Summary

In this episode, Coach Tom discusses his recent weight gain of 12.3 pounds over a weekend and shares his perspective on why it happened and why it's not a cause for panic.

He talks about his trip to visit family, indulging in food and drinks, and the effects of gluten, sugar, and travel on his body.

Coach Tom emphasizes the importance of not freaking out over temporary weight fluctuations and reminds listeners to focus on the big picture of their fitness journey.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

05:16 The Factors Behind the Weight Gain

09:3 1Indulging in Food and Drinks

14:11 The Effects of Travel on the Body

18:20 Conclusion and Farewell

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Calling all runners, it's time for Night One of the Strength Training workshop hosted by Coach Tom! Uncover the secrets to boosting your performance and endurance through effective strength training routines.

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Following up on Mondays listener Q&A we take a deep dive on Brandon_runs_the_worlds question:

"I run 6 days a week and do no strength training. What's the best way to ease into strength?"

Now I know Brandon personally and his transformation is incredible!

He's lost a ton of weight and it's primarily been through a calorie deficit and incorporating running....

But now he wants to mix in some strength training!

Well here I break down all of the details on how I would coach him, what the plan would look like and my concerns as a coach working with someone I know has such a strong love for running!

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In this Listener Q&A episode, Coach Tom answers your best questions!

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In this episode, Tom takes you on his journey from lazy, overweight and beaten down to a health and fitness fanatic to coach, personal trainer and business over.

This is my personal story I hope will inspire you on your own fitness journey!

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Everyone is looking for the competitive edge.

Beginners always start with the same question:

What supplements should I be taking.

That is the last thing you should worry about and it drives me up the wall when someone asks it.  Questions about diet and training - now those make sense.

But the one thing you never hear anyone ask?

Is this gym the right fit for me?

I've gone to a hundred or so different gyms in the past fifteen years and they aren't all the same.  You can have the fanciest equipment, newest gear and a beautiful facility and it doesn't make a difference.

The right gym needs to do more than that, the right training environment motivates you to push harder and inspires you to bring out your best work.

But how do you find the right gym?

I can't gain muscle.  

I'm a hard gainer.  

I'll never be big.  

Smells like a whole lot of bull crap up in here.  

I met two young men this week, early 20's, having a conversation about how they "can't build muscle".  

I'm sorry to say it my friends but that is a whole load of bull.  Hot and steamy bull.  

And that's how I fed it to them.  

Unless you have a medical condition that stops you from building muscle then you've got no excuses. 

Except for believing all of the BULL you've been feeding yourself.  

Time to take a cold hard look in the mirror and realize if you want to gain muscle you can.  

YOU just need to have the right mentality mixed with a few other key ingredients like:  

Hard Work 

Progressive Overload 

Caloric Surplus 

Recovery 

Sleep  

If you are putting all of those in then the above excuses all go bye-bye-bye!  

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Episode 27: Abs are NOT Made in the Kitchen!  

How many times has some rip shredded gym rat told you that abs are made in the kitchen?  

It's one of the most commonly used phrases by tools of the big box gym world.  

And it's also a load of garbage.  

Now I'm not going to lie - you need to eat right if you want your abs to show...  

BUT!  

That is not where abs are made.  

They are made in the gym and today I'm going to share my top five ab exercises for getting shredded up and chiseled!

It's November 9 2020 as I record this.

In 52 days we will be in 2021 and that terrifies me for most of you.

Why? 

Because you are already setting your "New Year, New Me" goals and the rest of 2020 is going to be a wash.  52 Days down the drain while you wait for January 1st - a meaningless date -  to focus on your goals.

Or you can start now.

Hit play and you've got a 52 day jump on the competition.

BUT I know - Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years and it's a time to celebrate BLAH BLAH BLAH.

These next 52 days are the days you build the foundation to make 2021 the damn years of your life.

In this episode you'll learn:

So don't waste them and let's get to crushing it!

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The Year is 2020 and gym and fitness culture has us chasing one thing:  

SWEAT!  

Now sweat is an amazing thing if you are sweating from a killer workout the problem is a lot of you aren't!  

We blow through reps, cut out recovery and push our bodies to the brink just so we can leave a pretty little sweat angel on the floor when we're lying down beaten and broken. 

 We are all guilty of it.  

The problem is a lot of the time it's sacrificing the quality muscle gain we are all usually chasing after.  

What if I told you some of my best workouts I left dry and smelling like daisies!  

It's true...  For one reason alone. 

I slowed down and focused on the mind-muscle connection.