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A weightlifter explains why diet matters more than training: 80% of progress comes from what you eat, 20% from workouts. Tracking macronutrients and eating nutrient-dense foods sharpens both physical performance and mental focus.

A weightlifter explains why diet matters more than training: 80% of progress comes from what you eat, 20% from workouts. Tracking macronutrients and eating nutrient-dense foods sharpens both physical performance and mental focus.
the nutrient-dense foods to help fuel my body and to help support my weightlifting. This plan has kept me on track mentally, physically, obviously, but the scheduled workouts and having the mapped out macros has also— which leads me into number 2— is the raised awareness. I've learned what I'm eating, what I'm not eating, how much I'm eating, and if I'm eating enough of it, because it is actually really important. And a lot of people think like the bigger chunk is the working out portion when really it's only 20% of it. The other 80% is your diet.