197 - Building Core Strength

Send us Fan MailSummary:Strengthening Your Back: To strengthen your back, the host recommends doing back squats and deadlifts with proper form and range of motion. He advises against using a belt, as that can provide artificial support instead of strengthening the core. The host also suggests incorporating core-engaging exercises like squeezing the core during lifts to create stability.Preventing and Treating Back Pain: The host shares his own experience with a back injury and offers tips for maintaining back health. He demonstrates a foam rolling routine to release tension in the glutes, lower back, and IT bands. The host also recommends trying stretches like child's pose, cat/cow, and hip flexor/hamstring stretches to improve mobility.Exercises for Desk Workers: For those who sit at a desk all day, the host suggests doing simple exercises like standing up every 30 minutes and doing thrusters with dumbbells. He emphasizes the importance of avoiding prolonged sitting and maintaining movement throughout the day to counteract the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle.General Fitness Advice: The host's overall fitness philosophy is to avoid processed foods and sugar, get out of breath 3 times a week, lift something heavy 3 times a week, and squat below parallel 3 times a week. He encourages mixing up activities and focusing on proper form and intensity rather than chasing personal records.Building Community: In addition to fitness advice, the host discusses plans to start a men's group and a local chicken-keeping meetup group to foster community and support among his listeners.On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, FinanceI believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future!We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be healthy and fit now, as well as in their 90's. I talk about how to live that good life now and later with heavy slant towards fitness and nutrition. I will even get into mindset, goals, raising chickens, raising kids, bitcoin, rental property, entrepreneurialismCrossFit Garage (Woodstock GA)https://crossfitgarage.com/get-started/Garage Fitness Online - Landing pagehttps://www.garagefitness.online/As a podcasthttps://crossfitgarage.buzzsprout.comYouTube channel with other visually videos (long and shorts)https://www.youtube.com/@AndyMcCann42My Lightning NodePubkey03009791220fc72580bb0b9833b68fd487014be25238c782cae92146c875d26da6My Nostr Pubkeynpub1elc4f7ecllsgskukal7jmcu5zvx724hdpse0swvpmwp56rpw6ywsvr4mvy