As a former professional athlete with an Economics degree, Alex Feinberg went on to work in a global macro hedge fund and later became a Google employee, so he is more than just a ripped health and fitness enthusiast.
In 2014, when he decided to change his training by running faster in just a short distance, he unexpectedly lost fat without much effort. He seemed to do everything against the book, yet he saw desirable results. Running faster at a shorter distance, lifting weights, but with fewer reps, not counting calories or tracking macros, and not sacrificing eating delicious foods.
He wants to influence and help people with this strategy - on paper, it wasn’t supposed to work, yet it has been effective with the people he trained. How is this possible? Learn from him in this episode as he shares why we should eat protein-dominant real food, what workouts work, and how our cravings can be our body’s signals to inform as what we need. He even gives his personal two rules in health and fitness - one that includes to never go hungry! Listen to know more.
Quick Guide:
01:16 Introduction
03:20 The unexpected fat loss strategy
10:18 What is Intuitive eating?
17:23 How to trust the hunger signals when you’re metabolically broken
20:45 The interval training
28:55 Intentionality is paired with progress
30:59 Measuring the cardio output
33:31 Too much protein in relation to fat can kick you out of ketosis
35:51 Understand what your body is craving for
39:08 Build muscle first before fat loss
47:14 Workout advice
52:18 Contact information
Get to know our guest:
Alex Feinberg is an Economics major and played baseball professionally for a few years. He is a fitness and nutrition enthusiast and the author of Ten Easy Wins for Easier Fat Loss Guide.
“You need to make progress like intentionality is paired with progress. Because if you're not pushing your body to do something that it's uncomfortable doing, it has no reason to physiologically adapt to any stimulus, right? You need to give your body stimulus that it's not accustomed to if you want your body to look or perform in a way it hasn't performed before.” - Alex Feinberg
Connect with him:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexfeinberg1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexfeinberg1
Episode snippets:
07:16 - 08:18 - There should be life outside of fitness
14:26 - 15:22 - Eat only when you’re hungry and stop eating when you’re full
20:04 - 20:45 - The nonlinear biofeedback
22:24 - 23:18 - To do shorter cardio exercises that are more sustainable
26:28 - 27:20 - Each activity has a different end goal
28:56 - 29:30 - Do something you’re uncomfortable doing so the body can adapt to it
36:35 - 37:47 - The cravings can tell what the body is asking for
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Ex-Pro-Athlete Alex Feinberg: Better Results with Less Work