FORGED IN FITNESS
How I Found Healing, Strength, and Purpose — so can you. AKA: BODY BY WALLY Personal Fitness Training LLC exposes the reality of practical fitness, exercise, and diet strategies, debunking common myths in a cluttered industry. Despite annual sales of around 5 million diet books, obesity rates remain high. Our podcast, drawing on over fivedecades of Wally's experience in fitness disciplines such as calisthenics [1,000 pushups in about 1 hour at age 68], Shotokan Karate, bodybuilding, and the specialized techniques of isometrics and negatives, aims to inform, educate, and motivate.
Wally’s background includes training with notable figures such as Rick M., a Uechi-ryū champion, and Dr. Arthur Jones, the inventor of Nautilus gym equipment. He also draws inspiration from Charles Atlas, Jack LaLanne, and Bruce Lee.
Wally continues to blend old-school methods with modern science through circuit and interval training systems. Join us to clear up the fitness confusion and optimize every aspect of your workout. Thank you for your support, and we hope our podcasts guide you to fitness success.
Many blessings, BODY BY WALLY Personal Fitness Training LLC.
Psalms 144:1.
Episodes
69 episodes
Demystifying Muscle Confusion: A Realistic Approach to Consistent Fitness Gains with Wally
Bust the myths and build your body the right way! I'm Wally from Body by Wally, and I'm here to set the record straight on one of the fitness industry's most enduring myths: muscle confusion. With more than five decades of experience under my b...
RE-THINKING CARDIO
Here are some alternatives for meeting weekly requirements.The first step to overcoming these obstacles is to break down the time commitment into manageable segments. For example, 150 minutes is 2.5 hours, which comes to 30 ...
FAT HELPS ABSORB VIT, MINERALS & ANTIOXIDANTS
Select GOOD fats that are plant based (avocado, sunflower oil, peanut butter, flax, olive oil, and tofu) to get essential fatty acids and help with vitamin absorption.
PART 2: Perimenopause and menopause (40s to Menopause)
What’s happening physiologicallyDuring the transition between perimenopause and menopause, bone density can decline rapidly, increasing susceptibility to osteoporosis and bone fractures.A decrease in lean muscle and an increas...
PART 1: How Female Hormones Affect Exercise: (Ages: 12-40’s)
The Teenage Years (12–18)During the teenage years, the young female body has already undergone puberty, and the menstrual cycle is becoming more predictable due to monthly fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone levels ...
HOW MUCH PROTEIN
THE RDA IS A LOT LESS THAN OTHER GUIDELINES, MOST OF WHICH ARE MUCH HIGHER. I AM USING MY OWN AVERAGE SO I CAN DETERMINE MY NUMBERS ARE WITHIN SAFE AND ACCEPTED PARAMETERS FOR THE POPULACE. BODYWEIGHT (BW) X %
FITNESS GUIDELINES – an OVERVIEW
HYPERTROPHY: In order to be in top physical condition, a person must keep the intensity level to the utmost. As you know, for Hypertrophy (muscle building, as a bodybuilder) enough Sets must be done for each body part (7-12ish)...
STEADY STATE CARDIO - HIIT - RUNNING
The results suggest that although HIIT protocols are time efficient, but they are not superior to conventional exercise training in sedentary young adults. PROS AND CONS OF HIIT TRAINING<...
CHANGING YOUR ROUTINE EVERY WORKOUT
Yes, you can change (mix-up) your exercise routine every time you train - BUT... there are distinct caveats to this.
ALKALINE WATER & ACIDIC FOOD
ALKALINE WATER & ACIDIC FOOD References: MAYO CLINIC. MEDICAL NEWS TODAY. HARVARD HEALTH. For most people, alkaline water is not better than plain water.Alkaline water has a higher pH of about 8-9
TUT (time under tension)
Despite racking up almost 40% more time under tension when using the slower weightlifting tempo, the subjects in this study were able to do about 60% more total reps when they used a faster weightlifting tempo. On the whole, this transla...
NEVER BE EASY ON YOURSELF
NEVER BE EASY ON YOURSELF: Even if you modify the exercise push yourself to the utmost to get everything you can out of it even though you've modified the routine – SAFELY!
MENTAL BARRIERS
Common exercise barriers for women include:lack of timelack of motivationparenting demandslack of energyhealth conditionslack of moneydon’t feel good about yourself<...
TEEN EXERCISE:
To reduce the risk of injury, it’s best to do a 10- to 15-minute warmup of light aerobic exercise before strength training.&nbs...
EAT MORE LOSE MORE pt2 & CHEAT MEALS
Chronic dieting (people I know that went crazy) slows down your metabolism because your body thinks you’re in a perpetual famine. When you eat too little...
EAT MORE LOSE MORE
Protein takes the most energy to digest (20-30% of total calories in protein eaten go to digesting it).Carbohydrates (5-10%)Fats (0-3%)
CALORIE COUNT, AND THE ENERGY / CALORIES IT TAKES TO DIGEST:
Calories count AND the energy/calories it takes to digest:The acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (AMDR) set forth by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies recommend that people get:45–65% of their...
GLASS OF WATER IN THE MORNING
RehydrateFlush kidneysStomach health, aids in digestion .flushes out the stomach and therefore balances the lymphatic system. lubricates your joints .Helps your organs and cells work properly. Flushes To...