much harder for me than getting my training in. I have found intermittent fasting to be a huge help in that regard because i would much rather eat 3 big meals in a short eating window than 4-5 small meals throughout the day so on my 3 training days a week i do IF and break my fast after training.

[@nmnate]

I'd say at the moment training is probably just a little harder to get motivated to do. I've had to back off of some of my main lifts to help work on a shoulder issue and that can really delay the gratification of progressing on a lift. But, taking a step back is also a good thing as it helps you reevaluate your priorities. My health is #1, so if I dial back the strength training to do more mobility / stability work, I am working toward my goals. Plus, being in a prime mountain biking time of the year has my interests elsewhere.

[@ryco105]

Love all of this... from the body tweaks to the updates, much appreciated because I stress myself out alot with not being able to do the lifts and weights I wanna do

[@jonathannoerr5997]

At 46yrs. Old and Training since I was 11.... PATIENCE has been The New NORM! Honestly, I think Everybody STRUGGLES with Getting to that 1ST SET? But, Shifting, to a few Lower Gears, to Create some Momentum?? (Like the Lower Gears on a 21+ speed bicycle) WORKS Wonders!!! And I Actually find I CAN GO either LONGER & Heavier!!! And YES!!! The Nutrition IS HARD to Stick with! Like Yourself,,, I JUST Finished 30 Years, of an Every DAY, NIGHTMARE of Life & Death Necessity!!! So even though I CAN Pull a Tractor Trailer,,,, It is NOW that I'm trying to Find my Potential!!! If I Could find IT JUST ONCE,,, I feel like I Could REALLY ERASE,,,, the PAST for good!!!

[@michaelclarke3485]

Great content as always! Tbh it's been hard going back to the gym lately because I had no weight training for over a year in my country there was no equipment on the market and the gyms only just reopened. So building back up from square one, lost tonnes of muscle and the numbers on the bar are nothing what I used to lift. It's just the mental game. Slow and steady wins the race.

[@greggwilliams9609]

Diet is my biggest hang up, especially on the weekends.

[@barometricfunk]

Diet, definitely. I love swinging a kettlebell or setting up the deadlift bar, but not having Lays & Bison dip is brutal.

[@mr.d_88]

Showing up for the kind of training I want to do has become almost impossible since starting my apprenticeship as an electrician.

[@brendanwhite3788]

eating enough is always the hardest part for me. i have to put up reminders to eat sometimes just to get enough in to pack on some weight; otherwise i get so scatterbrained and wrapped up in daily things that sometimes i’ll forget meals and wind up way too low on calories

[@tylerhebert8237]

The training part is easy because that is my stress relief. I was medically separated from the Military so I've pretty much always been in pain throughout my lifting career, which has made all the little injuries just a normal part of my day. I am trying to gain more muscle before my Strongman Competition in July and I am struggling to eat all of my food. In the first 4 weeks of your free Strength Builder program I lost 2 lbs while thinking I was eating plenty. I don't like food as it is, the only thing I enjoy for flavor is whiskey, so eating when I'm not hungry is especially torturous. On top of that, I grew up being the fluffy kid so gaining weight requires challenging my body image issues.

[@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754]

Diet hands down, even with a full belly my brain says i need to have a snack. My strength responds very quickly if i work out but even when i was a powerful guy from hard work i never get lean,

[@CptAverage]

I just don’t have a goal at the moment, so it’s hard to decide WHAT to train, I don’t have a desire to compete and I’ve never really sought out PR’s, hardest part is figuring out what to do each time I walk in, I also think people call it a maintenance cycle, it’s just lasted for months 🤷‍♂️

[@zachtheguy]

The hardest part for me is putting enough time into recovery. Doing stretches/ mobility is very boring to me and I always find myself saying I'll do it later, but then I mever get to it.

[@krubz2045]

Diet is the hardest part for sure. I just started seeing significant strength gains for the first time in a while. I want to lose fat for the summer but am worried about "losing" this new strength. Just a mental battle as to whether I really want to go on a deficit as opposed to consume for maintenance instead.

[@derrickmoffitt9385]

The diet is the hardest part for me. I'm down 50 lbs from the start, but I continue to struggle with my hunger.

[@dalekirk3296]

Thanks brother ! Needed to hear this 💪💪

[@Rakkhun369]

Thank you Brian.

[@chrisnichols807]

Definitely eating enough is the hardest part for me. I can only do my best to hold it down

[@richardpeterson4440]

I’m not going to lie I’ve never really cut before. But I just came first at a local comp and I’m not allowed to compete as a novice anymore. I have 11 weeks to cut from 320 to 300 and make the heavyweight cutoff. It’s a great journey into the unknown. Good news is strongman is the first thing to ever make me excited to lose weight!

[@andrewjudd9001]

Really love your points on this topic, I have been struggling to build my strength back after two successive abdominal hernia surgeries and I still love lifting but it is hard to commit to a plan when I end up overdoing it or straining something because mentally I feel like I can go hard but my body keeps breaking down.

[@DRUMNERD]

Option 3 - the hardest thing for me is taking rest days! I just love being in and around the gym and semi rack. Thanks for this Brian; love your stuff! Be Well.

[@jeremyjarvis3368]

Life is like building muscle. Anyone is both anabolic and catabolic. Those who build muscle simply are more anabolic than catabolic. One must always move forward and become better and build upon themselves, because there is nothing else to do but to die. For me they are both difficult, but it's all about getting started for me. It's hard to start and easy to continue.

[@benjamindouglas6837]

With 5 kids most people would think motivation / drive to be in the gym would be my problem. But those kids drive me harder to show up. So I can be in shape to protect them, move / play with them. DIET is the issue, there is always something sweet around, or a grandparent dropping off "goodies".

[@flippino35]

i love going to the gym specially since its in my garage but i struggle with everything else wheather it might be eating less or getting enough sleep

[@andrewtate5652]

Eating. Trying to gain, can't eat enough regularly to add weight. Getting in and working is great.

[@Eee00123]

Nice video, love the content and the live was awesome!

[@noahlangston]

Dieting is the hardest part for me. Started a cut about a month ago and have made some good process (lost about 3kg so far), but it is not easy. Fighting the urge to not over eat when you are hungry sucks. Not to mention seeing the scale go down but not seeing too much visible muscle definition yet. It can be demotivating at times.

[@reddirtfit2872]

I needed this today. Thank you!!