Today we have an interview with Pete.
Pete follows the Adonis Index workouts but has not competed in any of our contests, however his fitness lifestyle approach has rewarded him with a remarkable “contest-ready” physique.
Because of his amazing results we decided to interview him to learn more about how he achieved this “elite” level of fitness.
Check out his pictures:
Pete’s awesome transformation.
Pete’s background is ex-military; where he served as a Special Forces Officer.
We quickly discovered from Pete that the time, effort, and training that went into becoming a Special Forces’ Officer was simply mind-blowing.
However, when Pete left the army he continued his workout regimen as if he was still active duty. His motivation to continue training was simply to be fit; not because he wanted to run marathons or go on long-distance rucksack marches. He continued his training because he wanted to look good and believed this was the best way to maintain his conditioning.
Pete was very fit, his endurance and strength never dwindled.
But despite his level of fitness, he was carrying an undesirable amount of fat.
This is a perfect example of when being fit doesn’t translate into good looks.
Pete was hoping that one day all the hard work of his training would show up, but sadly, that day never came.
Adonis Index, Revelation or Disappointment?
Then Pete discovered Adonis Index.
He was fascinated by the concepts of the golden ratio, ancient Greek mythology, and loved the fact that everything was made based upon art and science.
After going through the materials he decided to drop all the other fitness products, tuned out all the other so called fitness “experts”, and gave this new program an honest try.
And the result?
Let’s ask him:
After getting out of the Army, I was still eating like I was in the military but my calorie intake did not equal my volume of training. I slowly put on weight over a period of 5 years; the weight really increased when my son was born 3 years ago.
I can safely say now that not only have I returned back to the body I had ten years ago, but its even BETTER LOOKING! I am well-proportioned and not just ‘functional’.
Sure, these days I would find it harder to carry a heavy pack for 30km, but who cares? I don’t NEED to, lol.
I mentally struggled with this concept for a long time because the army style of training was so heavily ingrained into me – I was still training for function: a function I was no longer required to perform. I’m so pleased to have found AI and apply their training concepts.
I signed up for immersion and never looked back.
Pete realized that the Adonis physique is what he really wanted this whole time, he just never knew how to train for that sought after “look”.
Cardio was always one of Pete’s greatest strengths, but he just wasn’t satisfied with the way he looked.
The results he longed for did not occur until he made a fundamental change in his attitude towards training.
He accepted the fact that looks were important to him; there is no reason why you should hide the fact that you want to look good.
Almost everyone in the gym tries to improve their max on bench press, increase their vertical jump for basketball, train for stamina and endurance and all the other sh*t while 99% of those guys really just wanna look good, that’s the reason why they got into “body building” in the first place, so why hide it?
If you are not willing to admit to yourself that that’s the reason why you work out, you will never build a good looking body.
It’s similar to people who want to build wealth for themselves and their family, but they believe having lots of money is wrong.
If you think focusing on training for looks and not performance is wrong, you will not be able to build a body you can be satisfied with.
Think about it, if you actually want to change the shape of your body, you must change your attitude.
Is the Fear of Overtraining Real?
Before you listen to the interview there is one more thing I feel like we should talk about and that’s the fear of overtraining.
On Friday we already discussed that it’s very unlikely you will overtrain and that training intensity and frequency is really just a matter of conditioning.
If you haven’t read that article, just go here: Are You Overtraining with Adonis Index Workouts?
Most people don’t realize what overtraining really means and today you are going to get information on this subject from the best source possible – former military.
Pete did 28 days of extreme training in the field. He performed all day/night field exercises while operating in a food and sleep deprived state.
This was actually a limit-breaker for Pete and it pushed him into a “over-trained” state where his body literally just crashed and shut down.
Although this is an extreme example of over-training, you can compare and contrast to your optimized diet and sleep with a couple of hours spent in the gym.
The lesson?
Don’t be scared of pushing what you think is your limit and get someone else to help you find what your limits are, hint – they are further than you think.
What would Pete advise himself a year ago:
- Don’t wait for the contest to start, just start getting in shape today
- Take this seriously
- Do the program as it’s laid out including the intensity, don’t second guess it
- Listen to all the podcasts
- Don’t’ talk about fitness or what you are doing, make the change first
- Put the energy into working out and what maters not discussing fitness
- You should never have to explain yourself
- Use the community and start posting updates there, benefit from the knowledge and support in there
- Don’t try to push things towards the end
- Follow the workout as written
- Be consistent with workouts, measurements and diet
- Take pictures
- Ignore the scale
- Trust the system
Interview links:
- Muscle Building Foundation aka MBF – Check this out if your goals is building more muscle mass
- Main Adonis Index 3.1 Workout – Workout program responsible for the most amazing transformations online
- Specializations aka Boosters – Workout specializations for building muscle on lagging body parts
- Anything Goes Diet aka AGD – Diet and lifestyle protocol that will show you how to eat anything you want and lose weight
- Reverse Taper Diet – Diet protocol that will prevent you from rebounding and yo-yo dieting, perfect if you are preparing for some event like a photoshoot, pool party or fitness contest
- Adonis Index Community – The friendliest and most helpful community in the fitness industry
- Adonis Index Podcasts – The best information on how to get in shape you can get
- Immersion – One payment for lifetime access to all the Adonis Index materials
Read Pete’s experience with Adonis Index in his own words:
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