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- You Need 'Level One' Consistency
As of this writing, 630 people read this newsletter.
Approximately 504 of you are on ‘Level One.’
Do you think you’re one of the 95 people on Level Two?
Or one of the 31 people on Level Three?
Let’s find out!
The Big Picture 🏞️
Explain It To Me It Like I’m 5 🧒
Reality Check ✅
Don’t Underestimate Basics 🔤
Parting Zen 🧘♂️
The Big Picture 🏞️
‘Levels One, Two, and Three’ describe a person’s nutritional needs and come from Precision Nutrition.
Level One
Most people are here. They need to practice basic, fundamental skills.
Just because they’re basic does not mean they are easy.
People here can have wide variety of goals, food knowledge, and fitness levels.
Level Two
Generally, competitive athletes or people with advanced fitness goals.
The skills needed here are more complex. The mindset is more demanding.
Many people attempt Level Two practices too early or for too long.
Level Three
A tiny % of people who use their bodies for professional reasons.
Think weight-class pro athletes, models, and actors.
Extraordinarily rigorous and demanding skills are needed for short times.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5 👦
Today’s topic, as simply as possible:
“The basics work.”
Reality Check ✅
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Don’t Underestimate Basics 🔤
These Levels are fluid.
It’s not always the case that a person is only on one or another.
I am capable of executing Level Two and Three tasks with 90% compliance …
… yet I only practice Level One tasks to maintain my physique.
I can’t stress how important this is to understand.
So many people that I speak to get this backward!
They come to me having practiced Level Two or Three skills repeatedly, failing to stay adherent over time, yet they still think that the answer is to continue practicing Level Two or Three skills.
You probably want a list of examples of nutritional practices at all three levels.
I’ll go deeper into these next week.
For today, here are three:
Level One: Basic weekly meal planning & preparing.
Level Two: Tracking macronutrient intake.
Level Three: Follow a meal plan with specific macronutrient splits and timing.
It’s possible that you could handle a few Level Two tasks.
But if you don’t have your basics down, why start there?
Parting Zen 🧘♂️
A simple word, phrase, or thought to take with you:
Having a ‘beginner’s mindset’ is a wise choice. Ask any successful person, and they’ll agree.
Be well,
Coach Matt
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