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@notaprojustabro

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I spent 20 years struggling with weight, lost 60kg without giving up real life, now helping others do the same
176kg ➡️ 116kg
35% ➡️ 26% bf

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Perhaps the biggest shift within this journey is the change of narrative within myself:

I’ve noticed a shift away from the narrative of: being the overweight lazy guy who doesn’t participate in fitness races or events towards something more like; a regular gym goer who’s relatively fit and enjoys an eating routine (thanks for reminding me @chankissick 💙)

A huge mihi to my @push___fitness family for all the support, encouragement and filling my cup when I struggled to full it myself 🫶🏽

@wheyd_up for the protein desserts through the journey, having a go to snack on tap for those times I cbf’d cooking or when I was sick or in a rush 🍨

@absolute_radiology for the scans and insights into how they work 👩‍🔬

@cs_supplements_taranaki_ for all your advice along the way, especially during what’s been a very turbulent time for you in soo many ways 💪🏽

Lastly to all @phil.quinlan86 @joshbollen @daften_direkt and @adamd157 for cuddling me when I needed kindness and kick my ass when I needed humbling. It’s a fine balance between pushing friends forward without pushing them over and I’m thankful to have that with you guys 🤎

Honestly, there’s soo much cool shit coming it’s hard to articulate but I just want to finish by speaking to those who have been sitting on the fence about sorting their shit out:

Eating healthier is hard 🍎
Paying for doctors is hard 🏥
Exercising is hard 🏃🏾
Being stagnant is hard 🏔️
Meeting new people is hard 👥
Being the same is hard👤

Whatever hard you choose when it comes to getting off the fence just keep in mind that you are, in-fact, the one choosing 🫡 taken in New Plymouth, New Zealand by @notaprojustabro

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Randomly saw someone asking for some help on Facebook today so u offered some perspective. For anyone else wondering or curious or if you have a friend who needs some help and doesn’t know where to start, feel free to share this with them 🤷🏽‍♂️

I’m not a doctor, scientist, trainer, nutritionist or Pro - just a bro actually doing the things we know we’re meant to for weightloss 😊 taken in New Plymouth, New Zealand by @notaprojustabro

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Ngā mihi nui Taiuru News for coming into our whare at Push and taking the time to truly see who we are and why this kaupapa exists. It meant a lot that you didn’t just see a class.. you felt the wairua, the mana, and the aroha that sits behind everything we do here!

Push was built from a genuine place of hauora and community, so having you come in, connect with our whānau, and help share a little more of our kōrero was really special to us.

Come through and feel the difference. Good people, purposeful training, and a space built on hauora and connection 💚

🎥 Credit: Taiuru News @tekorimakootaranaki by @notaprojustabro

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8 months ago

Days 6 and 7 #push10yourway

A big work on for me has been to use more legs in my #benchpress and #deadlifts - real bad at relying solely on only upper body to get me through them 😅

So a big mihi to coaches @shauny_g16 and @vegas_muscle_conditioning from @push___fitness for today’s workshop to help give me some cues and signals to create some new habits and extinguish some old ones 🤞🏽 taken in Push Fitness by @notaprojustabro

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Day 5 #push10yourway

The routine is pretty much:

🏋️ 6am gym 🏃🏾
🐕 7am Dog Walk 🐶
☕️ 8am Breakfast 🍳
🦸🏾‍♂️ 9am Mahi 🤝
☕️ 11am Snack 🥪
🥙 2pm lunch 🥪
🐕 5pm dog walk 🐶
🍽️ 630pm Dinner 🥘
🛌 9pm sleep 😴

Having a routine keeps shit simple and easy to stick to, less variability means more likely to stick to the plan BUT we’re human right? So this shit ain’t always going to plan 🗺️…

That’s another Hepisode… taken in Push Fitness by @notaprojustabro

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Yeap totally forgot to post yesterdays 😅

Once again still getting that regular post habit going haha 😜

Been a little coughy this week so not been as on to it as I could be in some areas but it’s week 1 so still giving myself grace to get it going 🚲

Day 3 ✅ taken in Push Fitness by @notaprojustabro

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4 days ago

Day 4! #push10yourway

And I forgot to take content 🤦🏽‍♂️

A little bit of an overshare (feel free to press skip here) -

I had a mate pass away on Monday and it’s had me a little messed up (I’m good though, been leaning into friends and family to chat to 😊).

The late nights up going over memories and last conversations 🧠

Our journey though life together ✊🏾

All the normal things that come with grief 😞

What it has reminded me though, is why I’m determined to get hold of my health before it gets hold of me - Pat was always someone who believed in me, arguably more than he believed in himself in a lot of ways (but that’s another chat for another time) 🤎

Whilst it’s been tough dealing with him and all the shoulda, woulda, coulda that comes with loss - I find solace in the huge impact that he made earth side and how soo many people, just like me, wouldn’t be where we are today without his influence 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

Arohanui my bro @patspellman 🕊️ taken in Push Fitness by @notaprojustabro

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4 days ago

Day 2/70 #push10yourway

The Broke Boy Bowls are back!

Doing this licking during the hotter months is soo different to when it’s colder, mainly:

☀️ It’s lighter longer, so I’m up later 😴
🏃🏾 Training is waaaaaay hotter 🏋️
🥘 Because the weathers warmer, I want lighter meals 🍲

Cool to be doing this with soooo many others this time around and excited to see everyone’s surprise themselves in 10 weeks time 🔥✊🏾🫶🏽 taken in Push Fitness by @notaprojustabro

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6 days ago

Day 1 of the #push10yourway

For anyone that makes regular content, any tips for reminding to record the content? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

If you joined me on the 90 days then you’ll enjoy this next 70 🫡

Chasing new PBs on some lifts, gunna do another Dexa scan thanks to the people at @absolute_radiology and an endurance test to boot 😩

Come ride with me 🐎 taken in Push Fitness by @notaprojustabro

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7 days ago

WHATS NEXT⁉️

Since my previous 90day vlog finished, that’s been the question. Well… today marks 87 days until Xmas 🎅🏽

October 5th the new @push___fitness Push 10: Your way starts. A 10 week commitment to creating some positive habits and lasting change 🤎

I’ve personally held the opinion that many gym challenges are more focussed on being a marketing tool than actually being helpful to people so it’s exciting to see the crew commit to something that’s more intentional and built for longevity 💪🏽

No scans, no gimmicks, just mahi 🏋️ 🏃🏾

So 10 weeks = 70 days 🗓️

New Vlog coming soon 🫡 taken in Push Fitness by @notaprojustabro

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19 days ago

DO WHAT YOU CAN, MORE OFTEN ✅

When people ask: “What’s one piece of advice you’d give someone looking to lose some fat” my answer is usually that

People often overestimate what they can do in 2 months but will underestimate what they can do in 2 years ⏰

A friend told me a few years ago, an easy way to check your commitment is - when something comes up and you think “I can’t do that” - ask yourself “if someone gave me a million dollars to do it, could I do it?” More often than not the answer is yes. So is it that you can’t, or that you just don’t want to right now? Or ever?

Nothings ever perfect and you’re not gunna be on 💯% of the time but when you do what you’re actually capable of, more than you don’t - you’ll see the change you want ✅

Here’s to 91 weeks of logging my Kai to learn my eating habits and make some changes 🫡 taken in New Plymouth, New Zealand by @notaprojustabro

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21 days ago

@push___fitness the threw up a video yesterday of me speaking Te Reo for some #tewikiotereomāori content 🎥

Been smashed today with messages from people either

A) Not knowing I was fluent or
B) Feeling inadequate in their own journey

I’m a be real: I fvck shit up daily, in English and Te Reo and I never let it get me down because I know my ancestors didn’t just wake up one day and decide not to speak. In reality, some evil motherfvckers intentionally went (and more continue) to destroy our language ❤️‍🩹

But we still here 🤙🏾 And we’re not going away 💪🏽 taken in New Plymouth, New Zealand by @notaprojustabro

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