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Unleash your physical freedom. Reclaim your body and mind from bad habits, restrictive and narrow goals, and unrealistic expectations. Thank You, Listeners (aka Beasts & Future Beasts) Andrew and Niki are thankful for all that has happened in 2024. Thank you to Stephan, the editor and podcast producer, who is a true expert and professional. You have no idea how much work he does! Thank you to Dan, Paige, Daisy, Nick, Noah, and the whole team at Barbell Logic. We thank Ryan Matt Reynolds as well. But most especially, thank you, listeners. You are beasts (or future beasts) and we could not do this without you. We've got exciting podcasts coming in 2025. PS - IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING ONLINE COACHING FOR A TEST RUN, CHECK IT OUT HERE.  [https://barbell-logic.com/experience] Connect with the hosts * Niki on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/niki.in.the.gym/] * Andrew on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/?hl=en] Connect with the show * Barbell Logic on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/barbell_logic/] * Podcast Webpage [https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/] * Barbell Logic on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/barbelllogiccoaching] * Or email podcast@barbell-logic.com [podcast@barbell-logic.com]

Unleash your physical freedom. Reclaim your body and mind from bad habits, restrictive and narrow goals, and unrealistic expectations. Physical Freedom: Financial Freedom as an Analogy The concept of financial freedom - no longer stressing about finances and not having to trade your time for things you do not wish to do - helps derive useful lessons for health and fitness. Attaining financial freedom requires discipline. One must define and follow through with hard decisions over a long period of time. This, though, is the path to freedom. Don't look for shortcuts. And, even if you somehow find yourself with a sudden pile of money, you will only use that money well if you have developed the habits ahead of time. Physical Freedom: Bash Bad Habits The first and most obvious steps you must take is to remove bad habits. You have trouble saying no to highly processed sugary foods. You overeat. Do you feel free when you make these decisions that do not align with your stated goals? Of course not! Freedom requires some discipline to build virtues (e.g. the virtue of temperance so you can willingly say no to the donuts). Physical Freedom: Remove Restrictive Goals Many of our coaches and clients have followed overly restrictive goals that they bought into. For example, you follow the dictum that physical strength is the most important thing in life. When you follow this, you will sacrifice your health and get fat to pursue this goal. You will avoid activities you enjoy, such as skiing, swimming, hiking, because this will remove weight on the bar in your next session. Unless you have a hyper-specific goal or truly believe such a restrictive goal is true, ditch this counterproductive dogma. Physical Freedom: Own Your Choices Here is another example. You are so concerned with leanness, that your plan (even if you have not said this explicitly) requires you to never eat your grandma's pie again. Is this really sustainable? Can you avoid every holiday food for every meal forever? Are you really going to eat chicken breast and broccoli every meal. When you have physical freedom, you can choose in indulge when appropriate, knowing you will not go off the rails and that you can make another choice to get leaner after a vacation or holiday period. PS - IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING ONLINE COACHING FOR A TEST RUN, CHECK IT OUT HERE.  [https://barbell-logic.com/experience] Connect with the hosts * Niki on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/niki.in.the.gym/] * Andrew on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/?hl=en] Connect with the show * Barbell Logic on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/barbell_logic/] * Podcast Webpage [https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/] * Barbell Logic on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/barbelllogiccoaching] * Or email podcast@barbell-logic.com [podcast@barbell-logic.com]

Don't delay your fitness goals - do it now! Complete that rep or set, go for a walk, take your first step. Become the person you want to be. Don't Delay Your Fitness Goals: Start Now! Taking your first steps and the subsequent steps moves you closer to your goal. Too many people will "start tomorrow" or, once they begin, quit when it gets hard or when the initial motivation wears off. This is not about a 4, 6, or 12-week diet or workout routine, it is about taking steps that become habits. Lean, strong people do certain things (and avoid certain things) regularly. You will experience pain and anguish, but if you do not make the change you will still be stuck without your goals (and likely having slid further away from them) and experience pain. Think about people who seek comfort and avoid pain all their lives - does pain not creep up to them eventually? Don't Delay Your Fitness Goals: Every Workout & Meal Matters! Andrew shares a story of a workout he did not want to do and almost quit. He ended up turning on the camera, getting over his negative feelings, and the workout actually went pretty well. Visualize the person you want to be and what that person would do. Alternatively, you may envision what your future looks like if you fail to make the changes you desire. Don't delay your fitness goals! Start (or continue) today. PS - If you're interested in taking online coaching with Barbell Logic for a test run, check it out here [https://barbell-logic.com/experience]. Connect with the hosts * Niki on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/niki.in.the.gym/] * Andrew on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/?hl=en] Connect with the show * Barbell Logic on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/barbell_logic/] * Podcast Webpage [https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/] * Barbell Logic on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/barbelllogiccoaching] * Or email podcast@barbell-logic.com [podcast@barbell-logic.com]

Building a strong nutritional baseline is the key to sustainable, healthy holiday eating. Don't derail for your health & fitness goals due to the holidays! How to Build a Nutrition Baseline Building a nutritional baseline is the ultimate holiday eating hack that let's you truly enjoy special holidays meals and days without totally derailing from your health and fitness goals. What is a nutritional baseline and how do you build yours? A nutritional baseline is a normal, habitual way of eating that you do seven days a week that brings you toward your goals. You know how it feels and looks, you know which foods and in what quantities it consists of. Essentially, you can mindlessly return to this baseline because it is your nutritional normal or your nutritional north. Building a Nutritional Baseline: Fearless Feasting How does this apply to holiday eating, though? Those truly special days that you want to enjoy and not track, you should do so. The surrounding days and really the vast majority of the days during the holiday period, however, you need to eat at your baseline. For some, the holiday season can go from before Halloween through the Super Bowl. That's getting close to half the year. You cannot eat sloppily for half the year. At the same time, however, you should be able to enjoy meals such as Thanksgiving or Christmas with family and friends. Andrew and Niki recommend not tracking on these days (unless you have super strict nutritional goals) but rather focusing on enjoying the food. Walking after the meals can help. Remember, additionally, that eating so much that you are sick is not enjoyable. Enjoy the whole process: family, friends, cooking, eating, drinking, and afterwards. Those in-between days should be at baseline. Building a strong nutritional baseline can help you reach your health and fitness goals, even during the holiday season. PS - If you're interested in taking online coaching with Barbell Logic for a test run, check it out here [https://barbell-logic.com/experience]. Connect with the hosts * Niki on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/niki.in.the.gym/] * Andrew on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/?hl=en] Connect with the show * Barbell Logic on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/barbell_logic/] * Podcast Webpage [https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/] * Barbell Logic on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/barbelllogiccoaching] * Or email podcast@barbell-logic.com [podcast@barbell-logic.com]

Lift your way to a leaner you. Strength training is your secret weapon to leanness, despite the lingering weight loss myth that you should simply diet and do cardio. Debunking the Weight Loss Myth of Cardio & Caloric Restriction You go to the doctor and the doctor tells you that you need to lose a certain amount of weight for your health. He questions why you lift and recommends you perform regular cardiovascular exercise. What do you do? Lift your way to a leaner you (while ensuring you are in a slight caloric deficit). You acknowledge that you could be a bit leaner, but you've been lifting for awhile. You look better with more muscle on your frame and you enjoy strength training. More muscle increases your daily caloric expenditure, as it gives some of your incoming calories an additional place to go beyond fat gain. Lift Your Way to a Leaner You: Slow & Steady Wins the Race Slow and steady weight loss, with consistent lifting and a healthy, high protein diet help minimize muscle loss during your weight loss. Ultimately, you want to be leaner, you do not really care about the number on a scale. The doctor in the above scenario is a bit hyperfocused on BMI. Metrics, however, are supposed to measure progress. In this case, we are concerned about health and longevity. You want more muscle but you also want to be leaner. Abandoning strength training, reducing calories, and adding cardio is likely not going to produce the body you envision. It is certainly not going to help produce a muscular body. Lift Your Way to a Leaner You: Cardio for Cardiovascular Health Conditioning or "cardio" is not really the best way to help increase the calories out part of the calorie equation. A better method would be to increase your daily low-level activity, such as increasing your steps. Regardless, conditioning is really about improving your performance for certain tasks and improving cardiovascular health. Lift your way to a leaner you. PS - If you're interested in taking online coaching with Barbell Logic for a test run, check it out here [https://barbell-logic.com/experience]. Check out the Barbell Logic podcast landing page [https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/]. Get Matched with a Professional Strength Coach today for FREE! No contract with us, just commitment to yourself: Start experiencing strength now: https://store.barbell-logic.com/match/ [https://store.barbell-logic.com/match/]   Connect with the hosts * Niki on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/niki.in.the.gym/] * Andrew on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/?hl=en] Connect with the show * Barbell Logic on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/barbell_logic/] * Podcast Webpage [https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/] * Barbell Logic on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/barbelllogiccoaching] * Or email podcast@barbell-logic.com [podcast@barbell-logic.com]