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
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    #49: What’s the Right Dose of Exercise?, Should I Use Caffeine Pre-Workout?August 20th, 2021 | 26 mins 59 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, chest, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, genetics, 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, olympics, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, recovery, rir, rpe, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about my week of training, new gyms, and new cars, I talk about what the right dose of exercise is and how caffeine can be used to make your workouts even better. 
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    #48: Best Back Exercises to Do, How Much of a Role Do Genetics Play?August 13th, 2021 | 33 mins 11 secsbarbell, 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, olympics, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, protein, recovery, rir, rpe, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about the end of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, bigger gym crowds, and John Meadows, I talk about the best back exercises to do and how to work around bad genetics. 
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    #47: How To Eat Out And Stay Healthy, Supplementing with ProteinAugust 6th, 2021 | 35 mins 48 secsbarbell, 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, rir, rpe, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 and the NBA Off-Season, I talk about how you can eat out and still stay healthy and if you should be using protein powder supplements everyday. 
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    #46: The Best Chest Exercises, How Hard Should You Be Working OutJuly 30th, 2021 | 33 mins 11 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, doms, 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, offseason, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, prep, preworkout, recovery, scale, soreness, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the NHL Off-Season, I talk about the best chest exercises, and how hard you should be working out. 
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    #45: Do I Need Gym Gear To Start Working Out, How to Recover From Muscle Soreness FasterJuly 23rd, 2021 | 24 mins 44 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, 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, offseason, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, prep, preworkout, recovery, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about sports I've played, the NBA Finals, the NHL Seattle Kraken Draft, and the 2020 Olympics, I talk about if you need gym gear to workout and how to recover from muscle soreness faster. 
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    #44: What To Do On Your First Day Back at the GymJuly 16th, 2021 | 27 mins 34 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, 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, offseason, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, prep, preworkout, recovery, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about Ontario, Canada finally opening the gyms, and sports, I talk about what you need to do be doing on your first day back in the gym. 
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    #43: Why You Need To Walk Everyday, What To Do To Prepare for the Gym (Offseason Training)July 9th, 2021 | 25 mins 26 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, 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, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about NHL and NBA playoffs, the new Nintendo Switch, and some Oakville gym that got shut down, I talk about why you need to be walking every single day and what you can do to prepare yourself for the gyms re-opening. 
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    #42: Losing Body Fat In Batwing Area / Triceps, How To Recover From Injury ProperlyJuly 2nd, 2021 | 36 mins 36 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, hips, home gym, hydration, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, volume, water, weight gain, workout, yogaAfter talking about sports and the entertainment / movie industry, I talk about how to lose that unwanted underarm / batwing / triceps fat and how to recover from injury the right way. 
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    #41: How Stress Can Lead to Weight Gain, What To Do About Tight HipsJune 25th, 2021 | 25 minsbarbell, bmi, calories, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, home gym, hydration, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, volume, water, workout, yogaAfter talking about the playoffs and some new studies regarding to health, I talk about how stress can make you gain weight and what to do about tight hips. 
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    #40: Benefits of Yoga, Importance of HydrationJune 18th, 2021 | 32 mins 3 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, home gym, intermittent fasting, intuitive, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, micro plastics, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plastic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, volume, water, workoutAfter talking about my activities throughout the week, sports, and E3 2021, I talk about the benefits of doing yoga and the importance of hydration. 
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    #39: Leg Workout to Do at Home, What Is Intuitive EatingJune 11th, 2021 | 36 mins 8 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, dedication, detox, diet, discipline, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, home gym, intermittent fasting, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, micro plastics, mistakes, mobility, motivation, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plastic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, volume, water, workoutAfter talking about the NHL and NBA playoffs, WWDC, and Jeff Bezos going to space, I talk about an at home leg workout that you can do and what exactly intuitive eating is. 
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    #38: How to Stay Motivated / Dedicated When It Comes to Fitness, Why You Need To Track To Make ProgressJune 4th, 2021 | 41 mins 24 secsbarbell, bmi, calories, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, highly processed, hiit, home gym, intermittent fasting, knee, learn, lift, liss, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, micro plastics, mistakes, mobility, movement, muscle, newbie, overtraining, pandemic, plastic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, sugar, tech, tracking, volume, water, wearables, workoutAfter talking about the NHL and NBA Playoffs, gaming news, and my own injury recovery process, I talk about how to stay dedicated / motivated and why you need to be tracking your own fitness journey. 
