Sometimes you need more than one choice. When it comes to weight loss, or more specifically fat loss with muscle retention, there are several ways you can go. We call this body composition optimization and this episode explains how you can use a low or high carb diet, caloric restriction, and ideal protein intake in your diet while pursuing endurance…
What should you eat and how should you train when you’re trying to lose weight? Sometimes, as a Lifetime Athlete, you may be wishing to tune up your body composition a bit. Immediately, there are two critical considerations we must observe. In these types of pursuits, every Lifetime Athlete needs to lose the fat and keep the muscle. Too many…
In the spirit of the New Year, we’re kicking things off with the Lean4LIFE 30-day Challenge! It’s popular to jumpstart the year with a month-long challenge and that’s especially true in the realm of health, fitness, and body composition. Strategically using diet, exercise, and lifestyle to reset the metabolism…and “stuff” like that. The Challenge starts January 6th it’s exclusively available…
Happy March 1st! This month our community is diving into The Earth-Based Diet 30-day Challenge. It’s the Earth-Based 30 (EB30)! Improving health, fitness, performance, and body composition is the focus. EB30 is using the science-based, common sense approach to human nutrition that is one of the foundational components of lifelong health at The Lifetime Athlete. It’s also the key ingredient (pun…
I hope you had a Merry Christmas and you are getting set up for a fantastic New Year. 2024 is right around the corner, and it’s going to be a great year. I’ve got a lot of interesting content and exciting updates at TLA to share over the next several weeks. Today I wanted to feature a recent podcast that…
This is Part 2 of the dietary experiment discussion. As you’ll recall from Part 1, my intention was to raise the question of individual dietary optimization, to report on some of my personal culinary explorations, and to encourage you to consider your own diet’s impact on your health and performance. That last edition has some stories of my eating evolution,…
It’s that time of year! Summer is just around the corner and maybe you have a wedding or a beach vacation coming up. In today’s episode, we share the secrets to looking great in your swimsuit, dress, or suit…and feeling awesome! PK & I go over how to use the Effortless Weight Loss System and specific body-sculpting exercises, along with…
This episode is a continuation in the discussion regarding dietary experiments and the personalizing of food consumption. Getting things right in the kitchen can have a powerful impact on how you look, feel, and perform…and how long you live as well! Today’s edition takes a specific look at macronutrients with discussions on ideal protein levels, the benefits of fat consumption,…
It’s fun to experiment. And it can be very interesting and informative when you experiment on yourself. One of the easiest and perhaps most productive areas in which to conduct personal investigations is in the realm of dietary intake. Through trial and error, and a little good science, you can learn what foods really work (or don’t) for you. Done…
Is your diet working for you? That’s a great question and there are potentially many answers. In this episode I share some experiments I’ve conducted with my own diet over the past several years. I review the concept of diet as a descriptor of food intake and its powerful relationship to health and performance. Then I provide some insights regarding…
It’s kinda like “Car Talk” if you ask me. Does meat consumption make you aggressive, lower your IQ, and identify your political orientation? Or does eating rice crackers and lettuce make you irritable and give you the right to be critical of others? Dietary choice is indeed a potentially meaty subject. Debate has gone on for decades, if not centuries…
In this awesome “meat-up” PK & I take a look at the subject of meat in the human diet. We discuss the historical and nutritional implications of meat, perspectives from the vegan and carnivore communities, and thoughts on health and sustainability. You don’t want to miss this episode!
Hey, Happy Thanksgiving! At this wonderful time of joyous celebration, fellowship, and gratitude, I find myself besieged with questions from clients regarding how they can successfully navigate Thanksgiving dinner without derailing their diet and health endeavors. PK and I delve into some simple tips and suggestions that can help you to enjoy your turkey (or other ) dinner with no…
Due to the prevalence of processed food, our palates have been altered from their ancestral, wild preferences. Hyperpalatable factory food has hijacked our taste buds, our waistlines, and our health. Let’s take a look at how this has happened and what we can do to take back, or Re-Wild, our palates.
This episode looks at some Pearls of Wellness Wisdom as they relate to traveling. We all travel for business and pleasure, and it’s important to be able to not just survive, but to thrive while on the road (or in the air). PK and I discuss some simple strategies with eating, training, sleeping, and attitude that can help you to…
I recently had the utterly fabulous opportunity to engage with a dude who has many valuable insights into the world of health and fitness, as well as LIFE. That’s Elliot Canfield, and he’s a guy who shared with me many of his views and approaches to wellness…including how he used Project JACKED to lose 50 pounds and keep it off!…
In this “People With Perspectives” (PWP) episode I take a deep dive on health, weight loss, nutrition, training, and LIFE with Project JACKED client Elliot Canfield. We discuss Elliot’s backstory and how he used TLB methods to lose 50 pounds (and keep it off), look and feel great, and inspire others! Elliot is a local businessperson, an avid mountain biker and skier,…
Losing weight at the right pace so that you don’t lose muscle mass is very important for the health enthusiast.
In today’s episode, PK and I get into some great questions that commonly occur at TLB, and that were recently presented by a listener. We discuss the concepts of losing weight too rapidly, sparing muscle tissue, getting enough calories, understanding protein needs, and how much exercise is enough versus too much. All this, plus a little mojo on crushing it…
In this episode, PK and JZ discuss the simple underpinnings of the Planet-Based Diet. They talk about how food is a powerful lever in health and longevity, and how easy it is to be successful when you follow a few simple principles.
