Truth in Coaching

In direct contrast to last week's episode, Josh talks about one of his formative fitness experiences: taking a full year to compete in an online body-building program (then Precision Nutrition's "Scr…

It's starting to get warm (in the Northern Hemisphere) and we're beginning to think about all our favorite outdoor and swim-suit activities. So you might be thinking about cutting some fat for the s…

We wrap up the 3 part series on Brilliance in the Basics by "focusing" on the top 3 "in the moment" skills that you need in your mindset system:

-Focus!

-Intensity!

-Calmness.

Josh makes the case that …

We all have to eat. So it pays to know what's going in to your body. And the best way to regulate that is by cooking your own food. And while it's funny to think about low-skill cooks, there's act…

Too many times, the fitness industry's approach to mindset systems falls woefully short, leaving you with not much more than a goal-setting template and an admonishment to make "positive affirmations…

Success in any endeavor usually requires a physical and a mental component. But there's so much to do, so much to learn and get better at, where do you start? By getting really really good at the b…

Is there such a thing as bad gym culture? Well, people make or break everything...but! What about the actual programming and style? Tribe? Corporate? Kool Aid?

Let's see what Josh and Jordan ha…

It's been a while since we've commented on a listable and this episode finds us dissecting 17 things that used to be in Physical Education curriculum and maybe deserve a shot at coming back!

This wi…

Josh fails his blind taste-test. But what's the take away? Low fat milk still tastes reeeeeaaaally good!

A question for the listeners: are you a milk drinker, and if so, do you do it for the calor…

Josh routinely has 3-5 different beverages, especially on Saturday breakfast. Jordan blind taste-tests different milks while on the air. Last week's discussion on tough vs. stupid now veers into hy…

When is it appropriate to push through pain for exercise? "No pain, no gain", right? Well, maybe. There ARE populations that HAVE to push through pain (military, professional athletes, etc) but even …

Getting fit isn't just about working out. A giant part of it is developing thought patterns and mindsets that other fit people have. And guess what? It's not all just sweat and grunts and bravado.…

Facing Fears episodes always dig into the boundaries of our comfort zones and have ranged from story-telling to exotic training. But today we get really practical and mundane: the most common culpri…

So if you're going to be great at nutrition, you need to log your food all the time, right? WRONG!!!

Journal doesn't work! (At least the way you think it does).

The coaches go over:

-3 different …

So you've been working out again since the holidays ended. You're pumped up and still motivated. "It's time to really kick the new year into gear and change my diet!" you say to yourself.

Ok, cool…

"Alright class, everyone begin shutting up already!" It's New Year's and it's time to take a look at the art of how we put our goals together. Most people don't construct goals at all, let alone en…

A listener asks how to get started when you're not motivated and have been sedentary for a long time (and a little bit older).

Also on this episode:

Josh makes crazy lyrics from the Grinch to commemo…

Well, it's a down week in between Christmas and New Year's: not quite time to stop partying, not quite time to start a new plan. So what to do, what to do....

The coaches discuss how to reboot habits…

It's 6 days till Christmas and there's still time to find a last minute gift for someone who likes working out at home! BUT!

What makes sense for a home exercise arsenal, and does any of it make for g…

Josh strains a hamstring during his semi-annual USMC fitness test but still is able to pull out a 98% (296/300). It sucks that this happened, but some level of straining is kind of expected in a com…