Dr. Layne Norton
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You can't even watch any tutorials, right? But all you did for 10 years was go out and shoot three-pointers for two hours a day. You probably won't go to the NBA, but I bet you'd be pretty good at three-pointers, right? And I feel like if people could just get that message and internalize it more. No, it's not that you didn't have your carb-to-fat ratio perfect.
No, it's not that you ate your carbs at the wrong time. No, it's not that you didn't get exactly this much protein. You just stop being consistent. You stop doing it. Yeah, you were really consistent Monday through Friday. And then Saturday and Sunday came. And you blew out. Right. Like if I'm consistent with my budget Monday through Friday, but then I blow it on the weekend. Hey, guess what?
No, it's not that you ate your carbs at the wrong time. No, it's not that you didn't get exactly this much protein. You just stop being consistent. You stop doing it. Yeah, you were really consistent Monday through Friday. And then Saturday and Sunday came. And you blew out. Right. Like if I'm consistent with my budget Monday through Friday, but then I blow it on the weekend. Hey, guess what?
No, it's not that you ate your carbs at the wrong time. No, it's not that you didn't get exactly this much protein. You just stop being consistent. You stop doing it. Yeah, you were really consistent Monday through Friday. And then Saturday and Sunday came. And you blew out. Right. Like if I'm consistent with my budget Monday through Friday, but then I blow it on the weekend. Hey, guess what?
That weekend money still counts and calories are the same way.
That weekend money still counts and calories are the same way.
That weekend money still counts and calories are the same way.
I love it.
I love it.
I love it.
So I'll usually do like a five minute warmup on the bike before I train. And then I will, um, I will also make sure I get at least 10,000 steps on average per day. Um, I usually average more closer to like 11,000, uh, but I don't do a lot of purposeful cardio. Now, what I will tell you is my average heart rate in lifting sessions is about one 40 to one 50. Um, so, uh,
So I'll usually do like a five minute warmup on the bike before I train. And then I will, um, I will also make sure I get at least 10,000 steps on average per day. Um, I usually average more closer to like 11,000, uh, but I don't do a lot of purposeful cardio. Now, what I will tell you is my average heart rate in lifting sessions is about one 40 to one 50. Um, so, uh,
So I'll usually do like a five minute warmup on the bike before I train. And then I will, um, I will also make sure I get at least 10,000 steps on average per day. Um, I usually average more closer to like 11,000, uh, but I don't do a lot of purposeful cardio. Now, what I will tell you is my average heart rate in lifting sessions is about one 40 to one 50. Um, so, uh,
if the definition of cardio is that, then I'm getting cardio. And actually when we, when I've had, you know, most my markers of metabolic health assessed, I'm very metabolically healthy. I've got good, actually it was funny. I just competed at nationals in late May and won. So I won. And actually again, very cool kind of side story.
if the definition of cardio is that, then I'm getting cardio. And actually when we, when I've had, you know, most my markers of metabolic health assessed, I'm very metabolically healthy. I've got good, actually it was funny. I just competed at nationals in late May and won. So I won. And actually again, very cool kind of side story.
if the definition of cardio is that, then I'm getting cardio. And actually when we, when I've had, you know, most my markers of metabolic health assessed, I'm very metabolically healthy. I've got good, actually it was funny. I just competed at nationals in late May and won. So I won. And actually again, very cool kind of side story.
You, we talked about the injuries I've dealt with and, and so I'm 42 now and, It's been an eight year journey. And I mean, going from I've had back pain so bad, I couldn't even get up the floor, needed a cortisone injection in my spine at one point, just be able to stand up.
You, we talked about the injuries I've dealt with and, and so I'm 42 now and, It's been an eight year journey. And I mean, going from I've had back pain so bad, I couldn't even get up the floor, needed a cortisone injection in my spine at one point, just be able to stand up.
You, we talked about the injuries I've dealt with and, and so I'm 42 now and, It's been an eight year journey. And I mean, going from I've had back pain so bad, I couldn't even get up the floor, needed a cortisone injection in my spine at one point, just be able to stand up.
and multiple hip injuries a lot of chronic pain i dealt with and i'm very proud of myself that i never gave up because in my heart of hearts i felt like i haven't hit my last pr yet and at nationals this past year i actually set a national deadlift record for my age and weight congratulations um it was actually an unofficial world record and qualified for world championships