Ride and Thrive

Welcome to a work in progress! that is the Dave Shields Fitness podcast,

Not quite settled on a title yet so please bear with.

This week my training has been non-existent due to a frustrating knee injury...just lost of mobility and rehab with some targetted resistance training, anyway my

Exercise of the week is the banded crab walk as demonstrated here

What I'm listening to; Feel Better Live More Podcast with Dr. Rangan Chattergee

What I'm reading; A Path Through the Jungle, Steve Peters

Recipe of the week, Veggie Chilli; Onion, Garlic, Cup of Lentils, tin of tomatoes, tin of mixed beans, tin of chickpeas, grated carrot, pint of veg stock, smoked paprika, chilli powder, salt and pepper to taste.

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Weight loss is hard at the best of times, I talk about 4 reasons I believe this is so.
1. The laws of Thermodynamics
2. Evolution
3. Technology
4. Your environment

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Five tips to start your health and fitness journey with a positive mindset.
1. Find your why
2. Create habits
3. Be grateful
4. Breathwork
5. Get Support

Bonus tip; Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

Books mentioned;
Atomic habits by James Clear
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
Breath by James Nestor

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I give 5 tips to help kickstart your training with ideas on how and why you need to build strength. Especially past 50

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First of a three-part series, stripping back advice to the basics. Do these things well before progressing on to other strategies.
I give 5 tips tp help you get your nutrition back on track without the need to weigh food and count calories.

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Things get in the way of your health and fitness. Life happens basically, work, family, friends all vieing for your attentions it can seem that there is little time for self care. "I Just hav'nt got time to exercise" I hear all the time from prospective clients.
This exact thing happened to me recently. I got so wrapped up in work and family that I didnt have time for my own health and fitness.
In this podcast I go into how I got into a slump, how it affected me and what I did to dig myself out.

I referenced James Nestors book Breathe
and also mentioned Wim Hof and Patrick Mckeown.
The challenge that I did was Pat Flynns 300 swings

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How to streamline your nutrition strategy having piled on a few pounds during the lockdown period

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In this episode i discuss the importance of structure in your training and why an all over body workout will give you more bang for your buck expecially if you are relatively new to training.
The 5 key movements to train are:
Pushing movements
Pulling movements
Hinge
Knee bend/Single leg knee bend
Core
You want to make sure you hit the major muscle groups in equal measure to keep balance. The posterior chain often gets overlooked by newcomers as they concentrate on the squat and bench press!

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What exactly is testosterone and what does it do?
In this episode I discuss the importance of optimizing your Testosterone levels as you age in order to look after your bone health and muscle development as well as keeping your libido revved up.
I also discuss ways in which you can increase your Testosterone through natural means including vitamins, minerals, exercise, sleep and managing stress.

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Cardiovascular training is important for the health of your heart and your circulatory system.

I discuss the different types of cardio training including HIIT and Steady State Cardio and which type is suitable for your training.

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