Lift & Learn

#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 I also talk about tracking your food along with why the BMI scale is outdated and flawed.

#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.

#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.

#14: Why We Need To Eat More Plant Based Meals, How to Not Lose Gains From Holiday Eating

December 18th, 2020  |  26 mins 30 secs

#13: Should You Bulk or Cut If You're Young and Starting To Lift, What To Do In Between Sets

December 11th, 2020  |  22 mins 26 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 Deadlift PRs, some Hot Ones hot sauce, and then I talk about if you should bulk or cut if you're a new lifter along with a few things you can do in between sets at the gym.

#12: Ways To Stay Healthy With a Desk Job, How to Prevent Sickness

December 4th, 2020  |  23 mins 54 secs

calories, covid, covid-19, desk job, education, fiber, fibre, fit, fitness, gains, health, improve, learn, lift, macronutrients, macros, mobility, pandemic, sick, strong, workout

#11: How To Deal With Back Pain After Working Out, Why Girls Won’t Get Muscular Lifting Weights

November 27th, 2020  |  22 mins 19 secs

calories, covid, covid-19, education, fiber, fibre, fitness, gains, health, improve, learn, lift, macronutrients, macros, mobility, pandemic, strong, workout

Giving you a few strategies on how to deal with back pain and breaking down why women won't immediately look muscular if they lift weights or resistance train.

#10: Losing Body Fat in Ab Area, What’s A Healthy Plate of Food?

November 20th, 2020  |  29 mins 44 secs

#9: How to Get Better at a Lift, The Importance of Fibre

November 13th, 2020  |  23 mins 31 secs

calories, covid, covid-19, education, fiber, fibre, fitness, gains, health, improve, learn, lift, macronutrients, macros, mobility, pandemic, squat, strong, workout

In this episode I'll go over why frequency is key when it comes to trying to improve a certain lift or if you want to bring up a lagging body part. I also tell you why fibre is so important when it comes to being healthy and I give you a few foods you can eat for yourself.

#8: Why/How Does Muscle Building Increase Metabolism, Strategies To Deal With Stress

November 6th, 2020  |  33 mins 58 secs

calories, covid, covid-19, dynamic, education, exercises, fasting, fitness, full rom, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, macronutrients, macros, metabolism, mobility, muscle, pandemic, plateau, range of motion, resistance training, rom, sleep, static, strategy, stress, stretch, stretching, strong, workout

Explaining why and how muscle building increases your metabolism and speeds up your weight loss, and I give you multiple strategies in order to deal with the stress in your life.

#7: Should You Stretch Everyday?, Is Full Range of Motion Important?

October 30th, 2020  |  28 mins 36 secs

calories, covid, covid-19, dynamic, education, exercises, fasting, fitness, full rom, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, macronutrients, macros, mobility, pandemic, plateau, range of motion, resistance training, rom, sleep, static, stretch, stretching, strong, workout

I tell you why stretching is so important and how to do it properly; I also go over why doing exercises with a full range of motion is important when it comes to muscle building and fat loss.

#6: Why Resistance Training Is the Best, Importance of Sleep

October 23rd, 2020  |  32 mins 35 secs

calories, covid, covid-19, education, fasting, fitness, gains, health, intermittent fasting, learn, lift, macronutrients, macros, pandemic, plateau, resistance training, sleep, strong, workout

This episode goes over why resistance training is the best form of movement / exercise you can do and the importance / benefits of sleep - and why you need more of it.