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

  • #62: What Workout to Do When You Have No Time, How to Fix Muscle Imbalances

    November 19th, 2021  |  39 mins 54 secs
    barbell, bmi, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, gains, glute, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, less is more, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about how my bulk and training are going, sports, and a new drug, I talk about what workout to do if you are a busy person, and what to do when you have muscular imbalances within your body.

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    #61: Why Eating Low Calories All the Time is Dangerous, How Often to Change the Rep Ranges in Your Workouts

    November 12th, 2021  |  32 mins 14 secs
    barbell, bmi, butt, calories, cardio, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fitness, food, gains, glute, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, less is more, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, recovery, results, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    In the first portion, I talk about the Chicago Blackhawks and the rest of the NHL, my training, the end of the golf season. In the fitness part, I talk about when exactly to change your rep ranges in your workouts and why eating low calories all the time could be dangerous and might not lead to weight loss.

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    #60: Does Cardio Really Kill Your Gains?, How to Exercise Less and Get More Results

    November 5th, 2021  |  39 mins 52 secs
    barbell, bmi, butt, calories, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fatty foods, fitness, food, food tracking, full body, gains, glute, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macro factor, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, myfitnesspal, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, recovery, rir, rpe, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about my own training, some hockey news (Eichel trade and Blackhawks), and other sports, I talk about if cardio really does kill your gains and how you can workout or train less and get more results.

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    #59: Pros and Cons of Food Tracking, How Hard You Should Be Training

    October 29th, 2021  |  40 mins 37 secs
    barbell, bmi, butt, calories, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fat, fatty foods, fitness, food, full body, gains, glute, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about my training, the Chicago Blackhawks' season and allegations, I talk about the pros and cons of food tracking apps and how hard you should be training to make constant progress.

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    #58: The Benefits of Full Body Workout Routines, the Importance of Fatty Foods Within Your Diet

    October 22nd, 2021  |  35 mins 31 secs
    barbell, bmi, butt, calories, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, glute, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about my training for the week, the NBA and NHL season so far, and Apple's new MacBook Pros; I talk about full body workout routines and their benefits and why fatty foods can actually be good for you to have in your diet.

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    #57: What Rep Ranges To Build Muscle, Circuit Training vs Straight Sets

    October 15th, 2021  |  24 mins 46 secs
    barbell, bmi, butt, calories, chest, coffee, consistency, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, glute, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, patience, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about sports, Mr. Olympia, and my training, I talk about what rep ranges are best to build muscle and the differences between circuit based training vs straight sets.

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    #56: Two Secrets to Lose Weight in the Long Run, Free Weights vs Machines

    October 11th, 2021  |  25 mins 18 secs
    barbell, bmi, butt, calories, chest, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, glute, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight, weight gain, workout

    After talking about my mini vacation and some sports, I talk about two secrets to help you lose weight in the long term and why free weights are better than machines.

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    #55: Best Exercises to Grow the Glutes / Butt, How to Get Strong Without Gaining Weight

    October 1st, 2021  |  38 mins 42 secs
    barbell, bmi, calories, chest, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, delt, deltoid, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, shoulder, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight gain, workout

    After talking about my workouts and golf and sports, I talk about how you can build the glutes with the best exercises and how you can get strong without gaining too much weight or getting too fat.

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    #54: The Best Shoulder Exercises For Growth

    September 24th, 2021  |  35 mins 41 secs
    barbell, bmi, calories, chest, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, deadlift, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, low carb, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout

    First birthday of the podcast! After I talk about my training, softball, MLB, and Star Wars Visions, I go on and on about the best shoulder exercises to do in order to grow and build strength.

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    #53: Low-Carb Timing Within the Day, Why You Need To Stop Doing Touch and Go Deadlifts

    September 17th, 2021  |  27 mins 28 secs
    barbell, bmi, calories, chest, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, hydration, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, shoes, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, weightlifting shoes, workout, yoga

    After talking about my training, sports, the PlayStation Showcase, and Google Dark Mode, I talk about carbohydrate timing on a low-carb diet and if you should be doing touch and go deadlifts.

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    #52: Benefits of Weightlifting Shoes, How To Get Back After Time Off

    September 10th, 2021  |  29 mins 19 secs
    barbell, bmi, calories, chest, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, deload, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, hydration, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, recovery, scale, squat, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yoga

    After talking about my training, Leylah Fernandez, the Drake album, and gut bacteria research, I talk about the benefits of weightlifting shoes and how to get back into fitness after some time off.

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    #51: When and If You Should Deload, How to Squat Better

    September 3rd, 2021  |  32 mins 58 secs
    barbell, bmi, body split, calories, chest, clean bulk, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, dirty bulk, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, hydration, injury, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, recovery, rir, rpe, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yoga

    After talking about how my gym progress is going, Ontario's vaccine passport, and new albums, I talk about what a deload is and if you should do them, and how to squat better.