Ben Carpenter

Exercising at 90 years old! You know I love seeing people exercising. *ESPECIALLY* when they are in a subgroup of people who don’t normally exercise. Believe it or not, there is research showing that resistance training can help with muscle mass and strength, even in people who are 90 years old. If you are searching for the fountain of youth, exercise is probably as close as you are going to get. P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my best-selling book, Everything Fat Loss (Iink in profile). #exercise #fitness #elderly #elderlycare #strengthtraining

Peter Attia is in the Epstein files. This weekend, a lot of news stories broke about this, but I had a busy weekend and I am late to the party. Normally, I hate responding to things after lots of other people have responded to the same thing, but in this case I am going to make an exception. I don’t think any of us will ever really find out just how much he knew about Epstein’s business. But to me, there are more than enough red flags to happily say that in my opinion, that guy can fuck all the way off. #epstein #epsteinisland #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein

95% of diets fail? There is a popular claim in the fitness community that 95% of diets fail. This means that 95% of people who diet to lose weight will regain all of the weight they lost and sometimes more. In this week’s podcast episode, we have a change of pace and have done a research deep dive. We explain where this 95% claim comes from, why it isn’t really true, and what the overall body of weight loss literature says. Snippet taken from episode 8 of the All or Something Podcast, available for free on all major platforms. Video with @Sohee Carpenter, PhD, CSCS,*D #diet #weightloss #loseweight #fatloss #caloriedeficit

A brief interruption from regular content so I can talk about America and Alex Pretti. #alexpretti

Becoming a parent, and how that influences health and fitness. Video with @Sohee Carpenter, PhD, CSCS,*D When I (Ben) was younger, I started lifting weights for vanity purposes. A young teenager trying to get more confident. Over time, this has shifted to caring more about my health, which I admit I neglected for too long. I spent too much of my life lifting weights, but never doing any form of cardio and never caring about my fitness levels. With our daughter on the way, this has caused me to reflect on my training, and what is more important at this stage in my life. Snippet taken from episode 8 of the All or Something Podcast, available on major platforms. #parent #parents #parentsoftiktok #parenthood #fitness

Exercise is amazing. It can be amazing for mental health. BUT this should not be exaggerated. Exercise should not be viewed as an omnipotent replacement for actual mental health services. Snippet taken from episode 8 of the All or Something Podcast with @Sohee Carpenter, PhD, CSCS,*D available on major platforms. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #depression #exercise #podcast

People hate fitness influencers lol. This video popped up on my feed, and I think the comments section serves as a good reminder. To a lot of people, the term “fitness influencer” is synonymous with people filming in the gym, prioritising their own workouts over other people moving around freely. I don’t hate filming in the gym, at all. I literally do it myself. But this should be a good reminder that public gyms are not filming studios, and paying members should not be inconvenienced by fitness influencers with tripods and camera crews lol. P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my best-selling book, Everything Fat Loss (Iink in profile). #influencer #influencers #fitnessinfluencer #fitness #gym

Predatory fitness marketing. Someone sent me this video (advert) asking for my opinion. It is actually a fantastic example of how terrible fitness marketing can be, so let’s use it as a template. 1. “If you are a woman over 40” (zoom in on you as their niche) 2. “The things you are trying will not work for you” (make you doubt what you are doing) 3. Insert a vague reason why that sounds plausible 4. Make it sound like you won’t get results without a VERY SPECIFIC program I have actually responded to this specific person before. Whilst it looks like they are very helpful and friendly, this is literally just part of a massive ad funnel campaign. People in the fitness industry normally have something to sell (including me, I am of course a personal trainer who wrote a book which I put a little disclaimer at the end of each post on) but that shouldn’t mean that it’s excusable to resort to scummy tactics. P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my best-selling book, Everything Fat Loss (Iink in profile). #marketing #menopause #postmenopause #cortisol #women

I am going to talk about the Epstein files. This contains explicit words which I am not sure I can even say without being censored on social media. If that’s not your jam, don’t watch. Please don’t watch it and then complain that you wished I didn’t talk about topics like this lol. Recently my social media feeds have been flooded with people discussing the Epstein files and demanding their release (with fewer redactions, and at a faster pace than this slowly trickle some documents out malarkey). And I want to rant. Not just about the Epstein files, but what I think this teaches us about a lot of violent crime. #epstein #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein #victims

My wife @Sohee Carpenter, PhD, CSCS,*D has received some angry messages recently. You see, women who are pregnant attract a lot of scrutiny. Many people on social media see a pregnant woman exercising and believe that it is unsafe, therefore will take it upon themselves to message the mother-to-be. I get it. If you think someone is endangering their baby, of course you would be worried and want to intervene. But this stems from outdated beliefs that pregnant women should not exercise. So, let’s discuss where that myth came from and how the research has evolved. Shout out to friends @katiecrewe and @Danielle Pascente for agreeing to cameo in this reel, given they also received similar messages and comments. P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my book ‘Fat Loss Habits’ now. It is available via the Iink in my profile. #pregnant #pregnancy #pregnancytiktok #womeninthegym #exercise

Artificial intelligence is getting out of control. A year and a half ago, I warned you all about AI scams. People were using footage of celebrities, and adding fake audio to make it sound like the celebrity was promoting something they were not. When I first posted this, most of you said it was quite easy to spot. But a few months later, when I posted another one with Jennifer Aniston, a lot more of you admitted that you didn’t notice until I pointed it out. And now, we have reached a tipping point. AI is now advanced enough that people are being fabricated from nothing. There are AI influencers who are convincing enough that a lot of their followers do not even know they aren’t real people. We are entering an age where AI technology is becoming indistinguishable. This is going to make it MUCH harder to spot scams and misinformation. Please be very careful. P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my book ‘Fat Loss Habits’ now. It is available via the Iink in my profile. #ai #artificialintelligence #artificialintelligenceart #influencer #influencers

The UK government is banning junk food advertising. Specifically, before 9pm and online. Why? Because “junk food” advertising directed at children has long been an ethical issue. Many people would argue that children are particularly easily influenced, and massive food corporations marketing to children has the power to sway their food consumption habits negatively. These topics always cause a lot of arguing, because people have different views on how much the government should be involved in shaping our decisions. For example, would society be healthier if our government banned alcohol completely? Or banned gambling? What about adverts for alcohol and adverts for gambling? Just like governments can ban cigarette advertising, or put big warnings on cigarette packs, or limit young people buying them by putting age restrictions on, this food advertising ban is kind of the same thing. Limiting the power of large companies to influence society’s youngest members. What do you think? P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my book ‘Fat Loss Habits’ now. It is available via the Iink in my profile. #junkfood #burgerking #kfc #government #advertising

Cycle syncing is the idea of modifying your exercise, nutrition, and other lifestyle habits with the phases of your menstrual cycle. With regards to exercise, it involves altering not only the type of exercise you do but also the intensity, and the concept pushes the notion that everyone who menstruates should modify their workouts in the exact same way at certain phases of their cycle. Of 5 review papers examining the relationship between menstrual cycle and exercise performance, all of them emphasized the prevalence of low-quality studies, poor methodological practices, and small samples. Most notably, Colenso-Semple et al. 2023 concludes: “The development of [resistance exercise training] prescriptions based on cyclical hormonal changes is not an evidence-based approach.” Some problems with the concept of cycle syncing workouts include: ➡️everyone will feel different at different phases of their menstrual cycle - whereas one person might feel lethargic and weak, someone else might be at their strongest ➡️even for one individual, symptoms can vary from one cycle to the next ➡️even cycle phase length can vary within individuals from one cycle to the next ➡️sleep, stress, nutrition, and other factors may have a bigger impact on how you feel for a workout than your menstrual cycle phase alone Your exercise plan and efforts should be tailored to you as an individual. Adjusting your workouts based on how you feel on any given day - not specific to hormonal cycles - is called autoregulation, which everyone should be practicing! Tune into the latest episode of the the All or Something Podcast, where I talk with @Sohee Carpenter, PhD, CSCS,*D soheefit about other topics including body dysmorphia, perfectionism, food freedom, and why I no longer believes in all-or-nothing fitness. From food habituation to controversial takes on “junk food” and health, this conversation breaks down the grey area of wellness that most people ignore. #cyclesyncing #menstrualcycle #hormonehealth #womenshealth #periodproblems

How to marry someone out of your league. One of my best relationship tips to make someone happy is make sure you are speaking the same language. When Sohee and I first started dating, I did things that I thought made her feel special and she did things that she thought made me feel special. But some of those things didn’t land as well as we had hoped. Over time, I realised that the way she expresses and appreciates love was very different to how I showed it. So I spent more time doing things that she appreciated, like taking time to do nice gestures. Whilst I can’t make any guarantees that this will help you bag someone out of your league, I do think it is sensible relationship advice, from someone who definitely isn’t an expert. Hope that helps. P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my book ‘Fat Loss Habits’ now. It is available via the Iink in my profile. #marriage #marriedlife #wife #relationshiptips #cake

Gyms on January 1st. Someone sent me this video saying “every single year, we see posts like this” and asked for my opinion. I know there is a running joke that gyms are chaos in January (this is true, they often are) but I think it is a shame that so many people use this as reasoning for why they do not like beginners coming to the gym at all. I also think it’s a real shame that so much social media gym content is secretly filming people without their consent to post on social media. If you are a beginner, please know that you have just as much right to be in the gym as anyone else, regardless of what the date is. P.S., At the end of each post I let you know that if you want to support me, you can order my book ‘Fat Loss Habits’ now. It is available via the Iink in my profile. #gym #january #resolution #newyearresolution #gymtok