Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club. Many of you have been checking in asking

what happened to the podcast. We took a break for a few weeks because Adam, who helps me write

the Pump Club newsletters and shares his training and nutrition advice in the pump app,

welcomed his third child about a month ago.

Adam is an important part of the team, one of the smartest people I've met, and also

helps produce every episode of the podcast.

To lighten his load after the birth of his child, we decided to take a short break, so he had one less thing to do.

But now we are back.

And just in time for the holiday season, a lot of you ask me how to handle your fitness

over the holidays.

My advice is to enjoy yourself.

This might not be what you hear from most experts, but it's important to hear why I think this is the best way to manage this time of year. You eat well and you train so that you can enjoy life not to become a robot. I don't think you need to eat chicken and broccoli while the family enjoys a pumpkin pie. You can,

if you want, but that's not necessary to be healthy. Find your joy when you can, but don't

stop training, sticking to your diet when you can either. This is my favorite time of the year.

We spend time with our families and friends. We eat delicious food and share gifts and we celebrate

everything we have. But there is one more thing that really creates all the holiday magic,

and that's giving back. When you look beyond all of our tables filled with food and family, I want you to see that there are people

who struggle this time of year. Some struggle with money. Some struggle with loneliness. My challenge

to all of you is to see those people and create your own new holiday tradition of reaching out and giving back.

The magic of this season comes from all of us lifting each other up.

Maybe you donate food or donate toys.

Maybe you visit someone who doesn't anyone to spend the holidays with and give you time to make them feel less alone.

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