Episode 2016 – On this Friday show, Jerry Teixeira joins Vinnie and the two talk body weight strength training, the importance of resistance training, bro science BS, avoiding a sedentary lifestyle, and more.
BODY WEIGHT STRENGTH TRAINING
- Jerry has been on the show before.
- He is a body weight strength trainer.
- Since 2010, he has been pretty low carb.
- Normally, he’s around 75 grams a day.
- He doesn’t feel that he builds muscle better when he is medium carb vs. low carb.
- Resistance training plus adequate protein is what you need for muscle mass.
- You have to want to be healthier — and to exercise, you have to make yourself do something you might not want to do.
- It’s easier when you don’t need a gym…
- His focus is on gaining muscle and getting fit without a gym.
- He knew when he had his second child he wouldn’t have time to go to the gym and didn’t want to get the equipment.
- He fell in love with the minimalist approach!
- Jerry recommends a pull up bar and gymnastics rings for your at-home equipment.
- You can use these for rowing, for example.
- It’s so important to get away from a sedentary lifestyle.
- His exercise style, which he details, just gets you on your feet — and that’s most important.
- He has lots of videos on YouTube, too.
- Start with two days a week, and go from there.
THE GYM BRO
- Nowadays, many go to the gym and spend a lot of time sitting there.
- That might be fine, but they’re also consuming junk while they do it.
- Things like pre-workout and others are full of sugar and completely worthless, anyway!
- Products like this are targeted toward the ‘gym bro.’ Don’t fall for it.
- Simply put, it’s just a type of bro science.
- For most people, you don’t need to take a lot of creatine (if any) if you eat animal proteins.
- Vinnie doesn’t take any and JT doesn’t think everyone should.
