Abel James isn’t your usual fitness expert. Or at least, he
certainly didn’t set out to be one. But for thousands of people around the
world that is exaclty what he is…and he earned that title the hard way.
As he puts it, one day he woke up and realized that he was
fat and sick despite following the advice of doctor. At only 24 years old, he had
turned into one of those people you see in the drug commercials who had “found
that diet and exercise didn’t work”.
The difference, though, was that instead of ...
Abel James isn’t your usual fitness expert. Or at least, he
certainly didn’t set out to be one. But for thousands of people around the
world that is exaclty what he is…and he earned that title the hard way.
As he puts it, one day he woke up and realized that he was
fat and sick despite following the advice of doctor. At only 24 years old, he had
turned into one of those people you see in the drug commercials who had “found
that diet and exercise didn’t work”.
The difference, though, was that instead of looking for
another pill to fix the problem Abel started thinking that maybe diet and
exercise did work…maybe he had just been doing it wrong.
So he started to do the opposite of when he had been told.
And just like George Costanza found in the episode where he did the opposite of
what his instincts told him he found that he was seeing much better results
(sorry if the Seinfeld refrence is lost on you, go watch the reruns on Hulu).
In just 40 days he had dropped 20 pounds and seen a dramatic
imporvement in his health and fitness. What was more, he did eating more and
exercising less than he had been.
What Abel found was that when you feed your body with clean
food and quality movement that it wants to thrive. We aren’t born to be sick
and falling apart as we get older, our diet and lifestyle just make it seem
that way.
Now he spends his time helping to educate more people about
the truth behind unleashing the health and fitness that they deserve. And through
his Fat Burning Man Podcast (#1 rated fitness show on Itunes) and his book the
Wild Diet he’s helped a lot of people around the world to do that.
A few weeks ago Abel took some time to join me for a webinar
to share some of his insights and lessons. As a fellow mountain biker Abel had
some unique insights into how to apply the Wild Diet and Lifestyle to some of
the challenges we face. We also touched on things like…
- Intermittent Fasting
- Fueling up for a big day on the trail
- How to know what to eat to stay fueled on the trail
- How much do you need to eat and drink while riding
- Eating organic on a budget
- How to get your body to learn to burn fat for fuel
…plus much more.
Learning how to eat and move in a way that works with our
body is one of the most important things you can do to improve your riding and
your life. Abel’s ability to take a complex subject and make it understandable
and actionable is a great resource that you should be taking advantage of.
You can also learn more about Abel James at www.fatburningman.com and you can get
your copy of the Wild Diet while you are there as well.
Until next time…
Ride Strong,
James Wilson
MTB Strength Training Systems
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