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Ep. #1017: I Salute You

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on YouTube Whether you’re squatting the bar or a pile of plates, if you’re in the gym, you deserve to be there. To take up space. To take up time. Anyone who tries to make you feel otherwise can choke on a rusty spoon. Listen to this podcast for a bit of motivational inspiration!   Timestamps: 0:00 – Please leave a review of the show wherever you listen to podcasts and make sure to subscribe! 2:48 – Want 125 quick, easy, and delicious “fitness friendly” recipes? Get The Shredded Chef : https://ift.tt/PfMgTYC Mentioned on the show:  Want 125 quick, easy, and delicious “fitness friendly” recipes? Get The Shredded Chef : https://ift.tt/PfMgTYC What did you think of this episode? Have anything else to share? Let me know in the comments below! The post Ep. #1017: I Salute You appeared first on Legion Athletics . https://ift.tt/sga9ROB January 16, 2023 at 06:00PM Legion Athletics

How Max Used Bigger Leaner Stronger to Lose 29 Pounds and 8.5% Body Fat

The post How Max Used Bigger Leaner Stronger to Lose 29 Pounds and 8.5% Body Fat appeared first on Legion Athletics . https://ift.tt/60nCskG January 15, 2023 at 06:00PM Legion Athletics

Ep. #1016: Q&A: Cold Showers, Financial Freedom, Legion Energy Drink, My Favorite Cardio, and More

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Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on YouTube What’s my favorite type of cardio? Should you take cold showers after your workouts? My advice for starting a business. When is Legion’s energy drink coming? How much sodium should you eat? Tips for reading on your phone. Is popcorn a healthy snack? All that and more in this Q&A podcast. Over on Instagram , I’ve started doing weekly Q&As in the stories, and it occurred to me that many podcast listeners might enjoy hearing these questions and my short answers. So, instead of talking about one thing in an episode, I’m going to cover a variety of questions. And keep in mind some of these questions are just for fun. So if you want to ask me questions in my Instagram stories, follow me on Instagram (@muscleforlifefitness), and if I answer your question there, it might just make it onto an episode of the podcast! If you like this type of episode, let me know. Send me an email ( mike@muscleforlife.com ) or dire...

How Natural Are “Natural Flavors?”

For years, health-conscious folk have debated the fors and againsts of artificial and natural flavors . In most of these tête-à-têtes , “nourishing” natural flavors beat out “noxious” artificial ones. Recently, however, natural flavors have copped flak from the same people who once championed them, primarily because many now believe natural flavors aren’t nearly natural enough. Why have opinions changed? What does “natural flavors” mean ? How “natural” are natural flavors? And are natural flavors bad for you ? Get evidence-based answers to these questions and more in this article. Table of Contents What Are “Natural Flavors?” How Natural Are Natural Flavors? What Are “Natural Flavors ?” According to the FDA, “natural flavor” or “natural flavoring” means : “ . . . the essential oil , oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fru...

How Pippa Overcame an Unhealthy Relationship With Food and Found Peace

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How Pippa Overcame an Unhealthy Relationship With Food and Found Peace Has food become all-consuming, where you spend most of your day thinking about it? Before joining the Mindful Nutrition Method , Pippa struggled to implement all of the knowledge that she had about nutrition into her life. She said this made her feel like a failure and that she lacked self-discipline, leading her to feel worthless. As she searched for some way of eating that would stick for her, she found herself in the start-and-stop cycle, always looking for the next food rule she could try that might work. This took a big toll on her relationship with food. After working through the program, she realized that she had all of this information about nutrition, but she struggled to implement it into her life because she didn’t have the tools, practices, or skills to do so. Now that Pippa was guided on how to integrate her habits into her life through small yet impactful practices and using simple tools, she feels...

Ep. #1015: Grant Tinsley on Fasting For Health and Longevity

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on YouTube Can you live longer by changing the way you eat?  There are many claims out there about intermittent fasting and its impact on health and longevity. Some people say you can extend your lifespan just by rearranging the time window of when you eat every day.  Is that true, though? What does science say about fasting in humans and its effects on how long you’ll live?  Rather than examining this myself, I invited an intermittent fasting expert, Dr. Grant Tinsley, to explore the topic. Grant has been on the podcast before to discuss body fat measurement techniques, but as a scientist who’s been involved in many time-restricted feeding studies on athletes, he’s the perfect guest for this topic.  Grant is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University, the Director of the Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Sp...

How to Do the Push-up: Form, Variations, and Workouts

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Few exercises are as prized as the push-up. It’s held in such high esteem because it’s one of the most effective and efficient exercises you can do.  It trains most of your upper-body muscles, requires no equipment and little space, and it’s easy to learn and highly scalable.  No matter how strong you are, there’s a push-up alternative that’ll challenge you. In this article, you’ll learn what a push-up is, its benefits, which muscles it works, how to do a push-up using proper form, the best push-up variations and push-up workouts , and more. Table of Contents What Is a Push-up? Push-up: Benefits 1. It trains several muscle groups. 2. It‘s highly scalable. 3. It’s easy to learn. 4. It requires no equipment. 5. It’s functional. Push-up: Muscles Worked Push-up: Form 1. Set up 2. Descend 3. Push The Best Push-up Variations 1. Knee Push-up 2. Incline Push-up 3. Decline Push-up 4. Hand-Release Push-up 5. Handstand Push-up 6. Band Push-up 7. Deficit P...