Send us a text What if the key to a healthier, sharper brain wasn’t a pill or a special diet—but simply getting up and moving your body every day? In this episode of the Strong By Design podcast, Coach Chris Wilson sits down with Dr. Charles Hillman, a world-renowned expert in cognitive neuroscience, exercise science, and neurocognitive kinesiology. Dr. Hillman has dedicated his career to understanding how physical activity affects brain function and cognitive performance, especially in children...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 404
Send us a text In this episode, elite coach Eric Mitchell shares his journey from struggling athlete to world-class performance coach, revealing the life-changing lessons he learned along the way. From the heartbreak of losing his father to the breakthrough of finding faith, Eric’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and relentless service to others. Discover how his “Tsunami Effect” coaching method helps high performers conquer fear, anxiety, and self-doubt before they become overwhelming....
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 403
Send us a text In this heartwarming episode, Coach Chris Wilson sits down with entertainer and comedian Danny Adams , a man who has been bringing joy to audiences for over 30 years. Danny shares his incredible journey from childhood dreams of showbiz to starring in the faith-based kids’ show, Iggy & Mr. Kirk . Danny believes that laughter is one of the greatest medicines —not just for kids, but for adults too. Together, Chris and Danny explore the transformative power of humor, the importanc...
Jun 04, 2025•48 min•Season 8Ep. 402
Send us a text In today’s deeply inspiring episode of the Strong By Design podcast, Coach Chris Wilson introduces his friend and ministry leader, John Chalkias , founder of Seeds of Hope Children’s Ministry™ . John prerecorded a very special message directly from Zambia. What began in 1996 as a single home for children with HIV/AIDS in Thailand has grown into a world-changing mission — one that’s saving and transforming lives in Zambia today. A 72-acre self-sustaining refuge for African children...
May 21, 2025•28 min•Season 8Ep. 401
Send us a text Celebrating 7 Years of Strong By Design – Our Most Iconic Episodes Ever! 400 episodes. 7 years. Countless lives impacted. This special anniversary episode of the Strong By Design podcast is one for the books. Co-hosts Coach Chris Wilson and Jared Haley take a walk down memory lane to celebrate the conversations that have left a lasting mark — from the most controversial to the most heartfelt. Chris shares his personal favorites, including deep dives on brain health, the power of h...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 8Ep. 400
Send us a text Today on Strong By Design Engineer-turned-cattle-enthusiast Noel Heiks and cowboy-commando Kevin Key dive into the impacts of Big Food, Farming, and Pharma. The authors embark on an adventure of food and diet, away from standard insulin-heavy fare and toward better ways of beef, keto, and carnivore. Their book encourages us to break the shackles of the modern medical system keeping us fat and sick, and turn to the thriving doctors embracing beef, butter, and bacon. The story rides...
Apr 23, 2025•55 min•Season 7Ep. 399
Send us a text In this episode of the Strong by Design podcast, host Jared Haley sits down with local business owner and health trainer Abby Clapper. Abby is dedicated to helping people build sustainable fitness routines, lose weight, and feel strong in their bodies. With a passion for making fitness accessible and enjoyable, Abby combines expert knowledge with a real-life approach, encouraging clients to focus on strength, consistency, and confidence over quick fixes. She also hosts the podcast...
Apr 09, 2025•48 min•Season 7Ep. 398
Send us a text The Mad Scientist of Muscle is back… If you are looking for some new muscle building methods, this is the guy to listen to! Our friend Nick Nilsson has released a new book titled, Return to Prime – Reset Your Muscle Clock Back 20 Years. So naturally we just named the episode after his book 😉 Every stone has been turned over and every corner of the globe explored. Nick is known as the mad scientist of muscle because he tries EVERYTHING possible to naturally build muscle from his h...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 397
Send us a text She is a FORCE to be reckoned with… She is small but MIGHTY and a pocket-sized POWERHOUSE. Suzanne Hartwig-Gary embodies all of this and more. But you can just call her Sioux-z. Sioux-z has been in competitive lifting for 35 years. In that time, she has done 33 international competitions: 1 – Pan American, 2 – World Games, 2 – NAPF (North American Powerlifting Fed.), and 28 - World Championship Competitions (once WDFPF) She is an 8-time World Champion, 2-time NAPF Champion, 33-tim...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 396
Send us a text Being a parent is hard. As a Christian parent, we desire to raise our kids to know and love Jesus. Does God have a plan or give any direction when it comes to raising our kids? Pastor Anthony McDaniel joins us today on the Strong by Design Podcast in order to share his personal insights on what he and his wife did to raise three girls who continue to follow Jesus as adults. Trust me, if you are looking for God’s design for parenting, you do not want to miss listening to this episo...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 395
Send us a text Dr. Heather Stone DC is one of the top functional medicine practitioners in the world. She has over 20 years of clinical experience in private practice. During that time, she has successfully helped thousands of women overcome the symptoms of hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Her thyroid transformation blueprint has been used by hundreds of doctors, and thus has helped countless women return to happy, healthy, & lean. Her mission is to change the face of healthcare t...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 394
Send us a text 1 month into the new year... now what?! New Years resolution episodes are a plenty on podcasts everywhere in January... in fact we have made them before ourselves. So how about an episode dedicated to people already giving up and throwing in the towel on their 2025 goals and dreams after 30 days. The statistics are not optimistic. Maybe we need to change the language from resolution to commitment to get the results we are after? Creating lofty goals and dreaming big isn’t necessar...
Jan 29, 2025•50 min•Season 7Ep. 393
Send us a text So, what are the Dangers and Pitfalls of not making time for YOU? In this episode coach Chris Wilson explores the concept of ‘Me Time’ and how valuable this is for your soul and for those depending on us to be at our best. And this is not a selfish practice but a necessary one. Self-care eludes many of us because all too often we find ourselves so focused on other people, other things, and other responsibilities that we mistakenly neglect our own needs. But those needs don’t just ...
Jan 15, 2025•37 min•Season 7Ep. 392
Send us a text Our most compelling, eye opening, thought provoking and controversial episodes of the year… 2024 was another extraordinary year for the Strong By Design podcast filled with some truly powerful conversations. So, we simply looked at the most downloaded episodes of the year and compiled a Top Ten list for your enjoyment! While we don’t do a ‘Best Of’ episode every year on SBD, we felt 2024 deserved it and we hope you find this special New Year’s Day episode entertaining as it gives ...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 391
Send us a text We are not meant to live a life of solitude but of community. Most of us long for connection with others. To be included, to be part of something bigger than ourselves. And there is no time of the year where this feeling of togetherness and relationship is stronger than Christmas time. As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, hosts Jared Haley and Chris Wilson have a conversation about the importance of finding your people in life. The two greatest commandments in the bible, to lo...
Dec 25, 2024•50 min•Season 7Ep. 390
Send us a text As the global population ages, brain health is becoming a critical focus. What we must all realize is the role that exercise plays in our ability to maintain and improve cognitive function as we age. Our ability to move and play might just be the number one factor in slowing down the brain’s age. The latest research continues to show that various exercise strategies positively impact brain health and overall cognitive function. Today on Strong By Design, we welcome Dr. Cody Sipe f...
Dec 18, 2024•57 min•Season 7Ep. 389
Send us a text Mr. Super Human Life himself is back at the Critical Bench Compound! We welcome back our old friend Frank Rich to the Strong By Design podcast for his 4th time behind the mic. In the past few years since his last visit, Frank has grown his platform Rebuilt Recovery which continues to help men struggling with their porn addiction. Today we discuss how the gut plays a huge role in our brain function, mental clarity and decision making when it comes to pornography. Frank also talks a...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 388
Send us a text In this empowering episode, we sit down with Dr. Beth Westie – bestselling author of The Female Fat Solution and The Female Menopause Solution, creator of the 12 Week Female Hormone Solution Program, and host of The Female Health Solution Podcast. Dr. Beth has dedicated her career to revolutionizing women’s health by helping them understand and work with their bodies, rather than against them. Dr. Beth dives into her unique approach to health and wellness, focusing on eating for y...
Dec 04, 2024•46 min•Season 7Ep. 387
Send us a text Good food, good meat, good God, let’s eat! God is good, God is great, put that turkey on my plate!! Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Thanks for the Grub! Who doesn’t love a good ole Thanksgiving Day blessing!? It is a wonderful time of year to spend time with loved ones and to gather around the table to eat our favorite holiday meal. Thanksgiving Day is a special day for us to connect with friends and family members we do not see throughout the year. It is also the most traveled day of the holiday ...
Nov 27, 2024•47 min•Season 7Ep. 386
Send us a text After two and a half years, our friend, host and fitness phenom Jo Ann Miller is back! In early 2022, Jo was a regular guest and host on the podcast for several months but after a series of life changing events, she unfortunately had to step away from the SBD show. If you believe in miracles or are in need of hearing one, strap in and get ready for the one and only Jo ‘Animal’ Miller as she and her superman husband Matt open up about the birth of their daughter, her scary diagnosi...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 385
Send us a text He is a 3x All-American Georgia Bulldog, Lombardi and Bednarik Award recipient, former first-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and featured on ESPN’s College GameDay as a football analyst for 13 years… Yeah, I would say that qualifies our guest as a ‘football great.’ But what makes him truly great has more to do with his heart for God and people. Today’s special guest on SBD is David Pollack, husband, father, and Kingdom man....
Nov 13, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 384
Send us a text The 2024 Presidential Election is here… And it ‘feels’ as if our country is as divided as ever between our two candidates, former President, Donald J. Trump (R) and current Vice President, Kamala Harris (D). Much of the news coverage and social media posts are largely ‘Anti’ one candidate over another rather than each side promoting what they stand for and why we should consider giving them our vote. Today, four members of the Critical Bench team discuss the political climate we a...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 383
Send us a text Jack-O-Lanterns, ghosts, goblins, skulls, spiders, cobwebs and horror movies remind most of us of Halloween along with fun costumes, bags of candy and spooky scary decorations. But what are we really celebrating? While many of us ‘celebrate’ and observe this holiday annually by dressing up in costumes, carving pumpkins, decorating our houses, and handing out candy to kids in our neighborhoods, most of us don’t reflect very much on what exactly we are honoring. We are in fact just ...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 382
Send us a text As someone who struggles with a quick temper and anger, this episode was very personal for coach Chris. While we tend to be on our best behavior in public and at work, often when at home with the people we love the most, we can resort to explosive anger, yelling, cursing, and using harsh, hurtful words. Basically, our most cherished people in the world, our children and spouses, see us at our worst. In this solo podcast, host Chris Wilson reveals where his deep seeded anger and ye...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 381
Send us a text Allison Maslan is CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, and last year was named “One of the 10 Women Entrepreneurs to watch in 2023”, by Forbes Magazine. She is the Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of, Scale or Fail , which is endorsed by Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran of the legendary show Shark Tank and Allison has built 10 successful companies over the last 40 years. In today's episode host Chris Wilson and Allison talk about what it takes to be leaders others will follow, ...
Oct 16, 2024•58 min•Season 7Ep. 380
Send us a text In his first solo episode on the Strong by Design podcast, Jared Haley speaks to the reality of how difficult it is for many of us to manage our time well. In our culture, we are consistently being pulled in a thousand directions. So, how do we determine the best way to manage our time? To answer this question, Jared points to the reality that the Bible actually can help us discern what is important, and what is a priority. We can even look into the very life of Jesus himself to t...
Oct 09, 2024•48 min•Season 7Ep. 379
Send us a text Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), which is legally known as child pornography, is a global pandemic. Unfortunately, the United States remains one of the largest producers and consumers of child abuse content in the world. Today on the Strong By Design podcast we are honored to have Bryan Weight from Operation Light Shine. Their main purpose is to create, fund, develop and equip INTERCEPT Task Forces that are working tirelessly to rid the country of child exploitation material, c...
Oct 02, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 378
Send us a text Self-Evident Ministries is dedicated to seeing all Americans understand the foundation of our nation and to understand that those rights come from God. Today on the Strong By Design podcast, coach Chris Wilson speaks with Chief Operations Officer Mike Sonneveldt from Self-Evident Ministries. Mike is a national speaker, author, and co-host of the Self-Evident podcast. Find out the vision and mission of Self-Evident which ultimately points back to having a healthy relationship with ...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 377
Send us a text Dr. Jeanne Kuckelman is the founder of Inside Out Christian Counseling, a Non-Profit organization formed in 2002 following a passion to bring “authentic and lasting change” to those seeking help for their broken hearts. Her passion led to the development of several other centers, and to the training of other counselors. From an office nestled in the corner of rural Iowa, she has ministered utilizing the APS report in Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jordan. Insid...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 7Ep. 376
Send us a text In this episode, coach Tonya Fines sits down with Michele Riechman, a personal trainer, yoga teacher, health coach, and doctor of physical therapy, who is on a mission to help women feel their best. Discover how to nourish your body, mind, and spirit to feel your best at any age. Whether you are looking to optimize your metabolism, manage stress, or simply live a healthier life, this episode is packed with valuable insights and actionable advice. As the host of the Healthy Beyond ...
Sep 11, 2024•49 min•Season 7Ep. 375
