Hi, everyone magnus here today we're gonna do another q a article i love these you guys are so awesome you send me a bunch of questions and i will do my best to answer them but before we get into it did you know that i have an app for as low as 27 cents per day you can get access to all my programs so what you're waiting for join the magnus family today what are your easy go-to protein snacks .



when i prepare my snacks i prioritize protein i try to make sure not to eat any fast carbs or sugar mostly proteins anything from beef chicken eggs tofu even a protein shake is a wonderful snack and it's easy to take with you on the go i know you trained alexander skarsgord in the morning but.

what's your personal preference excellent question train when your life and schedule allows you to it doesn't really matter if you train in the morning or in the afternoon with that said if you have all the time in the world there's nothing wrong.
 with starting the day with a workout because i think it sets a physical and a mental standard for the day personally i workout in the afternoons because that's.

 what my life and schedule allows me to split routine or push and pull the same day it really depends programming is not complicated it's fairly easy it depends on how many times per week you can workout and what your goals are i would say overall for men that wants to build a lot of muscle mass i try to divide push and pull into two separate days so back and chest on two separate days for females

 i would like to do it in the same day because women don't prioritize their chest muscle as much as men it really depends on on how much you train in a week if you're doing twice a week in the gym yeah then you should do full body every time.

 that's my answer will kettlebell training solely get you big and lean well it can when it comes to body fat getting lean it's all about nutrition so it doesn't matter if you you know lifts dumbbells barbells isolated exercises or kettlebells but kettlebells are a good way of building strength yeah.

 i like a combination of free weights kettlebells bodyweight workouts and even isolated exercises or machines so you can get in good shape with any of those or a combination of all of them how to manage nutrition on a five days vacation enjoy or try to follow the diet as much as possible excellent question if you go on vacation once a month then you should probably try to stay on top of it a little more but i assume that you don't go on vacation

 all the time and if you don't enjoy life when i go on vacation i have a couple of good meals but i kind of eat whatever i want but it really depends on what makes you feel the best if you go on vacation once or twice a year and only for five days enjoy doing exercise in hoodie.

helps burning more calories no no um if you wear a lot of clothes when sweating it will make you sweat more the difference is not huge and i would say if you wearing a lot of clothes that make you sweat you're gonna have less energy to actually.

you know lift properly and heavy so it will affect you negatively and in a different way so lose the hoodie if you're sweating how do you get started as a trainer i started 22 years ago almost 22 years ago back home in sweden i always did a lot of sports so it was kind of a natural transition for me to start working with training and nutrition.

i was interested in it and i got my personal training certification at first and i got a bunch of certifications after that but it started with a personal training certificate almost 22 years ago where did you get the equipment for your garage gym well let me tell you i got most of it from a brand called el lako eleko is the gold standard when it comes to to weightlifting and a nice coincidence is that.

the part of sweden why i grew up it's not far from where the brand electo is from i feel fantastic to be able to have a brand from the same part of sweden as me that are making the best gym equipment money can buy so check them out aleco.

i'm trying to lose belly fat should i only count my protein intake no you need to make sure that your carbs and fat are not too high as well your intake you see proteins the building stones of muscle and tissue it's crucial that you get enough protein to maintain or build muscle mass and not to kill muscle mass so protein's super important but then you have fat and carbs.

which are the fuel for the body so you want to make sure that you're in calorie deficit when losing fat which means that you're eating less few fattened carbs than what you're spending in a day with that said you can overeat protein as well if your body can't take it up or absorb all the protein that can turn into fat as well so you want to make sure to eat.

the right amount of protein fat and carbs train intensive for a couple of weeks then more mellow split or better to keep constant interesting question i would say the most important thing is to to keep it going from week to week holding yourself accountable making training a part of your life and showing up every week.

that is the most important thing training intensity during different training cycles it will make a little difference but it's really about making sure that you train no less than three times per week no more than six five days might be the sweet spot if.

you ask me is it safe to use protein powder 365 out of 365 days of the year thank you yes it is and i'm going to tell you why because protein powder is just protein some of them contains artificial sweeteners and we know now that artificial sweeteners are not bad for us they don't really affect us at all so you can definitely eat protein powder every day all year round if you want to how long have you been doing fitness well i've been working as a trainer for 21 22 years but before that i did a whole lot of different sports so i always been active i remember going to the gym with my father from the age of three.

i didn't work out but i was in that environment and it obviously had a big impact on my life i mean look at me now how to lose fat fast but healthy top tips i'm not sure you mean that will lose fat and health the way i assume you're asking for and i would say.

that don't go too extreme make sure that you're in calorie deficit which means that you're eating less energy in a day than what you're spending make sure to eat enough protein go to the gym train stay active and don't be too hard on yourself magnus.

how do you celebrate the swedish natural day that is a great question and normally i am here in la where i live and i get together with a couple of other swedish families and we make dinner and we hang out and think about the motherland that's .
what i do female late 30s haven't exercised in a while fastest way to lose weight and tone up well the fastest way is to get started today get on top of your nutrition and get on top of your training or exercise so 
make sure to exercise three times a week in the beginning then ramp it up to five days a week with something that you like to do and something that your body needs and get on top of your nutrition which means that 17 out of 20 meals should be on points and then you enjoy life 3 out of 20 meals so no food restrictions you just got to make sure not to eat too unhealthy too often that's .

how you do it when cutting should i be doing heavy weight 6 to 8 reps or moderate weight 10 To 12 reps for keeping muscle mass well i would say both works the reason we tend to do lighter weight and more reps when cutting is because we we're in a calorie deficit which means we have less energy so 
it's going to be harder to push that heavy weight and on top of that when you're in a calorie deficit the risk of getting injured goes up so it might make sense to do more reps at a lighter weight then than going heavy for a few reps but .

with that said both methods will be very beneficial when cutting it always comes down to nutrition when it's about losing body fat does it still count as a rest day if i go up for a jog i don't think so once again it depends it depends on how hard you're training those other days if i have a rest day i will not go out and jog i will lay on the couch question yourself are you going out for a jog because you need it mentally or because you get a guilty conscience if you say yes to that question take it from me that you're better off with doing nothing that day as long as you work out hard on the days .

when you do work out take the day off without any guilty conscience how to stop eating unhealthy completely love that question and i'm so happy that you sent me that question i don't think that you should stop completely with eating unhealthy foods it's when we take foods that we like they're unhealthy but we like them and we cut them out completely not only do we get a poor life it's going to be extremely hard to maintain.

 that and the second you eat something bad you've failed your whole strategy so i think that you should still eat unhealthy from time to time foods that you like but make sure not to eat it too often i don't believe in food restrictions i make sure that out of 20 meals 17 are on point and healthy three out of those 20 i eat whatever 
i want what to do to see results faster well if you want to see results faster than what you are now you need to improve something you need to make some changes it might be that you have to sleep a little more but the two big ones are really training and nutrition depends on what you mean 

with your results if you want to build more muscle mass well then you need to look at your programming and how much time you spend exercising when it comes to losing body fat it's all about nutrition so get results faster tweak your nutrition tweak your training or maybe even look at how much you sleep thoughts on powerlifting for weight loss over 40.

any type of training or lifting can help you lose weight as long as you get on top of your nutrition i love power lifting i think it's a great way of getting stronger but if you want to lose weight it really comes down to nutrition how to work out well the quickest easiest answer 

i can say is that go on my app magnus method app.com and check it out and do one of the programs and that will show you how to work out as you can tell a lot of good questions hopefully you guys got some good insight and things that you can take with you from this video i really enjoy doing these q a videos and i feel so blessed that i can actually help people like you so thank you keep sending me questions and i'll be doing more of these in the future don't forget to hit that like button subscribe and i will see you next week.