Episode 92

Functional Fitness to See Your Inner Warrior

Published on: 5th May, 2021

Is it the basics or the key to our peak performance? Functional strength training and functional fitness are often overlooked but could be the KEY to your physical wellness. This week Jenn sits down with Amy Marshall and Chad Levy, an absolute POWER COUPLE in fitness. Covering their stories, rooted in dance and finding their way to the top of the fitness industry, along with clarifying what functional training is, why it's so important and even uncovering the magic of "mind to muscle," this episode is not to be missed!  

Outline:

  • Intro today's topic & meet today's guests, Chad Levy & Amy Marshall 
  • Amy's story: from dance to fitness
  • Chad's story: from injury to fitness
    • Prioritize stabilization
    • Do what you like
    • Master functional training & you can do anything!
  • What is functional training?
    • Form & activating the muscle
    • Form before power - develop the underlying muscle strength
    • The consequence of not starting with functional training is injury & inability to move
  • Functional strength training exercises
  • Progressing & the case for light weights vs the case for heavy weights  
  • Fear of bulking up from heavy weights
  • Fear of working the legs/big legs & why we must train the lower body
  • Hypertrophy, open chain & close chain movements, stress on your joints
  • Flexibility & strength - how much is too much? What role does stretching need to play in our routine?
    • Proper pre-workout stretch/warm-up
    • Proper post-workout stretching
  • The mindset part of fitness
    • "I hate working out"
    • Mind to muscle
  • Final thoughts from Chad & Amy

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Connect with Chad on IG or his other IG and his website
Connect with Amy on IG, on FB or on her website 

Quotes:
"It's not just about how our bodies look and feel right now; it's about how are we going to age and progress through this." - Amy Marshall
"Functional training is pre-hab, so you don't get injured." - Chad Levy
"Happy people have happy glutes. Nobody squeezes their butt and can be angry at the same time." Chad Levy
"If you're not fatiguing, pick up heavier weights." - Amy Marshall
"Stretching is TLC." - Chad Levy
"It takes 8-12 weeks to see adaptations in the body." - Amy Marshall
"It is important to find the workout that works for you." - Amy Marshall

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
What to eat and when to cheat! Let's decipher between all the “diets” out there. You know what to do but it itsn't working. In fact, your diet could be making you fatter.

Ever wondered if cryo-freezing your fat cells would really work? Should you try acupuncture? A hypnotist? If you do, how do you know if someone’s good?

Salad with a Side of Fries is the podcast that will answer all these questions and more! Talking wellness and weight loss for real life, because most of us are going to drink, eat out, skip the grocery store and who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Host Jenn Trepeck’s expertise as an optimal health coach, in practice for over a decade, along with experts in various modalities will clear up the myths, mis-information, bad science and marketing to reveal the truth of HOW TO EAT and HOW TO CHEAT!*



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Jennifer Trepeck

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!