The Elite Secret To Ultimate Performance
There actually *is* a secret to top athletes performance - especially in later years
Quickly I wanna go over something related to why my philosophy leads to much better performance and how you can see that in top athletes
THE SECRET TO ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE IS ULTRA FOUNDATIONAL HEALTH
This isn’t clickbait. There actually is a secret to ultimate performance that leads to better gains, the overcoming of “genetics“, and extreme longevity of that performance level.
Despite this sounding like a gimmick because so many people will promote flashy taglines – there actually is one. However, the answer is different than what everyone thinks and certainly not what the average online fitness guru is about to tell you. Special exercises, training methods, and even supplements can make noticeable differences but they are still not the true secret to ultimate performance. The real secret I’ve technically already shared with you guys but I want to make it very clear because it is the most valuable thing you will gain from anyone in the fitness sphere. Super high performance is created by obeying the hierarchy of training goals – and specifically *improving your foundational health*.
It was spoken about recently that LeBron James spends millions of dollars on just his health every year. His strongest investment isn’t special basketball coaches and certainly not his strength and conditioning coach (trust me on that). It is his investment in his metabolic health, joint care, mental and physical stress maintenance, and nutrition including a hygienic/recovery focused lifestyle. James is 38 years old currently by the way.
Tom Brady was sought after for his secret to being the #1 player for two decades well into his mid 40s and retiring recently while still performing incredibly. A few years ago some of his health practices came out and it turns out that his secret wasn’t a special machine or workout technique – it was the most dedicated health-performance lifestyle out of anyone in the NFL. No partying, no deviations, focusing only on his health and well-being *whilst* working on his skills. This fact bored everyone looking for a flashy technique and disappointed many when they read his book. People hyped for the book he wrote were hoping for special techniques - instead they got recommended good hydration and spinach.
Cristiano Ronaldo continues the exact same path with a strict diet and lifestyle at 37 years old (I believe).
I have to credit a quote to Ben Patrick from ATG when talking about his observations on top athletes who were high performers for a long time:
“Success leaves clues“
And in this case looking at LeBron, Brady, Ronaldo, Serena Williams, George St. Pierre, Roger Federer, Bernard Hopkins, etc - we can see a common thread of athletes being tremendously useful and in shape in their late 30s and 40s with one of the main common threads being an extremely disciplined & healthy lifestyle. The whole point of this is to say that the biggest return on investment secret is not training 5 times a day at 100% intensity, different exercise variations, lifting the most weight, creatine, stretching, or a warm up routine - it’s taking care of the basics first and foremost and not deviating from that almost every single day of the year. The actual secret to why they perform so well and don’t age, and why they train for hours and get better results than other people who also have great genetics, is that they’re training on top of a foundation of excellent nutrition, sleep routines, and habits of thought pattern as well as knowing how to stimulate the body without destroying it gives them a bigger edge than any squat variation, power clean, or band exercise ever could.
Brady, James, Ronaldo and Williams are playing at an elite level in their late 30s and 40s because their bloodwork, metabolic and joint health, and lifestyles are excellent.
It’s less so that these athletes are using a “secret training tip” and more so that the rest of the population is *trying* to build muscle, endurance, skills, cognition, and speed, *on top* of a declining foundational health. This is due to late nights out, McDonald’s and chicken wings, smoking/drinking, irregular daily routines, and unhealthy thought patterns and concerns.
It is less what these super athletes are doing and more what the rest of the population is refusing to do – all they’re doing is not giving in to the momentary comforts of a destructive lifestyle and then trying to train hard on top of that. This is why eating junk is just “normal eating” and eating with high nutrition is considered “dieting”. It is the nutritious lifestyle that is considered “not normal”. The point of the hierarchy I write about is that the foundation is always being improved and maintained and then higher qualities can be properly improved after that. High strength and endurance won’t last for a fat guy who smoke cigarettes and eats Burger King. You’re not going to build nearly as much sprinting speed if you don’t have Any muscle mass on you.This is why I spent the first three weeks talking about foundational health and the training goal hierarchy. If you want to get better results in someone else or to appear like your genetics are better than theirs while being on the same training routine you are most likely to get that and the biggest return from going to bed early, eating healthy quality foods, spending time in the sun, walking and moving leisurely, and enjoying non-destructive quality time with loved ones who make you feel good rather than stressed.
So I want to reiterate to all of you once more because I actually care about this – any training program that you’re doing whether it’s for me or someone else should also be done *on top* of having a healthy body fat, improving your joints, very good micro-nutrition and avoidance of inflammatory food, deep sleep every single night around the same time, and taking care of your mental health. With your foundational health operating at a high level you will build more speed from the same speed training, build more muscle from the same weight training, and build more skills from the same skill training all in less time and it will stick around for years to come because you won’t be getting old.
There is your performance secret.
It is on top of this performance foundation that we build our hybrid style training for you. That is what this manual is about and why we have been going over fundamentals all month. These basics must be in order before anything crazy is gonna be focused on - unless you are already a beast, “dynamic box squats” aren't your main priority. It's being healthy, sleeping more, building muscle and stronger joints/spine, and preparing your body to BE ABLE to make super powered adaptations to your physiology with an ultra-strong biological profile.
Read the foundational health essays - get yourself in order - start following the health routines + strength programs (more to come) - use the q&a for advice - reach out for consulting if needed - become an ultra beast.