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Episodes

Wednesday Jul 05, 2023

ep. 87: Turning Back the Clock

Wednesday Jul 05, 2023

Just because you are over, 40 doesn't mean you have to feel and look like crap. If you look in the mirror after a shower and don't like what you see, you can do something about it.

While not everything is about aesthetics, looking good is tied to being leaner and having some muscles, which is linked to better long-term health outcomes.

In this episode, we talk about the E-book Winston wrote about using exercise to turn back the clock. Exercise is the most powerful tool to improve all of your markers of aging, feel better and look dead sexy.

We talk about the five pillars of movement to optimize to live a longer, healthier life.

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Wednesday Jun 28, 2023

Ep. 86 -Exercise is the Most Powerful Drug

Wednesday Jun 28, 2023

If you could take a pill every day that would make you leaner and stronger, lower blood pressure, and reduce your risk of diabetes and other metabolic disorders, and the only side effect is you end up looking dead sexy, would you take it?

If you said yes, then the doctor has your prescription.

Exercise is the only thing that can give you all of these things. The combination of resistance training, cardio, daily activity, mobility and balance training answers all your health desires.

Feel great, be more functional, live longer and look better naked.

What's not to love?

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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023

Ep. 85: Gen X Transformation Program

Wednesday Jun 21, 2023

There is an epidemic that no one is talking about.

Gen X is unhealthy, fat and tired. Obesity has increased among 40-59-year-olds to 44%.

My generation is finally in charge, but your bodies are falling apart for many of you.

Waistlines and cholesterol scores have gone up, and energy and sex appeal have gone down. We have good news for you. It doesn't have to be this way. You can be over 40 and get fit again. Winston has created a solution called The Gen X Transformation Program. This 3-month plan is designed to take you from couch potato to sexy beast in easy-to-follow steps that you can do at home. If you are tired of being tired then give a listen and start to take steps to change your life for the better.

This should be the best time of your life, so live it in your best body.

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Monday Dec 05, 2022

Ep. 83: Start Your New Year’s Resolution Now!

Monday Dec 05, 2022

New Year's resolutions are cliche. In this episode, we talk about why you should start before the calendar flips over to build momentum through the holidays. Regarding fitness, there is no better time to start than now.

We cover a lot of fun topics that you can put into practice, including intermittent fasting, strength training, and how to add cardio. Whether your goal is longevity or looking better in your underpants, we give you tips that work for our training clients and us.

If you are tired of feeling tired then give a listen and get started down a lifetime path of fitness.

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Friday Nov 11, 2022

Ep. 82: Winston’s Body Transformation

Friday Nov 11, 2022

When you want to improve your fitness, lose some body fat, and put on some muscle, it can be daunting to figure out what to do.

Over the last year, Winston did precisely that with a straightforward program using kettlebells and bodyweight exercises. It was slow but steady progressions and consistency that paid off with a loss of 25 lbs and adding a visible amount of muscle. By losing fat and adding muscle, he also set himself up for better health outcomes, as that combination is the recipe for improving metabolic health.

The work it took to make the physical changes also translated into a significant increase in strength and fitness.

We also talk about his changes to his diet and sleep to help create an optimal environment for improving health and body composition.

Little changes over time lead to significant changes in your health and fitness.

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Thursday Oct 13, 2022

Ep. 81: Minimalist Training For Long Distance Hiking

Thursday Oct 13, 2022

In this episode, Winston answers a listener's question about how to train for long-distance hikes when you don't have much time. This is a common issue when we factor in jobs, kids, and the hectic nature of modern life. Combine this with the fact that many people sit for long periods at office jobs, and you have a recipe for injury when you have the opportunity to get out on long hikes.

Winston adapts a system he's been using to build a high fitness level with a minimal time commitment. The combination of Escalating Density Training with resisted hikes allows you to get big results without hours of training per week. And to top it off, you can do this at home with minimal equipment.

Resisted hikes are done by pulling a tire or sled behind you. You can make your own pulling tire pretty inexpensively by getting a worn out tire without a rim. You can find these at tire repair shops or sitting at the side of the road. Drill a hole in the tread and attach an eye bolt. This will make it easy to attach a rope for pulling. The most comfortable way to pull the tire is with a pulling harness used for pulling sleds for ice fishing. You can get these at any outdoor store that sells ice fishing equipment.

Escalating Density Training is where you increase the amount of work you do in a set amount of time. For instance you set a timer for 30 minutes and do as many sets of the prescribed exercises as you can in that time. Each workout try to get a little more work in. Over time you will see a dramatic increase in the amount of work you get done in the time period resulting in increased strength, conditioning and muscle mass.

See Training Program below.

Show Notes:

Training Guidelines:

Never hit failure
Don't treat it as a metabolic conditioning workout
Rest as little as possible but as much as you need to do high quality reps.
Don't allow yourself to get sloppy to just get the reps in.

Strength workouts

3 Days per week.
Alternate Workout A and Workout B on non-consecutive days. First week will be A-B-A, followed by B-A-B.

Workout A

5-10 Body Rows
10 Goblet Squats
1 Turkish Get Up (Per Side)

Workout B

5-10 Pushups
15 Two Handed Swings
50 Feet Suitcase Carries (Per Side)

Conditioning

2-3 X 30 minute sessions per week of tire pulling. 5 minutes of backward pulling to strengthen the knees followed by 25 minutes of forward dragging

Keep your heart rate aerobic but strive to cover more distance each week at the same heartrate. Just a couple of laps of a city block will often eat up this time as you aren't moving fast but are under constant tension.

This is a simple program but if you apply these principles diligently and consistently for 8 weeks you will see a difference in your fitness with less than 3 hours of actual work per week.

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Friday Feb 18, 2022

Ep. 73: Fitness Q&A

Friday Feb 18, 2022

We've done a bunch of podcast episodes on fitness and training for outdoor adventures. In this episode, we turn the tables and our listeners take the driver's seat. Winston Endall sits down and answers a bunch of fitness questions we've received recently. We'll be doing these every so often. So... got a question, shoot it in and we'll do our very best in giving you some solid takeaway's.

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Wednesday Feb 02, 2022

Ep. 72: Winter Training for Summer Adventures

Wednesday Feb 02, 2022

If you want to be at your best for your warm-weather adventures then you better start training now. Winston and Catharine discuss how to structure your fitness program in phases so you are ready for a summer of mountain biking, hiking, and rock climbing.

Many people want to train but aren't sure how to put together a program with strength, conditioning, mobility, and skills. Give a listen to find out how the LiveWild Radio crew plan out their season to be in good shape year-round with peak fitness for their trips.

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Sunday Jan 16, 2022

Ep. 71: Building A Home Gym

Sunday Jan 16, 2022

Don't let your fitness be held hostage either by lockdowns or hours of operation. 2022 is the perfect time to create your home gym. We have trained exclusively at home for almost 2 years and have seen tremendous progress. We talk about the benefits of having a home gym including the time savings, the ability to train multiple times per day and do group workouts with your family.

Learn how we built our gym and get ideas of how you can create your own. From what we use for the flooring to the actual equipment we've bought, you can create a fully functional gym that never closes for a reasonable price. For us, it was important to place the gym in a central location so it wasn't easy to ignore so we ditched the dining room in favor of fitness.

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Show Notes:

Recommended starter home gym for full body and cardio:

- Pull Up Bar (multi-grip)

- Gymnastic Rings

- Kettlebells (replace dumbbells and allow you to do explosive hinge and complex exercises)

- Ab Roller

- Resistance Bands

- Weighted Vest

Optional:

- Blood Flow Restriction Bands

- Flooring: Five 4x6ft 1-inch horse stall mats to create a 10x6ft area

- Foam Roller

- Yoga Mats

Tuesday Nov 02, 2021

Ep. 66: Longevity Series: Exercise

Tuesday Nov 02, 2021

Everyone wants to live a long and fulfilling life, but not everyone knows the best practices to do it. In the first episode of our Longevity series, we delve into the negative effects of aging, a simple physical test that indicates your risk of mortality, and practical reasons why we are focused now on improving health for the future.

Our goal in this episode is to show how to hold the downward slide in physical performance at bay with exercise and weight loss. Getting stronger and building new physical skills is good for the body and mind while building endurance is good for the cardiovascular system. Both types of training help improve insulin sensitivity, which is a huge problem with modern foods and lack of movement. If you want a better quality of life now and in the future, give a listen and put the lessons into practice.

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Stay tuned! We'll be offering a free download of this episode's takeaways and our recommended training programs. Check it out in our Adventure Library.

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