High Intensity Business

In a somewhat unusual role reversal for this episode, I find myself as the interviewee. Patrick and Oliver Ycaro interviewed me on their YouTube channel, Norcal Strength Studio. I absolutely loved doing this, and if you have a podcast on HIT, health and fitness in general, productivity, business, "fill in the blank", I would LOVE to come on to your show. If you're interested in having me, please contact me here. And remember ... I will share the episode and your platform with my audience :D.

Run by the brothers Patrick and Oliver Ycaro, NorCal Strength Studios is focused on helping people of all ages, abilities, and even medical conditions lose weight, build muscle, become stronger, have more energy, and live healthier lifestyles in as little as 20 minutes a week using evidence-based exercise science and the principles of high-intensity training. Patrick is a Certified High Intensity Training Instructor, Certified Safe Strength Instructor, and is CPR/AED Certified. Oliver is a NorCal Strength Studio HIT Certified Instructor and an IFPA Strength Training Specialist.

Contact NorCal Strength Studio:

• NorCal Strength Studio Official Website
• NorCal Strength Studio on Facebook
• NorCal Strength Studio on Instagram
• NorCal Strength Studio on YouTube
• NorCal Strength Studio on Linkedin

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In this episode, we cover:

• How to prepare for podcast interviews
• How to get high-profile guests
• The importance of focusing on the right categories in your business
• How to make High-Intensity Training a force to be reckoned with in the health and fitness industry
• … and much more!

This episode is brought to you by ARXFit.com, ARX are the most innovative, efficient and effective all-in-one exercise machines I have ever seen. I was really impressed with my ARX workout. The intensity and adaptive resistance were unlike anything I've ever experienced. I love how the machine enables you to increase the negative load to fatigue target muscles more quickly and I love how the workouts are effortlessly quantified. The software tracks maximum force output, rate of work, total amount of work done and more in front of you on-screen, allowing you to compete with your pervious performance, to give you and your clients real-time motivation. As well as being utilised by many HIT trainers to deliver highly effective and efficient workouts to their clients, ARX comes highly recommended by world-class trainers and brands including Bulletproof, Tony Robbins, and Ben Greenfield Fitness. To find out more about ARX and get $1,000 OFF software licensing fees, please go to ARXfit.com and mention Corporate Warrior in the how did you hear about us field.

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

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So excited to bring you this episode! This is Part 2 of a Round Table I recorded with Drew Baye, Ryan Hall and Skyler Tanner.

If you haven't listened to Part 1 of this Round Table yet, check it out by clicking here!

Drew Baye is one of the world's top high-intensity training experts and is one of the best trainers around, and he runs the #1 HIT blog Baye.com. Exercise Science LLC's Ryan Hall is an award-winning exercise physiologist and is one of only a handful of the world's Certified Master SuperSlow Trainers. Smart Strength's Skyler Tanner is an exercise physiologist, an analytics professional, a lecturer, and a well-regarded, experienced fitness and nutrition coach.

Contact Drew:

• Drew Baye's High Intensity Training Official Website
• Drew Baye's High Intensity Training on Facebook

Contact Ryan:

• Exercise Science LLC Official Website
• Exercise Science LLC on Facebook
• Exercise Science LLC on Twitter

Contact Skyler:

• Smart Strength Official Website
• Skyler's Personal Blog
• Skyler on Twitter
• Smart Strength on Twitter

Want to hear more from these HIT experts?

• Listen to previous episodes with Drew here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
• Listen to previous episodes with Ryan here: Part 1, and Part 2
• Listen to previous episodes with Skyler here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3

In this episode, we cover:

• Drew, Ryan, and Skyler on Andy Galpin's Take on HIT and optimal fitness
• Doing High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) alongside High Intensity Training (HIT)
• Drew and Ryan's history with Super Slow - and how it all went wrong
• Recent developments in exercise science that has the panel excited
• … and much more!

This episode is brought to you by ARXFit.com, ARX are the most innovative, efficient and effective all-in-one exercise machines I have ever seen. I was really impressed with my ARX workout. The intensity and adaptive resistance were unlike anything I've ever experienced. I love how the machine enables you to increase the negative load to fatigue target muscles more quickly and I love how the workouts are effortlessly quantified. The software tracks maximum force output, rate of work, total amount of work done and more in front of you on-screen, allowing you to compete with your pervious performance, to give you and your clients real-time motivation. As well as being utilised by many HIT trainers to deliver highly effective and efficient workouts to their clients, ARX comes highly recommended by world-class trainers and brands including Bulletproof, Tony Robbins, and Ben Greenfield Fitness. To find out more about ARX and get $1,000 OFF software licensing fees, please go to ARXfit.com and mention Corporate Warrior in the how did you hear about us field.

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here

For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here.

It's the one you have been waiting for ... :D. This is Part 1 of a Round Table with Drew Baye, Ryan Hall and Skyler Tanner. I loved recording this! It was a real honour and pleasure to have 3 of the top exercise experts on the planet on my podcast all at the same time. As per my introduction, you will be hard pushed to find a single podcast episode on the internet with as much intellectual horsepower on exercise as this one.

Part 2 will be published this Saturday!

Drew Baye is one of the top HIT trainers on the planet and has the #1 HIT blog: Baye.com. Ryan Hall runs Exercise Science LLC, a successful HIT facility in New Orleans, and is a contributor to the genetics chapters within the very popular exercise book, Body By Science. Skyler Tanner is often regarding as one of the world's top personal trainers. He has a very popular health and fitness blog, has been featured in many popular conferences, publications, etc, and now runs Smart Strength.

In this episode, we cover:

• The most under/over utilised concepts from Arthur Jones that are used in HIT today
• What % we geek out on really matters?
• Optimal training frequency
• How to live to nurture good overall health and posture

This episode is brought to you by ARXFit.com, ARX are the most innovative, efficient and effective all-in-one exercise machines I have ever seen. I was really impressed with my ARX workout. The intensity and adaptive resistance were unlike anything I've ever experienced. I love how the machine enables you to increase the negative load to fatigue target muscles more quickly and I love how the workouts are effortlessly quantified. The software tracks maximum force output, rate of work, total amount of work done and more in front of you on-screen, allowing you to compete with your pervious performance, to give you and your clients real time motivation. As well as being utilised by many HIT trainers to deliver highly effective and efficient workouts to their clients, ARX comes highly recommended by world class trainers and brands including Bulletproof, Tony Robbins, and Ben Greenfield Fitness. To find out more about ARX, please go to ARXfit.com and help support my show by mentioning Corporate Warrior in the how did you hear about us field.

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here

For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Jay Vincent is a nationally recognized personal trainer, health coach and professional fitness model. As the owner and primary trainer at BioFit, Jay's mission is to instruct highly effective, time efficient, and safe exercises for people of all ages, goals and physical conditions. Jay has been featured on many popular Podcast interviews, magazines and has modeled for popular athletic companies such as Under Armour and MuscleTech.

This is Jay's third appearance on Corporate Warrior. We did plan to discuss HIT and diet in Part 2 but decided to focus on business instead. This episode is focused on Jay's current exercise and diet regimen and how his approach and views have changed since we discussed this in Part 1 a year ago.

Since opening his new gym, BioFit, Jay has reduced his training frequency to enable him to invest more time in growing his business. Jay has reduced from a split routine twice per week to a single full-body routine once every 5-10 days. Check out his workout below. Furthermore, sometimes he only eats one meal per day! Don't think genetics are that important? Think again.

In this episode, Jay reveals all. We cover:

• Jay's workout - in tremendous detail
• The benefits of freestyling vs tracking workout performance
• Jay's thoughts on increasing frequency for improved muscle hypertrophy
• ... and much more!

Jay's contact info:

• Biofitny.com
• Email Jay: biofitny [at] gmail [dot] com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• YouTube

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What is your current HIT routine? Please let me know in the comments at the bottom of this post.

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I used to work 80+ hours per week and waste time on unimportant tasks that made me feel busy. Fast forward ~3 years later to my last position in B2B IT Sales, I managed to get my most important stuff done in 2-hours per day, close multiple million-pound contracts, smash my sales targets and earn a six-figure income ( ... had I not left to live in Ireland and grow Corporate Warrior).

Time management is a misnomer. Increased productivity isn't about more efficiency: doing things well. It's about effectiveness: doing the right things. What are you scared of? What are you not doing to avoid conflict? What's been sitting on your to-do list for weeks? Chances are, these are the force multipliers.

Tim Ferriss's New York Times Best Seller, The 4-Hour Work Week, supercharged my productivity. However, at first, and for a long while, it seemed too abstract. How is it possible to achieve more with less? Isn't it just about working really hard? How can I only check email once or twice per day?

This episode will show you how to implement tried and test principles of productivity into your job/HIT business to free-up time for your side-hustle and/or simply 10x career/business growth.

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In this episode, we cover:

• How to be more productive and effective in business
• How to work smarter and improve your output and results by up to 10x
• How to manage your time so you can work less and earn more
• … and much more!

This episode is brought to you by Exercise Science LLC, your one-stop shop for all your exercise needs. Exercise Science, a high intensity strength training studio based out of New Orleans, is owned and run by Exercise Physiologist and Body By Science contributor, Ryan Hall. Ryan has been featured on the podcast twice and both are among my most popular episodes of all time. Exercise Science LLC have the expertise, experience and the tools to maximise physical strength, improve performance and functional capacity in just 12 minutes per session. I'm a big fan of Ryan and if I were living in New Orleans, I would seriously sign up in a heart beat. To book a consultation now – click here.

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr. Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here

For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

In addition to founding Pure Physique and serving as the president of the International Association of Resistance Trainers (IART), Mike Lipowski is a professional natural bodybuilder, international fitness speaker and author, co-founder of the Drug-Free Athlete's Coalition (DFAC), and has been voted Westchester's Best Personal Trainer.

He works with fitness professionals, competitors, and everyday people who are looking to set and reach their health, fitness, and lifestyle goals using an "untraditional but focused" approach, helping clients develop the best version of themselves through applied muscle and strength science.

Giveaway: Corporate Warrior listeners can get a FREE 92-page eBook written by Mike Lipowski, detailing the exercise science principles, concepts, approach, and training methods he uses as a HIT-based bodybuilder. Get your copy here.

Contact Mike:

• Mike's Official Website
• Pure Physique Official Website
• Mike Lipowski on Facebook
• Pure Physique on Facebook
• Mike Lipowski on Instagram
• Pure Physique on Instagram

• mikel [@] purephysique.com

In this episode we cover:

• How to prepare for bodybuilding competitions 12, 6, and 3 months out
• How to determine your muscle fibre type composition
• How to design workouts based on your muscle fibre types
• … and much more!

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

This episode is brought to you by Exercise Science LLC, your one-stop shop for all your exercise needs. Exercise Science, a high intensity strength training studio based out of New Orleans, is owned and run by Exercise Physiologist and Body By Science contributor, Ryan Hall. Ryan has been featured on the podcast twice and both are among my most popular episodes of all time. Exercise Science LLC have the expertise, experience and the tools to maximise physical strength, improve performance and functional capacity in just 12 minutes per session. I'm a big fan of Ryan and if I were living in New Orleans, I would seriously sign up in a heart beat. To book a consultation now – click here.

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr. Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here

For all of the show notes, links, and resources - Click Here

Drew Baye is one of the top high intensity training experts around today. He is the founder and owner of Baye.com, the most popular high intensity training website online. He's a prolific writer, researcher, and elite level personal trainer.

To listen to my previous episode with Drew Baye, go here: Part 1 and Part 2.

In The 4-Hour Body, the author, Tim Ferriss featured Drew to demonstrate how it's possible to get to 3-4% body fat with no "cardio".

I recently moved to Galway, Ireland, and have no access to fancy MedX and Nautilus machines (not until I build my own gym! Muhaha!). I decided to continue my high intensity body weight training using Drew Baye's Project Kratos, which is an excellent eBook on how to use just body weight training to maximise strength, muscle mass and overall health.

In this episode, Drew answers my questions about Project Kratos and body weight high intensity training in general. Drew kicks off by explaining the principles of high intensity training that apply to any workout protocol. We then discuss how this fits into a high intensity body weight training context over the long term.

In this episode we cover:

• How to get past sticking points in Project Kratos and optimise your overall results
• The importance of knowing when to introduce specialisation programs
• How to train to failure and not rely on a secondary exercise, drop set, etc to "get there"

This episode is brought to you by Exercise Science LLC, your one-stop shop for all of your exercise needs. Exercise Science, a high intensity strength training studio based out of New Orleans, is owned and run by Exercise Physiologist and Body By Science contributor, Ryan Hall. Ryan has been featured on the podcast twice and both are among my most popular episodes of all time. Exercise Science LLC have the expertise, experience and the tools to maximise physical strength, improve performance and functional capacity in just 12 minutes per session. I'm a big fan of Ryan and if I were living in New Orleans, I would seriously sign up in a heart beat. To book a consultation now - click here.

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here 😀

For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Dr Andy Galpin (Instagram and Twitter) has a degree in exercise science, a masters in Human Movement Sciences and a PhD in Human Bioenergetics (studying the structure and function of human skeletal muscle at the single cell level), This also resulted in the opening of the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory (BMEP) at CSU Fullerton.

The BMEP lab studies the acute responses and chronic adaptations of human skeletal muscle in response to high force, velocity, power and fatiguing exercise from the whole body, down to the individual muscle fiber and even into the individual DNA. The team does this by taking muscle biopsies from non-athletes and elite athletes from different backgrounds (e.g. normal college student, MMA fighter, Boxer, Weightlifter, etc.) and use highly sophisticated laboratory techniques and equipment to address questions about single fiber "type", size, function, protein quantity, diameter, mitochondria, and myonuclear function.

Check this video they shot with Conor McGregor to measure the angular velocity of his spinning back kick! I stand corrected: this was 3 years ago! Not "recently" like I said in the introduction to this episode *blush*.

I really enjoyed Andy Galpin's interview on The Joe Rogan Experience which led me to ask him on to Corporate Warrior.

Every now and again, I like to invite someone on to the show who isn't from a HIT background and has a different opinion on what exercise is the most effective for various desirable outcomes. Whilst Andy does believe that HIT provides some value, he believes that traditional high intensity training falls short in meeting all of the requirements for optimising health, longevity and even muscle gain.

Check out Andy's new book: Unplugged: Evolve from Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance, & Consciousness (Amazon US / Amazon UK)

In this episode we cover:

• Andy's opinions on the pros and cons of the typical HIT protocol
• How Andy adds muscle to his athletes
• What Andy has changed his mind about regarding muscle adaptation/growth and post-workout nutrition timing in recent memory
• and much more

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here 😀

For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Christopher B. Scott PhD is a Professor of Exercise, Health & Sport Sciences at the University of Southern Maine. As a working exercise physiologist, Professor Scott continues a 35-year career in fitness, science, medicine and academia. His current teaching priorities reside within the Exercise Science program at the University of Southern Maine with a research agenda that focuses primarily on the estimation of the energy costs of strength, speed and power related exercise and activities. He has published over 60 research-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, mentoring dozens of students in the process. His findings on how exercise best contributes to weight loss are unique and informative, being presented both in the United States and International venues.

Chris Scott is a leading contributor to the field of exercise physiology and is the author of a textbook on the subject, "A Primer for the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences: Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism" (Human Press, 2008). His research agenda focuses primarily on the energy costs of strength, speed and power-related activities.

Contact Chris via email: cscott [at] maine [dot] edu

In this episode we cover:

• The amount of energy different exercise activities actually expend
• How exercise may be able to help prevent long term fat gain
• The massive health benefits derived from HIT/HIIT and why it's the most important exercise activity to undertake
• and much more

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here 😀

For all of the show notes, links and resources - click here

This episode is a little bit of an experiment. My guest is Richard Chartrand. Richard is not a trainer and he does not own a big health and fitness business. He is student of HIT and has been a HIT proponent for 35 years. Richard was featured in Holiday Thanks, a popular article written by Dr Doug McGuff in 2009, which explains how Richard may have single handedly revitalised the HIT movement with his amazing physical transformation following cardiac surgery. Richard documented his transformation on drdarden.com under My Progress after Cardiac Surgery.

Some of you have been asking for an interview with a trainee for some time. Richard shares what he has learnt in his pursuit of optimal health and fitness, and I think many of you will find this very interesting and useful.

Contact Richard:

• Being the Hero of Your Life (Richard's blog)
• Facebook
• Maintenance to 170 (Richard's Facebook group)

In this episode we cover:

• Richard's story of his inspiring training journey and the severe health scares which inspired him to pursue a short career in body building.
• How Richard's training protocol has evolved over time.
• How he wants to prove John Little wrong ;-)
• and much more

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

To subscribe via email and get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here 😀

For all of the show notes, links and resources - click here