Help Me Understand

JK McLeod

297 - 297. Calories in calories out, logging Smith machine weights, choosing home equipment, & asking better questions (Fitness Q+A)

Help Me Understand is a podcast that explores the context behind the things that we experience from day to day. With topics ranging from personal development, to parenting, to health and fitness, and more; join JK McLeod as he shares his thoughts and hosts conversations that are meant to encourage you to say "Help me understand" in an effort to add perspective to the things we experience in everyday life.

297 - 297. Calories in calories out, logging Smith machine weights, choosing home equipment, & asking better questions (Fitness Q+A)

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Episodes

297. Calories in calories out, logging Smith machine weights, choosing home equipment, & asking better questions (Fitness Q+A)

296. How to be consistent when life feels chaotic

295. How science-based fitness claims try to fool you.

294. Shame-based fitness content, Barre for strength, and isolating muscle groups (Q&A)

293. 3 types of people who make or break your fitness habits

292. 4 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

291. Bread, calories, and weight gain… something isn’t adding up

290. Late workouts wrecking sleep, group exercise coaching, logging weights, & increasing protein (Q+A)

289. 4 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

288. Stuck between getting jacked and staying athletic?

287. 6 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

286. Are under-the-desk pedal machines an exercise hack?

285. 8 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

284. Are you using rest days effectively?

283. 7 good things (weekly dose of good news)

282. Is macro coaching a scam?

281. 3 good things (weekly dose of good news)

280. Morning workouts, getting back in the gym, and adjusting your plan (Q&A)

279. 9 good things (weekly dose of good news)

278. 2-hour workouts, quitting your fitness journey, bodybuilding protocols for lifestyle clients (Q&A)

277. Cutting caffeine, fasted lifting, trying CrossFit, and judgemental personal trainers

276. The work behind the workout

275. Breaking Strength Plateaus Without Overthinking Your Training

274. Flexibility isn't the starting point

273. Finding the middle after fitness extremes (w/Deanna Harder)

272. Put It on Hold: How to Stay Consistent in an Overloaded World

271. You don't have choices. You have options.

270. Losing workout motivation in your 40s, starting point for buying dumbbells (Fitness Q&A)

269. Struggling after #75Hard, Best macros tracker, Cutting carbs, and more (Fitness Qs)

268. Why identity makes habits stick

267. The 'messy middle' of goal setting

266. The secret sauce for consistency

265. Start today.

264. An encore year: Planning what comes next (with Melissa)

263. Are your barriers actually real?

262. How your habits drift off course

261. Making sense of sleep debt

260. Scamming season, body positivity, and gratitude.

259. Tips for shifting to morning workouts

258. Zone 2 (the uncomplicated version)

257. After the health & fitness 'wake up' call

256. One habit is enough...for now

255. Why diets fail

254. What's really behind "travel weight" gain

253. “Losing muscle at 40” is mostly a myth

252. The F.A.T.T. assessment for your fitness

251. When life gets in the way of your goals

250. Let's talk about stress and weight gain

249. Should you skip the warmup?

248. Fighting on the internet

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