Street Parking Podcast

4 Goals for Street Parking Nutrition & 4 Steps To Success! "A lifelong nutritional approach should deliver results in our overall health and body composition, fuel our lifestyle, be sustainable, and enjoyable." When it comes to nutrition, Street Parking has four goals for our members: Balanced macronutrient intake across protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Encourage eating the healthy, unprocessed foods our bodies are designed to eat. Encourage portions and daily intake that is appropriate to fuel performance and sustain energy levels while providing a positive impact on our overall body composition. Create a lifestyle that is simple, enjoyable, flexible, and sustainable. In our last blog post "4 Ways to Evaluate Your Nutrition," we gave you a short quiz you can apply to any diet or way of eating to determine if that approach will work for you at every level. Not just if the approach will deliver results, like weight loss or strength gains, but how it might impact your overall health or whether it is sustainable for the long haul. How will this approach impact my body composition? How will this approach impact my overall health? How will this approach impact my performance? Is this approach sustainable for LIFE? In reality, there is no "one right way" to tackle nutrition and check all of the boxes for those four questions. We all have different goals, lifestyle factors, and even food preferences that impact the nutritional approach that we may ultimately choose. Just as Street Parking encourages "Fitness Freedom" (and therefore offers various types of fitness programs to follow), we believe there is a lot of freedom that can be applied to how we eat. The following are a few approaches to balance and measurement that we have seen work very well time and time again, and they are SIMPLE and SUSTAINABLE for most people in most situations. For us, this approach to finding precision and plugging in the right foods checks all of the boxes! We encourage you to start with the most basic one first, and over time, work your way through the others. Chances are just taking the very first and most simple approach — done with consistency — is all you may ever need to find your sweet spot for lifelong health and sustainable results.

On todays show we revist one of our more frequently discussed topics: But I want to lose weight. Won't working out MORE burn MORE calories?? Before we dive too deep into this one - three things must be established: 1: Weight loss DOES require you to burn more calories than you consume. #science 2: We burn calories ALL DAY - even when we are asleep - and MORE exercise isn't the ONLY way to increase or alter daily calorie burn. 3: What you are probably really after isn't "weight loss" - but FAT LOSS. In other words, a body composition change. Feeling that the best way to lose weight more quickly is to work out MORE is the wrong mindset to have - especially when the overall goal is fat loss/body composition change. While the short answer is "yes - exercise burns calories" it's not as much of the weight loss equation as you would think. The truth is that this MORE WORKOUTS mindset is often a desire to bypass the very real need to change your nutrition - and instead exercise your way to your goal body. If your goal is to lose fat, your best bet is looking into your total caloric intake, the quality of your food, AND hit the workouts with consistency and intensity. The need for consistency when it comes to a fat loss goal is fairly straightforward. Even on the days where we are approaching workouts with a "more than nothing" attitude in our pjs - we still see the benefit of burning a few calories, using our muscle, and keeping ourselves accountable so that we don't fall off of the wagon completely. And we know that consistency is the ONLY way that we are able to maintain any weight loss we have achieved. So, trying to follow a program or schedule that is not sustainable - is a recipe for inconsistent training, and therefore inconsistent results. Remember: Exercise is more than a method to burn calories. Fitness improves our quality of life, ability to participate and enjoy life, longevity, mental clarity, mood, sleep, and so much more!

Never mistake duration for effort. ALL of the tools within the Street Parking program are in place to help you develop two things: CONSISTENCY first, and then INTENSITY. Before worrying about intensity, consistency should have already been established. This means consistent training days for at least a few months. Once this is dialed in, you might be thinking, "Ok, I'm consistent. So now to really get results, I should do more, right?" NO. The answer isn't to add in MORE workouts. You actually need to turn up the heat and bring intensity into the equation. What do we mean by Intensity? Well, it still doesn't mean adding in more workouts or doing longer sessions. To keep it simple: INTENSITY = EFFORT.

Today on the show, Miranda catches up with long time friend and Competition Director for CrossFit, Adrian "Boz" Bozman. They talk their shared beliefs on fitness, the power of community and the future of Street Parking + CrossFit.

"A habit must be established before it can be improved."- James Clear Consistency is much easier to achieve when the parameters aren't so rigid. So, pick what you like. Pick what appeals to you. Develop consistency in training using all of the resources available to you. But at first, don't try to stack workouts. Pick ONE thing to focus on each day. The most simple approach AND the one that we love the most: just follow the daily workouts. Do this 4-6 days per week, and make that your goal for 6 months. NEXT UP… Maybe YOU already are consistent? Or what comes AFTER consistency has been developed? NOW do I need to be doing MORE? After a few months of rock solid consistency, it's time we look at "Phase 2": INTENSITY.

As we're settling into a new year, we want to give a friendly reminder that doing more is not always better. What's most important is to do what you can sustain. During this time of year, we often set lofty goals of working out for 1-2 hours a day, 5 days a week, while following a very rigid and specific program. This works great… until it doesn't. When it comes to exercise, we have been led to believe that MORE is better, or even necessary. If I want to get into shape, the answer MUST be that I simply NEED TO WORK OUT MORE.If I want to lose weight, the obvious solution HAS to be to WORK OUT MORE. Contrary to popular belief, in most cases, this is not true. Here's why… When we take on the "MORE IS BETTER" philosophy, we aren't considering what is going to be realistic and sustainable for us in the long-term. We go ALL IN and find ourselves in a slump just a few months (weeks?) down the road. Life caught up with us, things are getting stressful and hard, and the last thing we have mental space for is a very rigid and specific workout routine. We feel helpless and throw our plan out the door. We have nothing to fall back on, and soon we find ourselves back to our old ways… feeling like a failure. Sound familiar? Here are 4 simple steps that you can use when it comes to planning your weekly workouts in a way that is sustainable and will build consistency.

In this new series, Coach Alex will highlight one of Street Parking's 60+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "5/3/1 Program". Yet another time-tested and adored powerlifting program has been added to our Strength collection. Originally designed by Jim Wendler, this simple linear program—much like Starting Strength—has been a favorite among powerlifters and is a straightforward way to build strength in the basic lifts. In true Street Parking style, we have set it up so that you can choose to do 1, 2, 3, or all 4 of the lifts….whatever fits YOUR goals and schedule. Find the 5/3/1 Strength Sessions in TRAIN > EXTRA PROGRAMS > STRENGTH

The New Year is upon us, and naturally we're already thinking of what we want to give up and what we want to start doing in 2023. While we don't necessarily believe in New Year's resolutions, we do believe in personal growth. And let's make it VERY clear: There is absolutely nothing wrong with trying to improve certain areas of our life. This is a very natural feeling that all of us experience. And, honestly, it is a good thing—but how we channel ourselves during this time can be a make-or-break to creating new habits. Here are 5 tips we recommend when it comes to setting goals and creating new habits in 2023.

2022 has been an unforgettable year with the launch of the SP App, expanding our resources, team, hanging out with the SP Community, oh and seeing you all log over 2 million workouts this year! We're here to share what we are excited about that is coming our way in 2023!

On December 1 - SP co-founder Miranda Alcaraz decided she was going to sit in the ice bath every day for the entire month. In this episode she discusses why she did this and what she learned about resilience along the way. Hint: it has nothing to do with the cold water itself….

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "Butts & Guts". 12 fun lower body and core workouts focused on increasing muscle and developing a stronger, more stable core.

We understand how the holiday season can challenge your willpower and commitment to your goals, especially when there can be more social gatherings and holiday parties with food, drinks and fun to be had! So often we speak with people about how great they were doing with consistency in their nutrition and fitness, but the holidays come around and they figure they'll just pick those "good" habits up after the new year. Just because the holidays are here doesn't mean you have to compromise on your goals OR your fun - you CAN have both! Here are some tips we've shared with our Street Parking members on how you can approach holiday parties when it comes to all the delicious food. To read more: Click here

Training while sick. When to keep moving. When to take a break. What to do to feel better soon. You've found your solid routine, consistently working out 3-5 days per week and eating balanced meals of protein, carbs, fats, and veggies. You're nailing it. Finally. And then… out of nowhere, you find yourself SICK! Or, you're sick again for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time this season. For those with kids? It's like clockwork. Every 3-4 weeks someone is catching something, and then the whole family is sick, throwing the entire household into disarray. We're missing work, feeling unorganized, and less motivated. We get it. Getting sick can be frustrating and stressful. It puts a huge damper on our daily routine and our ability to remain consistent with our fitness and nutrition. Here are a few tips and answers to the most common questions that you might have while navigating this season. Full Blog

Get to know NEW Street Parking Coach Chelsie Guardado! From growing up on a farm - to competing at an extremely high level - Chelsie has a wealth of knowledge and coaching experience that she can't wait to share with the SP Community. How has becoming a mom changed her belief in fitness? How was the transition from competing to training just 30 min a day? What did she have for breakfast? Follow our newest coach on IG: @chelsieguadardo and watch out for more from her on the Street Parking Members pages!

Get to know NEW Street Parking Coach Daniel "DH" Hong!! From overcoming Hodgkin's Lymphoma in his early 20s - to training the execs at Google - learn why teaching simple consistency is so important to one of Street Parking's newest coaches. How did he overcome the fear of pushing too hard after battling cancer? How can fitness improve the workplace culture of any business? Who made the best Batman?? Follow Coach DH on IG : @dhfitnessinc and look for more from him on the SP Members Only pages!

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "Suns Out Guns Out" more commonly known as "SOGO". These workouts are best added in as more of a "finisher" after the main workout that day. They can also be done on their own or can easily be added to many of the Power, Oly, or Butts and Guts workout - to make a session all its own! When choosing other workouts to pair these sessions with - it is best to choose workouts that are not already heavy on upper body pulling or pressing. Avoid adding these sessions to workouts with high rep (70 reps or more) pull ups, push ups, shoulder to overhead, or burpees

What if you just did MORE THAN NOTHING?? You didn't do everything. You didn't wait until it was the right time. But TODAY - you just did MORE THAN NOTHING?? This last week I polled our members with over 1,000 logged workouts and took the most common answers and then added my 2 cents. Listen in to hear how you can find conisistency

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "Kettlebell Program".

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "Rowing Stamina Program".

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk about our Gymnastic Skills Extra Programs.

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "Diagnostics". 16 Workouts. 4 Levels for wach - with specific required movements, weights, and a time to beat. Test and re-test these to guage your overall fitness.

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "Dumbbell Strength". We have two 12 Session series to improve overall strength using slow movement with only dumbbells.

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. This episode is all about the infamous "20 Rep Squat" program. It's simple. 1 set of 20 unbroken squats - 1 time per week - adding a small amount of weight each time. Keep going until form breaks down, or you are unable to keep the set under 2 minutes. A great way to gain overall strength and strength endurance. Also - a favorite tool of SP Founder, Miranda Alcaraz, for performance and post injury/pregnancy rehab.

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "Power 30". 2 series of 12 Sessions designed around a 30 Minute clock to help you get STRONG! Because lifting is fun - strength is important - but time is of the essence!

In this new series, Miranda will highlight one of Street Parking's 40+ Extra Programs. Episode will cover WHO this program is for, WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and HOW to use it and add it in to the daily programming. She will also answer questions from the Street Parking Members Facebook group. In this episode we talk "52 Week Endurance". The Extra Program we all love to hate. An SP favorite and year long challenge! Increase your overall aerobic capacity in the activity of your choice. Great mix of high intensity intervals and steady state cardio. Meant to be done as a once a week program - Street Parking Endurance is meant for anyone looking to build a bigger engine through extra work on the rower, fan bike, bike erg or running. This program can also be done with other activities such as the ski erg, or even swimming! Do all 52 with the same movement/equipment - or feel free to mix and match.

Effective programming can be thought of almost like a recipe: there are a number of key ingredients that each play an important role in the overall outcome of the final product. Different combinations and amounts of each ingredient can produce very different results. Every Street Parking workout - whether it's one of the daily ABC/SHIFT programs or an Extra Program - has key ingredients, and each has a desired stimulus and intent. We want you to learn how to recognize the goal behind the workout - as well as the loading suggestions and goal times/score so that you can effectively choose proper weights, customizations, substitutions, and get the most out of each one.

I know rest days are important for recovery. But HOW should I spend those days? And are there other activities I can add into my daily/weekly routine to help me maximize my results? Recovery isn't just taking a day off every now and again. Recovery can be viewed as everything outside of your training sessions themselves. How well your body recovers is determined by stress, hydration, nutrition, sleep, and muscle recovery exercises. Making a conscious effort to maximize recovery allows you to get the most out of your last exercise session and to get the most out of the next one. In other words: What you do BETWEEN your workouts determines what you get FROM your workouts.

Check out this episode of the Street Parking Unlocked Series to see how we have laid out the 4 Stages for Work Days/Rest Days to find what is right for you. Proper rest is not only CRITICAL for achieving optimal results - but is also going to be extremely important if you want to establish a lifetime of consistency! Giving your body some well-deserved "time off" is great - and necessary - for seeing results, letting your tissues heal, preventing injury (or burn out), and helping to keep the "desire" alive! (You know what they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder!!)

4 Goals + 4 Simple Steps to building accuracy from Street Parking Nutrition. When it comes to nutrition, Street Parking has 4 goals for our members: Balanced macronutrient intake across protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Encourage eating the healthy unprocessed foods our bodies are designed to eat. Encourage portions and daily intake that is appropriate to fuel performance and sustain energy levels while providing a positive impact on our overall body composition. Create a lifestyle that is simple, enjoyable, flexible, and sustainable.

But I want to lose weight. Won't working out MORE burn MORE calories?? Before we dive too deep into this one - three things must be established: 1: Weight loss DOES require you to burn more calories than you consume. #science 2: We burn calories ALL DAY - even when we are asleep - and MORE exercise isn't the ONLY way to increase or alter daily calorie burn. 3: What you are probably really after isn't "weight loss" - but FAT LOSS. In other words, a body composition change. Feeling that the best way to lose weight more quickly is to work out MORE is the wrong mindset to have - especially when the overall goal is fat loss/body composition change. While the short answer is "yes - exercise burns calories" it's not as much of the weight loss equation as you would think. The truth is that this MORE WORKOUTS mindset is often a desire to bypass the very real need to change your nutrition - and instead exercise your way to your goal body. If your goal is to lose fat, your best bet is looking into your total caloric intake, the quality of your food, AND hit the workouts with consistency and intensity. The need for consistency when it comes to a fat loss goal is fairly straightforward. Even on the days where we are approaching workouts with a "more than nothing" attitude in our pjs - we still see the benefit of burning a few calories, using our muscle, and keeping ourselves accountable so that we don't fall off of the wagon completely. And we know that consistency is the ONLY way that we are able to maintain any weight loss we have achieved. So, trying to follow a program or schedule that is not sustainable - is a recipe for inconsistent training, and therefore inconsistent results. Remember: Exercise is more than a method to burn calories. Fitness improves our quality of life, ability to participate and enjoy life, longevity, mental clarity, mood, sleep, and so much more! Next Up.. The next 2 episodes will be centered around the Street Parking belief in nutrition - and you will be happy to know….it's just as simple and realistic as the workouts are.

On the road to a lifetime of consistency - a few "mile markers" and small personal goals may help to keep us interested and always improving. If you haven't already read/listened to the first 2 "Unlocked Series" Blog/Podcasts - check those out first! Your very first goal should be to develop a habit and make consistency in fitness and health habits your priority. This means, of course, just moving in SOME way 4-6 days a week for a solid period of time. After consistency has been established - it's not by adding more TIME and more workouts into the mix that we see the most improvement. Instead it's practicing Intensity. We need to be intentional about the effort we put into each session - and remember duration should NOT be mistaken for effort. So when IS the right time to add in more workouts - maybe add a Street Parking Extra Program on top of the daily workouts? Ask yourself these 2 questions… What are my personal health and fitness goals? Are you training for something specific - or do you just want to be as fit and healthy as possible to feel great day to day? What do I have going on in my life right now? This is a big one. Life has seasons. Too often, it's not the goal that is the problem - it's the timing of the goal.

Never mistake duration for effort. ALL of the tools we have designed within the Street Parking Program are in place to help you develop 2 things: CONSISTENCY first and then INTENSITY. Before worrying about intensity, consistency should have already been established. This means consistent training days for at least a few months. Once this is dialed in, the next step isn't to add in MORE workouts. You actually need to turn up the heat. If someone is super consistent, and not seeing results, a lack of intensity in their training is almost ALWAYS the reason why (aside from what might be going on in the kitchen). Results come from the EFFORT in each of your workouts, NOT the duration. So HOW hard do I need to go EXACTLY?

"A habit must be established before it can be improved."- James Clear Consistency is much easier to achieve when the parameters aren't so rigid. So, pick what you like. Pick what appeals to you. Develop consistency in training using all of the resources available to you. But at first, don't try to stack workouts. Pick ONE thing to focus on each day. The most simple approach AND the one that we love the most: just follow the daily workouts. Do this 4-6 days per week, and make that your goal for 6 months. NEXT UP… Maybe YOU already are consistent? Or what comes AFTER consistency has been developed? NOW do I need to be doing MORE? After a few months of rock solid consistency, it's time we look at "Phase 2": INTENSITY.

We are publishing episode 22 from the THE INTRO W/ MDV Pod hosted by Matt Dellavalle, which can be found at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intro-with-mdv/id1541721621 and on Instagram at @mdv_fit. Matt DellaValle, aka "MDV" is Chief Fitness Officer at NCFIT, and he is all about fitness, health, and coaching (and tattoos and coffee) all of the time. The Intro with MDV is dedicated to diving into the world of fitness with the people who know it best...the coaches, experts, and athletes in the trenches. In this episode they talk all things Miranda, Julian and Street Parking.

It's happening: Today is the day to STOP logging your workouts in Wodify! Read up on ALL the Very Important Reminders before we officially launch the new my.streetparking logging platform. 🗣If you missed the What's Coming to My.StreetParking email from earlier this week, 10/10 suggest you read it too since it's packed full of info on the changes about to drop. TL;DR - change is coming. Don't log in Wodify anymore. Soon you will be able to VIEW and LOG ALL SP workouts on my.streetparking.com AND find all kinds of new programs, content and features.