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Ethan Thompson

Become a warrior. Christ Follower✝️
I help men get in the best shape of their life by losing weight/ building muscle and KEEP it! DM "Ready" to get started.

Bellator Coaching is about finally having Honest, and realistic goals for your fitness. By training the Bellator way, we have helped hundreds of people achieve goals and results that they couldn't dream of, in a realistic amount of time. We value hard work, dedication, consistency, and humility. With our customized and individual programs, we can help you become the warrior you know you could be.

08/31/2025

Training today.

07/30/2025

Real growth happens when the pain of staying the same is GREATER than the pain of changing.

Change is never easy.

But it’s not supposed to.

If change was easy, I would be out of a job.

And if it was as simple as you thought I was, then the results and growth you want, wouldn’t be as important or valuable.

If you could find gold walking down the street like it was gravel, then it wouldn’t be as valuable as everyone makes it out to be.

My point is, change isn’t supposed to be easy. That would take away the point of fitness.

But it will always be worth it.

Be proud of yourself for changing.

07/21/2025

If fitness/working out has become like a chore to you, you’re doing it wrong.

If you have to keep relying on motivation or just straight discipline every time you step in the building, you’re doing it wrong.

I get it, some days the gym is the LAST place you want to spend your time, and on those days yes, you need to suck it up and go. But most of the time, the gym should be a place you are excited to go to.

It’s as simple as this: The more fun/enjoyable something is, the more likely you are to do it.

No one has to force you to watch your favorite tv show, nor does it feel like a chore.

The gym should feel almost as good as watching your favorite show.

You’re becoming a new person, changing hold habits, and transforming your life just by stepping into a building.

Morale of the story is yes, discipline is needed sometimes, but if you ENJOY the gym you don’t need discipline.

06/23/2025

Transforming your physique from where it is now, to where you want to be can be hard.

Yes there are “tips and tricks” that can help quicken the process and make it easier/simpler, there’s no such thing as a shortcut to getting your dream physique.

It will ALWAYS take time, dedication, consistency, and the ability to say no to yourself more times than saying yes.

But those who have done the work and gotten to where they want to be, will tell you that it will always be worth it in the end.

Not just because they’re getting closer to the body they want, but because the lessons and skills you gain will stick with you forever.

Take Andrew for example. When we first started, he has been in and out of the gym for a large portion of his life. Starting his fitness journey during COVID, him and his dad both lost a ton of weight while staying home.

Fast forward a few years later, he put everything back in and then some.

When he first came to me, he didn’t believe the gym would be a place he looked forward to going to.

But in just over 20 weeks, Andrew has not only lost roughly 27lbs and counting, but he’s also put on some high quality muscle mass in the process.

Although we are far from reaching our end goal, we’re getting closer every day and that’s what matters.

DM me the word “READY” and we’ll see if we can help you get your own transformation!

04/19/2025

Chest/back session this afternoon.

-Incline smith
235 x 6
225 x 6

-Low hammer row (lat biased)
190 x 8
180 x 7

-Hammer chest press
270 x 7
270 x 5

-Single arm cable lat raises
25 x 7
20 x 6

-Single arm lat pulldowns
150 x 8

🔥DM me if you’re ready to prioritize your health and wellness in the next 4 months!

04/17/2025

Being hungry and having intense cravings is something a ton of people struggle with when trying to lose weight.

It’s 100% a normal thing to feel hungry and seeking dopamine from food. If anything, I would say your abnormal if you don’t have any cravings whatsoever.

If your cravings keep getting the better of you when trying to lose weight, maybe something above can help you out.

03/19/2025

Upper today:

•Incline hammer press:
2 sets 6-8 reps 1-0 RIR
•Lat biased low row:
2 sets 8-10 reps 1-0 RIR
•Single arm DB lat raises
2 sets 6-8 reps 0 RIR
•Tricep pushdowns
1 set 6 reps 1 RIR
•Tbar rows
1 set 6 reps 1 RIR

Losing weight is simple…

You need to be in a prolonged calorie deficit, either through expending more, or through eating fewer calories, preferably a mix of both.

You don’t need to eat one specific food group, or do a secret “fat burning” exercise, and you DEFINITELY don’t have to drink a cocktail of fat burners or special supps every day to see consistent weight-loss.

The problem is people mistake simple for easy.

Weight-loss is not easy. There will be difficulties every step of the way, from the start to the end.

But we can make it easier.
✅Set a routine around your lifestyle.
✅Create a diet around foods you enjoy and ✅consume regularly.
✅Stay consistent with training.
✅Train your ass off in the gym.

Weight-loss isn’t easy but it is simple. Stick to the plan.

🔥DM me if you’re ready to get your fat-loss or muscle growth journey started!!

03/16/2025

Wanna start putting on some serious muscle?

Try implementing these 3 tips!

02/26/2025

Another upper day this afternoon:

•Smith incline press
2 sets 5-8 reps 2-0 RIR

•Tbar row
2 sets 6-8 reps 1-0 RIR

•Straight bar lat pulldowns
2 sets 5-7 reps 1-0 RIR

•Single arm DB Lat raises
2 sets 7-8 reps 1 RIR

•DB hammer curl
1 set 12 reps (total) 1 RIR

•Single arm machine row (lat biased)
1 set 6-8 reps 0 RIR

•Pec Dec
1 set 6.5 reps 0 RIR

•Tricep pushdowns
1 set 6 reps 0 RIR

Adjusted my training this week. Realized I’m unable to efficiently recover as best as I want to from the current split I was doing.

Took a step back, looked at my training OBJECTIVELY, and decided to switch up some of my exercises alongside with some volume and frequency.

As much as I look forward to the gym, and would love to be able to train everyday, from an efficiency standpoint, I can’t.

You need to do the same with your training.

Try to be as objective as you possibly can, look at your training and nutrition as is you are trying to maximize every variable you can.

If you actually want to grow and reach your goals…

Put your feelings aside and get to work.

If you’re looking for someone to take away the guesswork from your training & nutrition and finally want results…

Shoot me a DM!!

02/24/2025

Stop lying to yourself and accept the main thing between you and your goals is you!

Whether it’s trying to lose weight, put on muscle, or any goal in between…

You need to realize it’s not working for a reason and that reason is 99% of the time from you.

The first thing you need to look at are your habits.

Poor habits seem to be the #1 issue everyone faces when trying to reach their intended target.

Habits like:

•Not being as active as you need to be
•Not taking your sleep as serious as you should

•Not drinking as much water and consuming as many electrolytes as you need to

•”Guessing” how many cals your eating instead of spending the $15 and getting a scale

•Eating out every chance you get

•Thinking gut health and other necessary functions aren’t as important as they are

There are SO many more but these just came to me off the top of my head.

Change these habits, and you will be one step closer to reaching your goals.

And if you need any help with one of the habits I mentioned above, don’t be afraid to reach out and see if I can!

02/21/2025

Upper today

•1 set incline smith 6 reps 1 RIR
•1 set Single arm machine row (lat biased) 7 reps 2 RIR
•1 set T-bar row 6.5 reps 0 RIR
•1 set Tricep extensions
•1 set chest flys
•1 set lat pulldowns
•2 sets preacher curl

VERY low volume session today but a good one nonetheless.

I’m a huge advocate for making sure
•form
•technique
•ROM
•execution
•effort
•frequency
•structure

Are all above volume in terms of importance.

Not to say volume isn’t important because only an idiot would say it’s not, it’s just always something people assume is the prime reason they can’t grow is because they’re not doing enough volume. In most cases, that isn’t true.

If you’re experiencing a plateau in your training at the moment, look at everything I listed above BEFORE you even think about adding sets.

🔥DM if you’re looking to get out of that plateau and finally make some real tangible growth in your physique!

02/20/2025

How important are accurate expectations??

I would say expectations can and will make or break your ENTIRE goal.

I only say to is because it’s happened to both myself and clients when we have a goal ahead of us.

If you expect too much to happen to little time… you’re screwed.

ALSO

If you expect too little of yourself, you’ll never actually push yourself to the extent you need to.

Expectations matter, whoever says they don’t, has no idea what they’re talking about.

There has to be a nice balance between both setting high expectations, but also realistic in the time you set them.

It’s taken you a lifetime to gain all that weight, mess up your health, create long lasting ware and tear everywhere.

You’re not going to get rid of it all in one month.

It’s going to take both time and effort.

A lot.

Now I’m not advocating for you to set a crazy low expectation, instead, I want you to shoot for the stars of not higher! So that even if you don’t reach them, you’re still way further along than you were and wanted to be in the first place.

So why not shoot that high for everything?

How I look at expectations:
Shoot for a slightly unexpected and unrealistic result, BUT, be ok if you don’t reach it 100%

Ex: if you’re thinking of losing 20lbs in the next 4 months, shoot for 25-30 instead.

You’ll still most likely get 20, but now your new ceiling is higher, so you might get even more.

Don’t sell yourself short, but also be ok with not being as accomplished as you wish.

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