Brutal Iron Gym

1691 - Q&A - What is the Best Head Position for Squat and Deadlift?

Should you keep your head up when you squat and deadlift?  You may have heard that advice but is that the best advice for YOU???  In today's podcast we discuss how to know what head position is best for you given your individual body type!!!

1690 - Mindset - Maintaining Healthy Expectations

Are you expecting too much of yourself?  Are you expecting enough???  Managing healthy self-expectations can be mentally challenging!  You can teeter between feeling too harsh on yourself, mentally beating yourself up, but then fearful you aren't pushing yourself hard enough, allowing yourself to be lazy and too slow with progress.  Finding a healthy balance can be very challenging!!!  In today's podcast we discuss this struggle and give perspective for how to better find and sustain that balance!

1689 - Training - 5 Tips to Level Up - Beginner to Intermediate to Advanced

Do you feel plateaued in your progress?  Do you have time / energy to deep dive into your approach to try to get to the next level of success?  In today's podcast we discuss 5 tips for how you can "level up" and make that next step of progress!!!

1688 - Nutrition - Quick Weight Loss Followed by a Plateau... What Now?

Have you started to eat healthier and at first experienced motivating weight loss... but now your weight has plateaued?  In today's podcast we discuss why that plateau happens and what you can adjust to continue to see greater fat loss!!!

1687 - Q&A - Why Programs Written By Pros May Not Work The Way You Expect

If you have a program written by a professional whether it's an aesthetic, strength, or sport professional... will that program work the same for you as it did for them?  Even if they're the best at what they do, is their program what's best for you?

1686 - Mindset - A Different Perspective on Success

To be successful in your goals, should you go "all in"?  Is it best to make your goal your single focus?  Is that the only way to be successful?  In today's podcast we discuss the difference between the cultural approach towards and definition of success compared to what most people would truly want success to be!

1685 - Training - Are You Over-Fat or Under-Muscled?

Do you want to look leaner?  Have you dieted and tried to lose body fat but you never seem to have the muscled appearance you want?  In today's podcast we discuss the concept of knowing if you should focus on fat loss OR gaining muscle in order to appear leaner!!!  Some people are actually under-muscled, not over-fat, which is why they struggle to achieve the results they want!

1684 - Nutrition - Meal Prep Services

Do you want to reduce stress related to healthy eating?  Streamline your shopping, cooking, and clean up process?  Are you considering using a meal prep service?  In today's podcast we discuss the benefits of meal prep services and why Brutal Iron Gym has recently paired with 212 Meal Prep services!!!  Super excited to offer the benefits to our members!!!

1683 - Q&A – Example of a Weekly Journal Communication with an Online Client

Want to know what information we cover with our online clients in their weekly journals?  Everything and anything!!!  Whatever they want to ask, we answer it!  In today's podcast we read through and discuss a recent online client journal entry covering everything from training, nutrition, lifestyle habits, and much more!!!

1682 – Mindset – Mental Health Issues Related to Living a Healthier Lifestyle – Part 2

Do you struggle with negative self-talk?  Low self-esteem?  Depression?  If you struggle with these and any other common mental health issues you also likely struggle with implementing healthy eating and exercise into your daily life.  In today's podcast we discuss these issues and more and what we can do to help overcome them in order to live our best life!

1681 - Training - Training Changes from Offseason to Contest Prep

Want to get leaner?  But, want to do so while still eating a lot of food and not having nagging annoying joint pain?  In today's podcast we discuss the proper training programming structures for both offseason and contest prep so that you can maximize progress with the least amount of physical and mental stress!

1680 - Nutrition - Easy Food Substitutions to Create Caloric Change

Are you tired of eating the same foods?  Do you feel "trapped" into eating only specific foods?  Would you love to add a food you enjoy to your diet BUT you don't know how to do so while staying on track?  In today's podcast we discuss food substitutions and how to make them without sacrificing progress!!!

1679 - Q&A - Why Are There So Many Cameras In My Gym - Filming Yourself

Have you seen more and more people filming themselves in your gym?  Before you assume it's all "for the gram" haha there is benefit to being open minded!  There are numerous benefits to filming yourself, video recording your top effort sets.  Not only can you analyze your technique and make corrections but you can also reduce muscle / joint pain, but you can increase the efficiency of your efforts and thus get greater results for your efforts!!!

1678 – Mindset – Mental Health Issues Related to Living a Healthier Lifestyle – Part 1

When trying to implement healthier habits into your life... the "what" can be challenging, but the "how" is often the greater challenge!  In today's podcast we discuss mental health issues that people commonly struggle with that with proper management can be overcome to help them integrate healthier habits with less struggle and stress!

1677 - Training - Developing Workout Consistency with an Inconsistent Schedule

Do you struggle to be consistent with your workouts?  Is it in part because your daily schedule isn't consistent?  Or that your job has no defined work hours?  In today's podcast we discuss how to create consistency out of chaos so you can get your training back on track!

1676 - Nutrition - Managing Portion Control to Match Hunger

Do you struggle with hunger?  Not hungry even though you're supposed to eat, or still hungry even after you've eaten?!  In today's podcast we discuss how to manage portion control to best match your hunger levels!

1675 - Q&A - Workout Intensity Concept - Adjusting the Pyramid

How intense should you workout?  Well, how do you feel?  In today's podcast we discuss how to properly adjust your training intensity and exercise selection to continue progression towards your goals without feeling as beat up and fatigued throughout the process!

1674 - Mindset - Managing Self-Sabotage - Mindset & Behaviors

Do you struggle with self-sabotage?  Do you make poor choices even when you know what the better choice would be?  If so, you are not alone!!!  Self-sabotage, making poor choices, is common, EVEN among successful people!!!  Everyone struggles with it to some degree!  Listen to today's podcast to learn more and to learn how to better manage negative behaviors!

1673 - Training - Review of AI Generated Workouts for Fat Loss and Muscle Growth

Want to learn how to create better workouts?  Workouts that are more time efficient, more enjoyable, and more effective?  In today's podcast we review AI (artificial intelligence) generated workouts discussing the pros and cons and what modifications may be needed to better personalize the programming!

1672 - Nutrition - Managing Nutrition Tracking Related Stress

Are you struggling to track your foods every day?  Does it stress you out?  Make you feel like a failure when you miss a meal, or a day?  In today's podcast we discuss this feeling of stress and provide tips for how to still progress but also reduce the feeling of pressure / stress related to nutrition tracking!