On the podcast today we are very lucky to have James FitzGerald! James is the founder of OPEX Fitness, an amazing coaching platform and James' progressive and steadfast approach to health, strength, and wellness is truly an inspiration. A major tenet of OPEX and James' vision is longevity and they put a lot of focus on fitness in the long run rather than short term goals.

On the podcast today we are very lucky to have James FitzGerald! James is the founder of OPEX Fitness, an amazing coaching platform and James' progressive and steadfast approach to health, strength, and wellness is truly an inspiration. A major tenet of OPEX and James' vision is longevity and they put a lot of focus on fitness in the long run rather than short term goals.

Today Ashleigh VanHouten is hosting another Q&A session during which she asks Ben all the questions listeners have been sending their way. Ben starts by giving us an overview of his next few weeks of traveling, hosting muscle camps and attending the Health Optimisation Summit, and they get into the need for mentorship – physical, psychological, spiritual – and the many different people who have inspired and motivated him on his bodybuilding and health and fitness journey.

Today Ashleigh VanHouten is hosting another Q&A session during which she asks Ben all the questions listeners have been sending their way. Ben starts by giving us an overview of his next few weeks of traveling, hosting muscle camps and attending the Health Optimisation Summit, and they get into the need for mentorship – physical, psychological, spiritual – and the many different people who have inspired and motivated him on his bodybuilding and health and fitness journey.

On today's episode, we sit down with Dr. Albert Villoldo to discuss the integration of our spiritual reality with our tangible reality. Dr. Villoldo is a trained scientist and anthropologist who traded his laboratory for a pair of hiking boots and a ticket to the Amazon to set out on a journey into spiritual enlightenment. Inside this episode, Dr. Villoldo shares with us his journey towards spirituality, some of the misconceptions around plant medicines, and how to stay grounded in this spiritual journey that we're ultimately living.

In this episode, Ashleigh is back to ask Ben another round of questions and discuss all things health, fitness and getting your mind right. Today's questions cover bulking, calorie intake, nutrient timing, a variation of workouts, the benefits of posing, injury recovery and more. As usual, Ben makes an argument for eating the least amount necessary for growth and gives some great advice on when to fuel and refuel in relation to your times of exertion.

Today's guest is a functional medicine practitioner with an extensive background in getting results with people with autoimmunity and health optimization. Dr. Will Cole joins me for this episode to talk about strategies behind optimizing your diet and your lifestyle, sharing how he went from a traditional vegan diet to one that includes a small amount of meat and why he felt that making this change was necessary.