Not a Diet Book: The Must-Have Fitness Book From the World's Favourite Personal Trainer

by James Smith

‘The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.’

I’ve come to realize many of our ‘vices’, whether alcohol or calorie-dense foods, are a crutch to help us through low periods, or a form of escapism, masquerading as an innocent pleasure or a ‘treat’.

‘We are what we repeatedly do, therefore excellence is not an act, but a habit.’ Will Durant

‘You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.’ James Clear, Atomic Habits4

Where you are is not important; where you are going is.

The Misconception: you make rational decisions based on the future value of objects, investments and experiences. The Truth: your decisions are tainted by the emotional investments you accumulate, and the more you invest in something the harder it becomes to abandon it.

Insecure men are poisonous for the growth of an aspirational woman.

‘If it’s not a fuck yes, it’s a no.’20

#EverydayPorrada means being intense in all aspects of life. On and off the mats. It’s not only about training hard, killing yourself every day on the mats, it goes beyond that. It is a lifestyle for tough people who don’t complain and make things happen in all aspects of their lives.

‘Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for.’ Mark Manson, author21

Remember that a ship is safest in harbour; however, that is not what ships are made for.

‘When success begins to slip from your fingers – for whatever reason – the response isn’t to grip and claw so hard that you shatter it to pieces. It’s to understand that you must work yourself back to the aspirational phase. You must get back to first principles and best practices.’ Ryan Holiday, Ego Is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent

‘If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.’

there’s a disease out there that’s killing the souls of millions, and that’s boredom with a payslip attached to it.