Everything Chris Petkas said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Petkas: You are never overtraining, you are chronically under-recovering
“Because you're never over-training, you're under-recovering.”
Petkas: Fitness must be treated as essential daily hygiene
“Hygiene is the aspect of you will decay or die if you don't do it, right? If you don't brush your teeth, like you're going to have nasty teeth and it's going to break down. Same thing if you don't wash your body, bacteria. I view fitness as the same thing. Whe…”
Petkas: High-consequence physical challenges drive accountability and introspection
“With it being of consequence, right, there's accountability to it, so I think it's a little bit more all-encompassing, right? You have to be consistent about your preparation, your training, you have to have a lot of intention behind it as well, and I find tha…”
Petkas: Facing physical challenges reveals a partner's independent resilience
“Like you get to see that your partner can struggle, has struggled, will struggle, and they'll make it through themselves. They might not always need to depend on you either.”
Petkas: Microwaving food denatures nutrients and lowers bioavailability
“We do not use the microwave in our household any longer just because it's shown to denature a lot of the nutrients and make things less bioavailable, right?”
Petkas: Lower back pain is usually caused by weak glutes
“Your hip flex, your lower back is not caused, your back pain is not caused by your back. Most of the time I've found it's caused by weak glutes and too tight of hip flexors.”
Petkas: Cooked vegetables are often much better tolerated than raw ones
“Not all vegetables are bad for you the way they're prepared sometimes, right? They're better if you're, they're cooked for a lot of people.”
Petkas strictly limits his gym sessions to 50 minutes maximum
“How long do I spend in the gym? 50 minutes. Five-zero. I am in and out. There's no way I'm spending more than an hour, ever. That's warm-up, workout, cool down, and stretching.”
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