 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. 1. “As a trans man, you need less protein than cis men.”
Protein needs aren’t based on sex, but on body mass. To be truly anal, they’re based on lean mass, but, since this is hard to estimate, most scientific recommendations are based on body mass. The point is, you don’t need a certain amount of protein because you’re a cis or trans man, a cis or trans woman, or a non-binary person. You need a certain amount of protein because of your body mass.
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 Since 2019, I’ve coached plenty of trans men and trans masc non-binary people wanting to masculinise their physique, like the client in the picture, showing off three months of post-top surgery gains.
So you could say I’ve become something of an expert at fixing small pecs (said in Willem Dafoe’s voice, of course). These are the top five evidence-based strategies I implement:  Free stock photo from Pexels.com. We are mindful of desire when we experience it with an embodied awareness, recognizing the sensations and thoughts of wanting as arising and passing phenomena. When you diet, you do most things right.
You’re in a moderate deficit; you’re not starving yourself. You’re eating your protein, fibre, fruit, and veg regularly. And yet, no matter how hard you try to be disciplined, you always eat too much when going out for a meal or when someone brings cake to work. If this sounds familiar, it’s because I coach many people like you. That’s why I’ve developed the Fuck Yes Framework as an effective mindset strategy to overcome mindless over-eating. The Framework is simple: Only eat foods that are worth it, stop when they’re no longer worth it, and think about how they’ll make you feel after. This Framework has three components:
 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. It seems that, every day, a new brand is popping up, and everyone has become an expert on supplements and training. Hey, there’s a lot of great brands and products out there, but there are also those just looking to grab a piece of the money pie. Let’s talk about the recent “women’s creatine” trend AKA an excellent example of how the supplement industry creates confusion where there doesn’t need to be any.
A few days ago, I came across a product marketed as “the best creatine for women in the UK (…) for muscle growth, recovery, and wellbeing.” These are two of the benefits listed on the product page:
This kind of marketing affects most of my clients: cis women and trans feminine people who are worried about getting “bulky,” and trans masc individuals wondering how “women’s” creatine might impact their body. None of us need this shit, so let’s clear this up.  I’ve been on a diet for two weeks and all I’ve lost is two weeks. You’re not lazy. You’re not inconsistent. And you’re definitely not “lacking discipline.”
In fact, it’s the opposite. You work hard. You follow the plan. You push yourself. And yet, every time you try to diet, you burn out. You either quit early, or push so hard that it becomes miserable… and you still don’t end up as lean as you wanted. You don’t have a motivation problem. You have a strategy problem. Since 2019, I’ve coached trans lifters exactly like you: people who do everything right, but still don’t get the return on their effort that they deserve. If this sounds familiar, here are seven reasons hard-working lifters like you burn out dieting and what to do instead. |
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