Marcus Filly is a former D1 athlete and a six-time top-ranked CrossFit games competitor. We explore ways to build muscle and increase your metabolic rate  as well as burn fat with exercise and movement. 

Crush your next workout or sauna session with the new Electrolyte Stix: https://bit.ly/electrolyte-stix 
Use code podcast at checkout to save

Full Video: https://youtu.be/hgDi45CUxH8

**Mike's microphone audio was a little messed up, thankfully Marcus was crisp, sorry about that

Connect with Marcus: https://functional-bodybuilding.com

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro 
0:20 Why you NEED to focus on Muscle 
3:00 Who is Marcus Filly
08:42 CrossFit brought more people to the gym to lift weights and get fit.
09:30 CrossFit brought differing modalities together and it brought community. 
15:00 Excess training isn't necessary 
23:30 Marcus Filly and Functional Bodybuilding 
26:00 Necessity has caused the fitness industry to adapt and innovate during lockdown. 
31:50 Functional Bodybuilding is a mix of functional training and bodybuilding with an emphasis on looking good, moving well, health and longevity. 
35:40 Uncontrolled intensity just to get people to sweat causes injury. 
38:40 Most people are not prepared for true high intensity. They do not have the constitution, nutrition, sleep, or resilience to handle more stress. 
40:50 GREAT STUFF HERE Marcus’ initial audience was those who had burned out from intensity training. 
43:20 Marcus Filly’s program gives each global movement pattern two focused touches each week. 
46:57 Classic CrossFit workouts were named, repeatable, potent expression of fitness that paired functional movements. Doing the same workout the next week, shows you how much you have progressed. 
53:30 Muscle is Essential!  you want good energy balance, a lean physique and fitness, you need to move/be active every day in the hours that you are not training. 
56:55 10,000 steps per day is a great goal
01:00:30 Discipline is where you start. It requires discipline to get going, before you can have momentum in anything.