Shrugged family, this week on Barbel Shrug we are talking about setting realistic expectations

for strength training.

And in this episode we talk about why getting started can be so challenging, why the

best metric for success is just showing up.

How long it will take before you start seeing the results, why two years is a good metric

for judging progress and why hiring a coach can eliminate the fact that you may be feeling

like you are wasting your time.

Because I have to tell you about a project that I've been working on for the last 24 years

of my life, it's called The Diesel Dad Diet.

It's a book that I am so excited to get out to everybody to help you optimize your metabolism,

lose 13 pounds and 13 weeks, build a strong lean and athletic body you are proud of.

For the last 5-6 years I've really been trying to figure out a way in which I can put all

of this information in my brain and put it together so that it makes sense to help

specific people and it's tough because you have so much stuff in your brain and you

have so much information you've talked to so many professionals on this podcast that

it's challenging to know exactly who you can help since you've talked to such a broad

group of people.

And now that I'm a father, now that this Diesel Dad movement has started, now that we

have so many cool dads that are following our programs.

And I want to create a book in which that allows dads to be able to have conversations

in their household to help their children.

And what I mean by that is if your kid walks up to you and says, Hey Dad, I want to get

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