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Do you get regular bloodwork run? Do you know the difference between clinically acceptable values vs. optimal? Have you ever wondered how genetics can impact your lab values for blood glucose or A1C? Then tune in! In this episode, your host William Grazione will have his recent lab values reviewed by Coach Gillis Pellegrin. The two will go over William's values mentioned along with testosterone, estrogen, liver enzymes, cholesterol, and more. Coach Gillis will lay down important information about supplementation that can be used to optimize your bloodwork when you are over or under in your numbers.

This episode is information-packed with a lot of helpful insight that will give you tools to help you take control of your health. Grab and pen and paper, and let's get into it.

In this episode, it's all about you and your questions! Willaim Grazion and Coach Gillis are back with another Q&A from our followers on Instagram. The two tackle the fruit debate - is there such a thing as too much fruit consumption in your diet, and can eat fruit stall fat loss? Coach Gillis will go over the benefits of Turmeric and how it can be used in place of common at-home aids like Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen. 

 

We go over three easy tips on how to lose fat effectively and why it seems some people are just not gaining muscle in the gym, despite being there for hours upon hours. Last but not least, Will and Gillis dish out tips for college students that are trying to study and retain information. It's more about THE TIME of day or night you choose to hit the books that can have the most impact.

Willaim Grazion and Coach Gillis are back with another Q&A from our followers on Instagram.

The two tackle the fruit debate - is there such a thing as too much fruit in your diet, and can it stall fat loss? Learn about the health benefits of Turmeric and how it can be used in place of common at-home aids. Get three easy tips on how to lose fat effectively and learn why people struggle to gain muscle. For the college student - we go over the healthiest and most benefitcial time to study.

In this episode of Hey Coach Radio, your host William Grazion visits with Aldo Paredes from the elite training facility, Iron University, in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Learn how Aldo went from reading fitness magazines as a kid in school to competing in bodybuilding and becoming one of the most well-known personal trainers in the state of Florida.

In the discussion, Aldo shares with us what you should not do when you own a small private gym, and we bring you advice on how you can become a better leader in your business and build camaraderie with your team and clients.

Aldo also gives us valuable pointers on not letting other people's opinions of your goals and dreams deter you from your path to success.

Keep listening as Aldo goes over his training methods, his thoughts on working with a trainer who has decades of experience and passion vs. those with traditional education. He also will cover top training tips for women who want to build lean body mass.

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza, New Year's.

These celebratory days can create anxiety and fear of weight gain for those on an aggressive weight loss diet or trying to stay accountable to their program.

That's why William, along with Coach Gillis and Coach Zach, are going to help you out... before the candy sales get nuts and aunt Jamie invites over for pie and ice cream.

This episode will gift you Holiday hacks to remain in control of your nutrition.

Let Will, Gillis, and Zach provide you with the tools to avoid the dreaded YOLO self-sabotaging cycles from partaking in events that revolve around food and drinks.

Learn how to stay in control of your diet and still get movement when traveling over the holidays, and still have balance for celebrations without throwing you off track.

We'll also talk about the mentality you need to have in place when you feel the pressure to indulge more than you should.

The team will discuss the differences between whether or not you should try a diet break or a maintenance phase during the holidays and the difference between the two approaches.

A big cause for concern is family members who question your eating habits around the dinner table. We talk about how to address this negative energy and keep your cool.

Don't fear the holidays! Work with them and not against them. Keep listening, and we'll teach you how!

Are you looking for ways to make a headway in your health without breaking the bank? We got you!

In this episode, William Grazione is joined by coach Gillis and coach Zach. The three of us are here to give you our top tips for improving your health that will cost you nada.

We'll go over how to prepare your body for a better night's sleep how walking in the sun first aligns your natural energy The benefits of resistance train with limited equipment, and how slowing down to chew your food can be a bloat and digestion problem solver.

We'll also discuss how to limit your exposure to negativity, talk about alcohol's impact on your health, and the importance of portion control.

Keep listening as we break it down for you. Let's get to it.

In this episode, William Grazione and Coach Gillis Pellegrin bring back Christopher Barakat of Competitive Breed to the HQ to dive deep into nutrition timing before, during, and after workouts.

The three also discuss how combining different carbs can optimize your training; we bust myths about the anabolic window and provide tips for fine-tuning your strength training.

Keep listening for essential info to consider when it comes to your fitness, what to avoid doing during your health journey, and how to focus on the details in the competitive body building world.

We're getting deep into discussion with our Special Guest, author, and researcher, Christopher Barakat.

William Grazione, owner of the Educated Dieter is joined with Co-Host Coach Gillis. Chris Barakat Visits HQ to talk about his current bodybuilding show prep and discuss how a person can maintain as much lean body mass as possible during the process.

We learn how Chris adapted his coaching business during the pandemic while gyms and bodybuilding shows were shut down and how COVID also ushered in an influx of new fitness coaches in the last 18 months.

With that influx, we address concerns and give insight into what we think the fitness industry will be like in the next five years.

Finally, Chris will fill us in on what it means to be an evidence-based fitness coach and how to interpret studies and understand what outlying variables are at play. It's not always as cut and dry as the information is laid out to be.

In this episode, your host William Grazion and Coach Gillis Pellegrin review Q&A from their followers on Instagram and listeners of this podcast.

The two will go over the side effects and symptoms of high and low testosterone in men and women. Will and Gillis will also fill you in on things that can happen to women's hormone levels after getting off birth control. You will learn how to program progressive overload into your strength training to optimize your ability to build muscle and gain strength.

Keep listening as Will and Gillis will touch on the muscle groups that will make you look bigger in the way men and women desire, why you shouldn't freak out about missing a couple of days at the gym, and much more.

William Grazione and Coach Gillis have a round-table discussion on everything protein with Coach Zach Richie! Zach works at The Educated Dieter and has a B.S. Nutrition & Dietetics from Ball State University Masters in Public Health Nutrition From Liberty University.

The three go over how protein requirements are dependent on the individual, the importance of taking time to increase protein for a client whose intake is too low, and how meal frequency plays a role in protein distribution and muscle protein synthesis.

Keep listening to learn essential information about fat loss and protein, trained individuals' response's to muscle protein synthesis, how increasing protein is necessary as we age, and if protein supplements are necessary.