These are the secrets to living long and strong. Longevity Lab Podcast dives into how you can apply proven nutrition and strength training principles to your life to optimize your health and fitness efficiently and effectively.
LLP42: 3 Steps to Navigating the New Year (And New You!)
In today's episode, I discuss 3 big picture steps to how to create a truly new you that sticks — not just a new year new year for a few months.
These aren't the micro level tasks, but the macro-tasks that must be done to ensure you can truly craft a new life for yourself.
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LLP41: Understanding the 2 key principles to training intensity
In today's episode, I talk about the 2 ideas you must understand to make sure your workout intensity is dialed in.
Without mastering these 2 principles, you won't be able to maximize your results in the minimum amount of time.
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LLP40: How I Handled Working Out While Sick
In today's episode, I talk about how I adjusted my workouts when my little lady passed her cold on to me — and before that when I slept in a recliner for 2 days because it was the only way she would sleep!
Find out if and how you should train if you're feeling under the weather.
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LLP39: Exercise principles to build dad strength and power
In today's episode, I talk about the 2 principles you need to implement to get the most of your workouts and build optimal strength and power.
The first one you may have heard of, but I can almost guarantee you're not taking advantage of the second one!
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LLP38: From fat to fit father: done-for-you timeline of habit changes
In today's episode, I talk about an example timeline of specific and strategic habits you can implement on your journey to better health.
Everybody's journey is different and the best approach for you will look different from the best approach for someone else. But this is a path I know works, and you can steal it or adapt it to get started.
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LLP37: Understanding energy balance so you can defeat the dad bod
In today's episode, I talk about energy balance, which is the foundational education for understanding how to change your body.
We bust through the myths spreading about how it's your hormones or food quality or your sleep and not just one simple thing... which we'll cover in the episode.
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LLP36: The first thing you must do to get fit (it’s not what you think)
In today's episode, I talk about the the first step you must take to become the fit father you want to be.
It's not start strength training. It's not pick up cardio. And it's not even changing your nutrition.
Tune in to find out exactly what it is!
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LLP35: Why I Decided to Coach Dads
In today's episode, I talk about the shift happening inside Longevity Lab and where we go from here.
After becoming a dad, I felt more alignment and purpose around coaching dads. This episode will discuss that journey and the program I created specifically for dads.
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LLP34: Fitness Fundamentals, Fatherhood, and Getting Choked Out with Jordan Syatt
In today's episode, J.T. talks with Jordan Syatt (@syattfitness), one of the leaders in the health and fitness space.
They talk about the fundamentals of fitness and nutrition and what basics will get your 95+ percent of your results. Fatherhood also takes center stage as Jordan is a new-er dad and J.T. has his first on the way.
And they also chat about jiu-jitsu and how that helps create the mental strength to become your best self.
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LLP33: Mindset, Motivation, and Mental Health: How Nurses Can Give Their Best
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the hardest mental shift nurses have to make in order to become their best selves in health and fitness and in life.
Nurses are givers, but that is holding you back. Find out why, and what to do about it, in the episode.
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LLP32: Why Our Exercise Programming is the Absolute Best for Nurses
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the unique way we program exercise for nurses and how we make it custom to common nurse problems.
There's no one else who uses this methodology and so we're confident it's the absolute best in the market for nurses who want to be fit, strong, and pain-free. As an added bonus, it'll also increase your longevity.
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LLP31: The 3 Phase Formula to Fast Fat Loss Results for Nurses
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the 3 phase formula we use at Longevity Lab to help nurses lose weight, boost energy, and get stronger than ever.
This formula is what we've found to work based on research and working with dozens of nurses. If you want to get to your results fast and keep them, this is the exact process you should use.
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LLP30: How Nurses Can Skyrocket Energy
In today's episode, J.T. discusses how nurses can boost energy by honing in on strategies within exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle.
Nurses don't need to be so gassed after shift they have no energy left over to do things for themselves. This episode, if applied, will help you do that.
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LLP29: How Nurses Can Simplify Nutrition for Weight Loss
In today's episode, J.T. discusses nutrition and how nurses can boil it down to 4 key principles to go from overwhelmed to optimized.
It doesn't get more simple and straightforward than this, so if you want to reach your weight loss goals this is how you structure your nutrition to get there faster.
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LLP28: How Nurses Should Structure Stress to Experience Less
In today's episode, J.T. discusses stress — how it can be beneficial under the right circumstances and how nurses can structure it in order to manage it better.
He details one "hack" that can take stress management to the next level, specifically for nurses, that you might not be expecting.
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LLP27: My Fat Loss Phase Results!
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the end of his fat loss phase and the results he got.
He touches on:
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LLP26: Should Women Change Their Training Around Their Cycle?
In today's episode, J.T. discusses if women should change their strength training around their cycle.
There's an idea that adjusting your training depending on what phase of your cycle is in can maximize benefit.
Is this necessary though?
Hell, is it even true?
Tune in to get the answers and some clarity around strength training specifically for women.
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LLP25: 25: The Unique Way We Coach Nurses & The Fit Nurse Method
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the unique way Longevity Lab coaches nurses and the Fit Nurse Method.
There's no one else in the fitness industry who coaches nurses like we do, and J.T. peels back the curtain on that. He touches on how and why we coach differently, and it's probably not what you expect.
He also goes over the 3-phase process we take clients through called the Fit Nurse Method. He discusses what's involved in each phase so you get a birds-eye view of what your journey should look like.
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LLP24: The ONE BIG Thing I Changed During My Fat Loss Phase
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the one thing he changed in his fat loss phase.
It's been just over 2 months since he started a fat loss phase and he went into it with the expectation to change just one thing: nutrition quantity.
He did just that, but along the way started adding one other thing and, while it wasn't with the intention of more weight loss, found it made this fat loss phase better.
Find out what that one thing is, how J.T.'s goals have slightly changed, and how he handled the holidays to keep on track.
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LLP23: Avoid These Fitness Marketing New Year Tactics + The Proven Way To Set Goals
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the nonsense ideas that you should avoid in the New Year. Every year there's fitness marketers that will try to take advantage of your motivation, this is what you should look out for so you don't get caught in a trap.
He'll also discuss the proven way to set goals. We'll break this down very practically so you have an action plan as soon as the podcast is over. If you follow this plan and avoid the bullshit marketing, you'll have an amazing 2023.
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LLP22: How Many Reps Are Most Effective For Building Muscle
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the ideal amount of reps for building muscle most effectively.
Truth is, there's a wide range that can be effective. J.T. discusses what that is and why that is, but also gives a solid answer for what he thinks is most effective and efficient for most people.
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LLP21: 2 Habits to Manage Your Nutrition Without Counting Calories
In today's episode, J.T. talks managing your nutrition without having to weigh and log your food. While tracking your food can be beneficial — and he touches on that in the episode — for some it's not the best option or one they're willing to do.
That's where these 2 habits come in. And even if you're tracking your food, you'll find this useful as these habits can and should be used regardless of how you monitor your food intake.
These habits are simple but they are far from easy, so tune in for strategies to help you take them on.
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LLP20: Supplements That Are Worth Your Money
In today's episode, J.T. talks supplements and which ones are actually worth separating you from your hard-earned monies. He discussed 5 supplements that can give you a benefit, what those benefits are, and how to use them.
Make sure you looks for supplement companies that follow Good Manufacturing Practices and third-party test their products.
And remember, they're supplements and they live up to the name. They're not a foundation of health, just an accessory.
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LLP19: Making Gut Health Easy
In today's episode, J.T. talks about gut health and the easiest way to optimize it. Despite the complexity of the topic, here at Longevity Lab we want to make things simple, efficient, and effective.
So J.T. hones in on 2 simple things that can significantly impact your gut health, gives examples of the foods you can eat, and even provides the best smoothie recipe on the planet.
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LLP18: The Only 2 Things Required To Get Stronger
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the 2 foundational practices you must master in order to get stronger... forever. He'll talk about what they are and also how you can implement them into your training so you can start seeing improvements right away.
These aren't the only 2 things that can help you get stronger — though they are the most important — so J.T. will also discuss a few other factors to make sure you're not leaving anything on the table.
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LLP17: How to Balance Fun and Health on Vacation
In today's episode, J.T. discusses how you can not stress out with upcoming vacations, or not stress out upon your return to home and the dreaded first weigh in back.
There is a way to enjoy the heck out of your vacation and still stay mostly healthy, and J.T. is going to spill the strategies to help you do that.
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LLP16: 4 Keys to Building Muscle
In today's episode, J.T. discusses 4 keys to making sure you build muscle optimally.
You don't need to do fancy Instagram-worthy workouts to build muscle. And in fact, you shouldn't't.
What you should do is be ruthlessly consistent with these 4 things, and over time you'll build all the muscle you want.
Tune in to find out the 4 keys!
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LLP15: How To Make a Calorie Deficit Easier
In today's episode, J.T. discusses 4 ways to make being in a calorie deficit easier.
Jumping into a deficit is difficult, but you do it in the pursuit of a specific goal: to lose weight. We want to make that as easy as possible and not be white-knuckling through it all, and these strategies are how you can do that.
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LLP14: How I'm Going to Lose 10-15 Pounds
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the fat loss phase he is entering and how he will go about losing 10-15 pounds.
He touches on the ONE thing he's changing to facilitate weight loss and the specific application of that one thing.
He also discusses the things he made sure he was consistent with before entering a fat loss phase to ensure success. It's important to come from a place of health in order to make your weight loss easier, and J.T. goes through every habit he made sure he was consistent with.
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LLP13: Why a Coach Hired a Coach
In today's episode, J.T. discusses why he hired a coach. As a strength and nutrition coach himself, why would he need one?
Well, it turned out to be one of the best decisions he made. And not for reasons he anticipated going into it.
J.T. touches on:
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LLP12: Physical Change Starts In Your Brain
In today's episode, we discuss how changing your mentality leads to the physical change you desire. Shifting your beliefs and mindset is an important part of the journey.
We touch on 5 different topics and attitudes that help you make change:
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LLP11: How I Would Have Lost 75 Pounds Differently
In today's episode, J.T. discusses the journey of his 75-pound weight loss: what led him there, what he changed to lose weight, and what he would change about that process now.
When he first started, J.T. didn't have any education in the health and fitness space. He learned as he went but now almost a decade later has even more clarity of hindsight having been inspired from his journey to become a strength and nutrition coach.
While he was successful with his original goal of losing weight, this is what he would do differently if he had to go back and do it all over again.
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LLP10: Foundations of Lifestyle
In today's episode, we're covering the 4 keys to optimizing your lifestyle for getting healthy and living long and strong.
We touch on:
If you master these basics, you're going to be successful. I'll break down why they're important here and we nerd out on some of the science behind whey they're so important.
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LLP 9: I Missed 4 Weeks of Workouts... Am I A Failure?
Today we talk about failure: what constitutes failure? How do we bounce back?
It's an episode about cultivating the mindset necessary to give ourselves grace and to allow us to keep winning.
I share with you my recent personal story of missing 4 weeks of workouts. I discuss how and why that happened and how I viewed it so I didn't fall completely off track.
There's a big mindset lesson in here and I hope it helps you overcome the judgement of yourself. If it resonates with you, please screenshot and share the episode on social media!
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LLP 8: 8 Strategies to Losing Your First 5-10 Pounds (Part 2)
In this episode we take a look at the last 4 of 8 strategies that will help you lose your first 5-10 pounds without counting calories.
Each of these is a foundational habit and when put together, they will help you get leaner, more energetic, and stronger.
You don't have to — nor probably should you — integrate all these at once. But if you knock them down one-by-one, tackling one each week, then you'll soon have laid an incredible foundation for your health.
The 4 strategies we cover in this episode are:
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LLP 7: 8 Strategies to Losing You First 5-10 Pounds (Part 1)
In this episode we take a look at the first 4 of 8 strategies that will help you lose your first 5-10 pounds without counting calories.
Each of these is a foundational habit and when put together, they will help you get leaner, more energetic, and stronger.
You don't have to — nor probably should you — integrate all these at once. But if you knock them down one-by-one, tackling one each week, then you'll soon have laid an incredible foundation for your health.
The 4 strategies we cover in this episode are:
Tune in to next week's episode for the final 4!
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LLP6: Foundations of Strength Training
In today's episode, we're covering the keys to effective and efficient strength training and the principles you need to know.
We touch on:
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LLP 5: In this episode, I'm joined by Ashley Nutt, a personal trainer and nutrition coach. Ashley works mainly with women, so I was excited to chat with her about women's health in general, and also her own experience after being diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis.
We also chatted about:
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LLP 4: In this episode we cover the Foundations of Nutrition in depth.
We cover the two biggest pieces of the nutrition pie: quantity and quality.
What does appropriate quantity look like, and what tools do we have available to us to make sure we stick to that amount?
We also dive into what nutrition quality looks like, and how to distill that down into one simple sentence.
This episode takes a simple is sophisticated approach to helping you understand the foundations and principles of great nutrition.
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LLP 3: Abby McQueeney Penamonte — Making All Foods Fit
In this episode, I'm joined by Abby McQueeney Penamonte — Registered Dietician and an absolute badass. Abby's journey has taken her from 100 mile races to winning powerlifting competitions to her now-balanced life. We talk about how you can make all foods fit as part of your journey to your best self, along with a few other exciting topics like:
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In this episode sports performance coach Tyler Havens joins me to talk about training like an athlete and why he believes that’s superior for ALL people. We touch on a whole bunch of different topics in this episode, including:
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IG | @gamefacetraining
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LLP 1: Who Am I? What Do I Stand For? What Is Longevity Lab?
In the very first episode of the Longevity Lab Podcast, we're diving into 3 topics:
1) Who am I personally and professionally
2) What do I stand for as a strength and nutrition coach
3) What is Longevity Lab
LLP 1: Who Am I? What Do I Stand For? What Is Longevity Lab?
In episode 1 of the Longevity Lab Podcast we are going to touch on 3 topics:
1) Who am I (Coach J.T.) personally and professionally
2) What do I stand for as a strength and nutrition coach
3) What is Longevity Lab
Intro music by DJ Zenas — @officiallyzenas