How many days a week should I train?
22 passages from Dai's podcast transcripts, articles and pages. Episode passages link to the exact moment in the audio. This is gathered from his own words, not written about him.
Episodes (15)
Episode · jump to 10:59
Top 10 Burning Health & Fitness Questions Answered by a Pro Trainer!
...e to five is it gives you enough consistency and enough inputs, right? Because to see the results, which are the outputs, we got to start to weigh well, what are we putting in to that right? So we think about ourselves. We got certain things that we do those actions well, are those creating the results that we look for or that we're striv...
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Chapter 4: Maximizing Health and Personal Growth in Minimal Time
We can only work with what we've got, and that's not always easy. I get it. I've been there myself. I still deal with it. You know it's never time's always going to be there. We got to learn how to work with it or we're going to be working against it. I came to a major turning point in my life when I realized that, although I might not be...
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Chapter 4: Maximizing Health and Personal Growth in Minimal Time
...ime for my other Fs, family, finances, faith and fun. In other words, you can accomplish a lot by doing a little training every day. You just need to make sure that little is well designed, attuned to your goals and power packed. I base all of my programs on these principles, which is why a whole life fitness, power 30 workouts can be com...
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Chapter 3: Overcoming Excuses: A Path to Fitness and Personal Development
Nothing can be further from the truth. The fact is, we all have busy lives. Only professional athletes can work hours of cardio, strength training and conditioning into their everyday routine because it's their job to do so. You do not have to reinvent your lifestyle in order to accommodate a new fitness program, because that simply isn't...
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The #1 Fitness Tip That No One Is Talking About (Yet!)
It gives purpose and direction to our efforts. Intensity, on the other hand, is really how we train. It's about the effort we put in during each session. Now let's dig into the numbers. According to a study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, participants who engage in consistent, moderate intensity exercise over six...
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How to Unlock a Richer, More Fulfilled Life with The Life Inventory Assessment featuring Maurice Thibodeau: Part 1
Like I just think about people that want to make health changes. I mean, without frequency and consistency, it's going to be a long journey. Like it's a lot of start, stop, continue and it can be very demoralizing, right, yes, Like when we start to question like, oh, I've been doing this for three months, I don't see any results as well,...
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The #1 Fitness Tip That No One Is Talking About (Yet!)
We only got so many inventory spots of time every day, and once they're gone, they're gone. So how do you build up consistency? Here are a few practical tips that I think will be helpful. There's five of them for you today. Number one I've shared before start small. Begin with something manageable. Just 10 to 15 minutes a day of movement...
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Top 10 Burning Health & Fitness Questions Answered by a Pro Trainer!
Like I can't do it, I'm not going to work out. That's the problem, right? Because imagine, it's like setting a date with yourself. It's more about the commitment than watching the clock. Choose a time that fits your schedule and stick to it, just like you would for a coffee date with a friend. Be consistent, dolores, and whether it's morn...
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Embracing Health After 40: Philip Pape's Guide to Fitness, Food Freedom, and Mindful Living
So yeah, less is more often. Well, I like it and I know that you have your own little story about that journey to fitness after 40. But I'd love you to touch on that. But, more importantly also, how do you inspire, motivate and, more importantly, educate people that are maybe over that 40? And they don't know or feel? Maybe this is part o...
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Are you Gym Fit or Fit for Life? There is a Difference
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, regular gym workouts can reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Now, however, being fit for life means taking this a step further. It's about incorporating fitness into every aspect of your life, making healthy choices at the gym and throughout yo...
Articles (5)
Article · You do not need an hour: the minimum dose
You do not need an hour: the minimum dose
The most common reason men give me for not training is time. It is also the one I have the least patience with, and not because I think they are lying. FIG. 01 Sixty seconds of hard work, three times a week. The single most common reason men give me for not training is time. It is also the one I have the least patience with, and not becau...
Article · If you are starting again on Monday
How long it really takes to get back in shape
...conds, dead hang in seconds, and average hours of sleep. Six numbers, ten minutes. You cannot argue with them in week seven and they will keep you honest in week two when nothing looks different. Then pick the smallest week you will actually repeat. Three sessions, a protein target, a step target, and a bedtime. Repeat it for sixty days....
Article · Chapter 4: Maximizing Health and Personal Growth in Minimal Time
How long it really takes to get back in shape
for someone with more time than you have. The men who hold onto progress are the ones whose plan survives a bad week, a work trip and a sick kid. Consistency at 70 percent beats perfection you abandon in week three. The 2% Solution. Play it here, with the full transcript on the page. The least exercise that actually does something, and th...
Article · No longer fat, sick and nearly dead
No longer fat, sick and nearly dead
Seven years ago I suffered a bad bout of Excusitis. I was a fitness professional earning a living helping people overcome their excuses. What a hypocrite, right? Originally published on LinkedIn on 5 November 2015 and republished here with light editing only. This is the earliest surviving written record of the thirty minutes a day framew...
Article · What I got wrong in the original version of this
You do not need an hour: the minimum dose
...and the section above says so now. There is no pill. There was never going to be a pill. But the useful thing about the last decade of research is that the honest prescription got smaller rather than larger. It is two strength sessions, a decent amount of walking, and four minutes of being uncomfortable if you feel like it. That is not a...
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