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

  • #47: How To Eat Out And Stay Healthy, Supplementing with Protein

    August 6th, 2021  |  35 mins 48 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, rir, rpe, scale, stress, strong, stronger, sugar, track, tracking, triceps, volume, walk, water, weight gain, workout, yoga

    After 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 Out

    July 30th, 2021  |  33 mins 11 secs
    barbell, 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, yoga

    After 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 Faster

    July 23rd, 2021  |  24 mins 44 secs
    barbell, 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, yoga

    After 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 Gym

    July 16th, 2021  |  27 mins 34 secs
    barbell, 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, yoga

    After 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 secs
    barbell, 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, yoga

    After 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 Properly

    July 2nd, 2021  |  36 mins 36 secs
    barbell, 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, yoga

    After 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 Hips

    June 25th, 2021  |  25 mins
    barbell, 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, yoga

    After 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 Hydration

    June 18th, 2021  |  32 mins 3 secs
    barbell, 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, workout

    After 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 Eating

    June 11th, 2021  |  36 mins 8 secs
    barbell, 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, workout

    After 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 Progress

    June 4th, 2021  |  41 mins 24 secs
    barbell, 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, workout

    After 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.

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    #37: Should You Cut Out Sugar Completely?, How Wearable Tech Could Help You Be More Healthy

    May 28th, 2021  |  24 mins 28 secs
    barbell, 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, tracking, volume, water, workout

    After talking about my shoulder recovery, the NBA and NHL Playoffs, and some new fitness studies, I talk about if you should cut out sugar completely and how wearable tech could help you in your fitness journey.

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    #36: Microplastics, What’s a Highly Processed Food, Benefits of HIIT Workouts

    May 21st, 2021  |  39 mins
    barbell, bmi, calories, coffee, cooking, covid, covid-19, detox, diet, education, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, gains, health, home gym, intermittent fasting, knee, learn, lift, lose weight, macronutrients, macros, medicine, mistakes, mobility, movement, muscle, newbie, night, overtraining, pandemic, plateau, preworkout, scale, strong, stronger, sugar, tracking, volume, warmup, water, workout

    After talking about the playoffs and microplastics, I talk about what a highly processed food is and why HIIT workouts could be beneficial for you.