Setting Good Goals and Using Common Sense – Jordan Syatt

If you haven't heard of Jordan Syatt, you probably aren't a heavy social media user. Jordan has over 1 million followers across all of his platforms and for good reason! He has had consistently great advice on nutrition, exercise, and on building a sustainable lifestyle. His formal education includes a bachelors of science in health and behavior science with a focus on strength and conditioning but his experience includes helping thousands if not more. Jordan is also well known for being Gary Vaynerchuck's personal trainer for many years.  On this episode, we discuss a multitude of topics but focus on lessons learned from Jordan's experience with the thousands of people he's helped. We talk about appropriate goal setting, debunking anti-common sense fitness advice, and how to keep fitness simple. Jordan's Social Media: Instagram Twitter Link Show Outline * Can you tell u a little bit about yourself and your journey, why do you do what you do? * What does preventive medicine mean to you? * The burning question everyone wants to know the answer to and number one goal a coach hears - can you lose weight and build muscle at the same time? * Many individuals set general goals for their fitness such as “get healthy.” What does good goal setting practice look like when it comes to health? * One of the biggest issues I see with persons getting into fitness is overcomplicating things right out of the gate. “What vegetables do I eat,” “do timing my meals matter?” How do you help people keep things simple and effective? Does this improve compliance? * Under the rug of fitness there are many maladaptive behaviors such as eating disorders, poor body image, etc. How can people break out of those? How do you break the cycle of binge eating or yo-yo dieting? * There are numerous strategies for weight loss. How do you determine what works for someone? * I think you have an excellent balance between maintaining general advice and nuance in your content. How do you find that balance? * In your eyes, what is the role of physicians when it comes to health and fitness? * If someone approaches you at Starbucks and asks you, “how do I get healthy in 2 minutes?” What do you tell them? Join our Mailing List HERE: Mailchimp