CRX EP 75: Why Your Grind Isn’t Working: The Truth About Fitness That No One Talks About

Update: 2025-08-10

Description

Most Filipinos trying to get in shape think it’s all about grinding harder in the gym. But here’s the truth: your results are built in the gym… and revealed in the kitchen, in your sleep, and in how you manage your stress. In this episode, I share my own story—how I used to train like crazy, follow every program, and still hit a wall because I was ignoring the other 23 hours of the day. I’ll walk you through the most common mistakes I see in the Philippine fitness space today:

Adding more and more cardio for fat loss
Starving, fasting, and extreme diets that aren’t sustainable
Training hard but recovering poorly
Not sleeping enough
Obsessing over supplements and organic food instead of the big rocks
Starting too much too soon
Out-training a bad lifestyle
Letting alcohol and poor habits kill your gains
Forgetting the power of an identity shift

You’ll learn why sustainable fitness isn’t about doing more, it’s about subtracting what doesn’t serve you—and aligning your training with your schedule, resources, and lifestyle. It’s not about training like a CrossFit Games athlete; it’s about training like you, with humility, consistency, and the right priorities. If you’re tired of plateauing, burning out, or never seeing the results you want—this episode might just change your perspective.