What You're Doing Wrong In Fitness, And How To Fix + Get Results in 2024!

You’re excited about fitness, and all of your goals you’re chasing down. We get it! BUT, are you setting the correct expectations? Better question…what expectations should we have to begin with? How can we all better maximize our fitness efforts? Fitness coach Jarad Coleman shares all, including his own personal journey, studies he has done on his body, and the year’s of research he has done to better understand how we can set the right fitness and exercise expectations.

Shout out to 3 Minute Fitness Mobile for sponsoring today’s episode!

0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Why Do You Want Fitness To Be A Part Of Your Life?
4:30 - Setting Ddeadlines On Your Fitness Goals - Is It Smart?
5:50 - What ARE Your Expectations When It Comes To Fitness? (Put a card for episode 2 and put that in description)
8:29 - Parents Say They Would Die For Their Kids, But, Will You LIVE For Them?
9:46 - How To Start Moving In The Right Direction With Correct Fitness Expectations
10:42 - What Does Trial And Error Look Like In Fitness
12:58 - Misconceptions Of Working Out With A Longterm Injury Or Mobility/Disability Issue
19:15 - The Truth About The Expectation Of Wanting To Look “Shredded/Jacked”
21:32 - Correcting The Expectation That “When I Diet, I Cut Calories And Therefore Lose Weight”
28:15 - Why You Might Actually Be Working Out TOO Much, So Your Body Can’t Adapt And Keep Up
30:25 - What The Benefits Of Just Even Working Out 1 Day A Week Can Do For You
33:01 - Does Your Metabolism Always Slow/Get “Bad” As You Age? Why Muscle Impacts It
37:35 - Truth About Gymtimidation
40:16 - Jarad Shares His Fitness Journey, And What Made Him Make Fitness A Priority
44:37 - What Actually Counts As A Workout?
47:37 - How Much Protein SHOULD We Eat Every Day? (Hint: Nutrition Fact Recommendations Are Scientifically Outdated)
49:37 - Closing Benefits Of Fitness, And How You Can Expect Your Relationships To Improve

The Mindpump video Jarad mentions about how competition fitness creates such unhealthy lifestyles: https://youtu.be/7jmNxZPDgHA

Link to the study about the "couch potatoes" vs. the hunter/gatherer tribe and the metabolisms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405064/