Brutal Iron Gym

2050 - Nutrition - Do You Have to Count Calories To Lose Weight?

Does the idea of counting calories feel intimidating or time consuming?  Maybe you've tried to do it before but struggled or felt frustrated?  If you're wondering if counting calories is necessary for weight loss today's podcast will help!!!  I discuss the concepts of why diets work and what method of dietary structure may work best for you!

2049 - Q&A - How to Lose Belly Fat

Are you struggling to lose that last bit of fat in your lower stomach?  Is the skin loose in that area and you can't seem to figure out how to get it to tighten?  If so, today's podcast can help!  In today's podcast I discuss the approach I use with clients to address these specific issues including nutrition, training, supplementation, and special treatments!  Tons of great information!!!

2048 - Mindset - Managing Negative Self-Beliefs

Do you struggle with negative self-beliefs?  Do you feel that the worst things about you always seem to come true no matter what you do?  If so, today's podcast can help!  In today's podcast I discuss how we can work to better manage our negative self-beliefs so we can eventually overcome them!

2047 - Training – Paralysis by Analysis - Are You Working Hard Enough Or Does Your Program Suck

Are you struggling?  Do you feel overwhelmed with finding the right program?  Do you feel unmotivated to do anything until you do find the right program?  In today's podcast I discuss paralysis by analysis and how we can overcome those feelings of being overwhelmed and unmotivated!

2046 - Nutrition - The Greatest Drug for Strength and Muscle Growth

Do you want to maximize your strength and muscle gains?  Of course you do!!!  Have you wondered what would be the best supplements to help you do that?  If so, today's podcast can help!!!  Listen in to learn!  

2045 - Q&A - How to Improve Mobility While Building Strength

Are you struggling to maintain mobility within your strength training?  Maybe you've been focusing on strength but are struggling with joint aches and muscle pains along the way, or maybe you feel less mobile than you used to?  In today's podcast I cover nutrition, training, and recovery aspects that will help not only improve and regain mobility but actually improve your strength training as well!

2044 - Mindset - Short Answer Interview - Life & Personal Training

I was recently interviewed by a college student wanting to learn more about myself and the business of personal training.  I LOVED the interview and thought it would be fun to share the questions and answers in today's podcast!

2043 - with Meredith - 2024 Contest Prep - 21 Weeks Out

Another week of great progress!!!  In this episode Meredith and I discuss how to adjust your diet and training around traveling, the use of a pedometer to measure daily step count, and many more fun contest prep details!!!

2042 - Training - Cueing Movements Before Main Lifts

Want to learn a SUPER effective way to improve your performance and training stimulus for main lifts like squat, bench, and deadlift?!  Of course you do!!!  In today's podcast I explain the benefits of cueing movements and provide examples YOU can use in your training!!!

2041 - Nutrition - Are Intra-Workout Drinks Necessary?

Should you have an intra-workout drink during your workouts?  If so, what should be in the drink?  In today's podcast I discuss 3 scenarios when an intra-workout drink is most helpful AND what you should have in your intra-workout drink!!!

2040 - Q&A - Eating on the Go - Following Your Diet While Traveling

Do you struggle to eat healthy when you travel?  If so, today's podcast can help!!!  I discuss how you can select healthy foods when you travel to help you stay on track with your dietary goals!!!

2039 - Mindset - The Downside of a Balanced Life

Are you striving for a balanced life?  Should you be?  In today's podcast I discuss the reality of a balanced life and raise the question of whether or not balance is actually what we need in order to be happy in life!

2038 - with Meredith - 2024 Contest Prep - 22 Weeks Out

Two weeks in and Meredith is crushing it!!!  In today's podcast we discuss the nutrition and training changes we've made this past week along with several mindset aspects of the dieting process!

2037 - Training - Techniques to Control Workout Intensity

Would you like to create workouts that are more personalized?  More specific to your needs?  Specific to your goals?  If so, in today's podcast I discuss two programming elements that you can use to create more personalized workouts to best match your needs per workout while still achieving your overall goals.

2036 - Nutrition - Breaking Through a Weight Gain Plateau

If you're struggling to grow... today's podcast WILL help!!!  In today's podcast I cover the nutrition and training tactics I used to help a client gain 30lbs in 11 months after being previously plateaued for 2 years!!!  Lots of great information!!!

2035 - Q&A - How Impactful is Your Belief in a Process?

Do your belief in the possibility of an outcome impact the outcome?  If you believe you can never be lean, does that mean no diet will ever work for you?  If you believe you can never be strong and muscular, does that mean you never will be?  In today's podcast I discuss the impact in your belief on the outcome of diet and training programs.

2034 - Mindset - Success is Simple

Do you want to be successful?  If so, focus on simplicity!  In order to be successful you must be consistent, in order to be consistent it's helpful to make things simple.  The easier it is to do what you have to do the more often you'll do it!!!

2033 - Training - Client Program Overview - Bigger Faster Stronger

Want to be strong, have lean visible muscle, AND be able to run?!!  So, do you want EVERYTHING??? haha.  Of course you do!!!  In today's podcast I read through both the nutrition and training programming of a client who's working on these exact goals!!!  Listen to hear what we're doing and steal the good ideas for yourself!!! haha

2032 - with Meredith - 2024 Contest Prep - 23 Weeks Out

Meredith survived the first week!!! haha.  We had a wonderful week but did run into some unexpected moments!  Listen in to learn what those moments were and how you can manage the same moments when they happen to you!!!

2031 - Nutrition - Who Should You Listen To - Managing Information Overload

Are you feeling overwhelmed or confused by all of the information you hear?  Does the advice seem to be contradictory?  If so, who should you listen to?  In today's podcast I discuss how you can decide who is the best source of information so you can feel more confident and feel more certain that what you're doing is what's best for you!