5 Mistakes I Wish I Didn't Make | My Fitness Journey

[@lilytea3]

0:00: 💪 The speaker discusses their fitness journey, including mistakes made and lessons learned. 3:03: 💪 Consistency is more important than perfection in achieving progress in bodybuilding. 6:09: 👥 Supplementation is not necessary for achieving great physiques, but can be helpful for some individuals. 8:53: 🏋‍♀ The speaker had a scale obsession and focused on gaining weight to build muscle. 11:59: 💪 Adding muscle takes time and consistency, and the scale should not be the sole measure of progress. 14:57: 💪 The speaker found that doing high-intensity interval training (HIIT) cardio for fat loss resulted in burning more calories in a short amount of time, but made them feel terrible and less active throughout the day. On the other hand, doing low-intensity steady-state cardio (LISS) allowed them to maintain better energy levels throughout the day. 17:53: 💪 Setting deadlines and joining competitions can help maximize progress in fitness goals. Recap by Tammy AI

[@thetroothhurtz]

Paul always coming with the STRAIGHT FACTS!!!!

[@PaulRevelia]

Thanks

[@JohanFitFoodie]

Been following for over 2 years, changing the habits and becoming more active with walking definitely is a total game changer 🚶‍♂️🔥 22k steps today!

[@Kp-tz9gp]

Wow 22k!

[@JohanFitFoodie]

@@Kp-tz9gp it's just about time and will, not that's hard actually. This summer I'm around 20k maybe half days of each week. I usually get in 8k steps before work after an 1h morning walk before breakfast 😊🚶‍♂️ keep it up, you'll get there 👌🔥

[@noahtheg451]

Gotta love Paul.. been making simple no BS videos for over a decade

[@__DMC__82]

No doubt I can binge watch them all day I really enjoy them 👍🏼👍🏼

[@633ohioc]

Thanks for your help Paul....watching your videos and taking your advice.....I am down 25 pounds.....I have 38 pounds to lose to hit my target weight.

[@NatflexNChill]

I've been lifting for 13 years and oh man I can relate to everything you just said, I too followed many of those paths...if only I could go back n tell myself to do it differently. Great Vid again sir

[@PaulRevelia]

Haha we all did the same stuff

[@christianlopez356]

Top tier fitness channel IMO

[@PaulRevelia]

Appreciate your feedback

[@ColinDeWaay]

Funny what you say about sports and the consistency in the first part. I used to lift every winter and then stop in the summer cause of baseball. Funny how when I finally kept lifting it made me a way better baseball player. Eventually it got to the point where I felt like sports were getting in the way of my lifting instead of the other way around.

[@ColinDeWaay]

also kind of funny we both talked about how we used to blast ourselves with unnecessary hiit in our videos today 😂

[@maximilianmander2471]

Summary: 1. 1:12 Consistancy. 2. 4:38 Overreliance on Supplements 3. 6:57 Too much Protein 4. 8:52 AKA Slave to your scale 5. 12:49 Cardio Bonus. 17:01 Have a deadline.

[@coreysgmail7261]

6 months ….7 days a week , this 59 yr old has not seen big gains , but feel the best in my life…. My weight is down my muscle has grown . And you just need to do it at least 30 minutes a day no excuses- lift or walking Do IT !!!!

[@BM_Holdings]

What an awesome clip of Paul’s weightlifting competition. Bonus points for Welcome To The Jungle entrance music!

[@PaulRevelia]

I was hyped

[@wyndcleod]

Really great sharing and sincere advice that I can relate to. thanks Paul

[@cgdata9213]

I don't compete, but my deadlines are my booked holidays ) The moment I buy tickets it gives me a big motivation to get my shit on track in 3-4 weeks. Btw it's great to see your older pictures and videos Paul, thanks for your endless help and motivation!

[@chriswilliams5109]

thanks for sharing your wisdom on this. helpful!

[@PaulRevelia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jayant4742]

Paul you’re the goat. So much knowledge in your videos and you make it so simple to understand which is a very underrated skill IMO. Thanks for your help…keep grinding!

[@rfq6566]

I have been recently interested in you videos as I started to gain fat in stopping cardio and doing just strength/sprints for 3 years now and two days 4 mile runs weekly. Finally, I decided to bring back the walks that got me leaner 5 years back. For some reason I did not want to believe walking is better than HIIT, strength, amrap, long runs it didnt make sense cause they are harder!. But it is and this guy is proof. Also a proof is travel. We don’t get much fat traveling and eating everything in our sight BECAUSE WE ARE WALKING BEYOND AVG.

[@kalvinlanders6903]

I love your videos man! Nothing but truth!

[@PaulRevelia]

Glad you like them!

[@swordofhonor2]

5:30 am has been calling me for years now. but I struggle to wake up that early and even more to go to bed early, too... pray for me yall... I need strength.

[@loboowens5929]

Just came across your videos. Great information. Appreciate you. I have a lot of work ahead of me. Thanks for all the advice and tips.

[@PaulRevelia]

You are so welcome!

[@eXceFPS]

Big part I found over the nearly 20 years now i've been training and helped others - supplements / pre workouts, are also a psychological drive to get you out the door, a point of no return once taken. This has helped quite a lot in my time - getting people out the door.

[@patriciag6127]

Such great advice. I need to apply this more to my life. Thank you, Paul!

[@PaulRevelia]

You are so welcome

[@BreakThroughTessTimmons]

Perfection vs consistency and deadline- thank u!

[@alishbakhan3804]

You are the reason why I stay motivated. Thank you! ❤

[@PaulRevelia]

You are so welcome!

[@midhunrajkuzhingara]

Great Video. Appreciate it very much❣️.

[@michaelgiordano6490]

Outstanding! Thank you again for another awesome video!!!

[@aliabdussalaam2260]

Great information as always! That stock footage @ 18:46 is hilarious.

[@PaulRevelia]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sonja4164]

I would be interested in a video about the mistakes you're still making, like you mentioned toward the end of this video, and the things you still struggle with.

[@margiehodges1720]

Omg! I love that book and still have it highlighted everywhere!!

[@PaulRevelia]

I bought a new one

[@margiehodges1720]

Really good video!! My husband who has been sedentary for years is on this journey with me! I'm definitely sharing this with him!! Loved the deadlift!! Thank you!

[@TheSwordwalker]

Great information, Paul. Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@azdhan]

Great video and info! Many thanks for sharing.

[@PaulRevelia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ham5483]

Thanks to your help i lost 99 lbs and got in the best shape of my life, unfortuantely i took this dirty bulk too far trying to chase prs and now have to cut again 😂

[@staceyclark2520]

Love hearing layne screaming 💪🏽👊🏽

[@trickcyclist1]

Great information, as always 👌 👏

[@JO-pz6uf]

Great video Paul, so informative as well as entertaining. Keep it up mate. 👍

[@Thriftyfitnesschick]

I competed in 1 powerlifting meet and 3 bikini competitions. The powerlifting was by far my favorite! It's just me against me and my PR. The energy at these meets is insane! My husband just retired from competitive powerlifting.

[@stickinsectadventures]

Looking amazing in your “fitness happiness” pic! 👏

[@michaelcorbett4236]

With regards to HIIT I was a bit proponent of that a decade or so ago. Yet the most effective HIIT training I ever did was Fartlek training for running where I would do a sprint session once a week. That was it. The rest of the time I ran moderately or slowly. It had nothing to do with fat loss but more for conditioning. And it was easier to recover from.

[@PaulRevelia]

I really appreciate you sharing your feedback because I do love sprinting so maybe including once a week would be a good idea

[@user-kpkxgtj]

Some good food for thought in this video. I couldn't agree with you more on the part about waking up a bit earlier and getting some kind of exercise before work. I used to do it but fell off, I'm getting back on the wagon again after years of excuses and I feel great. My colleagues have also been randomly commenting that I look fresh and energized so I guess I'm looking better too 😅 My target is to lose 10 kilos by a specific date about 11 months from now. This video got me thinking though - what next after that? I don't want to fall off the wagon like I did before, so I'll be thinking about a new goal to work towards after I hit that one.

[@shelfcloud487]

Here’s my 4. 1) My biggest mistake/regret is not knowing about intermittent fasting. I had a ravenous appetite and whenever I tried to eat less I was just starving all day and I’d end up binging. 2) Another thing is paying attention to macros. Because of my appetite I’d eat anything and everything. 3) As far as lifting goes, I think I way overdid everything. More isn’t always better and I probably could gotten equal if not better results doing way les. Now my workouts are all about 30 minutes. 4. I have lifted on and off my whole life. Not sure why I stopped when I did. Probably was because of no. 3. My workouts were always long and tedious and full of junk volume and I’d just get tired of all the time I was spending.

[@maximilianmander2471]

thanks!

[@93adxz]

I needed this. Thanks. 3:50

[@felipearbustopotd]

Thank you for uploading and sharing. Glad you didn't mention pop tarts. 😂 But I will mention Pecan Plait. 😂

[@PaulRevelia]

What’s that

[@felipearbustopotd]

Maple Pecan Plaits are made with 24 layers of light and flaky pastry, filled with sweet maple syrup and topped with roasted pecans. It will also add 24 layers of fat. 😂

[@PaulRevelia]

I need this

[@felipearbustopotd]

@@PaulRevelia only eat them as a 'reward' for getting 1st place.

[@aaronbrooks3448]

I feel like I’ve been doing pretty good but don’t have a deadline. I’ve been thinking of coming up with one. My reason is more of a mental health thing and I just love to lift.

[@n_-_-]

I'm gonna join your transformation challenge next year

[@tritade]

Thank you.

[@PaulRevelia]

You're welcome!

[@LucasGage]

I got Arnold's encyclopedia too; first mistake is not to emulate his routine in that book, thinking it would work as a natty lol.

[@PaulRevelia]

Or as an advanced trainee

[@johnnybrown3445]

Great videos! It's like you've been spying on me. LOL. This is stuff that even if we know this, we get side tracked and stuck in exactly what your talking about. So now a question for you about me. I am 57 years old, I've been consistent with my workouts. I don't do a ton of "specific" but I do get my heart rate up regularly. My diet? Well, that needs work, but I am working on it. My question for you is, at my age what type of strength training is best? I get up at 4:30, 5:00 every day and workout on a total gym. Great workout, but I feel like something is missing. Would would you recommend?

[@PaulRevelia]

Focus on protein

[@jwreturn]

wow that was a pretty good vid 👍

[@PaulRevelia]

Glad you think so!

[@CarolGoetz-fr4qi]

Hey Paul. This is Lee, Carol's husband. I found your channel a few months ago and have been enjoying all of your nutritional advice. I am a 71 year old male that is still fairly active. I recently did the keto diet for about nine months and lost 30 pounds. I still would like to lose another 10 pounds but I seem to have come to a plateau. I know you're not a big fan of fad diets but I do have a question. You mentioned during your five mistakes video that I just watched that you do take a fat burner. I was wondering is it the one from core called burn? Or is it another product?

[@techtinker3949]

Do you have a modern book recommendation that align with fitness journey approach/methods?

[@PaulRevelia]

Layne Norton’s contest prep book

[@waynehughes5458]

If I started getting up earlier to do cardio before work should I eat before or after?

[@PaulRevelia]

i would wait after!

[@rachelgarbe3932]

As a nurse, I thought the stethescope on the wallet was funny as heck!

[@swolekhine]

I wish I had seen this video when I started my fitness journey.

[@thomas9507]

What's the supplement you use to help with cortisol?

[@PaulRevelia]

Core Hard

[@johnnybrown3445]

specific cardio

[@PaulRevelia]

I don’t follow?

[@SuperCornic]

I’m sure you have more girls looking at you now than when you were younger!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@moto__shark]

Hi Paul, where can I book a consultation with you? Thank you!

[@PaulRevelia]

Prophysique.com

[@m.meyers2511]

What fatburner do you use

[@PaulRevelia]

Core Burn

[@BeachCAL]

Hey Paul - 2 questions for you that don't necessarily pertain to the video, sorry. (1) Is there any real "truth" to Berberine for weight loss? Or, is it just the "hype" of the week? (2) In re: to Creatine... If you are already taking an Amino supplement that contains the elements of Creatine (arginine, glycine & methionine) do you still need to take extra Creatine as well? THANK YOU!

[@Melina-ld6oq]

Thanks for this I am stage lean (100lbs,8% bf) and i was doing the same mistake with eating too much protein For my size 160-180g protein is too much and instead of eating more fats and carbs i was eating more protein without getting any benefit

[@patriot4life167]

From a steps standpoint would getting 10k steps a day be a good standard for overall fitness? This being outside of 5 weight training sessions a week.

[@mondscheinblitz]

A maybe stupid question i am female 1.63 cm high and currently my weight is 65 kg so if i want to drop to 60 kg should i eat only 120g of protein ? Is it in your opinion too little ? Or just fine? I can through the day Hit around 140g - 150 g without prob though ... it only gets sometimes hard to Hit 170 - 180 g😅

[@KingDanielw]

I been trying to get a 6pack

[@PaulRevelia]

Get it

[@rachelgarbe3932]

Someone help me understand the measurements on my new fancy scale. How can I have such a high muscle mass and low visceral fat. But high (25.8%) body fat%? I have visible abs and from internet pics, figuree I was around 20%. I am 5'2, 121.4 in the middle of the day w bmi of 22.2. I dont understand this bf%! Discouraged. Also my protein is apparently low at 15.4 but I eat a lot of protein. HELP!

[@rachelgarbe3932]

Does intermittent fasting slow down muscle growth?

[@theguy4615]

I lost muscle mass when I was doing it.

[@sorin0311]

​@@theguy4615poor you, how much and how much you had ?

[@PaulRevelia]

It’s not optimal but if you get protein and train hard you’ll be goos

[@Antigone10]

Yes. If you are not digesting protein then your body doesn't have any to build muscle. Excess fat and carbs can be stored as bodyfat and protein is stored in muscle. When other organs need protein, like your skin heart eyes colon, your body will break down muscle to get the protein. If your body needs extra energy it breaks down bodyfat and possibly muscle for energy. Basically muscle goes first when things need building or your body needs extra sugar and there is no backup of protein but what is digesting at the time or what has been used to build muscle already.

[@uno3863]

👌🏾Coach

[@frodar48]

Funny, I found a pic of me (about 19, I think) and looked almost exactly to u in your teenage pic. U were Slightly better, though not much. Anyway I'm way worse now. Can only manage 2 pushups, no pull-ups. But I am trying once again. Using resistance bands. Oh, and 63😄

[@PaulRevelia]

As a teenager I could throw a baseball 90mph and dunk a basketball, I was tall and lean but a very good athlete.

[@frodar48]

@@PaulRevelia Sounds awesome dude, My self, I received MVP 4 years in a row for football, peewee:) middle, jr., senior. then quit, never played again. now just a out of shape old fart. But u give me courage to try again. Thank you!

[@dkalii98]

Was that Layne Norton yelling at you during your power lifting session?

[@PaulRevelia]

that's him!

[@christinehoffman1825]

😊😊😊

[@n_-_-]

Ahhh this video is a great summary of BIG MYTHS in the fitness industry over the decades!!! What's your fat burner, asking for a friend 😂

[@olee457]

Am I the only one who thinks Paul looks great when he’s a bit more bulked/less shredded? 😋

[@PaulRevelia]

Both looks have benefits

[@olee457]

True. I appreciate your focus on function and process, taking that birds-eye view. It’s helped me move away from quick-fix panic solutions to adopt a long-term vision that adapts to life and evolving priorities. ☺️

[@keywestfan2503]

Studies have shown that people who use fat burners, on average, can lose up to 20 to 30 dollars…

[@PaulRevelia]

😂😂😂

[@aaronburgess4442]

Over emphasis on protein resulted from those who sold protein supplements! 😮

[@staceyafisk9035]

Hi Paul I am a new bikini competitor. My second show is in 14 weeks. I did well in my first , taking 1st in novice, true novice and age group 40+. 5th overall. My feedback was to come in leaner in my glutes. My question is- I’m already in a calorie deficit . So building isn’t possible- correct? How can I improve my glutes ? Should I continue lifting heavy? How many days should be glute focused? Currently I am 4ft 11 in 99.2 pounds. 11.5 body fat My macros are 40 pro 30 carb 30 fat I do LISS 25 min 1-2 x a day 6 days a week. I am so so a fitness instructor and trainer full time. Teaching up to 4 dance classes a week and caching another 4 plus. Thoughts? I really want to lift these glutes

[@PaulRevelia]

If you’re already stage lean and you can maintain your weight for a while, you can bring calories up and grow muscle for sure. It takes a lot of effort but it’s possible depends how dedicated you are and consistent and also depends how long you’ve been training as building muscle is a diminishing return process.

[@MemzBeats]

I think Paul should do reaction videos to other health / fitness and weight loss videos. I think he'll provide valuable feedback and perspective. Kind of like Coach Greg Doucette, minus the squeaky voice 😆

[@MrDjhealth]

deadlines raise stress and that raises cortisol.. lol

[@paddy3622]

i wouldn't have recognized layne norton in that pic.

[@news0152]

60 min jog/walk every AM fasted, weights in the afternoon 3 days a week, 3 lite meals a day lean meat and a veggie, belly fat won’t budge

[@wigletron2846]

Take a break for a week. Your metabolism has probably adapted.

[@Brad2117]

I walk 6 miles a day, I ate 700 calories today and I’m fine. My protein today is low at 82grams. I weigh 175. Is it worth eating more even though I don’t want to, just for the protein? At .6-.75g of protein per 1 pound body weight, I need 100-130g of protein? 🤔 Ahhhhh

[@simontaylor2525]

I'm 235lbs and to be honest even 1g per lb is a proper pain in the ass

[@PaulRevelia]

yeah i am usually much closer to 200g.

[@Zero_Zero_Zero_Zero]

Supplements are overrated, but creatine monohydrate is a wonder drug.

[@kenlasky3904]

Uh…. I think you looked better in this video than in any of the older pictures…. Well, maybe that flash of bodybuilding competition was the best. But, the 10% BF is not attractive. Not for everyday life….

[@PaulRevelia]

The video is how I look, the pictures are lit to enhance details

[@keywestfan2503]

Paul…. You hesitated….

[@PaulRevelia]

Meaning?

[@keywestfan2503]

@@PaulRevelia Your old power lifting video

[@PaulRevelia]

Lol but I got the lift

[@GoalHub-z9e]

Same video since the last time you made the same video. ssdd

[@PaulRevelia]

Thanks

[@jkllupo3736]

Great video!!!!

[@PaulRevelia]

Glad you enjoyed it