Muscle Matters Podcast

Join Tom and Steve with special guest Alec Wons as they discuss how important it is to prevent injuries when exercising, or you may never be able to again. Enjoy!

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Join Mike and Steve with special guest Justin J Judante Jacob as they talk about food addiction, nutrition, and more!

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Join Tom and Steve with special guest Wesley Leon-Barrientos as they discuss Wesley's journey to be able to run despite losing his legs while serving our country. Enjoy!

Join Tom and Steve with special guest Christine Parsel who finished the Boston Marathon in the top 10%. Check out the wisdom she brings about running, and staying motivated. Enjoy!

Join teachers Steve and Tom with their student Mike as they go over more tips, suggestions, fun facts, and more about fitness! Enjoy!

Join Tom and Steve as they respond to various fitness articles and confirm or deny their validity! Enjoy!

In this episode of Muscle Matters, Tom and Steve sit down with long time friend, body-builder, heavy-lifting champion, and retired police officer, Henry Castaneda. Henry talks about everything he learned as a professional body-builder, heavy lifter, and everything that it took to become a police officer. He shares a lot of insightful information and we hope that you learn as much from him as we did. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please like, subscribe, and share this with your friends and family!

In this episode of Muscle Matters, Tom Touchstone and Steve Suthers sit down with our special guest, Julian Wilson. Julian talks about that one knock on the door he received when he was young and how it set the tone for his life. Growing up in Inglewood, Julian remembers fondly the times running to Carnations and Murray's Market. Julian went to Henry Clay Junior High and then went to Ramona High School in Riverside. It was during this time that he got interested in fitness. He began to develop his body and it wasn't long before he discovered the world of bodybuilding. Julian realized that he was able to turn his passion into a career and began to focus on his training and diet to achieve the results he desired. He is now a successful bodybuilder and his experience growing up in Inglewood has led him to where he is now. Julian talks about his journey of fitness which began when he was in high school and was determined to never be out of shape again. Julian emphasizes that it is important to stay in shape both mentally and physically, and to not let it go. If you enjoyed listening to this episode of Muscle Matters, please like, subscribe, and share what you've learned with your friends. Enjoy!

In this episode, Steve and Tom interview their good friend, Pastor, and former boxer, Adam Perez. Adam shares how he became interested in bodybuilding and boxing. Adam explains how his uncle took him to boxing when he was 11 or 12 years old and his dad was a fugitive, and he recounts his experience of discovering physical fitness as a way to cope and find purpose in his life. He explains how he quickly became talented at it, and how it provided him with the opportunity to get away from addiction and direct his energy into a positive and productive outlet. He also discusses the Biblical message of physical activity and the idea that it helps to keep kids out of trouble, and he emphasizes the importance of having a finish line or a goal to strive for in any physical activity. Adam discusses how his amateur career, and how he was naturally good at a lot of sports, but boxing was the only one he was great at. He talked about joining a random gym and being put in with a man's son who was a beast and trying to humble him. He expressed how he was very careful in random gyms, as someone can be willing to beat him up. Adam shares how boxing and the coping mechanisms he learned from it have been life changing and that he had never competed professionally in boxing, but he was a professional sparring partner. After being challenged to a fight by a guy trying to take his head off, he beat him up and gave him a shiner. His reputation spread, and he was offered jobs sparring with professional fighters from all over.

In this episode, Tom and Steve interview American Ninja Warrior, Athlete, Public Speaker, Talk show Host, and Fear Overcomer, Justin Maina. Justin explains that he was picked on a lot in school, but he still had a dream of becoming an American Ninja Warrior. Through hard work and dedication he was able to achieve this dream and now he wants to use his story to inspire others. He believes that everyone has their own story and it matters, and he hopes that his story will encourage others to push themselves and reach their goals. Justin shares that growing up, he always wanted to belong, and was inspired by his older brother. In middle school, he started doing sit-ups after seeing a kid with bumps on his stomach. In high school, he started consistently training five days a week with some friends and doing muscle confusion. Eventually, he was asked to audition for Ninja Warrior, and he saw it as a walk in the park. Now a former competitor on American Ninja Warrior, Justin chooses to focus his energy on ministry. He was able to use his experience on the show to open doors for ministry and to show people how to steward their bodies with excellence. He believes that his physical strength and ability to do things like handstand push-ups and muscle-ups has been a great form of ministry, as people are often interested in learning how he does them. He also believes that the physical strength he has developed over time has prepared him for the mental and spiritual journey he is now on. There is so much we learned from Justin and we hope that you do too. Enjoy!