Lift & Learn

After talking about sports and my training for this week, I talk about overtraining and the strategy of drinking water to lose weight. Overtraining 101 (5:28) Drinking water to lose weight (13:42)

After talking about a new war drone, NBA All-Star Weekend, Brent Seabrook retiring, and my training, I talk about if you can or should just take coffee for pre-workout and getting outside to feel good and its benefits. Coffee for pre-workout (6:52) Getting outside to feel good (14:15)

After talking about the Blackhawks, my workouts this week, and gaming news, I talk about how often you should workout and if you should do HIIT to lose weight. How often should you workout (7:20) Doing HIIT to lose weight (17:37)

After talking about hockey (Leafs and the Blackhawks), my own training / recovering from a tailbone injury, and a study on sleep, I talk about the worst and best ab exercises and doing what makes you happy and how important that is when it comes to becoming healthy. The worst and best ab exercises (8:33) Do what makes you happy and healthy (22:11)

After talking about my week of training, sports, and the negative long term effects of energy drinks, I talk about the mistakes I’ve made so that you can avoid doing them and all about meditation. Mistakes I’ve made (7:05) Importance of meditation (21:39)

After talking about sports, tech, HBO’s Last of Us series, and new research on the Mediterranean diet, I talk about what’s in my gym bag, the pros and cons of being a personal trainer, and I give you a few tips on how to stay in shape in the Winter during this pandemic. What’s in my gym bag? (11:31) Pros and Cons of being a personal trainer (16:06) How to stay in shape in the Winter during a pande...

After talking about sports, new research on sleep and stress on college athletes, and Cosmo’s latest cover glorying plus-sized models, I talk about why getting strong is so important and the multiple benefits of vitamin D - especially during the flu and COVID-19 season. Why getting stronger is the key (10:20) Importance of vitamin D (16:05)

After talking about COVID-19 (again), some new science studies, and the Olympics, I talk about how much volume you should be doing in your workouts and what you should start first: diet or exercise if you want to become more healthy. How much volume should you be doing in workouts? (13:20) Should you start diet / exercise first? (21:28)

After talking about sports, shows / movies, fitness products at CES 2021, and Razer’s new futuristic mask, I talk about if you should do your reps fast or slow and if kids / children should workout with weights. Rep tempo discussion (7:34) Should kids workout? Is it safe? (16:46)

After talking about CES 2021, sports and how they’re dealing with COVID-19, and Tesla’s stock absolutely boomin’. In the fitness part of the episode I talk about the top 5 supplements to take and why you should compare yourself to yourself to make progress and don’t compare yourself to others. Best supplements to take (11:41) Comparing yourself to yourself (28:15)

In the first part, I talk about my lifts, the Bills hosting a playoff game, Dr. Dre suffering a brain aneurysm, and finish off talking about two shows: Cobra Kai and Dexter. In the fitness topics for today's episode, I talk about why tracking your food is so important and why BMI alone doesn't tell you much. Why you need to track your food (8:55) Why BMI is stupid (21:06)

In the first portion of the first episode of the new year, I talked about the first few months and the future of this podcast, Lift & Learn. I also talked about some gaming I’ve been doing, how my lifts have been going, some Christmas treats, and what England is going to do to try to reduce obesity rates. In the fitness part of the episode, I talked about what newbies need to do to start being...

In the first part, I talk about upcoming movies/shows, Mr. Olympia 2020, the NHL season, and the new Ontario lockdown. After that, I dive into how alcohol affects your health and then I talk about mental health for a bit. How alcohol affects your health (12:23) Mental health talk (20:09)

After talking about some more PRs, the COVID vaccine, gaming, and basketball finally coming back, I talk about why we need to eat more plant-based meals and how to not lose all your gains this holiday season. Why we need to eat more plant-based meals (9:19) How not lose your gains over the Christmas holidays (15:57)

After talking about some deadlift PRs and my experience with Hot Ones hot sauce, I break down if you should bulk or cut as a new and young lifter and then I give you a few ideas on what you can do in between sets at the gym. Bulk or cut for a new lifter (5:45) What to do in between sets (16:03)

After talking about my new deadlift PR and some new equipment I’ve been playing around with at my new gym, I go over a few ways you can stay healthy if you have a desk job or if you’re currently working from home. In the second topic, I go over how to give your own body a fighting chance to prevent sickness and disease even with COVID-19 out and about. Ways to stay healthy if you have a desk job o...

After talking about my current gym situation as I vacate to the USA, I talk about dealing with back pain issues and why girls won’t get muscular from working out. How to deal with back pain after working out (4:45) Why girls won’t get muscular after resistance training (15:30)

After talking about my new PS5 and the gyms closing (again!!), I talk about how to lose body fat in your ab area and then I go over what a healthy plate of food looks like. Losing body fat in your abdominals (6:43) A healthy plate of food (15:58)

After talking about the gyms not really opening up, I talk about what you can do in order to get better at doing a certain lift. After that, I go over the importance of fibre (fiber?), specifically why it’s good for you and how to eat more of it. How to improve in an exercise (5:54) Fibre talk (15:45)

After talking about the gyms reopening soon, I explain why and how muscle building increases your metabolism if you’re chasing weight loss. And I give you a few strategies to combat stress in these difficult times. Ways muscle building increases metabolism (7:18) How to deal with stress (22:16)

After talking about pre-ordering a PS5 and how my workouts are going now that the gms are closed again, I talk about how to stretch properly and why you need to be doing exercises with a full range of motion. How to stretch properly (8:51) Why your exercises need to be performed with a full range of motion (19:55)

At first, I talked about what was probably my last workout of 2020 and about beating your past self when it comes to making both real and sustainable progress. During the fitness part, I go over why resistance training is the best form of exercise you can do and why your lack of sleep may be holding you back in all aspects of life. Why resistance training is the key (13:52) The importance of sleep...

After talking about my training, deadlift progress, gyms being closed (again!), and the launch of my personal website, I talk about two essential things: deadlifting and creatine. Importance of the deadlift (7:18) All about creatine (18:38)

After talking about some of my workouts from the week, I touch on how to prevent or break out of plateaus and why you shouldn’t rely on intermittent fasting to lose weight. Prevent / breaking out of plateaus (6:07) Why you shouldn’t use intermittent fasting to lose weight (17:25)

After talking about some birthday presents, I touch on why squatting is so important and why you should be doing mobility drills - especially if the pandemic has closed your gym. A case for squatting (5:07) Mobility exercises (11:32) Products Mentioned: Mark Bell Slingshot Micro Plates