The Optimized Human Podcast

Steve McKinney, owner of Fitness and More, joins Jay to talk about getting strong without living in the gym. Steve has 36 years in the fitness industry. He's known for short, private 15-minute workouts and a method he calls the 3-W Approach: weight training, walking, and watching your diet. He talks about building a diet you can actually live with, how he trains at 65 without taking days to recover, and what a session would look like if you showed up tomorrow. Later he talks about his book, The Gospel of Fitness, and a few mindsets that get in the way, starting with this: you can't let your past dictate your future.

Timestamps
0:00 — Show intro
0:15 — Episode intro
0:51 — Conversation starts: walking, diet, and making it livable
7:13 — 15-minute workouts
11:39 — Training at 65 without wiping yourself out
12:53 — A mock session
16:42 — Turning the force curve to your advantage
23:39 — Why Steve works with people over 50
27:13 — The Gospel of Fitness
30:50 — Mindsets that hold people back
36:54 — Where to find Steve

Find Steve:
Website: https://fitnessandmore.net/
Contact: https://fitnessandmore.net/contact-us/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stevemckinneyfitness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemckinneyfitness/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.mckinney.397
The Gospel of Fitness on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Fitness-Rational-Approach-Gracefully/dp/B0DRTJS5SD

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