General Fitness Companycast

Tom Brady's not a lawyer and you're not a quarterback. You can't train the same as an athlete...or an influencer for that matter. Let's talk today about functional training and how it can benefit you with every single movement.

We had a few questions emailed in about the previous episode, so I decided to take the liberty to add a little more onto what I said yesterday while reiterating a few key points. Enjoy.

A lot of people have been asking me about their workouts and how to optimize them. Like how long should they work out and how often. These are basic questions that require basic answers. If you'd like more in depth answers you can email me general@generalfitnesscompany.com or you can schedule a free 15 minute personal consultation on our website here .

Today, we're going to explore back pain through a quick anatomy lesson. We're going to look at a few causes for back pain (some of them may surprise you) and we'll also explore some options with regards to prevention.

In today's episode, we talk about improving mobility with a few tools that we have around the gym. You may have a few at home, but if not, I would urge you to get at least one apparatus to replace your stretching routine.

Today we ponder the question of happiness. Why have a workout regimen? Why not just do drugs? What is stopping us from chasing happiness every moment of our lives? There are much easier ways to do it than running. In today's episode, we answer those questions with the hopes of giving you a new perspective on happiness and what truly brings us and the people around us. Joy. P.S. it's not dr...

A recent study showed up to 1/5 of the U.S. population reportedly suffers from chronic back pain and does nothing about it. Back pain and subsequent surgeries are on the rise. Today, we're going to explore back pain and a few of its causes. If you have experienced back pain in the past or have chronic low back pain, this is definitely the episode for you.

There are a lot of theories and methodologies when it comes to training your body. Today, we are going to take a 30,000-foot look at fitness and we're talking training in it's most basic form and how the training that many (even the meatheads) do at the gym is actually very basic. Some may even say it's ineffective in the long run. Let's take a look at training as a whole and explo...

Who knew that honesty and good posture could lead to happier and healthier life? In today's episode, I tell a story about visiting my mom and how a cup that my grandma bought her, completely changed my perspective on humility.

Today, I'm talking about the best way to train your body. It's not a fad or a gimmick. It's a proven training method that's helped me and literally hundreds if not, thousands of my former and current clients get in and stay in shape. Want to know the best way to train that will improve your longevity and decrease likelihood of injury? Stay tuned and don't forget to share this.

I was having some computer issues today so I recorded something that didn't take up too much memory on my phone. I wanted to talk about the importance of posture today, but that will have to wait until Wednesday. Tune in then for the full episode.

Today, we talk a little mindset. The first step in being a good rebel is, of course knowing the rules. But don't stop there. It's when you know the rules that you can create ones that work specifically for you. Let's talk about finding your own rules so that you can live an even more fulfilled life.

In today's episode we talk fitness tracking. It's one of the most important elements to starting a fitness program so, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about a few ways that I track my health and give some suggestions on what is most important to track when tracking your metrics.

In today's episode, we're going to be looking into building a weight training program. We talk about some things to think about and a basic 4-step process to starting a workout routine if you've already started and are starting again. I didn't go into it as much as I would have liked. I will be recording a video version for beginners this week. Look for a more in depth episode on o...

Today we're going to look at the research by Dweck and Nicholls and their approach to motivation via the Achievement-Goal Theory. We will also take a glance at the Self-Determination Theory as it's also a well cited theory on sports motivation.

When it comes to life, variety is the spice that we all crave. It's because we sometimes feel stagnant with what we're doing. The same applies to your workouts. When your workouts get stagnant, you lose progress. Today, we're going to look into what it means to "plateau," and how we can get out of our respective funk.

Morgan Spurlock passed recently from cancer at a young age. If you're not familiar with who that is, that is the director of the documentary "Super Size Me," where he ate McDonald's food every day for a month. While, we can't say for sure that this caused his untimely death, we can say that sugar causes many health complications such as diabetes, obesity, and high blood press...

It's outdoor season and many people say that they want shoes with a lot of cushion so their feet can be comfortable when they walk around outside. Is that the best shoe for them or does cushion not equal comfort? We're going to explore that today to determine which shoe is best for you.

In this episode I did an editorial review of one of my emails from 2015. It's when I first started my daily email list and it's chock full of gems that I'm proud to share with you. If you are having trouble moving forward like I did back then, then this is the episode for you.

I've been asked countless times "Jerry, how do I get rid of this?" There is a way to spot treat when it comes to your body, but it's probably not the way you would think. Tune in to find out how to get rid of muffin tops, bat wings, and thunder thighs. 😏

There are tons of ways to breathe. There's yoga breathing, there's conversational breathing, there's even heavy breathing that you do when you complete a bout of high intensity exercise. Today we're going to be talking about 2 breathing techniques you would use when resistance training. Share this with someone because it has an applicable use that you won't want (them) to miss.

Today we're going to talking about the true meaning of the saying "Blood is Thicker Than Water," and how that relates to planning your future. Our past can be a great motivator, but it's not always an indicator of what our potential may be. Let's talk about how what we once thought to be true may not always end up being the best interpretation of reality.

In this episode, I wanted to talk about the importance of making nature your teacher. It's easy to think of nature as this benevolent force that's all sunshine and rainbows, but if a decade plus of training folks outdoors has taught me otherwise. Nature teaches us the importance of balancing realism and optimism and the more we can be at one with nature the more we can be one with that bal...

How do you grow your muscles? It's not as simple as just working out. To grow your muscles, you have to have the adequate resources and the right type of workout. Growing your muscles doesn't just mean you're gonna get jacked. Growing your muscles can also mean that you are simply losing fat by signaling to your body that you need more resources dedicated to building muscle. In this ep...

Today, we're gonna think about the 3 pinnacles of fitness. Conditioning, skill, and cardiovascular training. Many people focus on one or 2 of these things, but if you want a healthy fitness routine, you're gonna want to learn the difference and the reasoning behind why you should separate them.