The Average to Athletic Podcast

I talk about how the words we use play a role in how successful we are, specifically based around the idea of “trying”

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Instead of avoiding failure, embrace it as a means to growth and learning! Show notes can be found at grahamtuttle.com/podcasts

This week we cover the latest fitness craze of HIIT Training and cover how it should fit into your training! Show Notes are at https://grahamtuttle.com/podcast

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This week we discuss how to navigate some of the most difficult times of life successfully by creating meaning from the madness.

Stressful times don’t have to call for stressful reactions. I pick apart 3 main cognitive faults people fall into when anxiety hits! For complete show notes head to www.grahamtuttle.com/podcast

In today’s world we are rewarded and encouraged to do more, be more, achieve more. Downtime and leisure are regarded as luxuries with an undertone of laziness and lack of drive. If you want to be successful, you can’t waste time doing nothing. Show notes and more can be found at https://grahamtuttle.com/podcast

Podcast #29 – Don’t hire a personal trainer People that try to outsource their own health and wellness never quite see the return they want. You can’t treat your body like a car that you take to the mechanic or call AAA when you have a problem. Noone will ever know your body as well as you do. Trainers can not fix you, get you in better shape, or change your mindset. They can only help you make th...

Podcast #28 – How Your Body Actually Uses Those Calories Basal Metabolic Rate – Basic functioning, breathing, body temperature, organ function, brain, cell processing, muscle building, fat storage, muscle breakdown, muscle contraction.. This is what keeps you alive. 60-75% percent of your calories are spent here Thermic Effect of Food – This is how many calories are burned in the digestion of food...

The first thing that is important to understand is the context for track and cross country. These are their own sports, NOT just supplemental training. Unless the energy system and timing of the event is similar, training to get better at these sports will likely have no cross over to any other sport. Cross country is long, steady distance training. This stands in contrast to the context of almost...

First world problems are things you complain about when you perceive an absence of the more pressing concerns in life. First world problems are really existential problems. First world problems are invented problems that come from not having something more important to focus on. The things you get mad about show your ceiling. If you had something more important to care about, then you would. But y...

Podcast #25 – So I Went To A Big Box Gym… Divorcing the muscle from movement defeats the Point ·  All these machines supposedly help you build muscle, but they take away all of the intrinsic benefits of the movement – stability, balance, control, and all of the small muscles and movements in between. ·  There are no little consequences for improper movement, only big ones, which is a bad...

Sugar – I used to think it was benign and empty calories but now I realize that it is pretty inflammatory Therapy/Permission/Stories – Therapy gives you a chance to verbalize unconscious thoughts and stories and hear them back objectively. You get to choose what you do with them. Therapy isn’t magic but being in a place to actually hear yourself and setting up accountability to change can be incre...

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Working Out is a short term thing. It is an event. Working out is great for burning some calories, getting rid of stress, or getting out and being active. The problem is that this isn’t fulfilling or meaningful enough to motivate most people. Training is working toward a goal – Strength, Speed, Power, Competition, Sports.. Training for something means that every individual event is part of a bigge...

Plan ahead for the days you want to eat big or drink. Just like studying for a test you can’t cram the night before, the hay is either in the barn or it isn’t, you can’t make up for lost time. ·  Week 1 – Aggressive diet (500 calorie deficit) ·  Week 2 – Same deal, and yes, this means you may not crush it at Christmas parties. You get to Drink OR Eat dessert. ·  Week 3 – Christmas!...

Cheat meals and Holidays are like vacations You work, save money, and live below your means for 50 weeks out of the year so that 1-2 weeks of the year you can not work, not save money, and live above your means. This is great and gives a reprieve from the constant grind of life, stress, and work. BUT it doesn’t work if you: 1) Don’t save money, live below your means, and work the majority of the y...

I had an excellent opportunity today to speak in front of about 65 young soccer players at a college showcase. One of the big areas I focused on was about helping them prioritize their training. Everyone wants to put their time, energy, and money into sport specific training and special tactics to get an edge without realizing that they are missing the most important principles for success: What i...

https://youtu.be/Tgh6MfxTGeY - FOOT/ANKLE EXERCISE ROUTINE! How shoes impact your ankles/knees/hips/back -Feet are first point of contact with the ground – Will shift you forward (Leaning tower) -Raised heel shoes on flat ground mean we rarely get natural dorsiflexion – stiff ankles -Pronation is a natural thing, when we mess with that we alter the calf, ankle, foot, knee, hip movement. Pronation...

Podcast #17 – How to set up for every lift - 4 Basic Principles you Need to know Transitioning to free weights can be intimidating. You don’t have the built in restraints of machines and you have the added risk of weights. Plus there is the emotional factor of not wanting to look bad in front of all the “seasoned” gym rats. This is your simple check list to make sure that you are moving correctly...

First thing on Google when you look up sugar is “How bad is sugar for you?” Why does it get so much blame? Overindulgence, cavities, disease, weight gain, energy highs, energy lows, addiction…. So if it’s such a villain in the food world, why do we still eat it, crave it, glorify it, and hoard it? Well, it tastes good! See the rest of the show notes at https://grahamtuttle.com/podcast

Everything cost something – time, money, energy, emotion, effort, other opportunities. But when you write off taking action on something that you know you need to do based off of any of those excuses, you aren’t looking at the full cost of something. Letter in mail about insurance benefits – Joseph’s type 2 diabetes cost example Doctor’s visits, medications, equipment, special arrangements, loss o...

I do intermittent fasting – I shifted from 4 meals a day to 1 or 2. BUT, the questions is, should you? Basic Mechanism – Fire burning off of newspaper vs a big log. Carbs function like newspaper – quick energy which can lead to quick crash Fats function like a log – long steady energy, but not easy to access. When you eat, the food is broken down and either immediately used as glycogen in the musc...