Ep. #215: Is Weightlifting or Cardio Best for Weight Loss?

01/18/18 • 13 min

I have a rather long list of things in the fitness space that annoy the shit out of me.
To name a few...

Starvation dieting
Low-carb mania
Most fitness magazines
The cult of “clean eating“
“Weight loss foods“
Supplement shenanigans
Celebrity workouts
Most weightlifting advice given to women

If you feel the same way, you’ve come to the right place. We were tarred with the same brush.
And in this episode, we’re going to talk all about exercise and weight loss and how to best go about it.
I have good news, too.
You can reach your goals without sacrificing your life to the treadmill.
In fact, you can get as lean as you want without ever doing more than a couple hours of cardio per week.
(You can eat foods you actually like, too.)
If that sounds too good to be true, I understand.
Suspend your disbelief, though, and in ten minutes, you’ll know things most people will never know about not just losing weight but building a body they can be proud of.
Let’s get to it.

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I have a rather long list of things in the fitness space that annoy the shit out of me.
To name a few...

Starvation dieting
Low-carb mania
Most fitness magazines
The cult of “clean eating“
“Weight loss foods“
Supplement shenanigans
Celebrity workouts
Most weightlifting advice given to women

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Ep. #214: Jason Phillips on the Horrors of “Extreme” Metabolic Adaptation

In this episode I interview Jason Phillips from iN3 Nutrition, who runs a thriving coaching business that is particularly popular among Crossfitters.

Accordingly, Jason has worked with many Crossfit athletes, and many high-level Crossfit athletes, and has seen firsthand what a lot of extreme exercise and dieting can do to the body, and to the metabolism in particular.

In short, if you push the envelope too hard for too long, you can find yourself in a situation where your energy levels and mood are chronically depressed, it’s very hard to lose weight despite eating in what SHOULD be a calorie deficit, every workout is way more of a slog than it should be, your libido is gone, your sleep is disrupted, and your life is generally a lot less enjoyable than it used to be.

In this interview, Jason shares with us a bit of the Crossfit insanity that leads to severe symptoms of overtraining, as well as how he has helped people out of that rut, and we also discuss how to avoid falling into it in the first place.

8:16 - When Crossfit athletes push themselves too hard, how do you make them healthy again?
10:14 - Why are some Crossfit athletes suffering from hormonal issues?
11:57 - What makes you certain that your clients’ food logs are accurate?
13:12 - How do the health complications of Crossfit athletes impact their body composition?
14:14 - What does the path to sanity and health look like?
15:24 - How do your experiences with these athletes jive with the implications of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment?
17:18 - What shape are your athletes usually in?
23:08 - Why would a Crossfit athlete ever want to go on a lower carb diet?
24:10 - Is the Paleo diet still popular in the Crossfit world?
30:37 - Do you have any advice for normal, everyday people who are looking to get fit?
34:52 - Are there any general mistakes that everyday people can avoid?
36:42 - For the average person, what have you found has been the most effective when it comes to training and nutrition?
37:19 - Have you seen positive results with reverse dieting?
41:21 - What has your experience with an eating disorder been like?
51:10 - What keeps you going?
56:33 - Where can people find your work and reach out?

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Ep. #217: Motivation Monday: Stop Waiting for Perfect (or Suffer the Consequences)

This episode is part of a weekly series that I have dubbed “Motivation Monday.”

(Yes, I know, very creative of me. What can I say, I’m a genius...)

Seriously though, the idea here is simple:

Every Monday morning, I’m going to post a short and punchy episode that I hope gets you fired up to tackle the workouts, work, and everything else that you have planned for the week ahead.

As we all know, it’s one thing to know what you want to do, but it’s something else altogether to actually make yourself do it, and I hope that this series gives you a jolt of inspiration, energy, and encouragement to get at it.

So, if you like what you hear, then make sure to check back every Monday morning for the latest and greatest installment.

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