Matias was in a really dark place.

He had moved to Los Angeles from Argentina to pursue his filming career and had gone broke. He lost purpose, drive, and found himself depressed with a magnum in his drawer. Over the course of 7 years he had reprogrammed his mind & body to go from depressed & broken to lean & strong.

We discuss topics around getting out of a dark place, strategies to build for a better future, being skinny fat (or as Matias calls it, normal weight obesity), blaming the sodium when the problem may be elsewhere, and the LONG TERM MINDSET FOR SUCCESS!

This episode is loaded with great information.

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We see it more and more these days. Organic peanut butter cups. Organic freshly squeeze juice. Organic nutri-grain bars. 

The question lies ... Does slapping the term "organic" in front of a food make it healthy?

Sam and Kyle discuss their takes and what YOU should watch out for ...

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A big problem with beginners working out is paralysis by analysis. This leads to a ton of information to guess & check to see what works, impatience, and problems finding consistency with working out. 

Sam & Kyle discuss topics like:

- Consistency

- Program Hopping

- More does NOT always mean better

- Not eating enough protein

- Thinking of "new ideas" too often

- EMBRACING being a beginner

As long as some replies from followers on Twitter.

I'd HIGHLY suggest listening to us elaborate on these topics so that you don't have to make the same mistakes that Sam & I did. 

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A big issue with society is the amount of misinformation that spreads. You see it all the time in Men's/Women's Health magazines, your favourite athletes, or even from other trainers. Sam and Kyle talk about how much weight you can REALISTICALLY lose, how much muscle you can REALISTICALLY build, and better measures for the normal person than taking extremes.

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The age-old question ... You're trying to get in shape, but you don't know WHAT to do. Should I be performing cardio first, or lifting? Sam and Kyle dissect this question and give you a better idea of what's more beneficial for YOU. Listen in and take notes, because this is the most important step for your fitness journey. 

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Why should you deadlift? Sam and Kyle discuss the who, where, how, why, and when of Twitter's favorite exercise: THE DEADLIFT. Sam discusses how deadlifts changed his life as well as the 5-step deadlift process that anyone can use to deadlift correctly in minutes!

Sam and Kyle discuss the alarming difference between trainees who take the mind set of "eating and training" over "dieting and exercising". A very important distinction for someone just gettting into fitness to understand. 

Sam and Kyle discuss the daily plan of the "Biggest Loser" contestant who lost over 200lbs before gaining a big portion the weight back. A big problem in the fitness industry is crash dieting to rapidly lose weight and doing endless cardio. People will see success, but they didn't change any of their habits which leads them back to the place they came from without learning anything from it. 

On today’s episode of Ground Zero Fitness, we’ve got an extremely special guest. Touted as the #1 body transformation coach for professionals & executives, ex-corporate worker, and the dude with probably the biggest chest and lats you’ll ever see, welcome Oliver Anwar.

Guest co-host Francis Melia (@CoachFHM) joins us on the show as Sam has been busy with spring baseball. Kyle (@coachkylechen) and Francis talk with Oliver Anwar (@roanwar) about the importance of eating a balanced diet, why muscle is king, the golden body fat % for naturals, why working out the hardest ISNT the best way to build muscle, and fasted cardio is BS.

Francis and Oliver talk about why fasted cardio is BS, the most annoying Twitter trolls, and the funniest things that bother both of them.

Join us on the wild ride of this conversation. It was hilarious, a great time, and you can learn lots from both Oliver and Francis!

In this episode of Ground Zero Fitness, Sam and Kyle discuss whether you should either go Cold Turkey or take things in moderation.

The conversation ends up in an interesting place as it becomes a therapy session for Sam as he realizes his addiction to caffeine.

Listen to this episode to understand how you should start making changes in your life, and what you should go cold turkey in vs. taking changes with moderation.

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