In this episode, I share some quotes and notes from stoic philosophers Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Seneca that have helped me in my personal development journey. I also share a few misc training and health notes that you may find helpful in your own journey. Enjoy!
Read MoreAnd just like that, we are wrapping up The Four Doctors series. This episode is all about Dr. Quiet and Dr. Happiness. The main questions to ask yourself are: What makes me happy? How often am I currently doing those things? In a perfect world, how often do I want to be doing those things? Enjoy!
Read MoreThis episode is all about movement and training, figuring out how much movement you need daily in order to feel your best and what kind of movement that might look like. I also share the key principles that have guided my training and movement practices over the past decade and provide some key takeaways from each of those modalities.
Read MoreIn this episode, I share my biggest challenges and lessons in 2020. This is the start of season 2 of the podcast and I plan to bring some awesome content your way this year. You can expect me to drop 2 episodes every month. Friday will be the day!
Read MoreI’ve been away from the podcast for a few months now and I’m happy to be back! Please message me if you have any questions or topic suggestions and I will make it happen for you! Check the show notes for some awesome links too!
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In this episode, I share how I’m spending my time during this COVID-19 situation. I also encourage you to to take this as an opportunity to do the things that you’ve always wanted to do but maybe never made the time for. Hope you’re taking care of your physical, emotional and mental health during this time! Focus on what you can control.
Read MoreThis is the COVID-19 edition of the Building Strength Podcast. Hope everyone is doing well, staying healthy and taking care of their physical and mental health. Sending lots of love!!
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk about the pros and cons of working for a gym versus working for yourself and how I got this point in my training career. I also share four book recommendations that you might find helpful. As always, thank you for listening!
Read MoreBIG podcast coming at you! I’m sharing the top 10 lessons that I learned in the last 10 years. The last 10 years have been an awesome period of growth and I’m looking forward to the next 10 years. Strap yourself in because I share some nitty gritty things that I haven’t talked about in a while. Enjoy!
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0:00 - Intro
5:00 - The Start of my Kettlebell Journey
10:00 - Different Programs I Used to Prepare
14:00 - Strongfirst SFG L1 Technique and Snatch Test Standards
17:30 - 500 KB Swings / Day
23:00 - Learning How to Eat for Performance
25:00 - Hydration, Nasal Breathing, Hand Care
28:00 - The Power of Visualization
35:00 - SFG L1 Kettlebell Certification Experience
47:00 - What’s Next?
50:00 - BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
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2:30 - Lessons We’ve Learned From Leaning Out
13:00 - Defining Food Volume and Explaining it’s Importance
21:00 - Protein Intake MATTERS
26:30 - “Does a bigger calorie surplus equal faster muscle growth?”
36:00 - A Brief Technical Difficulty
39:00 - It’s a Long Term Game
42:00 - How to Calculate Your Maintenance Calories and Protein Requirements
48:00 - Experience > Theory
51:00 - “How can you eat (insert donuts or ice cream) and still be so lean?”
58:00 - Food is Meant to be Enjoyed
60:00 - Another Technical Difficulty. Thanks for Listening!
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3:00 - Sharing my Staple Meals
8:30 - Essential Tools for Efficient Meal Prepping
10:00 - Sharing my Meal Prep Recipes
18:00 - Nobody’s Perfect Rant
26:30 - Grocery Store Tips
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1:00 - Intro
5:40 - Book Recommendations
12:00 - How I’m Getting Leaner
30:00 - How to Create a Mobility and Stretching Routine
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1:00 - Making a positive impact
3:30 - Social media and it’s impact on our creativity
11:00 - Cellphone notifications
15:00 - Scheduling your dream week / timeblocking
27:00 - The Four F’s
31:00 - Current Journal Setup
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1:00 - Intro
2:30 - Asking for your help :)
7:00 - Lessons learned from tracking macros
14:00 - Food volume is key
20:00 - Weight will fluctuate
27:00 - How to calculate your starting macros
37:00 - Business for Unicorns
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1:00 - Intro / Show Breakdown
5:00 - Theo’s 6-Week Nutrition Challenge
17:00 - Hiring my Good Friend, Coach D
23:00 - My Mental Health in May
28:00 - Breaking Down Body Image
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3:00 - Training for LIFE
8:00 - How to work up to heavy weights
12:00 - Tracking your training progress and why it’s so important to do so
16:30 - GRRRR
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1:30 - April nutrition update
4:00 - My kettlebell journey so far
11:00 - Find the right information and pick a program to follow
17:00 - Ladder training
22:00 - 10,000 KB swing challenge by Dan John
29:00 - Adherence is key
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2:00 - My gameplan for April
3:30 - What is a high quality meal?
8:00 - It’s all about compliance and sustainability
14:00 - On cheat meals
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1:00 - Prioritize and focus on principles - not methods
3:00 - Is a body part split more effective than push, pull, legs for gaining strength and mass?
10:00 - Training principles that I focus on for myself and my clients
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