Train With Eli

08/08/2022

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05/11/2022

05/11/2022

Dj kralicek • Pre Pet Gangster

07/08/2021

5 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self: The Saga

1. Train less. Yep, that’s right. I always thought more is better, more gets you there faster. Welp, I was wrong.

‘The right dose IS the right dose’

It’s an annoying phrase, but it’s what I live by now. I don’t kill myself in the gym 6-7 days a week and never letting my body recover. I train hard 3-4 days max and make sure I am moving sufficiently the other days (walking my dogs, mobility work, dancing in the kitchen)

2. Stop doing Body/Bro split workouts. I pretty much only do full body workouts now. When your whole life isn’t dedicated to working out (pretty just bodybuilders) then why are you making it harder on yourself? Your muscles like frequent stimulation but not over stimulation. Life happens, things come up, that’s ok! Pick a plan that fits your lifestyle don’t fit your lifestyle around your gym plan. Guess what day you’ll choose to skip…the day that you hate the most and that your body probably needs the most👀

3. Focus on not just aesthetics. I’m not going to sit here and tell you looking good without a shirt on isn’t nice. It’s nice. But that feeling fades, it fades quickly. Then you get into the unhealthy spiral. Nothing beats feeling strong in your own body.

4. Actually prioritize protein…and water. Don’t just say ‘yeah I need to eat more protein’ and then do literally nothing about it. Make it a priority. Get ahead of it early in the day bc playing catch up with protein is near impossible. 99% of you reading this are probably under consuming protein…and under consuming water haha. It’s ok if you miss some days here and there, our diets don’t have to be perfect, but prioritizing protein and water are easy so start there and be consistent. Protein is satiating and essential for muscle growth, and dehydration can send a hunger signal to our bodies when we really need more water instead of just junk food.

5. Find better lighting. Jk. Actually it’s get outside more. But the lighting is nice out there. And the sunlight (in moderation) is so so so great for us. On so many levels. You’re probably deficient in vitamin D, most people are. Go👏🏼out👏🏼side👏🏼.

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06/19/2021

This is how I look at Weekend* Brunch...😅

Anyone else?



(Look at babez in the corner lookin’ cute 😉)

06/18/2021

Workouts with babez >>

Will someone come teach us how to do this pose 😅

P.S. Jordan hates when I make her do these photoshoots, can ya tell?

06/15/2021

: Push Ups

GET A FULL RANGE OF MOTION!!

I know it sounds so simple, but I see this mistake EVERY day. A full ROM push up will do wonders more for you than a half ‘real’ push up.

Scaling options and progressions are necessary for growth and improvement, USE THEM!

A knee push up is still a REAL push up, you’re doing it in reality not in some made up dreamland, so make it worth your time and effort.

Everyone starts somewhere, it’s not cheating or embarrassing, it’s a stepping stone to progress.

This is how I coach some of my push up progressions! I would rather someone worm the crap out of their push up with a full range of motion, than give me a push that only goes half way down. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Be patient, be honest with yourself, put in the time and work, witness the results. Y’all Rock.

Ok, rant over luh you byeee

(PSA clearly I’m not a video editor 😂)

05/29/2021

Stoo made me do ...

It sucked, but We had fun though🤷🏻‍♂️

@ Big Easy CrossFit

05/08/2021

Another in the boooooks

It’s gettin’ hot out there my friends 🔥

@ Big Easy CrossFit

04/24/2021

Vibes 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🩳

03/30/2021

My first long rant about metabolism! Have questions? Let me know! Want to know more?? Keep listening and let me know anything specific!

03/02/2021

Here’s my long winded way to say that the words you speak about and towards your body are IMPACTFUL and carry more weight than you probably realize!

SPEAK POSITIVELY ABOUT YOUR BODY! Reframe your words to reflect your body in a good light!

That is all❤️

02/09/2021

6 Bodyweight movements I [interchangeably] do every day throughout the day to stimulate muscle growth and recovery.

-Bodyweight Squats
-Step ups
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-Push Ups (knees* if needed)
-Dips
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-Pull Ups (assisted* if needed)
-Body Rows

Moderate the intensity based on YOUR level! If you can only do 1 pull up...maybe try to do 1 pull up 5-10 times throughout the day

DO NOT think that scaling an exercise down to your level is ‘cheating’ or not effective or negative in anyway! Working through properly done progressions is how we improve! I will take a properly done knee push up or even a full ROM worm push up over a half push up on the toes all day!

For me, I try to get:
50 pull ups
100 Dips
150 squats
Or
100 body rows
100 Push Ups
100 step ups

That number might sound high, but I do it throughout the day, not all at one time! Your body loves frequency!

Pick an achievable number and build from there. Starting with 5 or 10 and staying consistent is great! And way better than starting with 50 and not staying consistent.

And yes, I actually usually count the reps in my workouts towards these numbers! If I did pull ups in my workout, that usually counts for my pull ups for the day! Do not burn yourself out or over train, the emphasis is consistency!

02/08/2021

In other news no one cares about 😂

Here’s an annoying mirror pic🤷🏻‍♂️

[TOO LONG DIDNT/WONT READ: Fall in love with the journey]

But mostly to show that I, too, am too hard on myself. I can get obsessed with wanting to be ‘BIGGER’ or atleast not small:/

It would be disingenuous to say I’ve ‘hated’ my body, but I’ve definitely hated things about my body. Everyone has insecurities...EVERYONE

(Especially me right now posting a mirror pic like a chump 😂)

I decided recently to really try to do a ‘clean bulk’ and see how much weight I could gain. I started tracking my macros and trying to hit 3600 calories every day...that was too much...I started not enjoying food anymore haha and I LOVE food...So I wanted to quit. Lesson number 1: it’s hard to love things you’re not good at

So I dropped it to 3200 calories knowing it would take longer but I was ok with it. I felt like I was getting stronger and even noticeably bigger, but every time I I got on the scale it either never moved or sometimes even went down. UGH FRUSTRATING.

I stuck with it the best I could as my schedule started to PILE up. Then hopped on the inbody machine to see how things were going and it turns out I gained 5lbs of muscle and lost about 4 pounds of body fat 🤷🏻‍♂️ (and even lost visceral fat🙌🏼)

No wonder I didn’t see any scale changes. As often as I tell my clients that the scale is not a great tool to measure success, we all can still fall into the trap. Focussing on getting stronger and moving better has done more for my body than chasing aesthetics EVER has.

Exercise has taught me patience, perseverance, the beauty of an open mind, the value of hard work, and so much more. It never stops teaching me things as annoying as it is to learn them 🙄😂

Pretty much that’s all I got for ya. Fall in love with the journey and the lessons you may learn will far outweigh anything else you may be chasing. Common side effect: loving your body and looking good while doing it.

*Last pic is around when the first results were measured

✌🏼 ❤️ 🏋🏻‍♂️

@ New Orleans, Louisiana

02/07/2021

SuperBowl Sunday Vibes ⚜️⚜️



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02/03/2021

Well...I made another IGTV video about it, but it was longer than I anticipated 😂 14 minutes

So here’s a quick hits of what I talked about and if you want to know more, go to my IGTV

First things...

-Correct your movement patterns. Make sure your first movement is at the HIPS not at the knees

-Assess your Ankle and Hip mobility first. The problem most likely can be related to those more than the knee.

My top exercises/movements to help...

-Isometric exercises have shown to have an analgesic/pain relieving affect. They are often underused and can help tremendously with chronic pains. A static lunge or pause squat can really help strengthen the knee in order to overcome chronic pain.

-Often having an imbalance/weak hamstring or posterior side of the knee can result in knee pain. Try these sliding hamstring curls and progressions to help.

-The heel touch squat really helps to target the patellar area that pain often comes from. Start small, work your way up.

-The banded leg extension is amazing for strengthening the quad and smaller muscle surrounding the knee that are in charge of stabilizing the knee joint, reducing pain.

-The more advanced movement to work towards that has personally helped my knee pain, the sissy squat. On the toes, squeeze the glutes, slide the knees forward keeping the hips locked out, and extend.

And my honorable mentions...
-Wall sits
-Frog Squats
-Eccentric Step Ups

Not to be done to exhaustion. Start with 5 reps, build from there and do them multiple times through the day. The goal is the GRADUALLY progress.

Live pain free my friends.