Welcome to The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show If you're looking for real nutrition strategies that help you build a strong, lean body without the BS of restrictive dieting, then you're in the right place. I’m Coach Ben , and for the past 20 years, I’ve helped thousands of men take control of their nutrition, fitness, and overall health—without sacrificing their careers, families, or sanity. What you’ll learn in this episode: The truth about breakfast—does it actually matter? How meal timing im...
Feb 04, 2025•18 min•Ep. 277
Welcome back to another episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. In today's conversation, I chop it up with my friend Matt Hoodie, a dietician, nutrition coach, and gym owner here in Scottsdale, AZ. What We Discuss: The Obesity Paradox: Why obesity rates continue to climb despite decreasing high fructose corn syrup consumption. Calories and Awareness: The importance of calorie intake and nutritional awareness, with insights into the carnivore diet and its potential benefits compared to t...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 276
In today’s conversation, I catch up with my buddy Jordan Bokser, a health practitioner and supplement expert with extensive experience working in the supplement industry for some very reputable and popular brands. As someone who had a supplement company and formulated a popular workout product, I know about all of the intricacies that go into sourcing high-quality ingredients, bringing a product to market, and how to read between the lines of all the nefarious BS that’s going on as influencers a...
Jan 14, 2025•56 min•Ep. 275
Welcome back to another episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, … Today I’m excited to share a New Years Special Episode that I recorded with my friend Bryan Fitzsimmons, host of the Fit40Podcast. This is part 2 of our 2-part series talking about setting New Years goals and the mindset shifts necessary that are far more importnat than diet and exercise. In part 1, which is hosted over on the Fit40 podacst - links in the shownotes - Bryan interviews me all about the exercise component of...
Dec 24, 2024•36 min•Ep. 274
Have you ever wondered how many calories exercise really burns? Is a six-pack achievable for you? Or are you unsure whether food quality or quantity matters more for your goals? I answer all of these questions in this week's Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. Key Topics Discussed: Exercise and Calorie Burning: The truth about metabolic adaptation and why exercise isn’t as effective for weight loss as you might think. How to Get a Six-Pack: Why genetics, nutrition, and consi...
Dec 17, 2024•17 min•Ep. 273
Welcome back to The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show . In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Andrew Coates, a rockstar in the fitness and nutrition space. Andrew’s not only an incredible coach, but he’s also a writer for big names like Men’s Health and T-Nation , plus the host of the Lift Free and Diet Hard Podcast . This episode is packed with insights you don’t want to miss. Andrew and I dive into the mindset shifts that truly drive lasting health and fitness change. We’re ta...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 272
Welcome back to The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show ! Today, I’m excited to be joined by Dr. Sachin Patel, founder of The Living Proof Institute and a world-renowned advocate for functional medicine and holistic health. Sachin has dedicated his career to empowering individuals to take control of their well-being by becoming their own doctors. In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative power of breathing. From how your breath can regulate your nervous system, improve your sleep, and e...
Dec 03, 2024•56 min•Ep. 271
Welcome back to another episode of The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show ! Today, I’m excited to chop it up with Max Lowery. Max is a behavior change expert and online health coach who's helped thousands of career-focused women lose fat, improve their health, and never diet again without sacrificing the things they love. He is also the author of The 2 Meal Day: Burn Fat and Boost Energy Through Intermittent Fasting and the host of the Never Diet Again podcast. In today's episode, we dive deep int...
Nov 26, 2024•49 min•Ep. 270
Welcome to another Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show! I’m your host, Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach at Body Systems. We are an online fitness and nutrition coaching company that helps individuals achieve sustainable fat loss in the most simplistic way possible. Today, I'm answering some of our clients' most commonly asked questions. In this episode, I'll share the strategies we teach our clients for ordering healthy meals when eating out or grabbing fast food, covering eve...
Nov 19, 2024•23 min•Ep. 269
Welcome back to the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show ! Today, I’m excited to talk shop with Luka Hocevar. Luka is the founder and co-owner of Vigor Ground Gym in Slovenia and Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance in Seattle. He is also the creator of Vigor Ground Fitness and Business Summit, one of the industry's most respected educational events for coaches and gym owners. Luka has personally coached over 3,000 clients, from elite NBA, NFL, UFC, and MLB athletes to rehab patients and individuals...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 268
Welcome to another Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show! I’m your host, Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach at Body Systems. We are an online fitness and nutrition coaching company that helps individuals achieve sustainable fat loss in the most simplistic way possible. Today, I'm answering some of our clients' most commonly asked questions. In this episode, I'll share effective psychological strategies for sticking with your weight loss plan, tips for identifying foods that are tr...
Nov 05, 2024•20 min•Ep. 267
Welcome back to another episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show ! I’m Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach at Body Systems, where we specialize in online nutrition and fitness coaching to help you change your belief system around health and fitness. In today’s episode, I’m tackling one of the most frequently asked questions: "How do I lose weight and keep it off?" The truth is, we don’t have a weight loss problem; we have a weight loss maintenance problem. I’ll dive deep into: The importance ...
Oct 29, 2024•17 min•Ep. 266
What’s going on, everyone? Welcome to another Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. I'm your host, Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach at Body Systems. We are an online nutrition and fitness coaching company, and our mission is to help you change your belief system around what it truly means to be healthy. My goal with this podcast is to provide you with straightforward, practical, and strategically simple fitness, nutrition, lifestyle, and fat loss advice so that you can achieve ...
Oct 22, 2024•19 min•Ep. 265
What is going on? Welcome to another Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. I'm your host, as always, Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach here at Body Systems. We are an online nutrition and fitness coaching company, and we help you change your belief system around what it means to be healthy. My goal with this podcast is to provide the most straightforward, practical, and strategically simple fitness, nutrition, lifestyle, and fat loss resources possible so that you can achieve yo...
Oct 15, 2024•20 min•Ep. 264
What is going on? Welcome to another Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. I'm your host, as always, Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach here at Body Systems. We are an online nutrition and fitness coaching company, and we help you change your belief system around what it means to be healthy. My goal with this podcast is to provide the most straightforward, practical, and strategically simple fitness, nutrition, lifestyle, and fat loss resources possible so that you can achieve yo...
Oct 08, 2024•22 min•Ep. 263
Welcome to another episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. I'm your host, as always, Ben Brown, owner and head coach at Body Systems. We are a virtual one-on-one nutrition and fitness coaching company, and we help clients change their belief system of what it means to be healthy. And we do this with our pure science, proven results process. In this Q&A episode, I'm answering questions submitted by our listeners on nutrition, fitness, lifestyle, and, of course, fat loss. Today, I'll ...
Oct 01, 2024•24 min•Ep. 262
Welcome to another episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. I'm your host, as always, Ben Brown, owner and head coach at Body Systems. We are a virtual one-on-one nutrition and fitness coaching company, and we help clients change their belief system of what it means to be healthy. And we do this with our pure science, proven results system. Today, instead of our regular podcast, I'm excited to share an interview I did on the Success Flow Podcast with my buddies Phil Crawford and Steven H...
Sep 24, 2024•51 min•Ep. 261
In today's Q&A episode, I'm answering questions submitted by our listeners on nutrition, fitness, lifestyle, and, of course, fat loss. First, I'll explore the world of health tech—what are the best apps and wearables out there, and are they genuinely helping us or just adding noise? Next, I'll clear up some common misconceptions about foods you think are healthy. You might be surprised by what you learn about everyday items like peanut butter, cheese, and even your morning eggs! Finally, I'l...
Sep 17, 2024•12 min•Ep. 260
Welcome to another Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, where I answer some of your most pressing questions about nutrition, fitness, and fat loss. I'm your host, as always, Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach here at Body Systems. We are an online nutrition and fitness coaching company, and we help you change your belief system around what it means to be healthy. In today's podcast, I tackle the ways people often self-sabotage their weight loss efforts. I'll explore why setting ...
Sep 10, 2024•18 min•Ep. 259
Welcome back to another episode of The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. As always, I'm your host, Ben Brown. And in this Q&A episode, I'll answer some of your most pressing questions about nutrition, fitness, and fat loss. First, I'm discussing how to shift your mindset from viewing exercise as a chore to embracing it as a privilege. This is a game-changer for anyone feeling stuck in their fitness routine. Then, I'll break down my honest conversations with prospective clients about cost. If...
Aug 27, 2024•17 min•Ep. 258
Welcome to another Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, where I answer some of your most pressing questions about nutrition, fitness, and fat loss. Today I'll be breaking down the best type of activity for fat loss, how much exercise you should really be doing, whether time between sets actually makes a difference, and perhaps the most relatable of all—how do you find the motivation to work out when you just don’t feel like it? I'll be giving you practical, no-nonsense advice...
Aug 20, 2024•13 min•Ep. 257
Welcome back to another episode of The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. I'm Ben Brown, head coach and owner here at Body Systems and I'm excited to welcome you to this Q&A episode. In today's episode, we are going to talk about whether you're using the right weight for a given exercise and how to know how much weight you should be using. We're going to talk about whether it's possible to lose fat and build muscle at the same time. And what do you do if you have "bad genetics"? Oh, is it you...
Aug 13, 2024•11 min•Ep. 256
How do I get more toned without becoming too bulky? What's better, heavier weights or higher reps? Can you split up your workouts and still get the same benefits? How do we differentiate between weight loss and fat loss, and how does muscle factor into that equation? I answer all of these questions in this week's Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. If you have a question you'd like me to answer on the show, send me a DM or drop it in the comments below. As always, if you lov...
Aug 06, 2024•18 min•Ep. 255
All too often, clients join our Smart Nutrition Coaching Program having spent years taking care of everyone else but themselves, only to realize that the person they see in the mirror is no longer a reflection of who they want to be. This exact scenario played out with my wife, Kristina. A former collegiate athlete and all-around hard-charging individual, Kristina put all of her time and effort into work, taking care of our three kids, and volunteering what little time she had left. She found he...
Jul 30, 2024•56 min•Ep. 254
If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is. In today's episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I call bullshit on all the crap being spewed over social media on how to lose weight without having to make any sacrifices. Without giving up alcohol. Without tracking your food. Without meal prepping or meal planning. Without giving up junk food. Because there will ALWAYS be tradeoffs. And while you don't have to do all of these things to lose weight, the process is going to be THAT m...
Jul 23, 2024•26 min•Ep. 253
In today's special Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I'll discuss some of the common practices that people think that they should be doing, but actually are probably hindering their success, whether you can still lose weight while drinking alcohol and eating junk food, if you need to stretch before I work out, and whether or not being sore is a sign of a good workout. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rati...
Jul 16, 2024•16 min•Ep. 252
Things change as we get older. We start to accumulate more belly fat. We have a harder time losing weight. We have a harder time recovering from our workouts. We experience more stress and frankly have more responsibilities. We have more excuses as to why it becomes harder to eat healthier and exercise. We feel like we just don't have enough time to do the things we need to do to move the needle. And if we do, we feel like the things we used to do aren't working anymore. In today's episode of th...
Jul 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 251
As the adage goes, you are the sum of the five people that you surround yourself with. And when it comes to your health and fitness, this rings especially true. In today's episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I explain why the people you spend the most time with, and the environment you put yourself in, will dictate your weight loss success, and I share exactly how to cultivate a network of the right people who are actually going to help you elevate. As always, if you love what you h...
Jul 02, 2024•22 min•Ep. 250
In today's episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I’m excited to share insights from my family’s recent trip to Europe and some travel nutrition strategies that were incredibly helpful during our vacation. If you’re traveling this summer and want to enjoy all the foods, drinks, and fun without completely derailing your weight loss progress, you won't want to miss this podcast. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, please do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating...
Jun 25, 2024•23 min•Ep. 249
Welcome to a special Q&A episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show where I answer questions submitted by our community members. I'm your host, as always, Ben Brown, Owner and Head Coach here at Body Systems. In today's podcast, we'll discuss what's better, protein bars or protein shakes, my opinion on high-protein desserts, junk foods, and snacks, some easy-to-make quick high-protein foods, and why if weight loss is so simple, why it's so hard. So without further ado, let's get started...
Jun 18, 2024•17 min•Ep. 248
