Today's episode we have arguable one of the most influential voices in fitness on the podcast, Ebenezer Samuel! Eb is the Fitness Director for Men's Health Magazine and someone in the industry who is constantly looking to upgrade his knowledge and find a better answer. Eb has an unconventional route to holding one of the most coveted jobs in fitness so it only makes sense to hear his story.

Bands and Chains get a really bad rep when it comes to being used in the gym. The main reason - most people have no clue how to properly implement them (or why)! This episode is here to break down the detail on why we would want to use bands and chains in our programming to get better strength gains. Chains get called out for being too "hardcore" yet the critics have never really thought about why you would want to implement the piece. Do some people use bands and chains to look cool, sure. But at their root, they are an amazing addition to any strength training routine.

Today's episode we are lucky to have PPSC Master Instructor Logan Dube on the Podcast. For those of you who aren't familiar with them - BUCKLE UP. Logan's diverse background starting from professional Soccer player all the way to Director of Education for one of the largest gyms in Canada gives them a wide spreading background of education towards training and development.

This week we were lucky enough to get together for a live podcast straight from New York City. It's a rare opportunity for John to be in town so it was only appropriate that we were able to connect and take some time to speak. It's also a rare opportunity to get a look into the background of who John Rusin is and how he got to where he is. Especially from my experience of teaching on a regular basis, I get so many questions about John's background that haven't necessarily been fleshed out in a public manner - let alone a podcast.

We are at the tail end of a full year of abnormal life. Work situations, family situations, friendships, all altered based on the obvious pandemic looming over our heads. There isn’t much that has changed in the way our days have gone but has there been a difference in the way you approach yours? Lets be honest with the fact – this shit has been hard! Lets also be honest with the fact – there are factors we can control!



John and I jump into our experiences through the Pandemic and challenging the Victim vs. Victor Mindset. Adversity is going to be present in your life and how you learn to react and adapt to it can be everything.

In today's episode we sat down with one of the most recognizable names in the fitness industry, Marc Megna. Marc is one of the owner's of Anatomy, an expanding gym operation throughout the Miami area named Best Gym in Miami for 4 years which prides itself on CULTURE. For anyone who has every truly been entrenched in the dynamics of the gym and how much being around the right people can make a difference. Marc is absolutely the leader of this charge in his day to day actions.

Today's episode we are lucky to have the author of one of our latest articles and PSPC Master Instructor, Dr. Justin Farnsworth! Justin's recent article brought to light the large disparities in care from PT to Personal Training and how we simply need to do better! Some may see this as a shit talking article simply bashing the same profession he works within but it was written to empower PT's to elevate their care.

I wanted to make sure Justin had the time to discuss this very topic as it is so critically important to everyone in the training industry!

Believe it or not, box squatting is a pretty contentious topic when looking at lower body routines. Honestly, I’m not sure what all the debate is about. Well, we understand we just simply don’t agree. If you have done any programming through PPSC, John, or myself, box squatting is a critical piece of the equation. So in this episode John and I do a deep dive into box squatting to hash out why we are such advocates, how it relates to sport and performance, and our favorite box squatting setups.

In today's episode, we are lucky enough to have PPSC Instructor Tim Danchak to discuss training during the pandemic. Tim is a tenured personal trainer in North Carolina who pivoted from a steady personal training job to working with us with the PPSC team. During this time, he had to piece together training clients in person, virtually, and online programming.

Today's episode we discuss the Top 4 Exercises for Functional Strength. There are so many exercises to choose from - but if we had to choose 4 for the rest of our lives - this is what we would pick. This is the follow up to last week's episode of 6 exercises that SUCK.