Brad Dieter is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Owner of Macros Inc. Brad shares his expertise on: -What years of client data suggests about the people who lose the excess weight and keep it off are doing to be successful -What happens when people are misled by the allure of fad diets and overpromised diet marketing -How do rewire the narrative that other life success must come at the cost of our own health -The importance of being resilient on a bad day -Why you should lean into the gym when ...
Jul 03, 2025•54 min
Jeb Stuart Johnston specializes in working with people who struggle with emotional eating. Jeb joins me to share: -Understanding emotional eating and why its a significant driver of our obesity crisis -Important skills for managing emotional eating -Why he approaches emotional eating with non-judgemental curiosity -If GLP-1 Agonist drugs help with emotional eating -Why some people struggle with emotional eating more than others -Why overeating may be a coping mechanism that’s turned on you -The ...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Tim Riley is a strength and conditioning coach and host of the Coach Em Up Podcast. Tim joins to share his thoughts and wisdom about: -How important fitness was in leaving behind a past involving drugs and alcohol -How to build muscle without losing athleticism -The traits, attitudes, and behaviours that correlate with athletes going on to be successful in sport and life -The strength and conditioning principles Tim believes would help everyday lifters -Where elite sport and general population t...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Lavanya Krishnan is a personal trainer with a Masters Degree in public health, who travels the world extensively. Lavanya shares: -Why she doesn’t compromise on her fitness when she travels -How to plan ahead to include strength training -What do to when you don’t have gym access while travelling -When to give yourself grace on your fitness and nutrition routine -Her experience visiting one of the most iconic sites famous for appearing in the movie Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade -Thoughts on...
Jun 24, 2025•51 min
Ava Cowan is a legendary Pro Figure Champion and Coach who’s appeared on the cover of over 20 fitness magazines.Ava joins me to share:-When do fitness competition diets become dangerous-What are the red flag behaviours to watch for-How to create guardrails to diet safely-Ava’s positive and negative experiences from a long and successful competitive career-Are there people who are drawn to competition for the wrong reasons-Helpful lessons for fat loss from competition dieting-What’s happening whe...
Jun 19, 2025•52 min
Legendary powerlifter and IFBB Pro bodybuilder Stan Efferding is also one of the most thoughtful practitioners of evidence based nutrition and training. Stan joins for a pure masterclass in: -Why we have an obesity and metabolic health crisis -How much of the benefit of healthy lifestyle is directly attributable to fat loss -Why the classic “eat less/move more” advice is truthful but not helpful -What is Stan’s Vertical Diet and how has it helped his clients become healthier -Why diets fail? -Th...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple is garnering a lot of attention for her excellent myth busting media. Lauren joins to share: -Why “balancing hormones” is nonsense -If there’s any evidence to support general training prescriptions around women’s cycles -Do weighted vests help with bone mineral density -Can we “build” bone health as we age -Why we are seeing a lot of questionable or outright bad information on popular wellness podcasts -Why there’s been an explosion in bad information about menopause -Do...
Jun 12, 2025•52 min
Dr Spencer Nadolsky is an industry leading obesity physician who joins me to cut through the noise and confusion about: -Why obesity is so prevalent -Food Noise -GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic -GLP-1 medication effects on addiction -Debunking misinformation about LDL cholesterol risks -Can we influence the distribution of body fat? -What is Lipidema (hint - the fibrous lower body fat like tissue some women struggle with) -Why some people have different metabolic rates -Debunking common m...
Jun 10, 2025•48 min
Pat Basil is a CSCS with a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology, a great combo for knowing how to merge the training prescription with the relationship and mindset to get people to act and change. Pat joins me to share his thoughts on: -How to create the sweet spot of training stimulus to create adaptation -Why you can make great progress with more consistency and less total work -Why focusing on keeping the streak alive helps -Why he doesn’t care if you g...
Jun 05, 2025•51 min
Chris Powell is a lot more than just the host of the ABC Series Extreme Weight Loss (Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition). Chris is a highly educated, evidence based, and deeply empathic coach who works with people struggling with significant weight loss. Chris shares: -The biggest mistakes people make when trying to lose weight -Helping people change their beliefs about what they can accomplish -Could a show like his even be made in today’s landscape? -What conditions and behaviours were nece...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Dr Sean Pastuch is an industry leader in helping people not accept a life limited by pain, but getting people back to doing what they love. In this episode Sean shares: -His insights into why we don’t need to accept pain as part of life -Thoughts on how to change our story about pain -How to get back to doing things we love in life -How our relationships affect our experience of pain -Insights on recognizing and changing our rigid identity around what we can or can’t do -4 steps to becoming a hi...
May 29, 2025•57 min
Matt Wenning is a rare combination of high level education (Masters Degree in Biomechanics) and high level competition success (3x World Champion powerlifter and multiple record holder). Matt joins me to share his thoughts on: -Biomechanics, specifically practical and tactical nuance, and underrated ideas he feels aren’t utilized often enough -Why he feels variety is important but how to apply variety -Why experienced lifters may benefit from thoughtful variety in their programming and why newer...
May 27, 2025•54 min
Dr. Caleb Burgess is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach who joins me to discuss: -How being an overall healthier person means you typically have less pain and recover from injury better -How repetitive movements and sustained postures may lead to injury risk -Why slouched positions aren’t inherently risky for injury, but lack of variety of movement may be -If exercise technique has any relationship with pain -If it’s ok to play up the placebo effect of som...
May 22, 2025•51 min
Brad Schoenfeld, PhD is among the worlds leading researchers in the field of muscle hypertrophy, a tenured professor, and author. Brad is measured and nuanced in his breakdown of popular muscle building beliefs and myths. Brad joins me to share a researched backed breakdown of: -Why we can build muscle with rep ranges outside the classic 8-12 reps. -The benefits of training at different rep ranges. -Are higher reps more fatiguing than low reps. -Is fatigue really a serious issue in training. -Wh...
May 20, 2025•49 min
Joel Jamieson is a world leader on performance conditioning, heart rate variability, and energy systems. Joel joins the podcast to educate you on: -The optimal balance of strength and cardio. -Is VO2 max trainable and how important is it for longevity. -Can you do too much strength training to where it negative affects longevity. -Where do we see diminishing returns on strength training. -How does cardio reduce risk of major lifestyle disease like cardiovascular disease. -Why Joel has shifted hi...
May 15, 2025•46 min
Aram Grigorian is a dear friend and one of the most generous and selfless professionals in the industry. Aram joins me to share his thoughts on: -Why he thinks people would benefit from tracking their nutrition (there’s a lot of nuance here). -Why people are often resistant to tracking. -Self limiting beliefs. -How fashion magazines, social media, and even your mom’s language and actions messed up your body image and relationship with food. -Why creating time to cook is a major obstacle for many...
May 13, 2025•55 min
Jason Brown is one of the industry’s leading authorities on programming for strength, cardiovascular health, and making it all fit optimally into a busy life. Jason breaks down a masterclass in making strength and cardio work within your busy life so you don’t need to live in a gym 6 days a week and shares thoughts on: -How much strength training and cardio you need. -Why you probably don’t need more than 3 days in the gym. -How zone 2 cardio helps with muscle growth. -How people usually aren’t ...
May 08, 2025•57 min
Andy Morgan is an experienced coach and the co-author of the Muscle and Strength Pyramids Books. Andy showed up researched and prepared to give you a lot of value. Andy joins the podcast to share his wisdom on:-How to spot fitness and nutrition charlatans.-Where do such charlatans originate from.-What’s going on when someone isn’t losing weight but claims they’re in a calorie deficit.-Why do people underestimate their calorie intake.-Why you shouldn’t add back the calories you burn during exerci...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Sean Hyson is a legendary fitness industry media insider having worked as editor in chief at Onnit and training director for Men’s Fitness and Muscle and Fitness magazines.Sean has had a birds eye view of the changing fitness media landscape and has seen all the popular trends and fad diets come and go only to return in a repackaged version. Sean also shares:-Thoughts on low carb and carnivore dieting.-Why some industry authorities struggle to change their beliefs with evidence.-Why some authori...
May 01, 2025•53 min
Dr Pak Androulakis-Korakakis guests to talk about several popular muscle hypertrophy concepts and help sort the social media hype from the body of evidence, while dropping a lot of real world application and nuance into the discussion. This is a master class in navigating what matters for getting jacked. Dr Pak shares: -Why “strict” technique may not matter as much for muscle building. -Nuance on the “high vs low volume” camps and narratives online. -The nuance and problem with citing popular bo...
Apr 29, 2025•59 min
Andy McCloy is the owner of the successful gym - BCI Performance and Fitness in Huntsville Alabama, having trained athletes that have made the NFL and NBA. But Andy shares the story of humble and difficult origins and the choices along the way to change his life and that of his family. Andy shares: -The road from being a self proclaimed misfit to successful gym owner and having the time to devote to his family, -What he means by having “No plan B”. -Why “pain equals wisdom”. -How insecurity led ...
Apr 24, 2025•49 min
Tony Gentilcore is a skilled and experienced coach, and with that skill and experience comes a lot of wisdom about: -How to get people started and how to meet them where they’re at. -How to start with a general program and adjust to your injury history, goals, and preferences. -Why giving people choice in their program helps keep them engaged and consistent. -How to choose starting rep ranges and progress your lifts. -What Tony means by “developing a trainable menu” -Ways to help people stay fle...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 10 min
01:08 Evolution of Fitness Information 02:42 Social Media's Impact on Fitness 05:58 AI in Fitness Content Creation 08:57 Positives of Social Media in Fitness 12:21 Negatives of Social Media in Fitness 22:14 Trends and Frustrations in Fitness Content 30:17 Fitness Routine Fundamentals 31:15 Effective Workout Strategies 33:27 Nutrition Basics 34:28 Indulgences and Treats 35:26 Sleep and Recovery 40:22 Mental and Physical Recovery Techniques 46:45 The Importance of Creativity and Fiction I’ve been ...
Apr 17, 2025•53 min
Dr Susie Spirlock aka Dr Susie Squats guests to share detail and nuance about: -Why stretching doesn’t often alleviate “tight” muscles. -Why dynamic mobility drills and load work better for creating lasting improvements to mobility. -How to manage hyper mobility. -Why the old injury management protocol of Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation is outdated and what to do instead. -What is tendonopathy, what’s changed about our understanding, and how to manage and treat it. -Why surgery often isn’t...
Apr 15, 2025•59 min
Tom Sheppard is a strength coach and fitness writer who, beneath the rugged exterior is a thoughtful and generous soul who joins to open up about his complex mental health journey and how fitness has saved him. Tom shares: -How strength training can be a major positive for your mental health -Where fitness can creep over into addiction and serious problems -How to create guardrails against becoming too addicted -How the gym helps great self efficacy and defeat victim mindset -And much more. 03:3...
Apr 10, 2025•52 min
Nick Shaw is a close friend and the CEO and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization. RP are also my first ever podcast sponsor. I’ve known Nick, his co-founder Dr Mike Israetel, and many other members of the RP team for many years, spent time with them at countless events including the Olympia weekend, and had them as guests on my podcast numerous times. I’ve attended several RP seminars, beta tested and later completed the RP Nutrition Certification, and read several of their books. So I love R...
Apr 08, 2025•56 min
00:16 Guest Introduction: James Cappola 01:10 The Problem with Shaming in Fitness 01:57 The Fear of Ozempic in the Fitness Industry 03:20 Addressing Vulnerability and Limiting Beliefs 05:23 Breaking the Cycle of Failure 10:55 Personal Journey and Overcoming Challenges 13:30 The Role of Empathy in Coaching 16:20 Social Media and Misconceptions in Fitness 21:26 The Dangers of Fitness Fads 21:57 The Outrage Culture and Social Media Clout 22:32 Dealing with Online Criticism and Call-Outs 23:22 The S...
Apr 03, 2025•43 min
Ben Mudge is a friend and a treasure. Ben shares his story of growing up with cystic fibrosis, his fears around the potential progression of the disease, and how devoting his life to his fitness and health has helped improve his quality of life. Ben shares: -How cystic fibrosis works -The catalysts for his changed outlook and effort -Why he feels “Imperfect actions beats perfect words every time” -Why he focuses on love of the process -Why peace and space are important -Details about his love of...
Apr 01, 2025•56 min
Former Olympia champion Nathalia Melo tells her story of leaving Brazil with little money to her name, working and living in tough conditions, while working toward her dreams. Nathalia is pure ferocity with minimal filter and a lot of wisdom to challenge the narratives that are keeping you stuck in place. Nathalia is today’s guest and shares her thoughts on: -Overcoming self limiting beliefs and victim mindset -Why the best time to start is when your life is already busy -Why people struggle to ...
Mar 27, 2025•47 min
Alex Sterner is a certified strength and conditioning coach who specializes in Brazilian Jiujitsu. Follow Alex on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/alex.sterner?igsh=MWQ0bHB3emFkZjFkcA== Alex shares: -Why your spine was meant to move not stay rigid. -Why you not only can, but should train and load by bending, flexing, and rotating at your spine. -Examples of how our spine moves under load and against force in sports and everyday life. -How to approach training for a strong and mobile spine...
Mar 25, 2025•53 min
