Losing fat is hard.

Losing a lot of fat is harder.

But neither is as hard as maintaining a super lean physique -- without going nuts.

You're probably willing to put up with dieting if you know the end is in site. What you're not willing to tolerate is the hunger, stress, social isolation and other issues that usually prevent you from staying super lean.

Sure, you can suck it up and be miserable. Or, you can use the strategies in this podcast to make staying lean much, much easier.

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like sleep.

It’s even harder to find someone who gets enough.

For one of the simplest and most effective things people can do to improve their health and body composition, sleep usually gets overlooked.

Most people are struggling to reach and maintain a healthy weight. You know how important diet and exercise are for accomplishing this, but sleep is arguably almost as important. Your sleep can impact what and how much you eat, your ability to exercise, and how much fat or muscle you lose while dieting.

In this podcast, you're going to learn from sleep researcher Dan Pardi on how you can improve your health and lose fat by sleeping better.

Lacrosse is a weird sport.

You get to whack other players with metal poles, you run constantly without any breaks, and you use a small rubber ball that’s basically like an airborne hockey puck. You have to have great speed, endurance, strength, and coordination. 

If you’re goal is to be generally fit, you can learn a lot by looking at the training practices of lacrosse players.

In today’s show, you’re going to learn how one lacrosse coach is taking his sport to a new level. You'll learn how doctor and elite level lacrosse coach Joe Lightfoot is using strength and conditioning exercises, recovery tactics, and a slightly different coaching philosophy to help his players reach the highest level of their sport.

You’ll also learn Joe's best tips for coaching that you can use for own training. If you’re a coach or trainer you can also use these tips when working with your athletes.

You'll find that Joe uses the same general strategy that we use here on imprüvism — he believes in using small, consistent changes to master the basics first, and then and only then, focusing on the smaller details of whatever it is you’re trying to achieve.