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Brutal Iron Gym Podcast is hosted by Robert Polenik. Rob has a Masters in Human Nutrition, Bachelor‘s in Health and Physical Education, Personal Training certification through American College of Sports Medicine, is a Corrective Exercise Specialist through National Academy of Sports Medicine, and a Running Fitness Coach & Tactical Fitness Coach through American Sports & Fitness Association. He has a client history of over 3,000+ clients and a teaching history of 500+ students at the university level. He has helped clients earn Pro Cards in aesthetic sports, Elite Totals and World / National / State records in Powerlifting, helped high school athletes earn D1 scholarships, and has worked with Professional and Olympic athletes. To learn more about Rob and Brutal Iron Gym visit www.brutalirongym.com
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
In today's podcast we tell the story of Meredith's nutrition and training prep for her wedding! How we shaped her body and created a body she can love to see in her forever photos! And! We discuss how others can do the same!!!
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss your mental approach to each day. What's your focus? And how, with the right focus, we can better improve the quality of our daily efforts that can lead to our best life!
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss a workout recently written for a client focused on improving hip health. We discuss workout format, exercise selection, and how YOU can write better workouts for yourself!!!
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Merry Christmas!!! In today's podcast we discuss what could be the greatest gift you ever give yourself!!! Listen in to find out what it is!!!
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss 5 tips you can use to better manage your nutrition through the holidays. How to eat what you want AND be guilt-free!!!
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss how to modify nutrition and training to differentiate between the results of improving shape vs muscle growth. How much to eat for one goal vs the other. How heavy and how intense to train for one goal vs the other.
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss two common reasons why people wait to work towards their goals and what we can do to overcome those reasons! Don't wait, prepare, and take action. You can do it, you can be successful, and in today's podcast we discuss how!
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Which style of training produces the best growth? Heavy Weights, or, High Volume? In today's podcast we discuss how YOU can find the answer and we provide workout ideas for both styles!!!
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss which macronutrients (Protein, Carbs, Fats) that you should have at each meal and which type of those macronutrients (slow digesting or fast digesting) you should have at each meal based on your individual schedule / activity level!!!
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss Bigorexia and it's effects on mental health. What it is, and how to get the body we want without hating ourselves or living a low quality of life in the process.
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Everybody has something. We all have struggles, but, we all also have strengths. We have something to overcome, but, we also have something to overcome it with! Listen to today's podcast to find out what your strength is and how you can use it to overcome your struggles.
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss blending together different styles of training based on balancing eccentric loading and recovery needs. You can blend powerlifting, aesthetics, and olympic lifting together if you know how to do it correctly, AND, understand the need to feed and rest properly as well!
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss a real client example of someone struggling to adjust to a new diet. We discuss why struggles often happen and what we can do to regain control and still move forward towards our goals.
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Uh oh! All the Calebs are now on alert!!! haha In today's podcast we discuss how we can learn lessons from others. Sometimes we learn what to do, but also, sometimes we learn what not to do. In today's podcast we learn from Caleb, listen in to hear his story and the lessons to be learned!
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Struggling to manage your to-do's? Struggling to find a balance between work, family, and your own needs? In today's podcast we discuss different task ranking methods and provide the why's and how's for each.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Suffering from Osteopenia or Osteoporosis? Want to avoid medicine, or reduce the medicine you may already be taking? In today's podcast we discuss how through proper resistance training you CAN make a difference and regain control!
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Ever notice that when you don't feel your best you don't make the best choices? One contributing factor to making good choices is how you eat! If you're not fueled properly you won't think properly! In today's podcast we discuss a client example highlighting this concept!
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
In today's podcast we talk through a listener email covering their current nutrition approach and goals they have for an upcoming competition. The podcast is full of great information applicable to all listeners!!!
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Right now, what are your strengths and weaknesses as you work towards your goals? Are your strengths getting your best attitude and your greatest focus? Are your weaknesses getting the opposite? If so, then you'll NEVER reach your fullest potential!!! And, you'll have to work harder to achieve what you want! Listen to today's podcast to learn how we need to reorganize our approach so we can achieve our best results!!!
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
A common aesthetic issue for women is over-growth of the top of the glutes compared to the bottom of the glutes, and compared to depth of the glutes (how much they "pop"). In today's podcast we discuss training technique flaws that contribute to over-growth of the top of the glutes and how to correct those flaws and refocus the growth specific to the bottom and middle of the glutes.