Most people entering the fitness industry today have zero qualifications — just a good physique and an Instagram following. In this episode of Choose Hard, Cody sits down with online coaching veteran Aram Grigorian (@4weeks2thebeach) to break down what's actually broken in fitness coaching, and what separates real professionals from the noise.

What you'll learn in this episode:

- Why most gyms hire coaches based on looks, not certifications — and why that hurts clients

- Why online coaching often beats in-person training for fat loss and body composition

- The truth about peptides: why the unregulated market is a red flag for anyone selling them

- How "body positivity" gets weaponized to avoid honest conversations about health risks

- Why simple, consistent programming beats complicated plans for 90% of clients

- How to avoid mastermind scams and actually invest in your coaching career

Aram Grigorian is a coach and industry veteran known for online body transformation coaching. Follow him at @4weeks2thebeach and check out his annual event for coaches, The Real Coaches’ Summit, which Cody will be speaking at, by heading to https://realcoachessummit.com/ 

If you're a coach trying to build a real career — not just a job — this episode is your reality check. No shortcuts, no fluff. Choose Hard.

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Are peptides the ultimate shortcut to muscle growth, fat loss, and anti-aging, or are we in the middle of an unregulated human clinical trial? In this solo episode, we break down the hard science behind the 400% year-over-year spike in peptide interest and separate the biological facts from social media marketing hype.

We dive deep into a critical reality check on popular compounds like BPC-157, TB-500, Ipamorelin, and Tesamorelin, exposing the limitations of relying strictly on animal trials and rat data for human performance. You will learn the 5 filter questions to ask before buying any peptide, including the logistics of sourcing, purity, and proper medical oversight.

Finally, we uncover brand-new, shocking clinical data regarding GLP-1 medications (like Ozempic and Mounjaro). We dissect recent NIH Fitbit wearable data showing a severe drop-off in spontaneous daily physical movement among GLP-1 users, alongside critical medical reviews detailing the hidden risks of accelerated lean muscle tissue wasting and bone mineral density loss.

Before you consider spending hundreds of dollars a month on research chemicals, listen to this episode to discover why no compound can ever replace the non-negotiable fundamentals of progressive resistance training, protein intake, and deep recovery.

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- BPC-157 Literature & Clinical Review: MDPI Pharmaceuticals Journal

- TB-500 & BPC-157 Safety and Efficacy Profile: GlobalRPH Clinical Review

- Ipamorelin Animal Trial (The "Rat Study Trap"): Journal of Endocrinology

- Ipamorelin FDA Category 2 Status & Regulatory Review: DeltaPeptides Clinical Underpinnings / FDA Guidance

- Tesamorelin Human Trial Data (Visceral Fat Reduction): National Institutes of Health (PMC)

- Tesamorelin Clinical Side Effect Profile: Mayo Clinic Drugs & Supplements Profile

- Fitbit Large-Scale Data Analysis (NIH 'All of Us' Program): ScienceDaily / Endocrine Society Data

- GLP-1 Muscle Mass Preservation Data: American Diabetes Association / Powers Health Report

- GLP-1 Prescribing Guidance & Muscle-Wasting Review: Ubie Health Clinical Update

- GLP-1 Impact on Bone Mineral Density: National Institutes of Health (PMC)

- Melanotan (MT-II) Rodent Adipose Tissue Study: PubMed / Journal of Endocrinology

- Melanotan Unregulated Status & Public Health Warning: DermNet / FDA Public Health Alerts

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If everything disappeared tonight—if you woke up tomorrow with zero clients, zero audience, zero systems, and zero revenue—what would you actually do?

In this solo episode of the Choose Hard Podcast, inspired by a great question from listener Karen Olsen, Cody McBroom lays out the exact chronological blueprint he would use to rebuild Tailored Coaching Method from the ground up if he had to start completely from scratch tomorrow.

This isn't about chasing viral video moments or buying expensive software before you have a proof of concept.

Armed with over a decade of industry experience, Cody details the tactical step-by-step actions required to sign your first clients, scale your pricing, and build a highly profitable online fitness business within 12 months.

In this episode, we break down the 4-Quarter Rebuild Timeline:

• Quarter 1 (The Hustle & Validation Phase)

• Quarter 2 (The System & Authority Phase)

• Quarter 3 (The Automation & Content Scale Phase)

• Quarter 4 (The Delegation & Leverage Phase)

Before you waste another month comparing yourself to massive fitness creators or overcomplicating your business backend, listen to this episode to discover how to dominate the fundamentals and build a business that lasts.

The Chronological Rebuild Blueprint

Phase 1 (Months 1-3): Client Acquisition & Delivery

- Warm outreach, launch basic website, undercharge 1-2 clients to secure case studies, set up core coaching software

Phase 2 (Months 4-6): Niche Content & Lead Tracking

- Deploy a CRM strictly for lead tracking, transition to full pricing, niche your content, launch local collaborations.

Phase 3 Months 7-9): Layering Automations & Media

- Automate by "pain triggers," transition to long-form media (YouTube/Podcast), build lead magnets from client data.

Phase 4 (Months 10-12): Scale, Delegate, & Audit

- Launch 3x/week email marketing, hire an assistant, hyper-focus on time-blocking and audit all systems for scaling.

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How do you find "hidden" calories when a client isn't losing weight? What's the best way to structure a 10-question client check-in flow without using a dead framework like the compliment sandwich? In this Q&A episode, we answer the toughest questions in online fitness coaching.

Discover how to consolidate communication into a single app (like Trainerize or Everfit) to eliminate buyers' remorse in the first 30 days, how to scale past 30 clients using asynchronous Loom videos, and when to enforce strict boundaries to protect your time as a coach.

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🟨 "When a client reports a dangerously low caloric intake but isn’t losing a single pound, how do you audit their life to find the missing calories?"

🟨 "Can you break down exactly when and how you use specific psychological tools or frameworks with a client?"

🟨 "How do you structure check-in calls so they don’t feel like a corporate performance review or a bad grade? Is the classic 'compliment sandwich' framework dead?"

🟨 "What specific milestones need to happen in the first 30 days of a client’s journey to completely eliminate buyers' remorse and guarantee they stay long-term?"

🟨 "Are weekly 15-minute live calls actually feasible when you scale past 30 clients, or should they be completely replaced by Loom videos? How do you balance a client's preference for long video responses with your own sanity?"

🟨 "When is it appropriate to be flexible with a client, versus holding a strict line—like cancelling a call if they haven't completed their onboarding tasks?"

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What does it actually take to coach the people who can't afford to fail — Hollywood talent, elite athletes, executives whose bodies and schedules are under constant pressure?

In this episode of the Choose Hard Podcast, Cody McBroom sits down with John Damon — former Division I football player at Boston College, celebrity trainer, performance coach, and founder of The Cave — to break down the journey from athlete, to coach, to gym owner, to builder of one of the most talked-about private training spaces in the industry.

John has spent his career inside rooms most coaches never get access to — The Sports Club/LA, Equinox, and now his own premium gym-design business — and this conversation goes deep into what actually separates good coaching from elite coaching.

What's covered in this episode:

✅ The athlete-to-coach transition — What John's D1 football career at Boston College taught him that still shapes how he coaches today, and how that competitive background changed his relationship with discomfort and standards.

✅ From trainer to owner — What pushed John to stop just training people and start building gyms, brands, and businesses around performance.

✅ Coaching high performers and celebrities — How John broke into coaching talent and executives, and what high performers actually need from a coach that most trainers get completely wrong.

✅ Training under pressure — What changes when your client's body, schedule, and public reputation are all on the line at once.

✅ Why the environment matters as much as the training — John's philosophy on why the room, the equipment, and the culture around a client can matter just as much as the program itself — and how that thinking led him to build The Cave.

✅ What it takes to build a long career in this industry — John's advice for young trainers and entrepreneurs on what to obsess over, what to ignore, and what separates a good coach from a great one.

If you're a coach trying to level up your standards, a gym owner thinking about environment and experience, or just someone who wants to hear how elite performance actually gets built — this episode is for you.

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Every online coach loves the client who follows the plan perfectly and gets linear results. But what happens when the coaching gets messy? In this episode of the Choose Hard Podcast, Cody McBroom delivers a comprehensive masterclass on nutrition troubleshooting and client psychology, addressing the exact roadblocks that separate amateur trainers from elite specialists.

Cody breaks down how to handle the psychological bottlenecks, emotional self-sabotage, and the dreaded "I'm doing everything right" roadblock. If you want to build solid standard operating procedures (SOPs) around nutrition data without turning your clients' lives into an obsessive prison, this episode provides your tactical blueprint.

✅ The "I'm Doing Everything Right" Dilemma: How to investigate hidden data and metrics versus true metabolic adaptation when the scale is ticking up—and when it’s actually time to look at clinical interventions like peptides or GLP-1s.

✅ Dismantling the Food Identity Crisis: How to coach a client out of a victim mindset ("I can't eat like a normal person") and break the toxic reward/punishment relationship they have with food.

✅ Overcoming the 75% Fatigue: The psychological play to re-ignite a client who gets three-quarters of the way to their goal and stalls out because they’ve become complacent with "good enough."

✅ The Post-Binge Protocol: The exact, chronological steps to take when a client admits to blowing past their targets. Learn how to respond using nervous-system regulators and the "Urge Jar" to drive behavioral change without casting shame.

✅ Overcoming Tracker Resistance: How to effectively onboard a client who is fiercely resistant to tracking food or using apps like MyFitnessPal without making them feel judged, restricted, or micromanaged.

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Key Coaching Problems Solved In This Episode:

Most coaches think their biggest problem is leads or content. It's not. In this episode, Cody McBroom breaks down 5 of the most important lessons he's learned as a coach and business owner in 2026 — lessons that touch on client retention, personal integrity, identity-based standards, what actually drives long-term motivation, and trusting the process even when you can't see the outcome.

Here's what's covered:

The real reason coaches lose clients — It's not your marketing. It's your onboarding, your check-ins, and your referral system (or lack of one). Most coaches are fixing the wrong problem.

Respect is the one thing you can always maintain — When someone wrongs you, when the situation goes sideways, when you have every right to react — your response is the only thing that defines how people remember you. You can't control what happens. You can control what they have to say about you afterward.

Core values are meaningless without standards and rules — A value without a standard is just a soundbite. Cody breaks down the framework he uses personally and with clients: Value → Identity → Standard → Rule, and why this is the actual architecture behind sustainable behavior change.

Pain is a powerful motivator — until it isn't — You can build a lot running from something. But once you've created enough distance from that pain, the drive disappears. This episode unpacks how to shift from a pain-driven pursuit to a purpose-driven one — and why that shift is the key to breaking the all-or-nothing cycle for good.

God's a weaver — and your story isn't finished — A woven blanket can take over 100 hours to make. Buying one takes seconds. Your life is being woven the same way. Moses spent 40 years after exile before God spoke to him again. Situations Cody thought would never end took months, over a year — and now he can see exactly what they were for.

If you're a coach, a business owner, or just someone trying to build something that lasts — this episode is for you.

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AI analyzed the fitness industry and spit out 7 trends that are actively changing the game for coaches, trainers, and health professionals.

In this episode, I'm breaking down each one — what's real, what's overhyped, and what you actually need to do about it. We're talking about the GLP-1 problems being discovered, why behavior change coaching is now more valuable than periodization knowledge, the wearable data opportunity most coaches are sleeping on, and more. If you want to stay ahead of where this industry is heading, this one's for you.

Here’s what’s covered in this podcast:

1. Pivot from "Fat Loss" to the "GLP-1 Care Ecosystem"

2. Adopt Hybrid Coaching as Your Default Operating System

3. Master the Interpretation of Wearable Data

4. Expand into Longevity, Women's Health, and Active Aging

5. View AI as Your Assistant, Not Your Competitor

6. Behavior Change Beats Programming & Periodization

7. The "Social Fitness" Boom: Combating the Loneliness Epidemic

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Not every training split is built for every lifter — and choosing the wrong one is quietly killing your progress. In this episode, Cody breaks down 10 training splits across 3, 4, 5, and 6-day schedules, covering full body, upper/lower, push/pull/legs, and specialization variations.

You'll learn exactly how to match your split to your schedule, training age, and goals — so you stop guessing and start building. Whether you're a beginner figuring out your first program or an experienced lifter who keeps spinning their wheels, this episode gives you a clear, no-fluff framework for making the right call.

The splits covered in this podcast are:

1. Full Body / Full Body / Full Body [3-Day Split]

2. Upper / Lower / Full Body [3-Day Split]

3. Upper / Lower / Upper / Lower [4-Day Split]

4. Push / Pull / Lower / Upper [4-Day Split]

5. Legs / Push / Legs / Pull + Glutes [4-Day Specialization]

6. Upper / Lower / Push / Pull / Legs [5-Day Split]

7. Push / Pull / Legs / Push / Pull [5-Day Split]

8. Lower / Upper / Lower / Upper / Lower [5-Day Split]

9. Upper / Lower / Upper / Lower / Upper [5-Day Split]

10. Push / Pull / Legs / Push / Pull / Legs [6-Day Split]

You can also find a full breakdown of these splits, who they are for, the benefits of each training split, and extra resources to go along with each of them, all within the two following articles:

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