KeepTalking Podcast

In this episode, I share 3 common reasons why most people do not see strength and muscle gains.

Over the last three years, I have started to identify with my physique. Having an obsession with physique and an addiction to exercise can be good, but like almost anything, too much of it can be dangerous.

In this episode, I share the story of a recent "cut" I went into to illustrate whether or not a calorie deficit can be sustainable.

In this episode, I share an admittedly unhealthy way to burn body fat and preserve muscle as efficiently as possible.

In this episode, I tell my story of how I built some muscle with home workouts, and then explain why I needed a gym membership to take things to the next level.

I very rarely see people truly train for speed and power at the gym. Most people are either training for hypertrophy or just doing cardio (sometimes cardio with weights). In this episode, I teach you why training for speed and power could greatly benefit you.

In this episode, I ramble about several topics while taking it back to the point of how discipline is more important than a perfect plan in fitness.

In general, regular exercise is good for our physical and even mental health. However, some of us, myself included, can develop an unhealthy relationship with exercise when used in the wrong way.

In this episode, I talk about which 3 exercises I would pick for most people if I had to choose just 3 for them to get a time-efficient full-body strength workout, almost independent of skill level.

About a month ago, I hurt my lower back during a squat. Here, I explain why, and tell you how to avoid doing the same.

The psychological challenges of building muscle and burning body fat are often harder than the physical challenges. In this episode, I start with a silly story and then give some advice.

Most adults in the modern world, myself included, really struggle with certain movement patterns. In this episode, learn about three common ones and ways to correct them.

In 2007, at age 18, I started an exercise science degree at university. Now at age 35 in 2024, I work as a personal trainer and fitness coach. There were many interesting detours along the way. In this episode, I tell the story.

"Overtraining" is a controversial term in the fitness space. In this episode, I talk about my experience with it in my own training and with clients.

Building big arms, for most of us in the general population, takes a long time - forever, quite frankly. In this episode, I explain what you can expect on your arm-building journey, and give you some tips.

Making improvements in our fitness is something that is valuable for all of us regardless of our experience level. In this episode, I talk about a major mistake that everyone, including myself, often makes.

I, like some of you, am the type of person who likes to work out every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This is great, but we need to be careful to not overdo it and stall or even regress. In this episode, I explain how.

"If It Fits Your Macros" is a concept that suggests that as long as the foods you eat have appropriate macronutrient content (proteins, fats and carbs, and therefore total calories), it doesn't matter how natural or processed the foods are. In this episode, I explain my gradually shifting views on this topic.

Most personal trainers will say that the "80/20 rule" where you do healthy things 80% of the time and let yourself have a little fun 20% of the time is a good way to live life. I agree... however, after 35 years of life on the earth, I've realized that the 80/20 rule just ain't for me.

Being in a "recomp" (body recomposition) where you are building muscle and burning body fat at the same time is the golden zone of fitness (lol). In this episode, I talk about my own experimentation with body recomp and share whether or not it appears possible even for advanced lifters.

The inconvenient reality is that changing our body composition requires us to view food as fuel rather than as a source of joy or pleasure. In this episode, I talk about why my taste buds have all but disappeared (lol).

Bodybuilders typically optimize their physique by eating 4-6 meals per day, each of them containing an appropriate amount of protein and other macronutrients. In this episode, I make the case that other athletes should maybe eat the same way, using anecdotal and practical evidence.

As personal trainers, it is often very difficult for us to relate to the "average person" when we talk about fitness, since many of us, like myself, are "fitness psychos".

In this episode, I talk about how to structure a workout if you are going to train multiple systems in the same day.

As a personal trainer, I have found that the percentage of people willing to diligently track calories in order to lose weight is very low. In this episode, I offer a different strategy for changing body composition.