Uplift Conversations

I am joined by Kerry from @kclfitness for this week's episode to discuss a topic we are both very passionate about and that is getting more women into resistance training (and loving it!).

We discuss:

• Fat loss as a goal in the gym
• Kerry's career in Personal Training
• Our experience with female clients' attitude towards lifting
• Perceptions of building muscle
• Kerry's experience with muscle gain and weight training
• Where our fears about gaining muscle came from 
• How these feelings have evolved
• The word 'bulky'
• Training to tone up vs to build muscle 
• Gym anxiety / fearing the weights section 
• Benefits of weight training
• Benefits for menopausal women 
• Training around our period

If you have any questions or just want to chat, my DMs are always open on Instagram! @jazlifts

So you’re training consistently, getting stronger and feeling fitter

But you wanted to look leaner, more toned and you don’t look any different? 

On today's episode, I explain why that probably is.

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Keen to make gainz? Head Coach Mike @michaelgornall breaks down what we need to understand about the science of building muscle.

We discuss:
- Building muscle vs strength
- The most ways people go wrong (is his experience
- The role of lifestyle factors
- Ideal exercises for building muscle
- Rep ranges 
- How many reps to leave in the tank
- What our bodies know about reps
- Rest periods
- Should we ever train to failure?
- Relationship between frequency, intensity and volume
- Can we train too hard?
- How to know if we are doing too much or too little?
- How training experience plays a role in making progress
- Neurological vs physiological adaptation
- Can you make progress by training once a week?
- Ideal training volume
- Supersets?
- Realistic timescales to make progress
- Deloads

If you feel overworked, constantly stretched too thin, constantly busy but not getting done what you want to get done then this is for you

Today I discuss the principle of Essentialism and how we can apply this way of thinking to our working lives and to our approach to fitness

Based on the book Essentialism by Greg Mckeown. Highly recommend a read!

Find me on Instagram and Facebook @jazlifts

Very excited to introduce my first guest for this season as someone that I have the pleasure of knowing in person! Scotty Conners is a very cheery and passionate Personal Trainer and CrossFit Coach. I think we can all take something from Scotty's positive outlook and energy. But he hasn't always been super motivated or keen to improve, Scotty talks about his journey from previously being a serial quitter. 

You can find Scotty on Instagram: @xfitconners

*Contains a healthy serving of quotes

We chat about:
- How we can achieve consistency with our training
- Find your 'Rome'
- Nothing changes if nothing changes
- Self-talk and the self-fulfilling prophecy
-Realistic timescales and expectations for fitness goals
-How are values link to motivation
-Day to day motivation
-The value of training with others
-Striving to have new experiences
-Why he loves being bad at things and why you should too
-There's no end goal
-His recent career change

Looking to adopt healthier habits and make yourself feel great? This episode is for you. The best part is all these things are free, easy and cost very little! 

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Contact and Enquiries: @jazlifts on Instagram or [email protected] :)

Welcome back to the podcast! This intro gives you a short idea of what you guys can expect from this upcoming season, based on your input from my Instagram polls!

As usual you can contact me with any questions or suggestions via Instagram @jazlifts

Are you feeling unmotivated? Do you self-sabotage? Are your alcohol habits not making you feel good? Then have a listen to today's episode with Adam Smith, NLP Coach (Neuro-Linguistic-Programming). 

Adam and I chat about:

- Why is mindset important?
- How to think about motivation
- How can we set ourselves up for success or failure
- Habit-building and hacking
- Why compassion is an important part of setting goals
- How our environment affects our behaviour, values and standards
- What is best for us vs what is healthy
- Setting boundaries with friends and family who think differently
- Sobriety - what, why and how?

Check out Adam @adamsmith_nlpcoach and his business A-Game Consultancy @agameconsultancy on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Joined by the fab Reanne Francis, owner of Reanimate Coaching, today's episode delves into the nitty-gritty of tracking calories for fat loss. 

Check out Reanne on Insta! @reanne_reanimatecoaching

We discuss: 
- What is tracking?
- How to work out your calories / activity level
- What macronutrient (macros) to track?
- Most common tracking mistakes we see with clients
- Should we subtract exercise calories?
- Maintaining a healthy relationship with tracking and exercise
- Should we save more calories for the weekend?
- Best foods for fat loss
- Tracking when you can't be bothered
- What to do when you go over your calorie goal
- Is it normal to feel hungry when losing fat?
- Can you out-train a bad diet?
- Do you need to take any supplements to lose fat?
- Reanne's takeaway message from today

Today I am joined by Adam Hindley, The Mind Body Physio, for a chat about what to do and what not to do when we are suffering from injuries. 

We discuss:
- Should we continue to exercise when faced with an injury?
- What are the most common mistakes with how we deal with injuries?
- Should we be worried about our joints clicking?
- How to differentiate between types of pain
- What else can we do besides exercise to recover?
- What role does stretching play?
- Improving pain when running (ankles / knees)
- How can we prevent injury?

Check out Adam on the socials: 
Instagram and TikTok: @adam_hindley