On this episode of EMBody Radio, I talked to Jennifer “JZ” Zerling. She’s earned a master’s degree in Kinesiology, maintains multiple certifications (personal training, biomechanics, spin, nutrition, yoga), and has helped develop several fitness-related businesses. JZ is an age-management and aging specialist and also develops the High School fitness program for Matthew McConaughey’s non-profit foundation, Just Keep Livin. You can also catch JZ’s fitness and nutrition knowledge in many of your f...
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr 17 min
Welcome back to part 2 of my interview with Grant Dziak. Last week, we talked about all things masculinity and body image from the male perspective. This week, we’re talking about all sorts of different things that are just as valuable. Some of the things we talked about were: - The idea behind Uniqorn Apparel and what it means to be a Uniqorn, - Being an entrepreneur of your own life, - How to figure out who’s full of shit vs. who knows their shit in the fitness social media world, - Empathy in...
Jun 19, 2018•38 min
On today's show, I had the honor of interviewing someone very near and dear to my heart. Grant Dziak is not only the love of my life, but he's also a brilliant man with incredible perspective and life lessons to offer anyone out there. Today we had (part one of) a very interesting discussion, where we zeroed in on: -body image and eating disorders from the male perspective, -the common insecurity among all humans, -the pressure of trying to "look the part" as a man in sports (in this case, colle...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Where does your motivation come from? What kind of energy are your feeding off of and projecting back into the world? On today's episode, I talk about the concept of, "Let your haters be your motivators," and why I think it's flawed. If you're one of those people who lets negative comments/people fuel your actions, give this episode a listen. -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website - be sure to sign up for my email list if you want to be part of the next #Ge...
Jun 11, 2018•9 min
What's up EMBody fam! Today's quickie Friday 5 is 5 simple and FREE ways to improve your digestion. Your gut is called your second brain for a reason - take care of it! Start implementing some of these easy, no-brainer tips today. -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website - be sure to sign up for my email list if you want to be part of the next #GetEMBodiedChallenge ! -------------------------...
Jun 08, 2018•15 min
Today’s guest is Mark Sisson. Mark is the man behind Primal Nutrition and Primal Kitchen, the author of numerous books including The Primal Blueprintand New York Times Bestseller The Keto Reset Diet, and the man behind the #1 blog, Mark’s Daily Apple. As a former endurance athlete, Mark put his body through test after test, accruing numerous injuries and ailments alongside awards and accolades. It was ultimately this that led him down the path of discovering the power of Ketogenic diets, and als...
Jun 07, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Today’s guest is Dr. Sean Pastuch. Sean is a chiropractor, a coach for injury prevention and recovery, coach to coaches looking to grow their impact and their businesses, and overall Sean is a man with an incredible story of rising from hardship and planning based on faith in himself, even when circumstances would encourage defeat. Sean is also the host of the Active Life podcast, a dad to two beautiful kids, and a husband. Some of the topics of conversation include: -Where Sean started and how ...
May 31, 2018•58 min
This week I wanted to replay a show that I was interviewed for. This interview on the brUTE Strength podcast was one of my favorites to date - I truly felt like I was leaving a piece of me on that show. I wanted to re-share it with you guys in case you missed it, and just because there are so many amazing takeaways (if I do say so myself). We talk about: -The "girly" side of weightlifting, -What's more important: diet, consistency, or programming? -Body image, -Being in "the spotlight," -What my...
May 24, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Today’s episode of EMBody Radio is part two of my interview with Ethan Brown. Ethan is not just A physical therapist, he’s MY physical therapist! After many sessions and conversations with Ethan, I knew I needed to bring him on the show to share his knowledge. Ethan is a competitive bodybuilder himself, and he also runs his own physical therapy practice, Bodies By Brown Physical Therapy, with his wife, Kaitlyn. With his experience in bodybuilding, Ethan has a unique perspective as a PT as it per...
May 17, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Hey loves! Welcome to the new Friday 5 series, a quick podcast focused on, well, 5 "things." They could be favorites, they could be tips, they could be lessons... Anything is fair game! The first Friday 5 is 5 of my favorite podcasts. Be sure to listen in to see what shows I love listening to and learning from! ----------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website...
May 11, 2018•14 min
Today’s episode of EMBody Radio is part one of my interview with Ethan Brown. Ethan is not just A physical therapist, he’s MY physical therapist! After many sessions and conversations with Ethan, I knew I needed to bring him on the show to share his knowledge. Ethan is a competitive bodybuilder himself, and he also runs his own physical therapy practice, Bodies By Brown Physical Therapy, with his wife, Kaitlyn. With his experience in bodybuilding, Ethan has a unique perspective as a PT as it per...
May 10, 2018•50 min
On this week's episode of EMBody Radio, I'm sitting down for a Q&A with your questions! I talk about: -What I love most about my job, -Supplements that support hormonal/metabolic health, -Being your fxcking self, -Training plateaus, -Bringing up lagging bodyparts, -Luna is my spirit guide? -Do Grant and I want kids? -Getting better sleep, -Anxiety management, -... so much more! ----------------------- Today's episode of EMBody Radio is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic provides ...
May 03, 2018•52 min
Today's episode is a long-overdue solo show... It's been a while since I've done one and thought this would be the perfect time. It's summer and everyone's dieting to get in shape... But what happens when eating less doesn't work? Is it possible that eating more could help lead to weight loss? It is. And I'm talking to you today about some of the reasons why this may be happening, including: -What happens internally when you diet -Energy availability and how that plays into fat loss -Hormone cha...
Apr 26, 2018•39 min
On today’s episode of EMBody Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, and the founder of the incredible weight loss solution, theF-Factor™ diet. F-Factor™ is based on scientific principles of nutrition, and provides a liberating and sustainable way to approach weight loss and health for life. In our interview, we talked ALL things fiber, including: -How Tanya “accidentally” created a really successful weight loss program while trying to help improve disease markers in ...
Apr 19, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Today’s episode of EMBody Radio was SO much fun to record! Jordan Syatt is a world record powerlifter and 27th degree black belt in chugging coffee. He's been featured in CNN, The Huffington Post, and Men's Health among other mainstream publications. He owns and operates his online health company, SyattFitness, (which he accidentally started from his college dorm room). And he also owns Unicorn Magic Coffee Co, a politically incorrect membership-based coffee club. In today’s show, we talk about ...
Apr 12, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Today on EMBody Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing Alberto Nunez, coach at 3DMJ and WNBF pro bodybuilder. 3MDJ and the coaches behind it have coined “the recovery diet,” a post-contest strategy designed to recover all functions: mental, physical, metabolic, hormonal, etc. In this episode, we talk all things recovery diet and the psychology of those who succeed. Some of the highlights include: -What is the recovery diet? -Who would benefit from a recovery diet setup? -Training, cardio, and...
Apr 05, 2018•53 min
Welcome back to EMBody Radio! Today’s episode is a highly anticipated one. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure and privilege of talking to Dr. Mizuguchi, a board certified plastic surgeon and expert at breast augmentation (he’s done over 1000!) on all things, you guessed it, BOOBS. Dr. Mizuguchi was my surgeon for my breast augmentation back in 2016, and I figured what better way to answer the hundreds of questions I’ve gotten about mine than to talk to my surgeon. This is literally your everyth...
Mar 29, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Have you signed up for my 8-week challenge yet? Check it out here: https://www.emilyduncanfitness.com/product/embody-spring-challenge/ ------------------------ In today's episode, I had the pleasure of talking to long-time friend and Youtuber, Jeff Nippard. Jeff is one of the leaders in training science communication on social media, and he is best known for making scientific research more palatable/easily digestible for the everyday trainee. This is part two of a 2-part interview with Jeff, and...
Mar 22, 2018•34 min
In today's episode, I had the pleasure of talking to long-time friend and Youtuber, Jeff Nippard. Jeff is one of the leaders in training science communication on social media, and he is best known for making scientific research more palatable/easily digestible for the everyday trainee. This is part one of a 2-part interview with Jeff, and today we talked all things training, including: -How to take data and combine it with anecdote to form a training program -Structuring the best training progra...
Mar 15, 2018•1 hr 11 min
On today’s episode of EMBody Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing my long-time friend, Mike Cazayoux. Mike is a former Crossfit Games champion, coach at brUTE Strength, wife to Adee (who was just on episode 30), and master of mindset and behavior change. Mike was amazing enough to share his story with us. Here’s some of what we talked about today: -Mike’s journey with drug addiction, relapsing, and recovery -Turning away from drug addiction and towards Crossfit -How he used athletics and th...
Mar 08, 2018•55 min
Welcome back to EMBody Radio! On today's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Miss Adee Cazayoux, the CEO and founder of the coaching company, Working Against Gravity, pup mom, Olympic lifter, jack of all trades, and wife to Michael Cazayoux. She's worked with everyone from high level Crossfit athletes like Brooke Ence to your everyday gymgoer who simply wants to look and feel better. She helps her clients master their nutrition, their body composition and performance, and their mindset....
Mar 01, 2018•1 hr 7 min
This week's episode of EMBody Radio hits near and dear to my heart. As someone who struggled with amenorrhea, was misdiagnosed with PCOS, and was tired of being dismissed by OBGYN after OBGYN because I was "lean and athletic, so not having a period is normal," period talk is SO important to me. As women, it's our job to be our own advocate and stick up for ourselves and our reproductive health. Today I'm joined by author Nicola Rinaldi behind the book No Period, Now What?, a book that absolutely...
Feb 22, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Today I'm joined by Sukey and Elizabeth Novogratz, meditation masters and the authors behind the ah-mazing everything guide to meditation, Just Sit. Elizabeth and Sukey Novogratz have traveled the world to study meditation in every kind of classroom, from Lakota sweat lodges to Tibet House, from ashrams to vision quests to Oneness retreats. They have learned from many renowned teachers, including Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das, Ram Dass, Amma, Tony Robbins, and the monks at One World Academy in Ch...
Feb 15, 2018•50 min
On today's episode of EMBody Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sohee Lee. Sohee and I have followed each other on social media for a while now, and she is AWESOME. She has a degree in Human Biology from Stanford and is completing her Master's degree in Psychology as it relates to Eating Habits. Today we're talking all things food psychology, the psychology of fat loss, focusing on sustainability, making the diet fit the client and not the other way around, shifting our mindsets around fo...
Feb 08, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Dr. Frank Lipman is a pioneer in functional and integrative medicine. He is the founder and director of the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York City and the author of many New York Times-bestselling books , including 10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat , The New Health Rules . and Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again . In today's podcast, we talk about a whole host of topics, including: - Simple ways that everyone can be well, - Behaviors and diets that athletes should be cons...
Feb 01, 2018•50 min
This episode was one of the most amazing episodes to record. Today's guest, Chase Chewning, has an INCREDIBLE story. From losing his father, serving 6 years in the Army only to be discharged from a debilitating injury, having to find purpose and meaning in his life after his path was flipped on his axis, to becoming one of the top podcasters in fitness and nutrition as well as running a successful fitness coaching business, Chase's story is truly one of rising from what would seem to most like a...
Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 2 min
On this week's episode of EMBody Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Jacob Harden. Jacob is a chiropractic physician who specializes in all things recovery, mobility, stability, and injury prevention. In this episode, we talk about: -mobility, recovery, and injury prevention, -how to set up properly for lifts like the squat and overhead press, -fixing anterior pelvic tilt (I'm looking at you IG fit chicks), -recovering from injuries, -the role psychological wellbeing plays in training ...
Jan 18, 2018•58 min
Today I'm joined once again by Vince Pitstick of Nutrition Dynamic to talk about 5 signs of metabolic dysfunction. If you feel like your metabolism isn't working how it should be, have sudden gut issues, menstrual dysfunction, or any other abnormal symptoms after dieting for a prolonged period of time, definitely give this podcast a listen. Find Vince here: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionDynamic1/?ref=br_rs https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_dynamic/ https://www.instagram.com/vince_pitstick/...
Jan 11, 2018•51 min
Hey everyone! On today's episode of EMBody Radio, I thought I would do a little bonus episode... A Q&A! I posted about the Q&A on Instagram, and you guys fired away with your questions. I had so much fun recording this episode and I hope you love listening to it just as much! Find me here: https://www.emilyduncanfitness.com Instagram & Twitter: @em_dunc www.YouTube.com/EmDunc...
Jan 08, 2018•39 min
On today's episode of EMBody Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend, social media influencer, owner/CEO of Amanda Bucci Fit/Bucci Radio/Fitness Online Coaching Academy (FOCA), entrepreneur, YouTuber, host of Bucci Radio, and so much more (if you can even imagine that). We talk everything from Amanda's journey into fitness, becoming an entrepreneur, handling criticism, taking back the term "influencer," learning to be yourself, and brand-building. Amanda's growth and perspective is t...
Jan 04, 2018•49 min
