Sweat Out; Happiness In!

Sweat Out; Happiness In!

By Jason and Lauren PakHealth & FitnessArts
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Sweat Out; Happiness In! episodes

  • #AskAchieve 118: When to Incorporate HIIT Training, If You Should Write Your Own Workouts, and the Best Way to Deal with Exercise Pains!
    What's up, Achievers?! Hope you all are having a wonderful day!
    In the first question, we go over whether or not it's a good idea to incorporate HIIT training before or in the middle of your strength workouts (2:25).
    Next, we go over if you should write your own workouts or hire someone to create them for you (5:15).
    Lastly, we over the best way to deal with exercise pains - in other words, how to improve your ability to recover from soreness (11:15).
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    15 min
  • #AskAchieve 117: How Many Sets/Reps We Recommend, Are Calories from Junk Food and "Healthy" Food the Same, and What You Should Eat Before a Workout!
    What's up, Achievers?! Super quick episode for you all today!
    In the first question, we go over what sets/reps we generally recommend (2:08).
    Next, we discussed whether calories from "junk" food is the same as calories from "healthy" food. (5:10)
    Lastly, we talked about general recommendations on *what* you should eat before a workout as well as *how long* before a workout you should actually eat (10:20).
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    15 min
  • #AskAchieve 116: How to Determine if an Exercise/Modality is Good For You, Pain During Single Leg Glute Bridges, and If Trap Bar Deadlifts Will Improve Your Conventional Deadlift!
    What's up, Achievers?!
    Great little discussion to kick off today's episode on how to determine where or not an exercise/modality (spin, Zumba, strength training, etc) is right for you (2:48).
    Next, we went over how to adjust single leg glute bridges so that it won't cause pain in your lower back (11:38).
    Lastly, we went over whether or not a trap bar deadlift would increase a person's conventional deadlift (18:03).
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    22 min
  • AchieveMentors #5: How We Hire and Onboard Our Coaching Staff!
    What’s up, Achievers?! We're back with another AchieveMentors podcast - just a reminder that this is our show for fitness coaches and aspiring personal trainers.
    In today's episode, we expand on AchieveMentors episode 4, and we talk about how how we hire and onboard our coaching staff! We think you gym owners out there will benefit a lot from this one!
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    28 min
  • #AskAchieve 115: Proper Form for Back Extensions, Improving Your Push Up Strength, Preventing Shins Splints While Running, and the Difference Between Hook Grip and Mixed Grip for Deadlifts!
    What's up, Achievers?! Quick but action-packed episode for you all today!
    In the first question, we talk about how to optimize your form during back extensions in order to better engage the glutes (2:00).
    Next, we went over how to improve full range of motion push ups (4:38).
    Then, we delved into preventing shin splints. You can access the video on ankle mobility [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2RDnkq_thU&t=0s) (7:55).
    Finally, we cover the difference between using a hook and mixed grip for deadlifts and which one we recommend (11:33).
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    18 min
  • #AskAchieve 114: Squatting with a Natural Back Arch, Getting Back to Olympic Lifting After Pregnancy, and Improving Your Cat/Cow!
    What's up, Achievers?! Our introduction has some references to our last podcast episode where we talk about what to do when someone offers you unsolicited advice at the gym - we couldn't think of a great answer, so we sought out your opinion, and Lauren's mom happened to write in with the perfect answer!
    In our first question, we cover what we think about squatting with a natural arch in your lower back (2:23).
    Next, we talk about how to get back into Olympic lifting after preganancy (5:04).
    Finally, we delved into how to improve your upper back mobility for cat/cows (9:57).
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    15 min
  • #AskAchieve 113: How to Politely Shut Down Unsolicited Advice in the Gym, Back Pain During Rows, Plyometrics for Beginners, and How to Make Healthy Food Choices 100% of the Time!
    What's up, Achievers?! Hope you're all staying safe and warm if you're in the Northeast with this snowstorm!
    In the first question, we talk about how to politely shut down unsolicited advice from a stranger at the gym (2:40). We didn't have a definitive answer here and bring the topic back up again later (20:57).
    Then, we discussed how to avoid back pain during bent over rows (9:28).
    Next, we covered how to begin plyometrics training if you're a complete beginner to it (12:10).
    Finally, we covered how to eat healthy 100 PERCENT of the time (16:03). If you've followed us for some time now, you'll probably be not too surpised about our answer!
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    26 min
  • #AskAchieve 112: To Arch or Not to Arch During the Bench Press, Addressing Adductor Pain, The Difference Between the Leg Press and Squats, and How High Your Hips Should be During Deadlifts!
    What's up, Achievers?! This one is a rapid-fire answer show with a ton of practical advice.
    In the first question, we talk about whether or not you should arch during bench pressing (2:17).
    Then, we covered some very general strategies on how to address adductor pain. We're posting the IG post tonight (2/25/19) and I'll link it in the show notes when it's up! (7:17).
    Afterwards, we talked about the main differences between the leg press machine and squats (11:55).
    Finally, we had a little discussion about internet coaches as well as how high your hips should be during a deadlift (17:11).
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    23 min
  • #AskAchieve 111: How to Load the Barbell Without Looking Silly, Exercises With the BOSU Ball, Explosive Movements, and Kettlebell Finishers!
    What's up, Achievers?! Super fun episode for you all today!
    In the first question, we discuss how to go about loading a barbell with multiple plates without looking silly in the process (2:55)
    Next, we go over exercises that we like to use on the BOSU ball and whether or not we think that the BOSU ball is an effective tool overall (8:10)
    Then, we cover whether or not you should be including power exercises to your workout regimen (12:20)
    Finally, we talk about where you should place kettlebell exercises in your program - the beginning as a power exercise? The middle as a strength/hypertrohpy exercise? The end as a finisher? We go over it all here! (15:28)
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    20 min
  • #AskAchieve 110: Tight Hamstrings, Glute Activation, Wrist Strengthening, and Foot Supination During Squats/Deadlifts!
    What's up, Achievers?! We go through a lot of information in a short amount of time for this one!
    In the first question, we talk about why a person's hamstrings might "feel" chronically tight (2:14).
    Then, we discuss the second part of the question, which is how to go about activating the glutes better (6:28).
    After that, we discuss some ideas to strength and mobilize your wrists. [Here's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grl61Eym9go) the YouTube video we reference on wrist warm ups. (10:20)
    Finally, we talk about foot supination - or rolling to the sides of your feet while squatting. [Here's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2RDnkq_thU&t=0s) the YouTube video we reference about ankle mobility (15:05).
    We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!
    Jason and Lauren
    19 min

About Sweat Out; Happiness In!

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Fitness doesn't have to be so elitist and exclusive! We're Jason and Lauren Pak, and together we co-own Achieve Fitness - a fitness facility just outside of Boston in Somerville, MA. What we've found over the last 13 years as fitness professionals is that people will stick to their fitness journeys way better if they actually feel like **they belong**.