Charles Peloiquin is a brilliant strength/conditioning and healthy living teacher. When he shares information, it is good to pay attention to him! Recently he posted this valuable article. (WARNING: some edgy language follows…)

Five Strategies for Being Lean Year Round

This week I posted a few physique pictures to illustrate that staying lean is achievable after the age of fifty, and that you don’t have to lose your condition over time.

The number of texts, emails and Whatsapp messages I received expressing they were inspired by the photos of my lean physique touched me. Many asked for my secrets. The truth is, none of my secrets cost anything, nor do they have to do with macros ratios, calories or timing of meals.

The reality is that if your support systems are shit, you will still look and feel like shit. Even if you have a stellar diet customized for you, it won’t do much if you don’t have a support system.

Here are the paradigms:

Strategy 1 – Sleep is king…

(Intrigued? For the rest of this article, check out his site here.)