Shredded Fitness Icon Shares His Training, Fasting & Cardio Insights w/ Marcus Filly

Marcus Filly is a former D1 athlete and a six-time top-ranked CrossFit games competitor. We explore ways to build muscle and increase your metabolic rate  as well as burn fat with exercise and movement. 

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Full Video: https://youtu.be/hgDi45CUxH8

**Mike's microphone audio was a little messed up, thankfully Marcus was crisp, sorry about that

Connect with Marcus: https://functional-bodybuilding.com

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro 
0:20 Why you NEED to focus on Muscle 
3:00 Who is Marcus Filly
08:42 CrossFit brought more people to the gym to lift weights and get fit.
09:30 CrossFit brought differing modalities together and it brought community. 
15:00 Excess training isn't necessary 
23:30 Marcus Filly and Functional Bodybuilding 
26:00 Necessity has caused the fitness industry to adapt and innovate during lockdown. 
31:50 Functional Bodybuilding is a mix of functional training and bodybuilding with an emphasis on looking good, moving well, health and longevity. 
35:40 Uncontrolled intensity just to get people to sweat causes injury. 
38:40 Most people are not prepared for true high intensity. They do not have the constitution, nutrition, sleep, or resilience to handle more stress. 
40:50 GREAT STUFF HERE Marcus’ initial audience was those who had burned out from intensity training. 
43:20 Marcus Filly’s program gives each global movement pattern two focused touches each week. 
46:57 Classic CrossFit workouts were named, repeatable, potent expression of fitness that paired functional movements. Doing the same workout the next week, shows you how much you have progressed. 
53:30 Muscle is Essential!  you want good energy balance, a lean physique and fitness, you need to move/be active every day in the hours that you are not training. 
56:55 10,000 steps per day is a great goal
01:00:30 Discipline is where you start. It requires discipline to get going, before you can have momentum in anything.

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