What's up, guys?
Jeff Cavaliere, ATHLEANX.com.
We've got a controversial one here for you
today.
The fact of the matter is this – I'm going
to make the statement right off the bat.
You cannot build muscle over the age of 35
unless you are on TRT, which is Testosterone
Replacement Therapy, or as some would call
it 'hormone replacement therapy'.
I know this to be the case.
I know this because someone left a comment
on my video that said that was true.
So we know it must be true.
Now I'm going to put this comment up here
and I want to read it for you, and then we're
going to start breaking it down because you
guys obviously have to sense the sarcasm in
my voice.
This ain't true, okay?
Now, let's put some context here.
The guy's name is going to be blurred out.
I'm not looking to cause a personal attack
by me, or any of my viewers against this guy
because everybody's entitled to their opinion.
But his sentiment is downright wrong.
Jessie wanted to nominate him as "Professor
Dickweed", or something like that.
I don’t care.
You can call him whatever you want, but I'm
not going to name him publicly.
But I want to read what he said.
"Jeff, I really like your videos and I've
watched them for, maybe, two years now.
But there's an elephant in the room, and that
elephant is that you are on HRT" – hormone
replacement therapy.
I want to make it clear.
I have absolutely no problem with this.
In fact, at 42 you have little choice but
to be on hormone replacement therapy if you
want to be truly athletic.
But the problem I have with it, as some would
have with this video, is it leads to false
expectations in anyone over the age of 35,
especially.
Unless someone is a genetic freak they will
not be able to get that swollen, veiny, bulging
look.
Don’t get me wrong.
They'll look pretty good, but not like this
wrestler" – because this was not what I
talked about, a wrestler in a previous video,
"and certainly not like you.
So do your fan base – especially the older
guys – a favor and admit that you are on
HRT so you can maybe help people get their
doctors, and/or anti-aging clinic and get
the supplements they need to stay healthy
and active into their 60s.
What's the harm?
I mean, I know there's a stigma to this stuff,
even when prescribed legally by a doctor.
But maybe you can help dispel this a bit by
letting people know how to do these supplements
responsibly, and legally.
Either way, I wish you the best with your
company, and your channel.
I truly am not trying to bust your balls,
but again, I do not think it's fair for you
to keep one of the integral parts of training
over 40 a secret any longer.
Your body needs testosterone and growth hormone
to function properly and repair itself.
Sure, diet and hard work are fine, but without
adequate tested GH, their results will be
GREATLY DIMINISHED" – capitalized – "and
may even result in injury.
So consider coming clean.
I think it would be good for you, the sport,
and the public's perception of you.
All the best."
Now, that's a mouthful right there.
Right there is a bunch of horse shit.
I'm going to tell you why.
It doesn’t anger me because he's personally
attacking me, or trying to call me out for
something he feels that I'm using; my secret.
What angers me is what it does to those that
were thinking about starting and were discouraged
by what he just said because what he just
said, he just set the bar really, freaking
low.
35?
You can't look good after 35?
I'm guessing he's 36 years old, but the fact
of the matter is, to think that any 'bulgy,
veiny' look, whatever it is, is strictly responsible,
or requires hormone replacement therapy – because
after the age of 35 you just can't have that
– is setting the bar so low.
It is doing such a disservice to anybody that
watches this channel, any other fitness channel
on YouTube, anywhere they go for advice, and
encouragement on how to look better than they
do right now.
It's really a quitter's attitude and that's
my problem with him.
He's a quitter.
He is determined that because of his lack
of ability to commit to a cause, that means
nobody else can do it unless they're a genetic
freak, or they're using something that they
shouldn’t be using.
That pisses me off, guys.
It really, really gets under my skin.
That's the reason why I'm making this video.
I had another video planned for today, but
this one had to be done.
What I think the problem is, is that when
you think about where this comes from, it
comes from an insecurity on your own inability
to achieve something.
So what you do is, you go and try to bring
everybody down to you.
Instead of trying to aspire to get to this
level –whatever that level is that you're
achieving – you try to bring everybody else
back to the pack.
There's another saying.
They say there's two ways to have the biggest
building in town.
The first is, you can knock all the other
buildings down, so your building is the only
one standing.
That's the first way you could do it, or you
know what you could do?
You could build the biggest fucking building
in the neighborhood.
Then you've got the biggest building.
This guy has chosen to try to knock the other
buildings down.
But don’t let him discourage you.
And I don’t say that because I'm angry that
he's potentially discouraging customers of
ATHLEANX, from people from buying programs
that I recommend.
Guys, I have 800 and some-odd free videos
here that you know I put my best, and greatest
content here for you each, and every week.
Multiple times a week.
There are so many people that use our programs,
and there are so many people that don’t
use our programs.
All of them unified by the fact that they're
getting results, and they're out there actually
doing the work, and they're not looking to
start bringing into the equation, elements
that make their ability to obtain those results
impossible.
This guy has.
So, for the record, if you want to talk about
me – I've mentioned on this channel many,
many times before – for someone that struggled
in their life to put on size, to have any
muscle – and I'm not a huge guy, guys.
I'm 5'10", 175lbs.
To have somebody accuse you of using some
performance enhancing drug – and I'll throw
hormone replacement in that group – anything
performance enhancing, other than what you're
naturally doing every, single day – for
someone to accuse you of that is one of the
most ridiculous feelings.
I feel like "Holy crap!"
I could not imagine anybody would have ever
said that to me, at one point in time.
The fact of the matter is, even Jessie, our
own, beloved Jessie, who's put on 12lbs is
getting accusations thrown his way.
Which, to me, is laughable that the guy is
juicing, or doing something else.
I mean, it's so crazy.
But that's what happens.
As soon as you start to look better, then
people start making accusations.
Now, in this case the guy has two check boxes.
Over the age of 35, TRT for you to look good.
You look better than me?
TRT.
It's like you fit those two criteria?
TRT.
It's beyond ridiculous.
As I've said; I don’t drink.
I never have.
I don’t use drugs.
I never have.
I don’t use anything.
The strongest thing I've probably used in
my life is Tylenol, or maybe an antibiotic.
I don’t smoke.
I don’t party.
I live a very, what some would say, a boring
life.
But you know what?
That boring life is what I like.
I have a family, and my family prefers that
I live that life, and we have a good time
with me living that life, believe it or not.
It might not be the life for everybody, but
it's what I choose to live.
I have a very strict attention to my diet,
and what I eat, and my nutrition matters to
me.
I don’t eat cheat meals.
I have my carrot cake once a year.
As I've said to you before, the reason why
I don’t eat cheat meals is because I don’t
feel like I'm cheating.
I actually enjoy the foods I eat.
It just so happens that I eat healthy foods.
I can stay lean 365 days a year because I
love what I eat.
The fact is, the foods I do eat are in line
with keeping me this way.
They're in line with keeping me lean because
I eat healthy foods all the time.
I don’t feel tempted.
Am I saying that is something that everyone
else has to do in order to look a certain
way?
No!
I know people all the time – I know guys
that are older than me, they come to our live
event, they send pictures in of what they've
been doing, following our programs, or not
following our programs.
They look better than me!
I'm sure they drink.
I'm sure they go out socially from time to
time.
Surely, they eat carrot cake more than once
a year.
You don’t have to do that to look good,
but that's what I do.
But to throw accusations that way, it's sort
of more of a compliment and a boost to me,
but it pisses me off because it's what it
does to you.
Again, this channel was meant to inspire you
about what is possible, and I will sit here,
and I'm going to make this guy's day a really
bad one because I'm going to tell him right
now, to his face: 100%, everything that I
demonstrate on this channel is doable.
100%, everything that I stand in front of
you and demonstrate – my bulgy veins and
all – is 100% doable with no TRT, with no
supplementation, with nothing but hard work,
and a commitment to eating right.
I know I just ruined your day.
I just took away all of your excuses.
Now what?!
Now what?
Well, I can tell you what.
The rest of the guys, the guys that came here
with good intentions, the guys that are actually
willing to work; you just became inspired,
and you should be inspired because you can
achieve whatever it is you want.
You're going to have to prioritize.
You're going to have to work your ass off.
All those things are never going to go away
and I would never bullshit you about that.
Those elements will always have to be in place.
There's no way around that part, but if you're
willing to commit to that, and you're willing
to bust your ass to really do what you need
to do then you have the ability to look far
better than me.
Far better than me because you're willing
to put in the work.
As far as the quitter goes; guys, like I said,
I can't control the sentiment, but I will
do this.
I will offer him an olive branch to wrap this
all up.
Dude, commit to your efforts.
Instead of spending your time trying to figure
out every reason why you're not looking as
good as you should be, spend a little bit
more of that time focusing on actually trying
to look better than you do right now.
I promise you, you're going to see improvements,
and I promise you, you're going to be surprised
about what you're capable of doing when you
direct a lot of that energy, and focus toward
something that's going to help you in the
long run to build a bigger body, and to look
better.
I promise you.
Guys, I had to make this video, like I said,
out of order.
We have other videos scheduled here.
I'm going to get back to those, but I think
this is an important message to get across
to you.
In the meantime, if you're looking for a program
that puts it all out there, step by step – no
TRT included, it's not needed – the right
exercises, the right attitude, hard training,
and good nutrition; that's all over at ATHLEANX.com.
If you've found the video helpful tell me
about other videos you want me to cover and
I'll do my best to do those for you in the
days, and weeks ahead.
All right, guys.
See you soon.
