In this episode of The Supra Human Show , Supra Human CEO and Co-Founder Nineveh Madsen, talks about why so many fitness programs fail busy women. As a busy CEO, a mother, wife, and client herself, Nineveh shares why high-performing women often struggle to prioritize themselves and why cookie-cutter programs rarely work for real life. This episode dives into stress, guilt, comparison, body image, AI, accountability, and the power of having a real coach in your corner. Because transformation does...
Jun 05, 2026•58 min
Cortisol has become the go-to excuse for why fat loss stalls, but the science does not support that claim. If you have been told your body is "too stressed to lose weight," this episode confronts that belief head on and redirects your attention to the behavioral patterns that are actually driving your results.In this episode of the Supra Human Show one host shares bloodwork showing cortisol nearly double the clinical range while actively dropping body fat. The conversation breaks down why the sa...
Jun 04, 2026•27 min
Losing 20 pounds five times and gaining it all back, that was the cycle for over a decade. Kirk Jones came into the program at 231 pounds, Two and a half years later he sits at 191, leaner and stronger than he has been since his twenties, training alongside his 14 year old son who now brings friends to the gym because of what he saw his dad do. This episode is a direct challenge to the belief that driven men just need to go harder. Kurt tried harder for 20 years and it broke him every time. The ...
May 22, 2026•44 min•Ep. 126
Fitness content sometimes treats exercise like a mental health cure-all. Train harder, feel better, repeat. But the research tells a different story, and so does lived experience. If you are already training consistently and still struggling, this episode explains why more volume is not the answer and what the evidence actually supports for mental health challenges. On this episode of the Supra Human Show Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens discuss the relationship between exercise ...
May 15, 2026•44 min•Ep. 125
You reconnect with your daughter after 23 years of separation. The next day, you open a medical portal and find out you have cancer. That is not a hypothetical scenario for content. That is what happened to this week's guest in the middle of a coaching transformation that had already changed his body composition, his blood markers, and his daily habits. His coach had to scrap the entire plan overnight. No more pushing for muscle. No more training to failure. Every controllable stressor had to co...
May 08, 2026•40 min•Ep. 124
Hyrox exposes how narrow gym fitness really is. If you've been training the same way for years, chasing body composition without a performance goal, this episode is the wake up call that shows what you're missing and why fitness might feel stale. In this episode of Supra human, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens discuss their first Hyrox race in Phoenix, from getting overtaken by unlikely runners to discovering that Hyrox is a running race disguised as circuit training. They cover ...
May 01, 2026•33 min•Ep. 123
A surgeon looked at his shoulder and said "never lift heavy weights again". Ten years later, that same man is 195 pounds of lean muscle in his 50s, training harder than most guys half his age, and completely pain free. Adam came into Superhuman at 230 pounds with a bad back, a deteriorating shoulder, and the image of his parents at 70 struggling to stay independent. What changed was not just the training. It was the coaching relationship, the phased programming that worked around his limitations...
Apr 24, 2026•32 min•Ep. 122
Fear mongering fitness content is everywhere, and the biggest health influencers are often the worst offenders. If you have ever felt guilty about eating bread, confused by someone demonizing vegetables, or convinced that a supplement was the missing piece, this episode is the intervention you need. Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens host Supra Human, a show built to challenge weak thinking in fitness and health. In this episode, they name five specific health influencers, break do...
Apr 17, 2026•41 min•Ep. 121
The Average population of men are sedentary, overfed, undertrained, and completely fine with it. In this episode Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Jose Espinoza discuss the real population data on the average American male: body fat, daily movement, calorie intake, and training compliance. The numbers are worse than most people realize, and they argue that using that average as your reference point is not perspective, it is a slow surrender. This one is for anyone serious about high performanc...
Apr 10, 2026•37 min•Ep. 120
Stepping on the scale at 300 pounds knowing your father died of a heart attack at 49 and realizing you are on the same path. That is where John’s story starts. In this episode of Supra Human, Dr. Taylor Waters, Ryan Stevens, and coach Jose Espinoza discuss with John Zarour what actually changed. After years of grinding on StairMasters, jumping between programs, and losing and gaining the same weight, nothing stuck until the coaching approach shifted. John went from 300 to 177 pounds, reached 12%...
Apr 03, 2026•38 min•Ep. 119
You can bench three plates but get winded walking up stairs. You look strong in the mirror but cannot keep up when it actually matters. In this episode of Supra Human, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, Ryan Stevens, and John Madsen break down the gap between looking fit and actually being fit after 40. They challenge the idea that strength alone equals fitness and lay out what real performance should look like at this stage of life. They cover the key standards that actually matter including body ...
Apr 03, 2026•55 min•Ep. 118
There are 5 fitness lies ruining your progress, and you might not even realize you still believe them. In this episode of Supra Human, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens discuss five of the most common fitness lies still keeping people stuck in 2026. They cover the beliefs around consistency, willpower, cardio, timing, and execution that sound right on the surface but quietly lead to frustration and wasted effort. Together they cover why relying on willpower will eventually fail, w...
Mar 20, 2026•31 min•Ep. 117
Lori Escalante thought she was just going in for a routine mammogram. Instead she was told doctors were 95 percent sure she had a tumor. In this episode of Supra Human, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens talk with Lori about the moment that forced her to rethink how she was living her life and why she finally decided to stop negotiating with her health. They discuss Lori’s lifelong struggle with weight, why years of short term fitness programs never worked, and how committing to a ...
Mar 13, 2026•33 min•Ep. 116
Is your training partner sabotaging your progress in the gym without you realizing it? In this episode of Supra Human, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, Ryan Stevens, and guest Jose Espinoza discuss how training partners affect intensity, execution, and long term results. They talk about the biggest red flags in a partner that ruin workouts, including bad spotting, long rest periods, phone distractions, and mismatched goals. They also explain what a great training partner actually does, how to set...
Mar 06, 2026•36 min•Ep. 115
Are you actually in the top 10 percent for your age? In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan pull a list from ChatGPT that claims to define what top 10 percent fitness looks like at age 35. The standards include strength, endurance, grip, bodyweight performance, and aerobic capacity. As they read through the list in real time, even elite coaches realize they would fail parts of it. This episode breaks down what elite fitness really means. Is it bench pre...
Feb 27, 2026•30 min•Ep. 114
He helped oversee more than $10 billion in federal technology projects and was still completely guessing with his health. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens sit down with serial entrepreneur and investor Tim Greeff. As Founder and former CEO of the National Security Technology Accelerator, Tim helped scale a federal tech accelerator responsible for managing billions in government innovation contracts. Yet while succeeding at the highest leve...
Feb 20, 2026•38 min•Ep. 113
If you are still waiting to feel motivated, you are already behind. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, hosts Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens sit down with Nineveh Madsen, CEO of Supra, to discuss why motivation is unreliable and why real performance is built on standards, systems, and ownership. As the CEO responsible for Supra’s operations, structure, and execution, Nineveh shares how she rebuilt her own operating system to lead a growing company, manage high performance ...
Feb 13, 2026•56 min•Ep. 112
Many people train until they look good, then they lose interest and quit. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver and Ryan Stevens and Dr. Taylor Waters explain why aesthetic-only goals eventually stall motivation and why training for real events like Hyrox changes how you approach fitness. Preparing for something concrete forces better programming, builds real conditioning, and creates momentum that lasts. Instead of chasing optics or restarting plans every few months, event-based ...
Feb 06, 2026•40 min•Ep. 111
Modern fitness culture rewards looking like you are doing the work more than actually doing It. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Ryan Stevens, and the team break down the fitness and social media trends they would happily leave behind in 2026. From performative workouts and overcomplicated routines to fake authenticity, unnecessary supplements, and content-first training, they explain how chasing optics has quietly replaced chasing results. This conversation is not about doi...
Jan 30, 2026•40 min•Ep. 110
Six week transformations do not fail because of you. They fail because the timeline itself is unrealistic. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Ryan Stevens, and Dr. Taylor Waters discuss why “6 Weeks To Shred” programs set people up with expectations that almost no one can sustain. They explain how aggressive cuts, missing exit plans, and short timelines often lead to binge cycles and long term frustration with food. Most people are not failing because they lack discipline. The...
Jan 23, 2026•33 min•Ep. 109
GLP-1 medications are being called the end of obesity, but appetite suppression alone does not solve the real problem. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Ryan Stevens, and Dr. Taylor Waters break down where GLP-1s can be useful, how they are commonly abused, and why many people lose weight only to regain it once the medication stops. They explain how reduced hunger can open a window for real habit change, but also how under-eating, low protein intake, and poor food choices der...
Jan 16, 2026•30 min
You can train consistently, sweat through every session, and still make almost no progress if the fundamentals are wrong. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Ryan Stevens, and Dr. Taylor Waters discuss the six most common mistakes that quietly ruin progress in the gym. They explain why excessive variety, sloppy execution, and inconsistent habits stop adaptation, even for people who train hard. This conversation reframes what effective training actually looks like and gives you ...
Jan 02, 2026•34 min•Ep. 106
Most people think fitness decisions should be driven by studies alone or by experience alone, and that assumption is hindering progress. In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ryan Stevens, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ben Olliver break down how research is actually conducted, why studies are often misinterpreted online, and where real-world coaching experience fills the gaps science cannot. They explain the difference between statistical significance and meaningful results, how context changes whet...
Dec 26, 2025•47 min•Ep. 105
If in-person training works, why do so many people still struggle to see lasting results? In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Ryan Stevens, and Dr. Taylor Waters break down online coaching versus in person training based on years of real-world coaching on both sides. They explain where in person training can be useful early on for confidence, technique, and structure, and why it often plateaus once those basics are in place. The conversation then shifts to what actually drives ...
Dec 19, 2025•37 min•Ep. 104
Your home is either accelerating your fat loss or guaranteeing failure, and most people have no idea which one they are living in. Ben Olliver, Ryan Stevens, and Dr. Taylor Waters dig into how the small details of your daily life shape every decision you make around food and activity. They explore how your kitchen setup, the cues you overlook, and the way your family responds to your goals can quietly influence your success without you realizing it. You will learn why some environments make cons...
Dec 12, 2025•41 min•Ep. 103
Most protein bars claim to be healthy, high protein, or clean. But which ones are actually worth eating? In this episode of the Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Dr Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens taste test the most popular protein bars on the market to decide which brands deliver real value and which ones high performers should avoid. From macros to texture to digestion, nothing is off limits as the coaches give their honest reactions to each bar. They discuss sugar alcohols, ingredient quality, ...
Dec 05, 2025•40 min•Ep. 102
If you had 28 days to get into the best shape of your life, how far would you go? In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Ryan Stevens, Ben Olliver, and Dr Taylor Waters design a full 28 Day Physique Sprint, an aggressive plan to get photo shoot ready with severe calorie deficits, 15,000 to 20,000 steps a day, and low volume high intensity training aimed only at muscle retention. They talk about protein only style diets, fasting and even enhanced options like TRT or appetite suppressants. Most ...
Nov 28, 2025•35 min•Ep. 101
Elite coaches, impossible fitness questions, one brutal forfeit. For Episode 100 of The Supra Human Show, Ben Olliver, Ryan Stevens, and Dr. Taylor Waters celebrate with a full quiz game show “Very Strong but Often Wrong.” Between the chaos and laughs they pull back the curtain on what makes Supra different. They talk about why simple coaching conversations matter more than fancy protocols and they revisit the promise they made at the start: if this podcast changed even one life, it was worth do...
Nov 21, 2025•33 min•Ep. 100
Many people restart their fitness journey over and over because they never follow a plan built to last. In this talk, Coach Ben Olliver shares the 4-Phase Supra Human Journey: Foundation, Momentum, Mastery, and Supra Human, which has transformed thousands of Supra clients. Ben opens with the personal story that shaped his coaching philosophy, from being an overweight and insecure kid to rebuilding his identity through training, mentorship, and years of disciplined work. He breaks down why awaren...
Nov 14, 2025•27 min•Ep. 99
You likely don’t have a broken metabolism, you probably have bad information. In this episode, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens expose the biggest lies in fitness about “slow metabolism,” “starvation mode,” and “resets” that waste time and keep high performers stuck. They break down how energy balance actually works, what tracking drift looks like, and why most plateaus come from missed details, not hormones. If you’ve ever said “my metabolism is slow,” this episode will show you...
Nov 07, 2025•32 min•Ep. 98
