Today I'm chatting with Martin Silva, an online health and fitness transformation coach. Martin has coached thousands of people, traveled the world, and climbed the ladder as a physique competitor, ranking within the top 10 fitness models on the planet. In this episode, Martin shares more about his own personal health and fitness journey and how he got to where he is today. He discusses myths about protein intake, the importance of cycling your macros, undulating your calories, and the supplements that are actually worth it. We also discuss when to incorporate cardio into your fitness routine, how to use NEAT to lose fat, adjusting training frequency for your goals, and the best split for results. Martin also discusses what it's like being a physique competitor, binge eating after competitions, and much more. For more from Martin, you can find him on Instagram (@martinsilvafitness), on his website (www.martin-silva.co.uk), on the Optimise Your Body Podcast, and on the Optimise Your Body Facebook Page. All links are also on his Instagram! If you're a woman looking to optimize her health using the Paleo diet and lifestyle, enrollment for Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program, opens on February 18th! Limited spaces are available, and this is the last time the program will be offered at this price! The program officially begins Monday, February 25th. This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You'll also get access to our private Facebook group and live video coaching calls with Christina and the other women in the group. If you're ready to learn more, head to bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle! This podcast is sponsored by the Primal Health Coach Institute. Health coaching is on the rise, but not all coaching programs are the same. The Primal Health Coach Institute is a health coach program centered on ancestral health principles, a scientifically-validated wellness plan that mimics that of our primal ancestors and supports our genetic evolutionary blueprint with real-food eating, inspired movement and play, and stress-reduction and balance in all aspects of life. To get your free ebook about how to become a health coach or to learn more about the program, head to primalhealthcoach.com/realness. Ready to enroll? Use the code "COACH200" to get $200 off at signup! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crw to check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! If you love desserts but want to avoid the sugar and sweeteners, pick up a copy of Christina's new ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems Part 2! This ebook contains over 30 paleo dessert recipes (most are also vegan) that contain absolutely no sugar or sweeteners - no stevia, xylitol, erythritol, maple syrup, honey, dates, bananas, or other sugar substitutes. Perfect if you're keto, low-carb, on a gut-healing diet, looking to balance your hormones, or trying to break your sugar addiction! Grab your copy at bit.ly/nsnp2 and use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! If you're