The Leangains Method: The Art of Getting Ripped. Researched, Practiced, Perfected.

by Martin Berkhan

“Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something. If someone is better than you at something, then it’s likely because she has failed at it more than you have. If someone is worse than you, it’s likely because he hasn’t been through all of the painful learning experiences you have.”

Yes, because the modest DIT of carbs is not a cause for revision. However, there are instances in which carbs are closer to 3 calories: post-exercise and overfeeding (depending on glycogen stores).53 And that’s worth remembering.

It’s simple: don’t go overboard.

But fat loss is never linear,

“whoosh” effect.

I can’t teach you patience. That comes with age and experience,

stop thinking days, and start talking weeks.

day-to-day fluctuations in weight don’t matter.

That’s the thing with matters of importance—they’re fucking boring, and I’m the first to admit it.

Here’s a lesson: never base your view of reality on what’s going on right in front of you. There is no such thing as a plateau. I have mountains of laundry to deal with tomorrow. That doesn’t make it a mountain. It’s just a heap of dirty laundry I’ve been too lazy to deal with.

If compliance is a problem, restriction isn’t the solution. Honesty and discipline is.