Building Strength

In this episode, I share how I am approaching my goals for 2019 and how I decided on these items. By reflecting on what I did well and didn’t do well in 2018, what area of life I want to improve the most and what I need to do in order to do so, I was able to come up with a few big goals that I share in this episode. I also talk about the process of setting goals and how I break down my vision for life into yearly, quarterly, weekly and daily goals and action items. I hope this episode if helpful for you. As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website -www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

1:00 - Intro to the episode

5:00 - Learning to be patient with our goals

7:35 - Sharing my goals for the YEAR

19:00 - Breaking your yearly goals into quarterly goals

23:00 - Life, relationship, health, business and finance goals

30:00 - Breaking down quarterly goals into weekly and daily action items

34:00 - The loving-kindness meditation

In this episode, I share what I’ve been working through over the last 4-8 weeks. I definitely got burnt out from working too much and not recovering enough from that workload. I’m feeling a lot better now and more ‘back to normal’ after taking some time off to reflect and recharge. I also talk about what I learned about myself through this rough patch and how my biggest strengths are also my biggest weaknesses. Towards the end of the episode, I share my process of reflecting on 2018 and how I’m setting myself up for 2019. I highly encourage you guys to reflect on 2018 and ask yourself the questions that I share in this episode. As always, thank you so much for all of your support this year. I’m very grateful for this opportunity to share my experiences, struggles and process of building myself up as a human being.

1:00 - Explaining why I’ve been MIA from this podcast and social media

3:30 - What I’ve learned about myself in the last month

7:00 - My biggest strengths are also my biggest weaknesses

18:00 - How I’m trying to optimize my schedule

21:00 - Reflecting on 2018

23:00 - Questions to ask yourself

What area of life are you most committed to improving in 2019?

What brings you joy, love and fulfillment?

What do you truly want? How do you want your life to be?

What kind of person would you like to become?

What gifts/talents do you want to share with the world?

What are you passionate about?

What do you absolutely have to do before your last breath?

In this episode, I recap my experience taking the Strongfirst Kettlebell Course with Louka Kurcer. I travelled to Montreal to take this one day course because I needed someone to critique my technique with the KB moves. I got exactly that and much much more from this course and my time in Montreal. I also talk about what courses / certifications I’ve taken and my biggest takeaways from attending these courses.

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

Show Timestamps:

1:00 - Intro / Why I chose to do this course

8:30 - Course overview and what we did for 8 hours

11:00 - Cues that helped me improve my technique

16:00 - Why hiring a coach is so important

18:00 - The cost of the course

20:00 - What I’ve learned from taking educational courses / certifications

27:00 - Why simply getting started is the first step to becoming great

32:00 - Recapping how much have I spent taking educational courses in the last year

Resources Mentioned:

Link to the course I took: Strongfirst Kettlebell Course

Find some awesome articles and courses: Strongfirst Webite

Check out Louka’s Facebook page here: Louka Kurcer - Facebook

Podcast Link for Jay Ferruggia X James Clear: How to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones - James Clear

In this episode, I share my most recent fuck-ups just to show you that I am not as perfect and 'on it' as instagram stories might show you. I dive deep into whether or not we should be using the smith machine and how we can utilize it for maximum benefits. I also share my full-body strength training template and explain the simplest way that you can progress through your program. 

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

Show Timestamps:

1:00 - Intro / Looking for feedback

Important Links:

Email me at [email protected] for a copy of my 'Full-Body Strength Training Template' PDF

In this episode, I share with you why I think both education and experience are equally important when it comes to honing your craft. I also share my personal experiences regarding both and what has made the most impact for me in terms of becoming a better coach.

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

Show Notes:

Gyms that I train at: 

Carpio Strength and Conditioning

Myodetox Performance

Educational Resources:

https://dtsfitnesseducation.com/

https://cppscoaches.com/get-certified/

https://www.myodetoxu.com/

https://artofcoaching.com/

https://www.strongfirst.com/

In this episode, I talk about how to cultivate your environment (both physical and mental) in order to improve your mental health. This is a very important topic that not a lot of people talk about and I want to shed some light on how I've been able to cultivate my own environment and how that has helped me grow as a person. As always, I am not perfect (far from it actually) but I am working hard to become better. Removing things and people from my environment and adding certain things has helped me tremendously. 

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

Show Notes / My Favourite Podcasts: 

http://jasonferruggia.com/podcast/

https://zacheven-esh.com/category/podcasts/

https://www.defrancostraining.com/category/podcast/

https://grantcardone.com/podcast/

In this episode, I share how to improve your front squat mobility, why strength training is so important for sport performance and injury prevention, how to deal with elbow tendinitis and some technique tips for the romanian deadlift.

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

Show Notes:

Kelly Starrett on Solving Front Rack Problems

In this episode, I talk about approaching your strength training with intent and focus, the value of low-rep training for making insane strength gains and I share the format from a strength class at Myodetox Performance. As a bonus, I address the topic of frequency, volume and intensity and how to manipulate each factor to create the most realistic and sustainable training program to crush your goals!

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

In this episode, I answer your questions regarding habits, pre-workout fuel, motivation, supplements that I take (or don't), real estate and training barefoot. 

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

Show Notes:

James Clear on Habits - Podcast Link

Myprotein Website

In this episode I talk about Pavel Tsatsouline and what I've learned from him, the Simple and Sinister program that I'm currently running and I give a quick summary/analysis of a podcast that Pavel was featured on. This is my first time trying out a different format for the podcast so I'd appreciate any feedback you have. 

As always, thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with a friend or two and drop a review on Itunes as well. You can learn more about me at my website - www.theodorelim.ca or on instagram @theodore.lim. Catch you next time!

Show Notes:

Podcast I am referring to : Tim Ferris x Pavel Tsatsouline Podcast

Simple and Sinister Warmup Routine : Pavel's Warmup Routine

Simple and Sinister : Simple and Sinister by Pavel

How to Read a Book : How to Read a Book - Mortimer J. Adler