Lift & Learn
A podcast to help you along in your own fitness journey!
About the show
In this podcast you’ll be listening to me explain and dive deep into various health and fitness topics. I’ve trained hundreds of clients throughout the years and with this podcast, I try to reach even more people who are looking to change their life in a positive way. You’ll hear about new information and solutions to your weight loss and fitness journey that will actually help you. It might not take 4-8 weeks to reach your goal and that’s just the truth. There is no magic pill when it comes to weight loss or strength gain, it’s just about doing things properly and consistently and you’ll learn a lot more about this when you hit that play button!
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Episodes
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#134: Is Sodium Actually Bad For You?
February 21st, 2024 | 12 mins 40 secs
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After talking about the Super Bowl, Usher, and escape rooms, I talk about the importance of sodium.
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#133: What to Know Before Going to the Gym for the First Time, How to Start the Year Off the Right Way
February 7th, 2024 | 22 mins 56 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about Winter golf, Alone on Netflix, and reviving my Kindle, I talk about what you need to know before going to the gym for the first time, and how you can start this year off the right way.
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#132: Why You Should Stop Weighing Yourself, Changing Your Eating in 2024
January 31st, 2024 | 23 mins 42 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about my trip to Buffalo to watch the Chicago Blackhawks hockey game, some family parties, and snow tubing in Barrie, I talk about why you need to stop weighing yourself on your scale at home and how you can change your eating for the better.
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#131: How To Improve Your Sleep, What to do When You’re Too Stressed to Workout
January 10th, 2024 | 29 mins 49 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about the Christmas holidays, I talk about how you can improve your sleep and what to do when you're too stressed to workout.
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#130: Eating Better to Improve Skin Health, How to Sit Less and Be More Active
December 15th, 2023 | 19 mins 29 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about why rest is important, work functions, and iOS 17.2 plus Journal app, I talk about how you can eat better to improve your skin health and how to sit less and be more active throughout the day.
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#129: Why and How to Drink More Water, How to Get Back Into Exercise After Some Time Off
December 13th, 2023 | 26 mins 1 sec
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about why protein shakes can be important and some family life, I talk about why and how to drink more water and how to get back into exercise after some time off.
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#128: Using IF to Lose Weight Properly, Benefits of the Sauna
November 29th, 2023 | 24 mins 47 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about Hawaii again, I talk about how to use intermittent fasting properly and the benefits of the sauna.
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#127: How to Build Great Shoulders, Best Strategy to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle
November 22nd, 2023 | 26 mins 43 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about why getting outside is important for good health, my trip to Hawaii, and Ted Lasso, I talk about how you can build round shoulders and the best strategy to lose body fat and gain lean muscle.
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#126: Why Compound Lifts are Important, Diet Adjustments to Lose Weight and Burn Fat
October 24th, 2023 | 39 mins 5 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about how to prevent sickness, my journey to the Chicago Blackhawks @ Pittsburgh Penguins game, I talk about why compound exercises are important and diet adjustments to lose weight and burn fat
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#125: How to Train With Minimal Equipment, What to do When Clients Don’t Listen
September 20th, 2023 | 22 mins 44 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about exercising when you're mentally drained and the Apple iPhone event, I talk about how to train properly with minimal equipment and what to do when your clients don't listen to you.
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#124: How to Improve Grip Strength, Can Yoga Be a Proper Mobility Substitute
August 23rd, 2023 | 21 mins 9 secs
bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about consistency and how my life is these days, I talk about how you can improve grip strength and if yoga can replace mobility work.
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#123: Best Resistance Band Exercises, About Post Workout Stretching
August 15th, 2023 | 21 mins 16 secs
all star, bmi, calories, coffee, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, drone, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, overtrain, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, water, workout
After talking about creatine, the Chicago Blackhawks, and my Summer so far, I talk about the best resistance band exercises and if you need to stretch after a workout.