What do geometry, p -adic analysis, logic, and the representation theory of algebraic groups have to do with building muscle? Tune in as we are joined by Khalid Bou-Rabee, associate professor of mathematics and inventor of the Harambe Strength System. The Harambe System is a full gym that fits under your bed. It easily allows the user to perform traditional barbell exercises such as front squat, back squat, split squat, deadlift, trap deadlift, bench press, overhead press, shrugs, bent-over rows...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 105
Dave Durell has formerly worked as a strength and conditioning assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a strength and conditioning consultant to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Southeast Missouri State University. He holds a master’s degree in health fitness administration, is a master level personal trainer, and a licensed physical therapist assistant. After turning 50, Dave started feeling the effects of age-related wear and tear on his body, jus...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 104
This week we are joined by David DeSisto, owner and chief instructor at DeSisto Strength Training in San Francisco, CA. In the early nineties, David realized he had found his true passion and was destined to a life of helping people reach real well-being and health. He decided to seek out a more scientific, effective, and safer approach to building strong, healthy bodies. Consequently, he was among the first to learn and provide a true SuperSlow® exercise environment in California. Since those d...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 103
This week our guest is board-certified family medicine physician Dr. Nick Nwabueze a.k.a. @thefittestdoc on Instagram. Dr. Nick believes in helping people make significant health improvements through their nutrition and other lifestyle changes. He is passionate about how diet and movement affect overall health. He feels that the healthiest patients are those who work together with their doctors to form a long-term plan for their health. In this episode Dr. Nick shares his personal experience wit...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 102
This week we are pleased to announce that Taylor Jones has accepted the challenge of becoming an apprentice strength coach with us at TNT Strength Oakland. TNT Strength is comprised of a team of highly motivated and disciplined fitness professionals. We are dedicated to the pursuit, acquisition, and application of current, reliable knowledge in the field of exercise science and related disciplines. We take a synergistic approach to helping our clients achieve their health, aesthetic, and athleti...
Nov 15, 2021•48 min•Ep. 101
This week, we are joined by our a special guest Patty Durell from Rock Solid Fitness, who stopped by to help us celebrate 100 episodes of our Truth Not Trends podcast. This episode is a fun one full of familiar voices and you’re invited to our party. In our milestone 100th episode we discuss the many challenges we have faced during the COVID-19 lock-down as well as the trials and tribulations of starting a brand new brick & mortar business during the midst of a global pandemic. Learn all abo...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 100
Join us as we welcome Andrei Yakovenko and Philip Shepherd, authors of Deep Fitness. Deep Fitness brings a much-needed evolution to our understanding of what fitness can mean. Deep Fitness identifies and lays out a very compelling argument for the benefits of brief, intense, and infrequent bouts of high-intensity movement, or what they call Mindful Strength Training To Failure. Learn why the inclusion of strength training is evidenced to improve your health markers, increase your quality of life...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 99
Boyer Coe competed in bodybuiliding competitions from the 60's to the 90's, entering 88 competitions and winning a total of 26 titles (15 professional and 11 amateur). Today, at 75 years old, he is still in the gym every morning at 5.00 A.M. This week join us as we sit down for a candid conversation with Boyer. We discuss his life in bodybuilding from his early inspiration from mentor Red Lerille (owner of the first serious gym Boyer trained at), to owning a health food store, running a gym, pro...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 98
Social media brings with it instant access to tons of health and fitness information. On the surface this may seem like a positive thing. In truth we are inundated daily with millions of words and images that are not posted for our benefit but merely to beguile us into spending our hard earned money on useless supplements, over-complicated workout routines, and gadgets lauded to improve performance but ultimately destined for the landfill pile. Join us this week as we discuss some of our favorit...
Sep 20, 2021•53 min•Ep. 97
Dr. Ben Bocchicchio has been an advocate of slow strength training and a low-carb diet since 1973. He was on the leading edge of Nautilus training and had a professional relationship with Arthur Jones as the world became familiar with the exercise machines Jones called "the thinking man's barbell". In this interview Dr. Ben Bo is fresh off giving a lecture at the Low Carb USA conference in San Diego. Topics discussed include the anti-inflammatory effects of slow resistance training and an in-dep...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 96
Strength training is the most important and effective exercise that anyone can do. Virtually everyone, from teenagers to the elderly, can and should engage in it regularly. It’s important for both gaining new muscle and the maintenance of existing muscle mass. Unfortunately, beginning (and even veteran) strength training enthusiasts can get a lot of bad advice about volume, frequency, duration, load, repetitions etc. Join us this week as we take a look at what we have found to be the most effect...
Aug 23, 2021•48 min•Ep. 95
Jim Schmitz, owner of The Sports Palace, a weightlifting and weight training gym and club established in San Francisco in 1968. His accomplishments in the field of Olympic-style weightlifting are numerous. He has twice been selected as head coach of United States Olympic weightlifting teams, in 1980 and 1988, and was selected as assistant Olympic Team Weightlifting coach in 1992. He was head coach for the 1979 Pan American Games Weightlifting Team and the 1977, 1985, and 1987 US World Teams. He ...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 94
This week our guest is Strength Coach and H.I.T. entrepreneur Carl Johnson. Carl attended Brigham Young University and completed a degree in Exercise Science. He became a certified tennis teaching pro and a Certified Health Fitness Specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine. While at BYU he had the opportunity to complete a tennis coaching internship to enhance both his coaching and playing skills. In his professional life he worked as a healthcare manager/hospital administrator ...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 93
Join us as we celebrate 20 years in the strength coaching biz with our guest, Dwayne Wimmer. Dwayne is the founder and head trainer of Vertex Fitness. With professionalism, expertise, and personal attention as his hallmarks, and the utmost concern for his clients' fitness and wellness as his vision, Dwayne has fulfilled his ultimate dream in running his own physical fitness training center. His caring and patient, yet guiding one-on-one approach encourages individuals to achieve their fitness go...
Jul 12, 2021•52 min•Ep. 92
Nutrition. Is there anything out there that is more confusing? High carbs, low carbs, good fats, bad fats, don’t eat at night, don’t eat anything but fruit until noon…It’s enough to make you scream. How can we possibly decipher all the nutritional mumbo-jumbo that is thrown around every day? Each time you turn around there is a new diet telling you what to eat and what to avoid. Well, take a deep breath and let’s see if we can make some sense out of all this confusion. By the time your done read...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 91
Join the TNT crew as we discuss 10 Things we know about strength training, a.k.a. what we've learned after years and years of experience. When science looks at various strength training techniques, muscle protein synthesis, frequency of training, and the like, these are the conclusions, and they form our base of knowledge as it relates to resistance training. Many of these recommendations may seem at odds with common training methods (the kind that you hear from a trainer or gym bro). Listen clo...
Jun 14, 2021•45 min•Ep. 90
This week we are joined by Michael Petrella, Mike Perilli, and Mike Marzanek, as they discuss in detail their attempts to recreate the legendary Colorado Experiment. The Colorado Experiment was a bodybuilding experiment featuring Casey Viator and run by Arthur Jones using Nautilus equipment at Colorado State University in May, 1973. The first subject, Casey Viator gained as much as 63 pounds of muscle in 28 days and the second, Arthur Jones, gained 15 pounds in 22 days. It is of interest due to ...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 89
Our guest this week is Dr. Andrew Oswari M.D. Join us as he shares how he found the low-carb way of eating and in the process lost 60 pounds and reversed type 2 diabetes. Along the way he also eliminated chronic knee pain, brain fog, headaches, irritable bowel, reflux, hypertension and irritability, all through changing the way he ate. Dr. Oswari says, “I am sick of seeing sick people who are following the traditional recommendations that are not working for this country. My passion is now to ma...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 88
This week we dive deep into Strength Training Program design. Join us as we discuss how to manipulate program variables such as Full-Body vs Split routines, exercise volume, training frequency, sets, reps, and adding Advance Overload Techniques. How to not get stuck in the Gregorian Calendar. Ways to maximize recovery. We'll also discuss intensity variation such as training to momentary muscular failure and even not to failure training.
May 03, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 87
This week's guest is Kirei Yasunori. Kirei’s mission is building strong, healthy bodies. She has coached thosuands of students and clients during her lifetime career in fitness, martial arts and yoga. Kirei’s number one core value is real health. She is passionate about offering High Intensity Strength Training as a powerful anti aging tool. With absolute trust in her staff, she is confident that you will leave your workout feeling strong and knowing you’ve done something incredible for your bod...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 86
Body By Science, Mike Mentzer, Bruce Lee: what do these things have in common? Fitness researcher and pioneer John Little. Join us this week as we discuss the science underpinning our most prevalent beliefs about exercise. Some of our topics include: what's wrong with the state of exercise as we know it presently, why resistance training is the best form of exercise one should engage in, Max Contraction Training, and many more fascinating topics.
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 85
Join us with our guest and online client, David Kersten, as we discuss his experience working with TNT strength. Right now people are seeking connection more than ever. TNT private one-on-one strength sessions give the client and trainer an opportunity to come together, customize programming, and work towards individual fitness goals. TNT virtual strength training is the next fitness revolution. It's safe, efficient, and effective. Text TNT to 855.796.9905 to get in touch with a TNT coach today!...
Mar 22, 2021•57 min•Ep. 84
This week T.N.T. Strength brings you our first responders episode. Strength, conditioning, and nutrition, as well as stress prevention and management are critical for first responders to stay strong, healthy, and safe. We're thrilled to be joined by full-time firefighter Jason Klofstad and full-time police officer Pete Almeida as we discuss strategies and tactics for staying fit and ready for the critical services they provide. In keeping with our safe and efficient approach to strength and cond...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 83
In this episode we are joined by Iliana Stoilova, co-founder of X-Force Body in south Tampa, Florida. We learn why X-Force is scientifically proven to be one of the fastest, most efficient, fat loss and muscle gain programs in the world. We discuss the unique X-Force Body machines and their patented “tilting” weight stack which allows for a 40% heavier resistance on the “negative” or lowering part of the exercise. Learn how heavier negative resistance greatly increases the intensity of muscle ex...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 82
This week our guest is Brian Murray, M.Ed. - Exercise Physiologist - Director of Clinical Research for ViiV Fitness. Join us as we discuss how a motionless total-body maximum intensity strength training workout stimulates new muscle and bone growth and can be completed in under 5 minutes. With a motionless protocol, you can stimulate strength and size increases that are at least equal to those obtainable with full-range training, and since muscle building is the goal, if it can occur with the le...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 81
In this episode we are joined in the basement by Luke Carlson. Luke is CEO and founder of Discover Strength, a successful evidence-based training organization specializing in personalized strength training for busy professionals. He is a practitioner, speaker, and author on strength training and science-based exercise programs. Luke reveals his secret crush as well as tips for success in the health and fitness business. We discuss exercise science, the Discover Strength one-on-one and small grou...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 80
Constance Young is a beef farmer who is dedicated to producing beef in a way that prioritizes the planet, people, animals, and progress. Numerous proven sustainability practices are utilized throughout each and every step of the "pasture-to-plate" process that contribute to the way her beef is responsibly raised today. Reach Connie at otsquagocreek@gmail.com
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 79
In this week's episode we are joined by Conor Heffernan, Ph.D. Conor's research interests include physical culture, Irish and British history, gender history, political history and the history of medicine. Conor has published articles in Women's History Review, the International Journal of the History of Sport Irish Studies Review, Sport in History and several more journals. He has also contributed regular online articles to websites such as Playing Pasts, Barbend, These Football Times and The G...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 78
In this episode we meet Simon Shawcross, founder and director of HITuni, an e-learning provider that specializes in delivering courses on high intensity training (HIT) and evidence based fitness. Simon shares his passion for HIT and the positive impact that exercise has on people's lives that has driven him to dedicate the last seven years to developing premium online certification-level courses for personal trainers, as well as a number of non-certification courses for those who want to learn t...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 77
What if there were just a 1% chance that we could actually protect you, your athlete / child from the physical and cognitive damage of concussions? In this episode we are joined by Dr. Ralph Cornwell Jr, exercise physiologist and a researcher as we discuss the importance of a low-volume, time-efficient approach of progressive strength training for the muscles of the head and neck.
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 76
