Lose Fat and Get Shredded with Less Effort and More Energy (Alex Feinberg) | Ep 340

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Are you chasing success but running on empty? Do your workouts feel harder yet deliver fewer results? What if your energy, not your money, is the real currency of success?
I sit down with Alex Feinberg, ex-pro athlete, former Google exec, and elite performance coach, to break down how high achievers can stay lean, energized, and efficient all year long. We explore why doubling your training volume might be hurting your progress, how to optimize your metabolism for maximum fat loss, and why treating energy like currency changes everything. Alex also reveals simple frameworks to track recovery, train smarter (not harder), and turn your body into a high-performance machine.
Today, you’ll learn all about:

2:35 – Why energy beats more money
4:30 – How high performers get stuck
6:58 – The kingpin habit that changes everything
13:15 – The myth of the 3 PM crash
18:39 – How carbs affect sleep and energy
24:37 – Why your workouts aren’t working
33:04 – High-intensity training, defined
38:25 – How to stay shredded eating pizza
44:39 – Processed food vs real food
50:02 – Train what you usually ignore
53:13 – Fitness is your wealth-building shortcut

Episode resources:

• Website: feinbergsystems.com
• Instagram: @alexfeinbergofficial
• X: @alexfeinberg1
• Facebook: @alexfeinbergofficial
• Youtube: @alexfeinberg1
  
  

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Chapters

1. Energy is the New Currency (00:00:00)

2. The Kingpin Approach to Problem Solving (00:07:11)

3. Training for Results, Not Exhaustion (00:17:13)

4. Intensity vs. Volume in Training (00:25:47)

5. Making Healthy Food That Tastes Great (00:34:44)

6. High Performance & Physical Appearance (00:43:38)

7. Final Thoughts & Contact Information (00:52:47)