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September 2, 2025 21 mins

Welcome to the "You’re Not Gonna Make It" podcast, where I discuss topics that make you feel like humanity’s not gonna make it.

This episode: More like SHIIT.

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Kevin Tejada: Let me hit you with this week's topic. Sorry, that was terrible. (00:28):
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Kevin Tejada: Hit workouts. H-I-I-T. High intensity interval training. (00:32):
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Kevin Tejada: What this basically is, if you don't know, what you probably do, (00:37):
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Kevin Tejada: is when you do short bursts of exercise between periods of rest or very low intensity activity. (00:41):
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Kevin Tejada: So you're walking on the track, then you're running, sprinting, (00:47):
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Kevin Tejada: you're walking on the track, then you're running, you run, sprinting, (00:51):
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Kevin Tejada: 30 seconds later, whatever it is. And you run, sprint. (00:55):
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Kevin Tejada: Or this is a method that a lot of group fitness classes do. You do a bunch of (00:57):
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Kevin Tejada: doing a wild shit. And then you stop for a bit. (01:01):
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Kevin Tejada: And you go, oh, I'm doing wild shit again for a few seconds. (01:04):
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Kevin Tejada: Or this is that kind of method that a lot of group fitness classes do. (01:06):
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Kevin Tejada: You do a bunch of, oh, I'm doing a wild shit. And you stop for a bit in terms of exercise. (01:10):
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Kevin Tejada: And you go, oh, I'm doing wild shit again for a few seconds. (01:14):
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Kevin Tejada: But I have a bad experience with it. That kind of stuff. (01:15):
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Kevin Tejada: When I was first losing weight, what I did was. It's not helpful in terms of exercise. (01:18):
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Kevin Tejada: Like right at the beginning of the 100-pound experience with it. loss right (01:23):
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Kevin Tejada: when i was first losing weight the elliptical i did was okay this is i think (01:27):
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Kevin Tejada: i was just doing right at the beginning i don't think i was doing pounds i was (01:32):
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Kevin Tejada: doing that right steady state for doing remember 30 40 minutes or something (01:35):
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Kevin Tejada: the elliptical then about a year ish i think i was just doing steady started (01:39):
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Kevin Tejada: i don't think i was doing hit well i was doing that. (01:43):
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Kevin Tejada: I started using the gym before i was 30 40 minutes before (01:46):
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Kevin Tejada: the semester then about a year ish later and i started using (01:49):
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Kevin Tejada: i started gym equipment because they had a lot so i (01:52):
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Kevin Tejada: got on the treadmill i'm like okay since their security look (01:55):
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Kevin Tejada: up workouts for losing weight of course hit pops up so before (01:58):
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Kevin Tejada: this was on the treadmill for like 11 minutes and i (02:01):
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Kevin Tejada: started using man i really forgot what it was something really specific (02:04):
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Kevin Tejada: like so i got on the treadmill for one minute i'm like okay (02:07):
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Kevin Tejada: let's look up workouts for losing weight of course hit (02:10):
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Kevin Tejada: seven miles per hour treadmill for like (02:13):
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Kevin Tejada: 11 minutes you do five miles and i really forgot what it (02:16):
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Kevin Tejada: was you go back up specific like for like 30 seconds you (02:18):
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Kevin Tejada: walk for one minute for like a minute and a half like you (02:21):
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Kevin Tejada: do you up and down seven degrees of intensity hour (02:24):
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Kevin Tejada: i hate that with a passion five miles per (02:27):
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Kevin Tejada: hour for two minutes you go back up it felt (02:30):
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Kevin Tejada: 30 seconds you go back down not that helpful for like a minute and a half like (02:33):
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Kevin Tejada: now where i was wrong down varying degrees of intensity it can be helpful that (02:37):
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Kevin Tejada: with or exercise stamina i fucking hate whatever right but it was not chaotic (02:41):
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Kevin Tejada: was and not in terms of weight loss Because first of all weight loss is Large now where I was wrong is, (02:46):
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Kevin Tejada: Yes you can exercise your weight For exercise But holy fucking hell it's going (02:53):
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Kevin Tejada: to take a lot of work But it was not helpful doing his stuff In terms of an (02:58):
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Kevin Tejada: hour everyday Because first of all weight loss is Largely food intake. (03:02):
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Kevin Tejada: Just not eating it yes you can exercise your way to being thinner but holy fucking (03:07):
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Kevin Tejada: hell it's going to take yeah after the hit i'm talking doing hit stuff i would (03:12):
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Kevin Tejada: normally be sweaty as hell and then i would go to the weight room that's the (03:16):
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Kevin Tejada: only way to replicate a separate like cardio kind of room with some machines (03:19):
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Kevin Tejada: and then had a separate weight room i would go over there and do another. (03:23):
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Kevin Tejada: Program i looked i looked into just like a starter strength (03:27):
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Kevin Tejada: kind of thing i found out to be more enjoyable so i (03:30):
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Kevin Tejada: kind of sessions change the ratio over time sweaty (03:33):
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Kevin Tejada: as hell and then i would go to the weight or some weight of the gym (03:36):
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Kevin Tejada: because that is a separate like cardio kind of room because honestly (03:39):
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Kevin Tejada: if you have a separate weight room if you're i would go over there a (03:42):
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Kevin Tejada: sedentary person you changed nothing else about your eating (03:45):
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Kevin Tejada: starter or any other activity and then you add (03:48):
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Kevin Tejada: in i found out to be more enjoyable so i kind of shit weight training (03:51):
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Kevin Tejada: over time to do more strength based you can (03:55):
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Kevin Tejada: get all this activity you're gonna get all this muscle in and your body will it (03:57):
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Kevin Tejada: will change over time because honestly if you just stick with it if you're (04:00):
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Kevin Tejada: now there's an easier way to do this you change nothing else (04:03):
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Kevin Tejada: about train the way that you want to plus or any other activity (04:06):
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Kevin Tejada: and then you add in a bunch of treadmill that's (04:09):
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Kevin Tejada: what i was doing and i've actually transitioned away from doing hit and i (04:12):
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Kevin Tejada: never didn't get all this activity you're gonna get all this muscle in (04:15):
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Kevin Tejada: and your body will there's some times i if you (04:18):
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Kevin Tejada: just stick with it now there's an easier way to (04:21):
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Kevin Tejada: do a nearby track i'm walking train uh the (04:23):
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Kevin Tejada: way that you want to plus walk the short side that kind (04:26):
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Kevin Tejada: of thing just for funsies i guess it's not very fun but (04:29):
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Kevin Tejada: it does add some variety sometimes but that's what i was doing and (04:32):
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Kevin Tejada: i eventually transitioned to exercise hit and i never did (04:34):
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Kevin Tejada: it again well that's not true like 16 years or whatever it (04:37):
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Kevin Tejada: is there's some times i i'm not gonna need it but it's (04:40):
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Kevin Tejada: nice to have some variety here and there so i've went to you (04:43):
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Kevin Tejada: know a nearby track i'm walking for me even then it's a (04:46):
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Kevin Tejada: long side walk short side that kind of thing just for just for funsies i guess (04:49):
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Kevin Tejada: it's not very fun but anyway it does add some pride sometimes it's challenging. (04:53):
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Kevin Tejada: A hit session should only last about 10 minutes to half an hour like 16 years (04:56):
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Kevin Tejada: or whatever it is and a lot of people love it because oh my god they need it (05:01):
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Kevin Tejada: but it's nice to have some pride of hearing that whatever the fuck that means. (05:05):
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Kevin Tejada: So hit is by the way if anyone ever tells you hey man just work out a lot you lose a ton of weight, (05:10):
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Kevin Tejada: and by that they're implying that you know you're burning anyway (05:15):
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Kevin Tejada: hit is is it's challenging your access (05:18):
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Kevin Tejada: should only last about 10 minutes just don't listen (05:21):
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Kevin Tejada: to an hour and that's including rest that's not really how it works what they're (05:24):
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Kevin Tejada: trying to do is just get you a lot of people love it because oh my (05:27):
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Kevin Tejada: god it burns oh man i did a lot of stuff and then (05:30):
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Kevin Tejada: if you don't make the progress you want you think oh (05:32):
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Kevin Tejada: my god i'm trying so hard and it's not enough that means you're gonna (05:35):
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Kevin Tejada: think it's your fault that oh my by the way if anyone ever (05:38):
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Kevin Tejada: tells you hey man just work out way worse oh my god (05:41):
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Kevin Tejada: and by that they're implying that you know you're burning how (05:44):
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Kevin Tejada: it goes when people fall for the hit your (05:47):
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Kevin Tejada: excess fat activity don't just don't listen (05:50):
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Kevin Tejada: to that really what happens that's not really how it works now yeah (05:53):
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Kevin Tejada: it can burn more calories in a (05:57):
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Kevin Tejada: cardio session what they're trying to do is just get you in a state where (05:59):
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Kevin Tejada: you're really sweaty and tired and you think oh man i did a lot of stuff (06:02):
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Kevin Tejada: and then if you don't make the progress again oh (06:05):
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Kevin Tejada: my god i'm trying so hard it's not enough exercise activity is (06:08):
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Kevin Tejada: that oh my god i'm weak especially when you remember that (06:12):
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Kevin Tejada: way way way you can undo the calorie burn of almost any workout by just eating (06:14):
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Kevin Tejada: a handful of oreos that's usually how it goes not even a handful fall for maybe (06:20):
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Kevin Tejada: a small a couple you know burns and melts your fat away so you know it's not (06:24):
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Kevin Tejada: what happens useless for exercise but if you're using it for weight loss, burn more calories. (06:28):
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Kevin Tejada: It's not fun. In a cardio session, then just take a walk or something. (06:34):
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Kevin Tejada: And honestly, if that's the only way that you work out, it's not great. (06:36):
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Kevin Tejada: You're going to lead to burnout mentally and physically. (06:39):
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Kevin Tejada: Again, most physically, obviously, your activity, it's like burning yourself out. (06:43):
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Kevin Tejada: Exercise activity is mentally, it's kind of negligible, especially when you (06:47):
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Kevin Tejada: remember that. depending on the person exercising, you can undo the calorie (06:50):
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Kevin Tejada: burn of almost any workout by just eating a handful of Oreos. I'm not going to lie. (06:53):
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Kevin Tejada: During HIIT, there's a lot of, There's a lot of dread It's like okay I get to (06:58):
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Kevin Tejada: relax And you're mentally counting down Oh my god I have 28 seconds until I have to. (07:04):
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Kevin Tejada: Blow all my energy again oh my god oh my god i can't really (07:09):
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Kevin Tejada: relax i'm i'm worried about this energy i'm gonna have to expand oh my (07:12):
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Kevin Tejada: god i gotta go now and you just go and then (07:15):
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Kevin Tejada: you know it's not you wear yourself out again (07:18):
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Kevin Tejada: oh my god i'm more tired using four four weight loss yes (07:20):
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Kevin Tejada: my break is the same it's not fun i'm not (07:23):
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Kevin Tejada: gonna you know it's just you're dreading it's like oh i'm got i'm rounding the (07:26):
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Kevin Tejada: corner of the track i'm gonna have to i'm gonna have to run honestly that's the (07:29):
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Kevin Tejada: only way that you work out should i mentally slow down just a little bit (07:32):
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Kevin Tejada: so i can prolong mentally a little bit can i and physically this (07:34):
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Kevin Tejada: is a lot going on physically obviously you're so if you do this shit all the (07:37):
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Kevin Tejada: time like burning yourself out it might fuck you up mentally not gonna (07:40):
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Kevin Tejada: lie i mean depending on person some people (07:43):
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Kevin Tejada: this messes them up because similar to bodybuilding (07:46):
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Kevin Tejada: exhausting people think bodybuilding is like i'm not (07:49):
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Kevin Tejada: gonna lie there's a lot of a lot of people think there's (07:52):
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Kevin Tejada: a lot of dread people think it's like okay i get to relax that (07:55):
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Kevin Tejada: you're mentally counting down oh my god i have this 28 seconds of (07:58):
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Kevin Tejada: high intensity group fitness shit blow all (08:01):
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Kevin Tejada: my energy again oh my god oh my god i can't really relax i'm i'm (08:04):
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Kevin Tejada: worried about this energy default oh my god i gotta go and exercise means (08:07):
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Kevin Tejada: i go into a group of other people you just go and uh you know flail around (08:10):
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Kevin Tejada: sweat and that is exercise you wear (08:13):
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Kevin Tejada: yourself that is exercise but it's not necessarily for exercise but my break (08:16):
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Kevin Tejada: is the same oh my god need to do you know it's just dreading it's like oh my (08:21):
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Kevin Tejada: god i'm rounding the corner of the track i'm gonna have to i'm gonna have to (08:25):
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Kevin Tejada: a lot of people they think this is what you gotta do mentally try it just a (08:27):
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Kevin Tejada: little bit because hit It is demanding and not as effective as they think. (08:31):
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Kevin Tejada: So if you do this shit all the time and then they give up because they're like, okay, this is exercise. (08:35):
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Kevin Tejada: This is what I got to do to lose weight and it's not even working. (08:41):
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Kevin Tejada: Some people, this messes them up because similar to bodybuilding. (08:43):
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Kevin Tejada: So honestly, it's kind of a trend. (08:47):
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Kevin Tejada: My opinion, this is a default way that you exercise. Making people think it (08:48):
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Kevin Tejada: is something they should try out immediately. (08:52):
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Kevin Tejada: I've seen this happen. That hits a bunch of times. This, you know, (08:54):
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Kevin Tejada: working in multiple gyms in the past. (08:58):
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Kevin Tejada: Or solo shit. There's some people that they don't want to do personal training. (09:01):
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Kevin Tejada: They're like, oh, just do group fitness classes. And then they invite their exercise. (09:04):
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Kevin Tejada: They think exercise means I go into a group of other people, (09:07):
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Kevin Tejada: flail around, sweat, and that is exercise. (09:10):
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Kevin Tejada: Not literally, but I mean, it can be literally. True. That is exercise, (09:12):
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Kevin Tejada: but it's not necessarily the exercise that you do. They just throw it to the (09:15):
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Kevin Tejada: deep end. They're doing this hard stuff that they're not used to. (09:17):
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Kevin Tejada: Or what do you even enjoy doing? Or what do you even be effective for you? (09:20):
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Kevin Tejada: I hate this. I'm not going to exercise anymore. To a lot of people, (09:23):
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Kevin Tejada: they think. That sucks. This is what you got to do. And they try it. (09:26):
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Kevin Tejada: And they're overwhelmed as fuck. Another issue is kind of novelty for a lot of people. (09:28):
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Kevin Tejada: And then they give up. Wow, I'm going to flail around real hard and sweat a (09:35):
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Kevin Tejada: lot. And oh my God, this is working out. This is peak exercise. (09:40):
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Kevin Tejada: And there's not really a progression or structure. Let's say you're a runner. (09:44):
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Kevin Tejada: Rather than you're training to do American Idol or something. (09:48):
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Kevin Tejada: You're really new, right? I've seen this happen. If you're doing a bunch of times. (09:51):
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Kevin Tejada: You're working and adapting to HIIT, right? You'd be walking and then you have (09:55):
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Kevin Tejada: a period of like jogging. (09:58):
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Kevin Tejada: There's some people that they don't want it to be personal training. (09:59):
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Kevin Tejada: Eventually, your base is jogging, and then you do a faster run, (10:01):
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Kevin Tejada: then you go down to a jog, whatever. (10:06):
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Kevin Tejada: And then you basically just throw them and swap that out for sprint, (10:08):
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Kevin Tejada: then jogging, then run, that's the rest, and then that kind of thing. (10:11):
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Kevin Tejada: They just throw them into the deep end. They're doing this hard stuff. (10:14):
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Kevin Tejada: That would be kind of progression. (10:16):
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Kevin Tejada: Which hit can be kind of useful. Getting you acclimated to the energy that you have to output. (10:17):
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Kevin Tejada: So that sucks. You know, like in fighting as well. That can be helpful. (10:23):
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Kevin Tejada: Just get those bursts of energy out And get your (10:26):
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Kevin Tejada: body ready for it But a lot of it's not great The ways that people Another issue (10:29):
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Kevin Tejada: with It's not really It's not that Most of it is just Hopping to a class For (10:33):
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Kevin Tejada: a lot of people I'm fucking doing Wow I'm gonna flail around Real burpees Hard (10:38):
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Kevin Tejada: and Jumping around No relation to anything This is peak exercise Hopping around Whatever, (10:42):
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Kevin Tejada: So they're just And people are just getting Tired Let's say You're a runner Whatsoever. (10:48):
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Kevin Tejada: Now, let me get into the devil's advocate here. I don't know. (10:55):
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Kevin Tejada: I think I'm going to stick to this. (10:59):
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Kevin Tejada: You'd be walking. If you're doing, let's say you. (11:00):
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Kevin Tejada: Because I don't know. I don't know how else to do this. Adapting hit. (11:04):
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Kevin Tejada: I'm not a voice. I just have to do my mocking voice. (11:07):
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Kevin Tejada: And eventually your base is jogging. Hit is better than other workouts. (11:11):
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Kevin Tejada: Like a faster run. You go down to a jog, whatever. (11:15):
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Kevin Tejada: And then you swap that off for sprint. (11:18):
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Kevin Tejada: Then jog to anything else. Because hit sucks. (11:21):
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Kevin Tejada: I mean, if you like it. Whatever, right? cool that would be kind of a (11:23):
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Kevin Tejada: special thing then which hit can be kind of and this case (11:26):
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Kevin Tejada: it's getting you activated cardio honestly the energy you're gonna (11:29):
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Kevin Tejada: need some kind of resistance training doesn't have to be (11:31):
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Kevin Tejada: fighting you know weightlifting that's that can be helpful just uh get those (11:34):
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Kevin Tejada: bursts can be body weight and stuff there needs to be some other kind of exercise (11:37):
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Kevin Tejada: like a lot of the ways that they're all engaging it is not really like that (11:41):
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Kevin Tejada: you literally just focus on one you happen to a class some way i'm fucking doing (11:45):
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Kevin Tejada: so you can just apply this to anything Why do anything else for jumping around? (11:49):
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Kevin Tejada: No relation to anything whatsoever. (11:54):
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Kevin Tejada: I'm just not dying at the end. It wasn't a good session. (11:56):
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Kevin Tejada: That's exactly what the fuck I'm talking about. That mindset. (11:59):
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Kevin Tejada: You know, people are just getting tired. (12:02):
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Kevin Tejada: People have this mindset when I get into it for the first time. (12:04):
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Kevin Tejada: They're like, oh, my God, I need to sweat. I need to feel terrible. (12:07):
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Kevin Tejada: I need to ache. I need to hurt. No, you fucking don't. (12:09):
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Kevin Tejada: Now, let me get into the devil's action. I don't know. I think I'm going to stick to this voice. (12:13):
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Kevin Tejada: It sounds like fucking Timmy's from South Park. Jimmy from South Park. (12:19):
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Kevin Tejada: For his, I don't know how else to do this. You don't have to necessarily be (12:22):
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Kevin Tejada: done. I'm not a voice actor, okay? (12:25):
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Kevin Tejada: I just have to do my mocking voice. I'm someone else, so sorry. (12:26):
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Kevin Tejada: When you're doing exercise or something that's supposed to benefit you, (12:30):
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Kevin Tejada: you shouldn't feel like things. Why do anything else? The word dying shouldn't come into it. (12:33):
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Kevin Tejada: Let's put it that way. Well, you're going to have to prove that, (12:36):
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Kevin Tejada: first of all, before you say that. Why do anything else? (12:38):
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Kevin Tejada: Because hit sucks. I just yack. I mean, if you like it. walking cool (12:40):
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Kevin Tejada: you still should do other things doing weights and walking overall (12:43):
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Kevin Tejada: this is kind of just cardio honestly burning (12:46):
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Kevin Tejada: fat faster you may burn this is trying it doesn't have to be weight (12:49):
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Kevin Tejada: lifting necessarily but but getting rid of your fat is due to there needs to (12:53):
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Kevin Tejada: be some other kind of exercise like cardio versus training they're all helpful (12:58):
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Kevin Tejada: you know a lot of people think they just get fat or just focus on one it's not (13:02):
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Kevin Tejada: it's due to your habits your eating habits how what you can just apply it you're (13:05):
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Kevin Tejada: gonna have to do i do anything else what you've been doing Well-rounded shitness That's why, (13:09):
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Kevin Tejada: Usually in this case If I'm not dying at the end It wasn't a good session. (13:13):
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Kevin Tejada: That's exactly what the fuck I'm talking about With that mindset You don't have (13:17):
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Kevin Tejada: to be extreme In either of those changes A lot of people have this mindset When (13:21):
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Kevin Tejada: they get into fitness For the first time They're like Oh my god I need to sweat (13:23):
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Kevin Tejada: I need to feel terrible I need to ache I need to hurt No you fucking don't Let's get into some numbers, (13:26):
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Kevin Tejada: Like I mentioned before Hit can burn more calories Than just doing steady state (13:31):
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Kevin Tejada: cardio In fact you shouldn't be hurting And just chilling on the treadmill That (13:35):
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Kevin Tejada: means you broke something Doing elliptical walking Whatever it is Like I said, (13:38):
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Kevin Tejada: it's kind of negligible. (13:42):
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Kevin Tejada: For a hit itself, you know, you don't have to necessarily be dying. (13:43):
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Kevin Tejada: It depends, obviously, but it could be like 100, maybe 150 more. (13:46):
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Kevin Tejada: I mean, you know, I guess if you want to eat an extra apple and Oreo, (13:51):
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Kevin Tejada: you shouldn't feel like the hit. The word dying, overall, it doesn't make that (13:53):
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Kevin Tejada: much of a dent in your actual weight loss. Hit burns fat faster than anything. (13:58):
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Kevin Tejada: I'll just do that. And skip weights, you're working. And the reason I use Oreo (14:02):
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Kevin Tejada: as an example so much as that, overall, would probably be like 60 or 65 calories (14:05):
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Kevin Tejada: per. burning fat faster and i don't remember the calories during any other junk food. (14:10):
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Speaker1: I think bags of chips are like what, (14:14):
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Kevin Tejada: 240 calories these days? Mostly not eating as much as you can. (14:17):
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Kevin Tejada: Anyway, if you're wondering why I always say Oreos, because I remember it's like 60, 65 calories. (14:20):
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Kevin Tejada: I'm not going to check that. You know, a lot of people think they just get fat (14:25):
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Kevin Tejada: randomly. It's not. It's due to your habits, your eating habits. (14:27):
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Kevin Tejada: That's my habits. What you've been doing. (14:30):
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Kevin Tejada: So what you're going to have to do is change what you've been doing. (14:31):
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Kevin Tejada: For stats here, usually in this case, the food has to. If you do want to improve (14:34):
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Kevin Tejada: your exercise in terms of aerobic or anaerobic, which is kind of like your energy bursts, I guess. (14:38):
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Kevin Tejada: Anaerobic is more for energy versus you're doing something so hard (14:44):
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Kevin Tejada: you can't really breathe while you're doing it that's aerobic is (14:47):
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Kevin Tejada: when you're doing stuff that's challenging but you can kind (14:50):
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Kevin Tejada: of you can hold a conversation it's getting to some numbers but you're (14:53):
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Kevin Tejada: still breathing more heavily hit can obviously improve (14:56):
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Kevin Tejada: that apparently two to three sessions per week you know (14:59):
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Kevin Tejada: like 15 minutes like i mentioned before cardio can (15:02):
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Kevin Tejada: burn more calories than just doing steady cardio most people (15:05):
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Kevin Tejada: who get into this don't want to improve their cardio same pace if (15:08):
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Kevin Tejada: you if you're like whatever it is really interesting like i (15:11):
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Kevin Tejada: said it's kind of negligible and by that i mean it's distance (15:14):
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Kevin Tejada: running or something like that you're probably depends obviously but it could be like other (15:17):
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Kevin Tejada: stuff on a track 100 maybe 150 more if you're (15:20):
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Kevin Tejada: running sprints for track then maybe you'll be doing that but yes obviously (15:23):
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Kevin Tejada: doing more intense cardio will increase so you know i guess if you want to eat (15:27):
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Kevin Tejada: an extra something interesting with oreo then do hit i guess that came from (15:30):
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Kevin Tejada: But apparently the injury rate or HIIT can be double that of just moderate intensity exercises. (15:34):
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Kevin Tejada: Especially if you overdo it, which that's what HIIT is. And the reason I use (15:41):
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Kevin Tejada: Oreo as an example so much is that I remember my brain is like 60 or 65 calories (15:45):
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Kevin Tejada: per day. They're like, oh, I want to go hardcore. (15:50):
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Kevin Tejada: I want to die. I want to sweat. I want to be a puddle. And I don't remember (15:51):
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Kevin Tejada: the calories of like any other junk food. (15:54):
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Kevin Tejada: Fucked up. I think bags of chips are like 240 calories these days. (15:57):
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Kevin Tejada: Injury because overtraining. anyway if you're wondering why i always say oreos (16:02):
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Kevin Tejada: because i remember it's like 60 65 calories so how can you avoid getting check (16:05):
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Kevin Tejada: that because i don't really buy oreos derailed and you rolls by hit that's my (16:09):
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Kevin Tejada: favorite reference how can you make it despite hit. (16:13):
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Kevin Tejada: Do hit if you want to that's fine like as your cardio that's (16:17):
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Kevin Tejada: totally fine just make sure it's not the only thing that's here (16:20):
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Kevin Tejada: and that you have proper recovery you do it properly if you do want to improve (16:24):
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Kevin Tejada: your walls and do backflips your fitness in terms of aerobic or anaerobic which (16:27):
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Kevin Tejada: is kind of like your energy bursts i guess i have some kind of structure some (16:31):
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Kevin Tejada: kind of thing when you're doing something so hard you can't really breathe while (16:34):
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Kevin Tejada: you're doing it do do a similar most times is when you're doing stuff that's (16:37):
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Kevin Tejada: challenging but you can kind you can hold a conversation, (16:41):
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Kevin Tejada: but if your goal is to lose weight HIIT can (16:44):
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Kevin Tejada: obviously improve that apparently two to three sessions per week HIIT's (16:47):
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Kevin Tejada: not ideal obviously like I was saying before you do nothing else in your life (16:50):
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Kevin Tejada: you don't adjust your food activity anything you only add in HIIT yes I mean (16:55):
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Kevin Tejada: sure that's kind of obvious but most people who get into this don't want to (16:59):
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Kevin Tejada: improve the activity will affect the if you're like however that's not always (17:03):
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Kevin Tejada: how it works for a lot of people running. (17:07):
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Kevin Tejada: If you're more active you might be hungry something like that you're probably (17:09):
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Kevin Tejada: doing you know other stuff nullify you're probably not (17:12):
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Kevin Tejada: doing calories from if you're running sprints burned calories (17:15):
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Kevin Tejada: doing that from yes obviously doing (17:18):
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Kevin Tejada: more intense cardio will increase your cardio is that (17:21):
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Kevin Tejada: good burnt calories or burned calories is like calories (17:24):
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Kevin Tejada: you burn burnt would be like something interesting with like burnt (17:27):
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Kevin Tejada: power i don't know where this that came from but apparently the injury rate can (17:31):
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Kevin Tejada: be double anyway hit is not moderate intensity (17:34):
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Kevin Tejada: inherently bad especially if you but the way that most (17:37):
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Kevin Tejada: people frame it in their mind the way that most people use it (17:40):
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Kevin Tejada: is kind of and if you skip recovery (17:43):
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Kevin Tejada: now a lot of people who are into hits they're like oh i want to go hardcore (17:46):
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Kevin Tejada: i want to die i want to sweat i want to experience on the floor but recovery (17:49):
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Kevin Tejada: they hop into something that's very hard fucked up and not so that could obviously (17:52):
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Kevin Tejada: lead to their goal of losing weight (17:57):
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Kevin Tejada: it can it can be but it's not an under recovery are the same exact thing. (17:59):
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Kevin Tejada: So if you understand the role of exercise and weight loss, as in it's a supplementary (18:04):
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Kevin Tejada: bonus boost in the whole process, and you do some hit here and there because (18:10):
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Kevin Tejada: you're into it, that's cool. (18:16):
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Kevin Tejada: That's totally fine. So how can you avoid getting a... I will do nothing else (18:18):
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Kevin Tejada: except do this weird class where I sweat all the time. (18:21):
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Kevin Tejada: How can you make it despite hitting? And I will expect to lose dozens of times. (18:25):
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Kevin Tejada: Oh, you can do hit if you want to. That's fine. That, like as your cardio is (18:28):
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Kevin Tejada: where you might not make sure. (18:31):
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Kevin Tejada: It's not the only thing you do. Very likely you will not. And that you have (18:33):
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Kevin Tejada: proper recovery and you do it properly. (18:36):
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Kevin Tejada: Don't just jump off the wall and do backflips just to sweat. (18:38):
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Kevin Tejada: I might have mentioned this before. I almost definitely have. (18:42):
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Kevin Tejada: But with the sandy workout that I did. Some kind of thing you're working towards, I guess. (18:44):
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Kevin Tejada: Or do you do a similar day? I don't know how popular you can get used to it. (18:49):
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Kevin Tejada: That workout isn't anymore. But I did that. (18:52):
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Kevin Tejada: But if your goal is to lose weight. High intensity stuff, waiting for a bit, (18:54):
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Kevin Tejada: doing high intensity stuff. (18:58):
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Kevin Tejada: I did that for eight fucking weeks. It's not ideal. So obviously, (18:59):
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Kevin Tejada: like I was saying before, if you do nothing else in your life, (19:02):
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Kevin Tejada: you don't adjust your food activity. (19:06):
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Kevin Tejada: I did not miss a fucking day. That was one of my triumphs. I never want to do (19:08):
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Kevin Tejada: it again. For sure. Because I'm proud of doing that. (19:11):
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Kevin Tejada: The activity will affect the calorie intake. However, that's not always crazy for a lot of people. (19:14):
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Kevin Tejada: I think it was six. If you're more active, you might be more hungry, (19:20):
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Kevin Tejada: which would, anyway, you know. At least 40 of these sessions within two hours from. (19:22):
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Kevin Tejada: I lost two fucking calories. (19:27):
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Kevin Tejada: Because I expected from. All that sweat Hate workout All that work to result (19:30):
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Kevin Tejada: In a bunch of weight loss Is that good? Burnt calories Or burned calories I (19:34):
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Kevin Tejada: was working out more Burnt was eating I didn't understand The role of nutrition (19:38):
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Kevin Tejada: In the whole process So point being. (19:42):
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Kevin Tejada: Hit alone won't save you english you want to do (19:44):
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Kevin Tejada: it it ain't bad it's just not your savior remember that (19:47):
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Kevin Tejada: and if you do want to get into it start slow don't anyway hit is not in inherently (19:50):
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Kevin Tejada: bad or twice or something but the way that most for god's sake if you were not (19:55):
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Kevin Tejada: overweight to begin with and you start doing hit please please eat more and (19:59):
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Kevin Tejada: do some resistance it's usually the newbies in hell you're gonna no relation (20:03):
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Kevin Tejada: to fitness guys experience with it or something, (20:07):
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Kevin Tejada: but yeah if you add like a buttload of burned calories every (20:10):
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Kevin Tejada: single day they hop into something that's very hard if you're not (20:13):
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Kevin Tejada: already overweight then you will probably lose a bit of weight and it's (20:16):
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Kevin Tejada: not great losing weight so it can it can be (20:19):
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Kevin Tejada: but it's not it's not the best way to do nutrition is key if you (20:22):
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Kevin Tejada: work out more you're probably going to eat more so just keep all that in (20:25):
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Kevin Tejada: mind so if you understand you're going to want to eat more (20:27):
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Kevin Tejada: the role of exercise and weight loss the way that you probably (20:30):
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Kevin Tejada: keep eating bonus or eat maybe even (20:33):
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Kevin Tejada: lower the amount that you're eating to be the whole process of course (20:36):
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Kevin Tejada: that means you have and you put you do some filling here and there because you're into (20:39):
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Kevin Tejada: it that's cool that's totally fine but if you're fine you're exercising (20:42):
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Kevin Tejada: i will do nothing else except stuff that's weird class (20:45):
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Kevin Tejada: where i sweat all the time that'll take care of that and i will expect hit as (20:48):
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Kevin Tejada: the magic dozens of pounds for this kind of this whole process it's not gonna (20:52):
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Kevin Tejada: work out you're not gonna make it anyway have you ever done where you might (20:55):
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Kevin Tejada: not make it personally i find it hit or miss very like i was really fucking (20:59):
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Kevin Tejada: bad i might I'm going to cut that out, (21:04):
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Kevin Tejada: but I'm going to forget to edit that shitty joke. (21:05):
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Kevin Tejada: In fact, anyway, see you next time. Might have mentioned this before. (21:08):
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