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Have you ever eaten healthy for a duration of time and never achieved any progress? Healthy foods should mean weight loss right because it's better than fast food or processed foods? This is where a lot of people begin to get confused and over think the importance of foods and what benifits each lifestyle has. Weight loss has it's own equation and so does eating for health or athletics. In this episode I will share with you how to better understand the differences and always have control.

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1) Counting macros & calories and the future progress of both

Key Takeaways

• All fods have nutritional value and with that comes calories. Healthy foods have calories just like processed foods. Things to be aware of
• knowing the differences of carbohydrates and where to find the source per goals wanted. How to eat for health, weight loss, and athletic performance
• The metabolic adaptation that occurs that may cause a surplus of calories versus a deficit which is needed for weight loss

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

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Building muscle takes a specific equation that must be targeted and solved everyday. There are much more important things to consider when building muscle aside from training. When I first began my training career/journey I struggled hard with building muscle and getting more stregnth. The three "not to dos" I share in today's episode have been gathered from science and the many mistakes I've done in my journey. Save yourself some time, listen to this epiosde in full, and impliment new habits to create optimal results. 

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1) Muscle reservation | How to train more efficiently

Key Takeaways

• The main focus of where muscle building even comes from. Without this, muscle will not grow
• Training intensity matters to a certain extent. How to avoid over training while still creating progress
• The hidden factor that most people over think and never takes full advanvantage of

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

When we have a goal for our body & health and want it so bad, we are willing to do whatever it takes to get there "fast". People will follow any plan or take any drug if it guarantees results. When people decide to take time and go through what's needed to maintain this lifestyle forever, sometimes it gets overwhelming because we;re trying to juggle to many things at once and then overthink what fitness & health is. In this episode I will clear the air and explain 3 simple tips on how to create success in your journey.

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1) Why people quit on their weight loss goals

Key Takeaways

• How to successfully create a routine around prioritizng your training & foods and the great benifits of doing so
• The serious question you must ask yourself if these three simple steps do not work
• The biggest thing I wish I did when I started that would have boosted my progress times ten

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

About 90% of people want weight loss and think it can be achieved in 12 weeks. Physical progress can be achieved within 12 weeks BUT they will not be sustainable if your mind didn't follow the process. 10 years, 5 years, 1 year of bad lifestyle habits CAN'T be reversed and progressed in 12 weeks. If results aren't being achieved and you've been following everything to the T, then there are multiple other factors that can be casuing fat retention. It's never weight loss but more of dropping body fat and scultping body composition. Let's talk all things weight loss. 

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1) The power of creating small milestone goals

Key Takeaways

• Weight loss does not happen over night. It's a porcess of the body regulating body composition depending on health standards and balance
• If progress is not being achieved, don't quit. Analyze your actions and what you've been doing. Analyze your stress, sleep, water, etc. find the faults
• Progress is never achieved physically. Your body reflects what you feed it, how you move it, and how you rest it

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

You asked and we delivered! We are honored to bring on the 3x Ms. Fitness Olympia legend herself, Whitney Jones, to the show! We all know the 3x Ms. Fitness Olympia on stage, but who was Whitney before all this? How did she grasp the mindset to get up on stage and win even with a busted knee and coming off a broken neck injury? Let's go ahead and find out by diving into the mindset of 3x Ms. Fitness Olympia, Whitney Jones! 

Show Whitney some love! 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneyjones_ifbbpro/

Websites and more: https://linktr.ee/WhitneyJones

Key Takeaways

• Whitney's Road to becoming the 3x Ms. Fitness Olympia
• Whitney's Mindset around pushing agianst all odd and defining your own worth
• The love within whitney's heart that has made her the incredible legend of Ms. Fitness Olympia

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

Are carbohydrates the reason for weight gain? By taking out carbohydrates, are you gauranteeing a life of weight loss and eliminating weight gain forever? I'll tell you right now before you even listen to the episode that carbs are NOT the issue, it's the lifestyle within carbohydrates that cause weight gain. It's the abuse of carbs, especially processed carbohydrates, that have casue obesity and being over weight. The manipulation of generations towards nutrition is what will doom us all in the future if we do not fix it today.

Other Episodes to listen to

1) The funny thing about carbohydrates

Key Takeaways

• The energy in vs. energy out comparison of cabohydrates to calories
• The years of generation manipulation that the food industry has had on us
• The root cause of weight gain and how to eliminate it from the equation

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

Everyone wants there weight loss goals now. Everyone wants there muscle growth goals now. Everyone always wants everything now right? Being in a rush to achieve your goals will only add stress which will then go against weight loss and just force your hand to quit. If we learn to eliminate the imaginable stress that we create for ourselves, we will be better off AND might even achieve progress even faster. In this episode I will explain how you can do this. 

Other Episodes to listen to

1) The power of creating small milestone goals

Key Takeaways

• The main focus to pay attention to, to help eliminate being overwhelmed or stressed within your journey
• The mindset re-wire that needs to happen to be able to view progress as the only option
• My nutritio rant that will change your perspective on believing BS

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

Have you ever wondered how do these crazy athletes or fitness social media gurus stay motivated like all the time? Well besides showing you only the highlights of there day and passion in this episode I will break down the three pillars in creating an unbreakable health & fitness lifestyle. A lifestyle that has been worked so hard on that you will be hardwired for progress & results! 

Other Episodes to listen to

1) The power of creating small milestone goals

Key Takeaways

• The three pillars of creating great sucess and longevity with your health & fitness goals
• Stop focusing on being motivated and focus on how to create a strong lifestyle with unbreakable roots
• The power of self talk and self love

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

We've all been in a position in life where the results we achieved was just not good enough right? After you listen to this episode or read this today, and yout still think that way, you're thinking to small. There are an unbearable amount of success that's happening throughout your journey that you can't see which then won't be recognized. Once you see what great results you're achieving within the porcess of achieving it, you'll then have the power to dominate your success in all avenues of your life.

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1) Gain control over your mindset and everything else with follow

Key Takeaways

• What inflicting pain through training will do to your mind
• The power you have over your body and success
• What great challenge can do to the mother board of your brain

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls

When you go to the store to buy food, do you pay attention to the quanity of foods you're buying or the quality of foods you have in the cart? When you surround yourself with people/friends, are you focused on the quantity of people you have or the quality of people that support you. The qulaity of anything will always outway the quantity of what you have because quality is long lasting. This is why products that have a high quality price are priced high becasue the quality is great. The quantity gains size when the quality is well achieved. 

Other Episodes to listen to

1) Gain control over your mindset and everything else with follow

Key Takeaways

• What's important within your actual training, in the actual reps and sets that truly matter?
• How to achieve long lasting results within all areas of your life
• The people around you and that you choose to surround yourself with greatly impact your results

My Documentary: "How Training Saved My Life" Episode #1 - Watch here

Epiosde #2 - Watch here

If you have any questions you want answered or wanting to talk to me directly, head over to: https://www.trainhardlivestrong.com/ask

Today's Sponor for the Podcast is brought to you by: Athletic Greens - www.athleticgreens.com/thls