Strong by Lee Podcast: Recent Episodes
David Lee
The Strong by Lee podcast is hosted by David Lee, personal trainer and Registered Dietitian based in White Plains, NY. In this podcast, he will discuss things related to fitness, nutrition, mindset, and accountability to help you look, move, and feel better.
His goal is to help people who struggled like he did: low self-confidence and a poor self-image. As a result, his physical, mental, and emotional health suffered.
Since 'discovering' fitness and working on himself since 2009, he has been able to see and experience the beneficial effects of a sound and effective fitness program. Thus, he became certified as a personal trainer in 2011 and as a licensed dietitian from New York University in 2015. Since 2011, he has helped hundreds of people improve their lives for the better so they can live more confidently and strong.
In this episode, David discusses the role of dietary fats and carbohydrates, and their relationship with each other and weight loss.
He gives a few simple tips on how to manage the proportions of fats and carbohydrates to maximize weight loss.
In this episode, David further discusses the importance and utility of discipline. He addresses a couple of common misconceptions about discipline and a better way we should approach discipline.
A lot of people believe discipline is about punishing yourself or forcing yourself to do something that you don't want to do. While there are some truths to those concepts, there are others, and by ignoring the others, people invariably set themselves up for unnecessary suffering and mental anguish.
"Why aren't I seeing better weight loss results?"
A common question that at the heart can be approached from two main angles, non-compliance and adaptive thermogenesis.
We revisit these two again as a reminder that it's usually one, or both, of these processes that hinder progress.
After all, we have to keep hitting the nail on the head if we want to see progress.
A continued discussion on motivation. While there are also things to say about motivation, this is part 2 because it follows a particular train of thought for me as a result of answering a few specific questions.
In the health and fitness industry, there are experts who believe that we shouldn't make a distinction between healthy and unhealthy foods; that all foods are created equal and they all have a time and a place in one's diet plan.
In this episode, David discusses the topic unhealthy and healthy foods, and whether this distinction exists.
Hey everyone. In this 19-minute episode David discusses the validity of eating fruits during a weight-loss phase. Believe it or not, this is a common question. A lot of people still believe that sugar is somewhat more dangerous or more harmful during a weight loss phase, despite numerous studies showing calories are the number one determinant of weight management.
With that out of the way, we can explore the arguments of eating fruits during a weight loss face and how that might apply to you.
In this monologue, David discusses some of the obvious points of how sleep impacts your fitness, and some not so obvious points.
If you want to learn more about to improve your sleep, I think you'll get some value out of this, where we talk about the hormonal connections of sleep and performance, supplements, and how to establish a solid sleep hygiene.
In 59 seconds, David explains the general focus and mission of his podcast. Since he's a millennial and millennials are known for their penchant for podcasts, he figured he must as well jump on the bandwagon by creating one. He'll discuss all issues related to fitness, nutrition, stress management, recovery, and mindset - geared towards those who are busy and are looking for practical, proven, and personalized ways to optimize their lives.
He would love it if you could listen and share if you find the info contained herein helpful.
In this episode, David discusses the role and importance of water and hydration for health and fitness. He also shares how he was a certified sugar addict at 20 years old and used it to catapult his health transformation.
Ah, motivation. We all need it. Many of us don't have enough of it.
If you've listened to my content in the past, you'll know I'm not a huge fan of 'motivation'. At least the way it's conventionally and modernly defined.
"Oh, I need more motivation."
"If I just had more motivation, I'd be able to get off my ass to go work out."
"I'm not motivated to do anything because the weather sucks."
"I hate our President - I think I'm going to stress eat."
In today's segment, I discuss for about 20 minutes my thoughts on 'motivation' and why I believe it's a mistake to rely on it.
Is my answer to the Motivational Problem included? Maybe, maybe not. My goal is not to solve your motivation woes. My goal is to help you develop the mental fortitude and discipline (ability to learn rather than punish) so you can make better decisions in your health and fitness journey, and NOT feel like crap.
In this episode, David addresses the common question of if we actually need to resistance train in order to build muscle. He discusses the role and importance of resistance training when it comes to building muscle and strength.
Many people are 'resistant' to resistance training, and for good reasons. Firstly, it's uncomfortable. Secondly, there's a learning curve. Thirdly, it's uncomfortable.
Do you really need it? Yes. David makes the argument that to be as healthy as possible, you have to be strong. There's no better way to get strong than to resistance train.
In this episode, David discusses the power of daily deposits and expectations. He talks about how expectations can generally lead to frustration because people tend to have too strong of an attachment with their actions and the immediate results.
Many people might expect immediate results from their actions, and when they don't see them, they may get frustrated. In this episode, David goes into a brief rationale of why we should sometimes relax our expectations to save ourselves from frustration and disappointment.
Want to know how someone like you can learn to lose fat, build muscle, and get stronger?
In this episode, David outlines his personalized approach to a new client who wants to lose fat, tone up, and get stronger. Like many women, this client has succeeded at losing weight in the past, but also regained it. This time, she wants to learn the foundational concepts and principles to lose fat and get stronger once and for all.
We've all had those times... Times when we didn't feel like it. When we didn't feel like getting fit, going to the gym eating well. Every single person, no matter how fit or successful they are, occasionally struggle with willpower, 'discipline', and motivation, and just may not have the juice. How can we make it though the drought without losing everything?
Not all fitness programs are created equal and provide equal results. While any fitness program is better than none, some are better than others, not because of some cool exercises (though this can be important to some), but the way progress is structured and designed.
Programs that throw a bunch of exercises together like a kitchen sink can produce lackluster results and waste your time. In this discussion, we go over the four key factors that all effective training programs will have.
In this episode, David discusses NINE keystone healthy habits. This episode is more of a reminder of: 1) general and important principles of living a healthy lifestyle; and 2) whether or not it's practical to meet all of those habits.
In this episode, David of Strong by Lee discussed how exercise CAN help with weight loss indirectly. Though he's a firm believer that most people can achieve their weight loss goals through nutritional modifications only, exercise can help in the long term.
In this episode, David discusses the importance of a stronger fitness foundation for weight loss, as supported by research presented at an endocrinology convention.
In this episode, David discusses how to make more rational decisions regarding fitness.
In this 9 minute audio discussion, David explores the concept of simplicity as it relates to training. How simple should your program be? How often should you switch things up?
Variety can be a great way to spur new progress, and for optimal results, it should be used strategically. Many people use variety for variety sake. David believes this is fine... As long as lack of motivation and progress are related to lack of variety. However, David explores the idea that if you want to see optimal results, variety may actually be a hindrance.
For general fitness people, variety can help them stay motivated, and depending on their fitness levels, progressing. However, as one increases in fitness levels, a return back to simplicity may be warranted depending on desire goals.
In this episode, David discusses one of the main reasons why people can't lose weight. In this segment, we look at the body's defense mechanisms from losing too much weight, or at least, too much weight by its own definition. The mind and body work separately, and it's never more apparent than in the process of adaptive thermogenesis.
In this 16-minute episode, David discusses basic strategies on how to maintain your health and fitness during a time when you're cooped up in your crib for long periods of time, such as when there's an outbreak of a highly contagious and infectious virus.
Some philosophy in the mix, also.
In this episode, David discusses the basic role of how foods, especially carbohydrates and combinations of foods that contain carbohydrates, affect our emotions.
David of Strong by Lee shares some strategies he has used with both him and his clients to help quell and manage emotions.