In a world where everyone can share their opinion, it's easy for myths and opinions to become fact. With a decade of experience behind us, my guest Jake and I dissected 6 of the most common fitness myths that cause more harm than good. We touch on: - Can you eat unhealthy foods and still lose weight? - Do certain foods automatically cause weight gain? - Does weights training make women bulky? - Is there a starvation mode that stops us losing weight? - Can you target a certain area to lose fat and tone up? Enjoy the conversation and subscribe so you don't miss new episodes! - Dave
Why do so many people struggle to achieve their goals? Is it cause they don't know what to do? Is there a shortage of strategies and tools available? Rarely. A lot of success, especially in fitness, comes down to just keeping yourself going. To just staying motivated. In today's episode, I share my 3 go-to strategies for staying motivated. If you've found yourself taking 2 steps forward and 2 back this is for you. Enjoy and subscribe for more!
We all face setbacks. We all succumb to the whirlwind of life and find ourselves blown into a position we didn’t want. For fitness, that often means gaining unwanted weight. Instead of talking about the exercise and nutrition side of what do to get that weight off, I want to focus on an often missing piece of the puzzle. The mindset. When you get the mindset right you give yourself a chance to let the exercise and diet plan do it’s thing. Join me for a punchy 10-minutes on the mindset of getting back on track.
Motivation gets you started, habits keep you going. If you want to see results that last you HAVE to make the behaviours you should do rock-solid habits. Today we share the 4-step formula for building better habits. These are 1. Making it easier Making it attractive Making it easy Making it satisfying I break each of these down and apply them to fitness habits so you can see how simple it can be to form new habits. Full credit for these steps to the incredible book Atomic Habits by James Clear, worth a read for anyone who got value out of this. Enjoy and if you get a lot out of it share it with the world so others can benefit too. Dave
Todays episode we dive into how metabolism and genetics effect weight loss and getting results. I look at: What has research shown about the impact of genetics? How do conditions like PCOS and hypothyroidism impact results? What an ‘adaptive metabolism’ is and how it gets confused for a slow metabolism. A gameplan for how to approach seeing results if you have bad genetics or an adaptive metabolism Enjoy and if you get a lot out of it share it with the world so others can benefit too. Dave
Welcome to the first episode of The Day One Transformation Show. This episode is really a background into the Day One story. I dive into the mindset behind 'Day One' and how it's helped me transform my life from being an overweight and insecure teenager to losing 16kg's and hitting goals with my gyms. I hope my back story will inspire you and show you how to apply this mindset to your life today to start making the progress you want. If you enjoy it please share it around to spread the word and help others. Dave
Welcome to the first episode of Empowering Ambition with myself, Dave Mifsud. This short first episode shares my inspiration for this podcast and a glimpse into my own journey of personal development. I'm creating this podcast to empower anyone who comes into contact with it with the knowledge, tools, and mindset to reach whatever they want. My old self is almost unrecognisable compared to who I am now thanks to constantly working on myself. I believe if you're hungry to learn and put in the time you can become anything you want. My personal stories and the stories on others you hear on my podcast will show you how true that is. Enjoy and I'd love any feedback so hit me up at Dave Mifsud on social media.