Lift & Learn

#145: How to Avoid Excessive Weight Gain During Winter, Cold + Heat Exposure

October 23rd, 2025  |  17 mins 46 secs

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After talking about my weekend in Muskoka, the Blue Jays making the World Series, I talk about how you can avoid gaining too much weight during the Winter and then I talk about cold and heat exposure.

#144: How to Clean Bulk the Right Way, Why 'All or Nothing' Doesn't Work

October 17th, 2025  |  26 mins 39 secs

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After talking about my training split, my new MacBook Pro, and nutrition, I talk about how to clean bulk properly and why you need to move away from the 'all or nothing' mindset

#143: Why Recovery is Important, Best Functional Exercises You Can Do To Improve Life

October 9th, 2025  |  23 mins 56 secs

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After talking about my Hyrox competition, the latest Apple Watch, and the newest Meta smart glasses, I talk about why recovery is so important to your gains and the best functional exercises you should be doing everyday.

#142: Do Your Dead Hangs, Why You Should Train Hyrox-Style

September 25th, 2025  |  20 mins 28 secs

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On Lift and Learn's 5th birthday, I reflect a bit and talk about the upcoming Hyrox competition in Toronto. After that I talk about why you should be performing dead hangs and why you need to start training Hyrox style.

#141: Why You Should Set Goals, Best Leg Exercises For Life

September 18th, 2025  |  28 mins 52 secs

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After talking about my daughter's birthday, and my Hyrox training, I talk about why you should be setting goals and what the best leg exercises are.

#140: Why Rotational Exercises are Key, Why Underrating is Holding You Back

September 1st, 2025  |  25 mins 29 secs

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After talking about my daughter walking, Hyrox training, and the Toronto Blue Jays, I talk about why you need to be doing rotational exercises and why underrating is holding you back.

#139: How to Workout on Minimal Time, How More Steps Makes You Healthier

August 25th, 2025  |  31 mins 44 secs

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After talking about my life lately and training for Hyrox, I talk about how taking more steps throughout the day will lead to more gains and how to workout if you only have a little bit of time.

#138: How Eating More Calories Can Help You Lose Weight, How Slowing Your Reps Down Can Improve Your Gains

April 14th, 2025  |  25 mins 47 secs

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#137: How to Start the Year Off Properly in 2025

February 17th, 2025  |  21 mins 16 secs

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#136: How to Reverse Upper Crossed Syndrome, The Benefits of Pilates

December 9th, 2024  |  19 mins 38 secs

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After talking about my experience with Black Friday in the US, playing basketball again, plus my diet and exercise routine lately, I talk about how to reverse the effects of Upper Crossed Syndrome along with the benefits of Pilates.