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

  • #122: Why Warming Up Is So Important, How to Improve Your Squat

    July 25th, 2023  |  29 mins 10 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 Apple's WWDC, the end of the NHL and NBA season, and Threads, I talk about why warming up is so beneficial and ways to improve your squat form.

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    #121: What Your Plate of Food Should Look Like, When to Increase Weights in the Gym

    June 12th, 2023  |  24 mins 46 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 importance of balance, bowling with the boys, I talk about what a plate of food should look like and when to increase weights in the gym

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    #120: How to Bring Up a Lagging Body Part, How to Overcome Lower Back Pain

    May 29th, 2023  |  23 mins 52 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 consistency is the key, my new injuries, and partying with the family, I talk about how you can bring up a lagging body part and how to overcome lower back pain

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    #119: Training for Cardio vs Muscle Growth, Food Staples You Should Be Eating

    May 8th, 2023  |  23 mins 54 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 you need to be better on the weekends, and my finger injury update, I talk about how training for cardio and muscle growth are different and then I break down some food staples you should be eating to be as healthy as possible.

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    #118: Avoiding Muscle Loss While Cutting, How to Deal with Achilles Pain

    April 12th, 2023  |  20 mins 51 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 important water can be to improve your health, I talk about how to keep muscle while cutting and how to deal with achilles pain.

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    #117: How to Overcome Knee Problems, How to Improve Shoulder Mobility and Stability

    March 27th, 2023  |  23 mins 2 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 beneficial slow negative reps can be and my new job, I talk about overcoming knee problems and improving your shoulder mobility and stability.

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    #116: How to Even Out Muscle Imbalances, Best Exercises for Tight Hips

    March 20th, 2023  |  21 mins 21 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 if diet or exercise is more important, I talk about why and how you should even out muscle imbalances in your body and the best exercises for tight hips.

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    #115: Listing Some Vegan Protein Sources, How to Fix Hypermobility

    February 13th, 2023  |  17 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 why resistance training is the key to losing weight and keeping it off forever, I talk about a bunch of vegan protein sources and how to fix hypermobility issues.

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    #114: Is Cardio Necessary To Build Muscle, How to Tackle Mental Health

    February 6th, 2023  |  22 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 progressive overload in order to make long term gains, I talk about if cardio will help you build muscle and how to take control of your mental health.

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    #113: Should You Have a Plan to Get Stronger, How to Overcome Body Dysmorphia

    January 30th, 2023  |  19 mins 20 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 you need to lose body fat this year and some of the TV shows I've been watching, I talk about if you should have a plan to get stronger and how to overcome body dysmorphia.

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    #112: What Supplements to Take, Why Being Too Strict Can Be Detrimental to Your Health

    January 23rd, 2023  |  29 mins 56 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 why you need to pace yourself if you're looking for long term progress in the gym, I talk about what supplements are the best to take and why being too strict with diet and exercise could be detrimental to your health.

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    #111: When To Do Yoga, Why You Need to Reduce Your Sugar Intake

    January 17th, 2023  |  20 mins 48 secs
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    After talking about why sleep can be so important in order to improve your life, I talk about why you should do yoga and why you need to reduce your sugar intake to be healthier this year.