Strength Of Body And Mind

Do you actually believe you'll get what you want?I'll tell you right now that if there's ANY hesitation in your mind that you'll accomplish your health and fitness goals, you will struggle and make things much harder than they need to be, and cause yourself way more pain and suffering along the way.There's an exercise that I provide in this episode that can help you figure out exactly what you want, why you think you want it, and how to change your beliefs around it so that you can BECOME committed to it.We also talk about investing in your health, and the fact that no matter what, you will pay to address your health (though it may not be in the form of money).Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon

The 4 Phases of a Fitness Transformation EXPLAINED.Going through a weight loss, health, or fitness transformation is challenging. No one has actually gone through it will tell you it's easy. There's also MANY emotions and feelings that come up through the process that make it very difficult to recall the tale.But...having gone through this process myself (down 85 lbs 11 years ago, kept it off while adding lean muscle every since), and coaching people through this process, I have seen many recurring patterns. In this session, I will be talking about those and painting that picture for you.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightIns

How have your fitness and health results been in 2019?Did you reach your goals?Did you do what you said you were going to do?Did you show up for yourself the way you wanted to?In this episode I dive into the 3 main reasons people DON'T reach their fitness and health goals, and how you can change that around right now to prepare for 2020 to be your best year ever. Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightInstagram: @gordon.lightSchedule a Breakthrough Call to see if you're a good fit for the Mind Body Academy: themindbodyacademy.com/strategy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I like to keep things simple as often as possible.When it comes to weight loss and fitness, it's really easy to over-complicate things very quickly. What I've found is the less people know what to do, the more they over-complicate it. This is normal because it's a byproduct of not knowing exactly what to do.An expert is an expert for a reason: they simply know what to do, when to change gears, how exactly to change them, etc.I've been able to simplify my process over the last 10 years to a simple 2-step formula of:1) Energy Expenditure Restructuring2) Body RecompositionThere's a lot of details underneath each of these, but this is the high level overview. In this episode I dive into each of these things, what they mean, and how we go about achieving them in the Mind Body Academy.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join m

I've found over the years that most people will easily spend money on their health & fitness; however, they won't actually invest in it. They'll quickly spend money on products or cheap services that are low cost, with no real tangible value associated with it...but they won't invest in the areas that actually help them move forward and lose the weight, get into amazing shape and transform their lives.This behavior has often confused but I know now why people do it, and I break it down in this episode. If you're struggling to lose weight and transform your health, this episode is 100% for you.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a

Ever wonder which exercises you should be doing to get the most effective, efficient, and POWERFUL weight loss results possible?Maybe you thought traditional cardio was the best method, or HIIT cardio, or CrossFIT, or Weightlifting, or Bootcamps.Truth is, there are a LOT of ways to achieve weight loss, but some ways work FAR better in terms of speed, long-term results, and consistency.In this episode, I dive deep into several methods of exercise and working out that provide a myriad of results. Chances are, this content will go against the conventional wisdom that you've spent your whole life being told and/or believing.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):

Ever wonder how it is that people build muscle?This can be functional muscle for athletic purposes, your job, moving things around the house, etc. OR this can be "show muscle" like aesthetics for bodybuilding.Either way, there are some major misconceptions around what it takes to build muscle, and chances are that YOU believe some of these myths that I'm going to bust right here on this episode.I've seen many people (who previously believed these myths), be able to turn their mindset around, approach things DIFFERENTLY, and create massive strides in their fitness, weight loss, and yes...muscle & strength development.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):

Why did I quit 1-on-1 in-person personal training?So many reasons!The truth is, 1-on-1 personal training is not what people think it is. This model exists to get people familiar with exercising the right way, and MAYBE providing a little extra motivation and positive energy. However, that is not enough to really get people results.There are far too many people that flounder with a personal trainer, paying the gym thousands of dollars, only to receive mediocre results AT BEST.What people really need is: training programming, nutrition programming, accountability, mindset work...and they need ALL of that coming from the same, unified team or person. When it's pieced together like a frankenstein model, the results resemble that.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: ht

Do you struggle to stay motivated?Or better yet, do you struggle to GET motivated in the first place?Getting motivated can be tough, I get it. Especially as a busy professional, entrepreneur, business owner, etc. However, there's a little secret that most people don't know. This little secret is the KEY to unlimited motivation.Want to know what it is? I break it down into hardcore detail here in this episode, go check it out now!Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightInstagram: @gordon.lightSchedule a Breakthrough Call to see if you're a good fit for the Mind Body Academy: gordonalight.com/call See acast.com/privacy for

Do you struggle with portion control?Do you find yourself eating more per meal than you probably should?If you're like most busy professionals and high performers, you're short on time, and you can't dedicate every second of the day to thinking about portions of food. As a result, you may sit down to eat and end up OVEREATING, without even thinking about it.The problem isn't really portion control...that's the good news!It's actually a mis-understanding of energy balance, which really means calories in/calories out.I dive deep into this topic on this podcast and explore the facets of portion control, energy balance, and calories.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body

Do you have predictability in your fitness & weight loss?More specifically...are you able to predictably determine that your exact & specific actions that you perform today will give you an exact and specific outcome down the road?Most people don't have this, and as a result, they try everything and anything under the sun in order to lose weight and they ultimately struggle to get any results.In this episode, I explore this topic of what it takes to have predictability in your fitness, health and weight loss, as well as what life is like when you actually have this.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightInstagram: @g

If you've been listening to the podcast or following me for any length of time now then you probably know that I am a professional fitness coach and trainer. I help high performing men and women transform their body and fall in love with the results. My company, as some of you know, is called Mind Body Academy. Within that company, I have several programs but my main flagship program is the same name as the company, "Mind Body Academy". This is the program in which my clients enroll when they want to dominate their entire life of fitness, health, and vitality. So many people ask me about it and ask if it's a good fit for them to join. While I don't enroll everyone who applies, I do encourage everyone to apply to see if we're a good fit to work together. Within this episode, I get much deeper into the details behind all of that. Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in

Have you ever looked at someone who's had tremendous success in fitness and health and wondered what is it about them that allows them to be so successful?Have you ever found yourself saying things like "man...that must be nice" or "that dude is so lucky to have a body like that" or "I wish I had her body".When we say and think things like this, it is usually followed up with thoughts of "I don't have what it takes" and "they must have some sort of genetic advantage".The reality is: none of that is true.No one really has an advantage.The only difference is the thing that is discussed in this episode, and the best part is: YOU have total control over this, and can utilize it beginning immediately. Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups

A yo-yo diet is exactly what it sounds like... You go up, you go down, and then up again, and then down again. This can manifest in a lot of different ways, as well as in areas OTHER than dieting:1) You gain weight/lose weight over and over again2) You are motivated and then demotivated over and over again3) You have energy and then no energy, over and over again4) You consistently work out, then consistently DON'T work out, over and over againDo you experience any of these? If so, how have the results been? I'm guessing the results are either lackluster, or non-existent. The good news is: you aren't alone, and there is hope. In this episode I go into all things related to yo-yo dieting, yo-yo working out, and everything else related to this back and forth cyclic hell that we all hate to find ourselves in. Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got valu

In this interview, I sit down with one of my current clients, Pernell Waugh.Pernell and I began working together when he was 10 years removed (and 100+ lbs heavier) from the last time he really spent any time working out or putting any emphasis on his health and fitness.To make matters worse, Pernell came to me following a major arm surgery, limiting his capabilities in the gym. Additionally, his knees were in such rough shape that even kneeling down was difficult and painful.Fast forward 8 months, Pernell is a completely different person inside and out. He's the strongest he's been in over a decade, and has dropped 6 inches off his waist, lost ~30 lbs, has NO pain in his knees or arms, and is lifting crazy amounts of weight in the gym. He's also more confident than he's ever been, which might be the most impactful component of this transformation that he's experienced. So many wins...truly an inspirational person with an inspirational story. ...and he's just getting started :-)Give this one a listen and make

Do you go through your days thinking weight loss, muscle development and transformation is as simple as just "diet and exercise"?Have you ever wondered why some people have the "will power" or "motivation" to achieve success in health and fitness, and others don't?I've got good news for you, in this episode I go over the validity of "diet and exercise" and what else can be stacked upon that to make sure success is yours for the taking, and yours for the keeping.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightInstagram: @gordon.lightSchedule a Breakthrough Call to see if you're a good fit for the Mind Body Academy: gordonalight.c

Are you trying to target weight loss or fat loss in certain parts of your body?Do you find yourself doing more situps and crunches to try and target fat loss in your belly/mid section?Do you find yourself doing more arm exercises to try and get more toned/muscular arms?Do you do a million shoulder raises to try and get those defined, chiseled shoulders?In this episode, I dive into what works and what doesn't regarding melting body fat and excess weight in different parts of the body. I get into what works, what doesn't, and how you can best approach this struggle that we all face.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - The Art of Weight Loss: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightInstagram:&

In this episode, I sit down with one of my clients, Kathy Martineau.Throughout this conversation, you'll hear how Kathy was at rock bottom before enrolling in the Mind Body Academy and working with me. From there, Kathy went on to lose just shy of 40 lbs of bodyfat WHILE building muscle, leaning out and creating an absolutely mindblowing transformation.You'll hear how her strategy was set up, what her mindset was like, and the emotions and feelings that went into her making this go from a possibility to a reality.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - Crafting a High Performance Body and Mind: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and to apply to the Mind Body Academy):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightInstagram: @gordon.lightSchedule a Breakthrough Call to

Are you familiar with Intermittent Fasting?Intermittent Fasting is an eating/nutrition strategy that involves eating ONLY during certain windows during the day, every day. The main idea is that during your 4-8 eating window, you may eat all of your meals for the day. Outside of that eating window, you can NOT eat, otherwise you violate the rules and defeat the purpose.In this episode, I go into MUCH more detail into how to apply this, why to do this, what the benefits are and when the right times are to deploy an eating window and fasting window.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass this along to that one friend in your life that NEEDS to hear the words.Rate, review and subscribe in iTunes if you got value out of this episode.Join my FREE Facebook Group - Crafting a High Performance Body and Mind: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2138351223055289/Connect with Gordon (and for coaching inquiries):Facebook: @gordon.a.lightInstagram: @gordon.lightSchedule

If you have spent a TON of time in the gym or working out somewhere and you still haven't gotten the results you are after, it's probably because of a few small tweaks that are needed across these two areas:-How/why/when you train-How/why/when you eatSimple? Yes. Easy? No.It's very easy to SAY you know how to work out to make progress. But most people don't actually know how to do this.It's very easy to SAY you know how to eat properly to to make progress. But most people actually don't know how to do this.Conventional wisdom around these areas does not provide actual results. Conventional wisdom provides conventional results. However, you're here because you want exceptional results. You want to actually live with results that are above and beyond your friends, family, coworkers, etc.In this episode, I dive into how to achieve some of this, and some things you need to understand about what it will take to proceed to get results.Give this one a listen and make sure to let me know if it resonated with you.Pass