Lift & Learn

After talking about why getting outside is important for your health, my trip to Hawaii, and Ted Lasso, I talk about how you can build aesthetically pleasing shoulders and the best strategy to lose body fat and gain muscle mass. How to build great shoulders (8:15) Best strategy to lose fat and gain weight (16:01)

After talking about how to prevent sickness, my journey to Pittsburgh for the Chicago Blackhawks game, and the rest of my week, I talk about why compound exercises are so important and tweaking the diet to lose weight and burn fat. Why compound lifts are key (15:08) Diet adjustments to succeed (22:54)

After talking about what to do when you’re mentally drained, an interesting party, and the recent Apple iPhone event, I talk about how to train properly with minimal equipment and what to do when clients don’t listen to you. How to train with minimal equipment (10:15) What to do when clients don’t listen (15:31)

After talking about the importance of being consistent and my life these days, I talk about how you can improve grip strength and if yoga is a proper substitute for targeted mobility work. How to improve grip strength (8:57) Yoga and mobility talk (15:12)

After talking about creatine, the Chicago Blackhawks, and my Summer so far, I talk about the best resistance band exercises and if you should stretch after a workout. Best resistance band exercises (10:10) Post workout stretching (17:00)

After talking about WWDC, Apple’s conference, the end of the NHL and NBA season, my own training, and Threads, I talk about why warming up is so beneficial and how to improve your squat form. Why warming up is so important (12:46) How to improve your squat form (20:49)

After talking about why balance is so important when it comes to improving your health, the NBA playoffs, and bowling with the boys, I talk about what your plate of food should look like and when to increase the weights you’re using at the gym. Ideal plate of food (10:39) When to increase weights in the gym (17:28)

After talking about why consistency is so important, my new injuries and life with the family, I talk about how you can bring up a lagging body part and how to overcome lower back pain which affects millions of people. How to bring up a lagging body part (12:44) Overcoming lower back pain (17:02)

After talking about why the weekends could be holding you back, my finger injury update, and sports, I talk about how training for cardio and muscle growth are different and then I talk about some food staples you should be eating to be the best you. Training for cardio vs muscle growth (7:50) Food staples (14:29)

After talking about how important water can be, training through injury, and Summer plans, I talk about how you can keep your muscle while doing a cut. And then I’ll talk about how you can deal with achilles pain. Keeping on muscle while cutting (8:11) Dealing with achilles pain (15:26)

After talking about how slow negative reps can give you increased muscle gains and my new job that I’m super excited for, I talk about how you can overcome knee problems and ways to improve your shoulder mobility and stability. Squat University post: https://tinyurl.com/2eks9mtr Overcoming knee problems (12:53) Improving shoulder mobility and stability (17:45)

After talking about what’s more important between diet and exercise, I talk about how you can even out certain muscle imbalances in the body and I break down the best exercises for tight hips. How to even out muscle imbalances (10:38) Best exercises for tight hips (16:04)

After talking about why resistance training is so important and some games I’m excited for this week, I talk about a variety of vegan protein sources and how you can fix hypermobility issues. Vegan protein sources (9:42) How to fix hypermobility (12:54)

After talking about why progressive overload can be so important to make long term gains and progress, I talk about if cardio is necessary to help build muscle, and how to take control of your mental health. Is cardio important for building muscle? (7:20) About mental health (11:12)

After talking about why you need to lose body fat this year and some of the TV I’ve been watching lately, I talk about if you should have a plan to get stronger and how to overcome body dysmorphia. Long term planning to get stronger / more intense workouts (10:30) How to overcome body dysmorphia (15:10)

After talking about why you need to pace yourself if you’re looking to make long term gains, I talk about what supplements you should take and why being too strict can be detrimental to your health. What supplements to take (10:50) Why being too strict can be detrimental (18:29)

After talking about why sleep can be so important, I talk about when to do yoga and why you need to be reducing your sugar intake if you’re looking to be more healthy this year. When to do yoga (11:59) Why you should reduce your sugar intake (15:59)

After talking about some activities I did this week, I talk about how you can stay consistent this year in terms of bettering your health, and how you can build muscle while staying flexible / mobile. How to stay consistent this year (10:50) Building muscle while staying flexible / mobile (15:50)

After talking about why you need to focus on the journey, the holiday season, I talk about if you need to weigh and track your food to get to your goals and why building muscle is absolutely key this year. Do you need to weigh your food (14:24) Building muscle is the key (21:20)

After talking about why breathing is one of the easiest fixes you can make in your life to be healthier, I talk about how to prevent your knees from caving in during squats and why you need to increase your BMR right now. Preventing knees from caving in during squats (6:55) Why you need to increase your BMR (12:24)

After talking about why carbs can be so important when it comes to your workouts, and some eye-opening mobility issues, I talk about how you should eat going into the holiday season so you don’t gain too much weight for the rest of the year and then I’ll talk about if supersets are necessary to make gains. How to eat going into the holiday season (8:11) Are supersets necessary (12:57)

After talking about how diet is best followed when there’s a balance, and a new gym I’ve been lifting at, I talk about how a lack of sleep could actually lead to gaining weight and what you can do on rest days. Lack of sleep leading to weight gain (12:34) What to do on rest days (18:16)

After talking about assessments, and how I got my habits to stick around, I talk about the undervalued benefit of resistance training and why body weight training can be so important. Undervalued benefit of exercise (15:04) Importance of body weight training (19:01)

After talking about why eating more can actually get you to your body goals, snow, and music, I talk about if you should be eating before a workout if you lift in the early morning and if partial ROM training is actually effective. What to eat if you workout in the early morning (12:39) Are there any benefits to training with a partial ROM (16:38)

After talking about what will actually get you the best results in terms of your health and fitness, people getting cancelled, golf, and the future of the Witcher, I talk about why rotation and anti-rotation movements need to be in your workout routine, and why balance and training is an underutilized aspect of training. Rotation and anti-rotation benefits (15:07) Why you need to train for balance...