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

  • #26: Can You Take Coffee For Pre-Workout?, Getting Outside To Feel Good

    March 12th, 2021  |  21 mins 44 secs
    abs, best, bmi, calories, cardio, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, frequency, gains, happy, health, hiit, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, mistakes, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, volume, workout, worst

    After talking about sports and my training, I talk about if you can take coffee for pre-workout and getting outside to feel good.

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    #25: How Often Should You Workout, Should You Do HIIT To Lose Weight

    March 5th, 2021  |  26 mins 15 secs
    abs, best, bmi, calories, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, energy drinks, exercise, fasting, fitness, flu, food, gains, gym bag, happy, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, meditation, mistakes, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, vitamin d, volume, winter, workout, worst

    After talking about sports, my own training, and some gaming news, I talk about how often you should workout and if you should do HIIT cardio to lose weight.

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    #24: The Best / Worst Ab Exercises, Do What Makes You Happy and Healthy

    February 26th, 2021  |  28 mins
    bmi, calories, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, energy drinks, exercise, fasting, fitness, flu, food, gains, gym bag, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, meditation, mistakes, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, vitamin d, volume, winter, workout

    After talking about hockey, my training and a new sleep study, I talk about the best and worst ab exercises and doing things that make you happy and healthy.

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    #23: Mistakes I’ve Made So You Can Avoid Them, Importance of Meditation

    February 19th, 2021  |  26 mins 59 secs
    bmi, calories, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, flu, food, gains, gym bag, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, vitamin d, volume, winter, workout

    After talking about how my training went this week I talk about how bad energy drinks are, the mistakes I've made in my own health and fitness journey and meditation benefits.

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    #22: What’s In My Gym Bag, Pros and Cons of Being a Personal Trainer, How to Stay in Shape in the Winter During the Pandemic

    February 12th, 2021  |  31 mins 15 secs
    bmi, calories, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, flu, food, gains, gym bag, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, vitamin d, volume, winter, workout

    After talking a bit about how my training is going and current events, I talk about what's in my gym bag, the pros and cons of being a personal trainer, and how to stay in shape in the Winter during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    #21: Why Getting Stronger is the Key, The Importance of Vitamin D

    February 5th, 2021  |  23 mins 48 secs
    bmi, calories, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, flu, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, stronger, tracking, vitamin d, volume, workout

    After talking about some new research on sleep and stress and heart health, I talk about why getting strong makes you healthier and why vitamin D is so important.

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    #20: How Much Volume Should You Be Doing In Workouts?, What Should I Start First: Diet or Exercise?

    January 29th, 2021  |  30 mins 21 secs
    bmi, calories, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, tracking, volume, workout

    After talking about some new science studies involving marijuana and gut microbiome stuff, I talk about how much volume you should do in workouts and if you should start diet or exercise first.

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    #19: Should I Do My Reps Fast / Slow?, Should Children Exercise?

    January 22nd, 2021  |  25 mins 27 secs
    bmi, calories, ces, ces 2021, children, compare, comparison, covid, covid-19, detox, education, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, newbie, pandemic, plateau, project hazel, razer, scale, strong, tempo, tracking, workout

    After talking about sports, shows / movies, CES 2021, and Razer's Project Hazel, I talk about the importance of rep tempo and if children should workout / exercise.

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    #18: The Best Supplements to Take, Comparing Yourself To Only Yourself

    January 15th, 2021  |  42 mins 9 secs
    best, bmi, caffeine, calories, compare, comparison, covid, covid-19, creatine, detox, education, fasting, fish oil, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, multivitamin, newbie, pandemic, plateau, protein, scale, strong, supplements, tracking, workout

    In the first part I talk briefly about CES 2021, Cobra Kai, sports and COVID-19, Tesla stock, and Hyundai talking with Apple and buying Boston Dynamics. In the fitness part, I talk about the best supplements to take and comparing yourself to yourself to be better.

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    #17: Why You Need To Track Your Food In Order To Be Healthy, Why the BMI Is Flawed

    January 8th, 2021  |  27 mins 17 secs
    bmi, calories, covid, covid-19, detox, education, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, newbie, pandemic, plateau, scale, strong, tracking, workout

    In this episode, I go over my current lifts, the Bills playoff game, Cobra Kai, and Dexter. I also talk about tracking your food along with why the BMI scale is outdated and flawed.

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    #16: What Do Newbies Need To Do To Be Healthy, Does Detoxing Work?

    January 1st, 2021  |  37 mins 3 secs
    calories, covid, covid-19, detox, education, fasting, fitness, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, macronutrients, macros, pandemic, plateau, strong, workout

    I reflect on the first few months - and the future - of the podcast. Then, I go into some gaming, my workouts, some Christmas goodies, and what one country is going to do to reduce obesity rates. In the fitness portion, I go through what newbies can do to be more healthy and why detoxing (and detox teas) don't work.

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    #15: How Alcohol Affects Your Health, Regarding Mental Health

    December 25th, 2020  |  33 mins 30 secs
    back pain, calories, covid, covid-19, education, fiber, fibre, fitness, gains, health, improve, learn, lift, lifter, macronutrients, macros, mobility, new, newbie, noob, pandemic, sets, strong, testosterone, workout

    Talking about movies/shows, Mr. Olympia 2020, NHL season, and the new lockdown. Also talked about how alcohol affects your health and mental health.