Fitness In Motion

In today's episode, I answer two questions that were sent my way: 1) "How can I enhance my cardio training?" and 2) "Is squatting below parallel bad for my knees?".

I have had many personal experiences with these two topics, bringing me all the way back to when we were performing indirect calorimetry tests almost every day back in grad school, to the more recent years when I have performed and studied "deep squats" more myself. I hope these topics interest you as much as they have for me. Feel free to reach out with questions yourself and you might even see them in a future PPCCMM episode (Personal Points / Coach's Corner / Motivational Monday). Thank you FIM Fam!

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Today's episode will be our first PPCCMM (Personal Points / Coach's Corner / Motivational Monday). This means we have a very relaxed conversation about some topics where I share some personal points, opinions, and coach's concerns on this fine Monday. 

This won't be jam packed with as much research data or sciencey education as regular episodes, but I hope it still offers some content that will help all of you put your fitness into motion. Thanks again for tuning in, FIM Fam!

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Welcome FIM Fam!

In today's episode, we talk about stress and what types of stress might be affecting our ability to get to our health and fitness goals. It is hard not to talk about stress without mentioning Cortisol, so we definitely dive into that. I wanted to deliver a more informative type of episode to get the brain juices going on what actually is happening in our bodies when adapting to stressors.

I know this is a very talked-about topic, but here is my take on what stress is doing to our bodies and what we should consider when chasing those goals!

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In today's episode, we try to answer the question: Should we be doing resistance training and cardio training at the same time?

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To start answering this long-lived question, we introduce some evidence-based research, some real-world examples, some weird tangents, and some practical recommendations to get your brain juices going so you have a better understanding on how you can continue putting your fitness into motion. What is the SAID Principle? What is Concurrent Training? Why should I be doing what I'm doing? Knowledge is power and being tactical can be practical. 

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Thank you FIM Fam for tuning in! I will be releasing episodes every 2 weeks on Monday's, so keep following along! Stay active, stay safe, stay healthy, and keep putting your fitness into motion.

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In today's episode, I wanted to have a discussion about metabolism and how we can start interpreting the word correctly. When talking about a topic like this, it can be very confusing on how it impacts us, what we can do to improve it, or even understand what it is. 

To help us through the episode, I focus on 4 key points that make up our Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) and their impact on our metabolism: 1) BMR. 2) Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT). 3) Physical Activity. 4) Diet-Induced Thermogenesis. If you don't know where to start or feel you have hit a plateau, I hope this gives you some education on how to attack other aspects of your health and fitness program to get the needle moving in the right direction. Like always, thank you for tuning in FIM Fam!!!

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In today's episode, FIM had on our first guest appearance, Chase Harris. Chase and I met back in our Exercise Physiology graduate program and have recently reconnected in the last year or so through our passion of health and fitness. Chase has had multiple positions in the health and fitness industry and we could not have asked for a better guest on the show. 

On his podcast "The Chase Is On", he released an episode talking about CrossFit from a "non-CrossFitter" perspective, which really sparked some conversations between us so I wanted to have him on the Fitness in Motion to continue those points. In this episode, we have two dudes talking about what CrossFit is, what has changed with it over the years, and what you could consider when exploring it more for yourself. 

Go check out Chase Harris:

-Podcast: The Chase Is On

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In today's episode, we discuss the importance of muscle tissue and how we can start viewing its importance no matter what goals or background we have. Do we need to break down muscle to grow more? Do we need to feel sore after a workout to promote muscle growth? How do we actually build more muscle? Why is it important and how does it apply to everything and everyone?

Let's be honest, we have all heard that muscle is important and that we need more of it. But, do we actually know what goes into building more lean muscle tissue? Or more importantly, do we actually buy-in to the suggestion that every human on the planet needs more muscle tissue? We bust some muscle myths and look at muscle tissue in various ways in this episode, and I couldn't be more excited to have discussions about it. 

Thank you for being a part of the Fitness in Motion Family (FIM Fam)!

If you have questions, suggestions, or concerns, please send me a message on IG: Kyler_alpha_fitness