Video summary
The speaker shares his personal journey of transforming from a bulky football player weighing 260 pounds into someone who achieved a six-pack after ten years of dedication to jumping rope and bodyweight exercises. He admits that for a long time, he struggled with yo-yo dieting, constantly losing weight only to regain it, which led him to believe that his inability to get defined abs was purely genetic because his father was also a larger man. This mindset caused him to feel out of control and discouraged, as he assumed that certain results were simply beyond his reach regardless of the effort he put in.
The turning point came when he finally locked in, tracked his calories and macros, and consistently performed resistance training, which resulted in him getting a six-pack for the first time. This achievement did more than just change his physical appearance; it fundamentally shifted his mentality by proving that having a six-pack is not a genetic privilege but a formula anyone can follow. Once he experienced this success, he realized that if he could do it once, he knew exactly how to return to that state whenever he gained a little weight in the future, eliminating the fear and frustration of previous failures.
The speaker emphasizes that getting shredded even once is incredibly empowering because it gives you complete control over your body and disproves the limiting belief that some people are just "better" than others at fitness. He acknowledges that while constantly maintaining an extremely low body fat percentage might be unhealthy or unnecessary, achieving that level of leanness temporarily is a powerful tool for building confidence and self-efficacy. By knowing the steps required to get lean again, you stop feeling like a victim of your genetics and start viewing your physique as something you can manage and improve at will.
Ultimately, the video concludes that everyone should aim to get a six-pack at least once in their life not necessarily to maintain it forever, but to prove to themselves that they are capable of it. This single experience provides a roadmap for future weight management and ensures that minor fluctuations in body fat do not derail your progress or self-esteem. The speaker encourages viewers to go all-in for three to six months, track their food, and utilize resources like his app which offers various workout programs and coaching forums to help maintain accountability, ensuring that anyone can achieve this goal regardless of their starting point.
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Every guy should get a six-pack once. I
lost 70 lb jumping rope and doing
bodyweight exercises over 10 years ago
now. But as many of you know who have
been watching the channel, I used to be
like a bigger, bulkier football player.
And when I wanted to lose weight, I
struggled with it because I would like
lose some weight, but then I'd gain it
back, but then I'd lose it, I gain it
back. I was kind of like yo-yo dieting.
And I was at my biggest like 260 lb. And
I remember always thinking to myself
like, "Well, my dad's a bigger guy, so I
don't have the genetics to get a
six-pack." And I think the reason why my
weight would yo-yo so much is because I
kind of had this idea like the progress
I was making wasn't really working until
I actually locked in and started jumping
rope, started tracking my calories and
macros, and doing resistance training.
Once I actually did that and got a
six-pack for the first time, one, it
increased my confidence by a ton. But
the biggest thing, and the reason I'm
making this video, I was like,
"Oh, it's just like a formula that you
follow. Like everyone can do this." And
that was super important for my
mentality because, I mean, it's been 13
years since that point. And every time I
gain a little bit of weight, I don't
freak out at all because I know exactly
how to get the six-pack again. Do you
know what I'm saying? Like if you're a
guy who has like 20 or 30 lb loose, or
even 50 lb, and you're like, "Dude, I
feel like I lose 10 lb and then I go
back." I have a proposal for you. Go all
in, dude. Like lock in, clear off the
next 3 to 6 months, and just go for it.
Like actually lose the weight and get a
six-pack. I know you know how cuz it's
all over the internet. Like all you have
to do is track your food, eat a certain
way, and there's tons of videos about
that. I talk about it in the Jaredy app
all the time. It's not that difficult.
Get so lean that you can physically see
for the first time in your life like,
"What up, Derek? Like look at me, I look
good," you know? Or whatever your name
is, Ronald, Jonathan, or Like get a
six-pack once so that you know in your
head, okay, this isn't like a genetic
thing. I can have a six-pack if I choose
to. Another thing that that does is it
gives you confidence because I feel like
a lot of people who have never had a
six-pack before, they're constantly
like, "Ah, I guess I'm just like not
able to. Ah, like so you know, kind of
leaves you with this thought that like
there's a group of people who can
achieve it and they're like better than
you." And then there's a group of people
who just can't get a six-pack. And
that's not true. Everyone can do it and
I feel like once you do it, you then
have this confidence of like everything
is now in my control. I think part of
the issue that I was feeling when I was
a little bit overweight was I felt very
out of control. I felt like, "Well, it's
my genetics so it doesn't really matter
as much and so therefore I would maybe
slack a little bit without realizing it
because I had already made up in my mind
that like I'm not someone who can get a
six-pack and so I didn't, you know, take
those extra steps and focus to get the
actual outcome. And I saw an Instagram
post about this. I don't know who said
it but it's so true. All you need to do
is get shredded once and then maintain
it for years after that. Like dude,
that's all I've been doing. I feel like
sometimes I look at photos of myself and
I'm like, "I look super lean but I
definitely lost some muscle." And then
other times I'm like, "Oh, I gained a
little bit of body fat but my muscles
look way bigger." You know, those
fluctuations are much smaller for
myself. When I didn't know why or why
not I couldn't get the result, I just
felt like discouraged. Like there was
something I was missing and it was
genetic and I couldn't help it. Versus
when you've gotten lean enough the first
time and you've gotten shredded and then
you gain a little bit of weight, you're
you're not stressing cuz you're like,
"Ah, I'll just I'll just eat this way
for a couple weeks and it'll be fine
again." And I feel like having that type
of control over your body is a very
empowering feeling. So, I'm not making
this video to say say like having a
six-pack is what everyone should strive
for and it's the only thing that
matters. I actually think it's super
overrated to constantly having a super
lean 7% body fat six-pack. I personally
think it's bad for your health and bad
for your sexual health. However, I think
it's really important to do it one time
to prove to yourself, I am him. I can do
this. And two,
if life gets ahead of me and I gain a
little bit of weight here and there, I
know the steps necessary to get back to
that point. Yeah, let me know what your
thoughts are on having a six-pack in
general. And if you need help getting to
a six-pack, then I would check out the
Jaredy app. It's at jumpropedudes.tv.
All the Jaredy app is is a bunch of
different one-month and three-month
programs on an app. Like there's the
dumbbell program, the Jaredy Max
program, there's a heavy rope program,
there's a push-up program. The whole
point of the app is to give you workouts
that you can take anywhere in the world
to help you jump rope better, burn more
calories, and build a little bit of
muscle. Also within the app, we have the
coaching forum, um which is just I'm in
there most days just coaching people,
giving tips, showing what I'm eating,
and we're all just keeping each other
accountable because I think at this
point you probably know what you need to
eat and you know that you need to be
working out. But having that group of
people who's pushing you in that
direction can sometimes be the thing
that, you know, makes you stick to your
goal and achieve it. So, check it out
jumpropedudes.tv
and
uh otherwise, I will see you in the
comments.