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

  • #100: How to Deal With Burnout, Why Focusing on Strength Can Help You Look and Feel Better

    October 3rd, 2022  |  29 mins 34 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about why you should take care of your own health, my birthday weekend, and my latest setback, I talk about ways to deal with burnout and why focusing on strength can help you look and feel better.

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    #99: Why You Need to Stop Barbell Bench Pressing, How Long Should Your Workouts Be?

    September 12th, 2022  |  20 mins 57 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about why testing your 1RM every single week is pointless, I talk about why you need to stop barbell bench pressing and how long your workouts should be.

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    #98: Why Mobility and Flexibility is So Important, How Long to Rest Between Sets

    September 5th, 2022  |  24 mins 40 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about why being in shape is actually simple but not easy, I talk about the importance of flexibility and mobility and how long you should be resting between sets.

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    #97: Should You Use the Same Weight For All of Your Workout Sets, Why Mindset Is So Important When Doing Cardio

    August 29th, 2022  |  25 mins 15 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about why creatine is so cheap, how my training is going, and what I've been watching this Summer, I talk about if you should use the same weight for all your workout sets and why your cardio mindset is so important.

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    #96: How to Use Fitness Trackers Properly, Why Fluids are Important for Your Workouts

    August 22nd, 2022  |  27 mins 47 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about how to exercise again after having COVID, I talk about how you can use fitness trackers properly and why you need to remember to drink fluids during workouts.

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    #95: How to Improve Squat Depth, Increasing Grip Strength For Deadlifts

    August 5th, 2022  |  28 mins 5 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about why 1-3 days of lifting is great for most people and my vacation to San Francisco, I talk about how to improve your squat depth and increasing your grip strength for deadlift.

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    #94: How to Improve Health Outside the Gym, How to Balance Lifting Weights and Playing Sports

    July 29th, 2022  |  21 mins 44 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    I talk about how to hit a baseball and a quick recap of my last few weeks including a bout against COVID. In the fitness topics, I talk about how to improve your health outside of the gym and how you can balance lifting and sports throughout the week.

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    #93: What Should My Calorie Intake Be, How Much Protein To Eat, How To Eat Out and Not Gain Too Much Weight

    July 22nd, 2022  |  29 mins 37 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about mistakes and questionable Instagram influencers, I talk about what your calorie intake should be, how much protein you should be having, and how to eat out without gaining too much body fat.

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    #92: Full Body Split vs Body Part Split Routines, Dealing With Shoulder Impingement When Bench Pressing

    June 28th, 2022  |  34 mins 25 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking why you should be doing some form of active recovery, my own training and golfing, I talk about full body vs body part split routines and I talk about how to deal with shoulder pain during bench press.

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    #91: How to Time Your Meals When You’re on a Low Carb Diet, Pros and Cons of Taking Time Off the Gym

    June 17th, 2022  |  22 mins 21 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about creatine, my own training, and my new golf clubs, I talk about meal timing on a low carb diet and then the pros and cons of taking time away from the gym.

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    #90: What to do if You Feel Exercises in Your Joints, Why You Need to Train in Your Bare Feet

    June 10th, 2022  |  27 mins 14 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about one of the most underrated exercises (walking) and my own life, I talk about what to do if you feel exercises in your joints and why you need to be exercising in bare feet.

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    #89: How Long Does it Take to See Progress, Can You Hit the Same Muscle Everyday

    June 4th, 2022  |  26 mins 45 secs
    barbell, bmi, bulk, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, goals, health, hips, home gym, imbalance, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, new year, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, progress, real life, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, vegetables, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about one of the most important parts to making long term gains in the gym, I talk about how long it will take to see your own progress and if you can hit the same muscle / body part everyday.