Lift for muscle. Jump for bone density. Sprint for metabolic health. Things we hear a lot about these days. Things I’ve been emphasizing on this platform and in my work for over 4 decades. Doing those things is nothing new. It’s just the way we’ve been thinking about it lately which may have experienced a slight focus shift. Lifting weights,…
Is Everyone Really an Athlete? Yep. You bet. Or can and certainly should be. This will take a little explaining but it’s a topic which is frequently debated in the fitness and athletic community. Let’s break down the whole “is, can be, and should be” (an athlete) perspective. As humans we are amazing, complex organisms. But we are also animals…
Exercise is Nourishment. Exercise should Nourish You. This is a concept we explore in today’s episode of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to achieve peak athletic performance in any sport or fitness pursuit…fine tune your body composition to get lean, healthy, shredded,…
How ya doin’? I hope the answer is great, fantastic, or sensational! I’ve been enjoying the opportunity to engage with so many of you in a variety of manners. In this post I want to pose a few questions and inquire how I can possibly inspire, educate, or entertain you in an ever-improving way. Because I value you as a…
Training for Strength vs. Speed vs. Endurance, as well as hypertrophy, longevity, power, and agility…are the topics of today’s discussion. I think you’ll find this episode very thought-provoking as well as quite helpful in your own training and athletic pursuits. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to…
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article entitled “CrossFit vs. Hyrox vs. Spartan…Who is the Fittest?” That post was very well-received and it’s been one of my most popular to date. In the article I compared the different fitness competitions and identified the types of athletes that tend to do best at each discipline. All-around fitness is an…
Hi guys…here’s a short post to share what I’ve been thinking, and maybe to get you thinking also. These days we hear so much about Zone 2 cardio and all its attributes. But I think there is a tendency to overlook or bypass Zone 1 in the presence of all the recent chattah. So I guess before we can distinguish…
Your mileage my vary…and so will mine. This episode of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast delves into the topics of athletic fitness and athletic longevity from two interesting perspectives. First…how can you get the best mileage out of your body over your lifespan? Second…how does the ability to run one mile relate to that first question? This podcast was brought to…
Recovery is indeed magic. It’s the critical and often missing link in many peak performance programs. How to structure training, when to use high workloads, and how to fill in the time between big workouts most effectively are some of the topics covered in this episode. This is a must-listen for any serious fitness enthusiast or competitive athlete who wants…
Kickstart Spring and get going with your amazing year of training, competition, and health. In today’s episode, PK & I apply The Lifetime Athlete Seasonality Model to the onset of spring. We discuss how the parameters of movement upregulate in response to the sunlight, how dietary intake is modified for athletic humans, and how you can manipulate your lifestyle to…
Yesterday was WhipperSnapper Wednesday. That was the theme of the daily email (The T2 eBlast!) that goes out to our Training Tribe members. The message was Get. Younger. Today. That was no joke and the tips and motivation the members received related to the training we are doing this month. We are in the Strength Training Block and we’re working…
In this episode I respond to some listener comments and questions regarding my shoulder rehabilitation journey. I also introduce the concept of Fatrophy. This then leads into a discussion on being athletic but not healthy versus being healthy but not athletic. Enjoy! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping…
Discussing physical activity is something that I, and we, do all the time. There are myriad ways in which we can spin this topic. Today, I’m going to touch on just a few. First, I’ll review the definitions which I use at TLA. Then I will examine the way in which we frame our physical endeavors. And finally, I’ll mention…
What’s new for 22 at TLA? Lots of new energy and program upgrades, that’s what. I’m so thankful for such a wonderful community and I can barely wait to get started on some of this year’s projects. In fact, they’ve already started. I hope you are kicking off an amazing New Year and if I can help you with your…
Music is a popular and powerful adjunct to training. In this episode, PK and I have some fun sharing some of our preferences for training tunes. Let us know some of your faves!
Can you believe it’s December already? I hope you had a great Thanksgiving celebration and got some killer deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I also hope you are approaching year-end in good health, with a positive outlook, and with most of your ducks in a row. December, or year-end, means different things to many of us. In business,…
Health, Longevity, and Peak Performance can actually coexist! Yes, you can have it all — if you use your instinctive wisdom to meld science and common sense. Training intelligently, by understanding the relationship between work and recovery, and balancing lifestyle factors, is the key to your success. Don’t fear intensity, but know how to apply it wisely and in the…
Getting the right amount of movement, or more specifically the proper mix of general daily activity and specific exercise — that research proves to support health and longevity — doesn’t have to be a mystery. In this episode, PK and I break down the movement requirements for creating an optimally healthy human beast. We provide a simple recipe that can…
I’m in the business of helping people to seek and achieve peak performance. I love training others and myself for the highest athletic outcomes. But a lot of my clients start their journey toward peak performance at a point where they just want or need to get healthy first. They have to learn to eat right, sleep well, and to…
I recently had the outstanding opportunity to visit with Darren Schmidt, D.C., who is the director of the Nutritional Healing Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Darren emphasizes nutrition as the most powerful tool in health restoration and maintenance. Here are some of the highlights of what turned out to be an empowering and inspiring conversation: Health and healing are dependent…
Morning routines are all the rage. But are they bogus? Who might benefit from a morning routine and what could be some of the gains? These and other questions are addressed from this discussion.
The three major words in the title of this message relate to each other in very interesting ways. Ergonomics is the study of a person’s efficiency at work. This involves how he/she functions, what is produced, and what are the costs — particularly in terms of wear and tear on the body. Health has many global definitions. At work, health…
Introducing the latest Lifetime Body Peak Performance Program…The Healthy Workstation! This program is a video-based course that teaches you how to employ ergonomics to make your job work for your health. You can actually be healthier, and even more fit, when you apply the principles in this program. In today’s episode, PK & I discuss some of the key concepts…
Posture reflects your attitude toward LIFE. It also dictates the efficiency, comfort, and longevity of your human beast. Dive into this informative episode and learn how to improve your posture, make your body last a lifetime, and achieve peak performance at any age!
Getting the most out of your training, maximizing your health, and achieving peak performance are worthy but challenging goals. In this episode, I review a recent conversation I had with several colleagues in the physical therapy and athletic preparation fields. We discuss some of the key traits of peak performers and offer some suggestions to help you get more out…
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,…
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,…
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…
In this listener Q & A episode, PK and I tackle several outstanding questions from our audience. We discuss how to navigate the butcher shop with health in mind, the physiologic basis of mobility, and why every one of us should perform all types of exercise to some extent.
Kicking Ass is a term that each of us can relate to in one fashion or another. In Lifetime Body terminology, it is not just the act of getting things done — it is the reality of efficiently and effectively achieving high levels of outcomes across every category in which you participate in life. Some would say you are “crushing…
Kicking ass for life means kicking ass in life and at life. It’s the pursuit and attainment of ultimate wellness, peak performance, and maximum longevity. It’s kicking the ass of adversity, self-doubt, and negativity. What everyone really wants, and truly deserves in this life is to do our best with accomplishments and contributions. This show talks about the basics of…
How we go about our training for health, fitness, athletic performance, and longevity are great topics of debate these days. Are you a bubble boy who goes easy all the time and fears hard effort? Or are you a warrior princess who slashes and burns every workout in full-crush mode? Humor aside, there is probably a place for both of…
Do you always go easy and never push yourself? Or do you crush workouts on a constant basis? Find out why you might want to do a little of both!
In this episode, PK & I discuss the concept of biohacking, or combining biology with technology to achieve better living through science. We look at the term as a whole and offer a few simple tips in each of the 5 TLB categories to help you make your 2019 spectacular.
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…
Last week we talked about Superfoods, and one of them was meat. We received a number of responses and several of these were unfavorable. In fact they were downright mean and nasty. People hating on meat, on meat eaters, and on me! The problem was that most of their comments were misinformed and revealed an incomplete understanding of the science.…
Happy New Year! I hope your 2018 was utterly amazing and your 2019 has kicked off in an incredibly spectacular fashion. An FAQ that I often hear is “What are your top 10 or 20 foods?” Obviously, such a list can take many forms based on any number of criteria. It can vary from season to season, and certainly be…
Happy New Year! In this exciting episode, PK & I kick off the new year talking about foods that enhance our health, performance, and dining experience. We present a list of 20 superfoods, proven by research to be phenomenally nutritious. This list represents our discussion with a number of clients and friends and is a consensus of sorts. How does…
The first of the Lifetime Programs…AnimalFit is about to be released. AnimalFit is an ebook how-to guide that will help you take your training to the highest level. By unleashing your inner beast and unlocking your athletic potential, you celebrate your inner animal and make your fitness program FIT YOU! AnimalFit goes live, and WILD, on Tuesday, December 18th!
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!
This episode is Part 1 of several in which we define and discuss common training terminology. Based on some great feedback from our audience (Thank You!), PK and I detail a number of key terms that can help you to make your training more effective and enjoyable. We look at different types of exercise such as aerobic and resistance training,…
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…
In this exciting episode, PK and I answer some awesome listener questions. Marty from San Diego queries us about a number of approaches that can help mature athletes to succeed in performance while not compromising health or participation in other aspects of life. We get into the topics of workout parameters like frequency, duration, volume, and intensity and how they…
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,…
You are an athlete…everyone is an athlete. Within all of us is an agile, durable beast capable of performing at the highest levels of function. In this episode PK and I discuss discovering, embracing, and celebrating our inner athlete. Seeing ourselves as athletes enhances our confidence and problem-solving abilities in all areas of life, and training like an athlete produces…
In this episode, PK and I take a dive into the 5 types of exercise that make up The Lifetime Body Training System: Aerobic, Mobility-Stability, Resistance, High Intensity Intervals, and Sprinting. To help create a better understanding of these methods of fitness and performance enhancement, we compare each form of exercise to a familiar and common cooking technique. In many…
In this show we dive into some of the Basic Principles that serve as a foundation for how we approach both wellness pursuits and human interactions at The Lifetime Body. PK and I are so excited to share some amazing news…this podcast was just named the inaugural Show of the Week by Castos! We were recognized for being innovative in…
This episode is a Mailbag edition in which PK and I respond to some listener inquiries about a couple of anatomical regions that are often related to health, performance, and cosmetic concerns. That’s right, we are going to explain the cause and the solution to moobs, and give specific advice on how to build a better booty (B3)!
It seems folks often want to lose in the moob department and gain in the booty department. We’ll show you how to do just that.
Human locomotion can take on several forms, and today PK and I discuss the attributes of running. We look at running not just as an exercise tool that most of us can use for health and fitness, but also as a natural functional capacity within the human. We link this discussion up to considerations on the efficiency of the one…
Getting leaner, healthier, fitter, and more energized are all connected. When you get JACKED, you get all this and more. Get your copy of Project JACKED today.
Project JACKED is a comprehensive weight loss, health enhancement, fitness, and metabolic reset program. It’s a 4-month training, nutrition, and lifestyle system that shows you exactly what to do the achieve ideal body composition and improved performance. More than that, it’s a book about how 19 people in the pilot group did exactly that. Enjoy!
Improving our health and performance is dependent upon being true to our genes. Modern lifestyle can be inconsistent with our ancestral patterns. But there is hope…
This episode really has a lot of power data in it. John just got back from the Ancestral Health Symposium and it was wonderful to see that the most recent science backs up what we do at The Lifetime Body. Making your body last a lifetime in this modern world has a lot to do with respecting your genes and their ancestral underpinnings.
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.
You may want to consider what just a small amount of running can do for your health, longevity, functionality, and disease risks.
