Listen to your body before you listen to anyone else. It is possible to build a nutrition plan around any restrictions. It is a great practice to learn things that don't agree with you, and to learn to eat to feel good! You can find out how much you should be eating by tracking your weight and eating enough so that you don't feel tired. 

Consider the convenience in how long it takes to cook when you are building a diet you can stick to! It is much easier to control your diet if you cook your own meals, but when you go out to eat you can always find ways to stick to the plan.

If you are trying to gain weight, including muscle, you need to eat so much! For example I try to eat 4000 calories when I'm building muscle.

🔥hot take: Unless you are actively trying to put on pounds and pounds  of muscle, you do not need to eat a ton of protein.

It takes so much repetition to become good at a new skill. If you want to become better at something, flexibility, hand stands, pull ups, try to do it everyday. 

You are training both your muscles and your nervous system when you exercise. You can train the same exercise in multiple ways to progress in strength or progress in athleticism.

Your muscles and nerves need time to recover. Sometimes this truly means doing lying on the couch all day, sometimes this means actively recovering with some mobility exercises. 

If you want to get stronger, you need to train with weights as heavy as you can handle them at only a few reps. If you want to look stronger, you want to train at lighter weights for as many reps as you can handle.

🔥hot take: Cross-training keeps you from injuring yourself, more entertained, and more motivated for your program.