Gunnar Peterson Quotes

Try training on an empty stomach, if it is just this kind of resistance training workout, so that your body fat is sacrificed as a fuel source. Then, immediately post-workout, make sure you take in all three of your macronutrients.

I usually suggest that people do their steady-state cardio on the days that they’re not with me; they really don’t need a cardio babysitter. When working with athletes, I try to pair the interval with the exertion patterns of their respective sport.

People who are at the top have no problem being vulnerable and putting themselves in a position to fail. That’s why they have the success that they have.

There’s so much you can do with bodyweight alone. The basics always come up for a reason: sit-ups, planks, push-ups. They’ll always give you results. The way to take it up a notch is to compound the basics to work multiple muscle groups at once.

You need to lift weights and do more resistance training. Get more sleep. I’m the first one who’s guilty of not doing that, but I work on it, and I’m aware of it. And drink more water. Drink Propel. You have to hydrate. You simply can’t perform at the level you could perform at if you’re dehydrated. Period.

I have nothing against tricep kickbacks, but I’d rather have you do a skater‘s lunge with a kickback and get a lower body workout.

I always train my weaknesses and work on my shortcomings – in the gym and outside the gym. Ha!

Not to sound corny, but if life is a sport, if you’re moving to dive on a fumble or pick up a basketball in transition or pivoting to grab your toddler so he doesn’t fall into a pool… those are real life movements.

Researchers found that sharing your workout results – whether it’s through actually being friends on a specific app or calling friends to tell them how you did, even posting your results on a social platform – usually pushes people to work even harder.

I am a big believer in taking responsibility for your actions. I tell my kids every day to ‘own it’ – ‘it’ being whatever they’ve said or done. At some point in your life, you are in charge. You call the shots. You decide to eat or not eat.

If you were inactive due to an injury or a surgery, then common sense rules the day when inching closer to the area that was hurt. That is very different from inactivity due to being ill. After illness, be aware of how taxing your workout is cardiovascularly and err on the side of less.

You should be doing something for your body every day. One day it could be a high-intensity class, and the next, it could be as simple as a 20-minute walk with the dog.

My mom – when I complained about my weight, she asked me if I wanted to keep complaining or do something about it. Then she took me to Weight Watchers when I was 10 years old, meetings and all!

If you think you’re going to do 100 crunches and a plank and burn away belly fat, you’re not. Yes, you’re going to make the area stronger, but it’s not going to get rid of the fat. So do yourself a favor and, once and for all, let that idea go.

When I opened my gym, I got rid of the scales! Stepping on a scale empowers an inanimate object – every time you get on it, you turn over the helm of your emotional well being to something that doesn’t care about you.

If you’re always trying to do a good job, then something good is going to come from it.

Strike a balance between resistance training, intervals, longer duration cardiovascular work, and flexibility. Don’t stick with one approach then flip after a few weeks. Mix it up weekly, daily.

Protein helps your insulin levels not spike and helps you not store your food as fat.

Make it a joint effort. Doing a workout with a partner or trainer can motivate you to reach your goals.

I get tired when I keep shorting my sleep, but I always make it to the gym. In our house, we live by this: ‘Never quit, never cancel, never be late.’ We’ve found it’s a great way to live.

The key to anyone‘s success is staying with it!

America wasn’t made on blame; it was made on responsibility. Take off the training wheels in life and decide to take responsibility for your actions.

I try to take the approach that everyone really is an athlete at some level. I mean, we were all on the playground in the beginning. Some of us just stayed there.

You’ll get a cheat meal, no question. It’s not a cheat day. Every day, I indulge with something, because if I feel restricted, I’m gonna lash out.

The Gunnar Challenge offers new workouts every day, a meal plan and daily ‘verbal vitamins,’ which are a motivational video or workout tip. The thing that really makes the program work is the forum, where Challengers can communicate with each other and with me.