Are you struggling with poor recovery?  Poor digestion?  Low hunger?  Poor sleep quality?  If you're a strength or muscle building athlete low intensity cardio can help all of these issues!!!  In today's podcast I discuss the benefits of cardio for strength and muscle building athletes as well as discuss the best method for including cardio without lessening your workout performance!!!

How many calories should you eat on a training day vs a non-training day?  This is a great question to ensure you're properly fueling your training performance and adaptations without eating an unnecessary surplus of calories.  In today's podcast I share two methods you can use to determine the proper caloric intake based on your daily activity level!

What are the BEST 10 exercises for gaining muscle and getting jacked?  If you want to know, you'll have to listen!!!  In today's podcast I share my top 10 list as well as give an explanation for each choice!!!

What is "easy pain"?  It's the familiar discomfort, the familiar effort that you often repeat in hopes of achieving a specific goal BUT unfortunately never seems to work, at least not long-term.  When you want to achieve a goal, and you've tried the same approach multiple times, it may be time to try a new approach.  In today's podcast I discuss how we can overcome our hesitations towards new approaches to increase our chances of success!

When switching from offseason to pre-contest training, what considerations should be made in regards to exercise selections?  Should you use the same exercises that you used in the offseason, or, if the diet is changing from surplus to a deficit, should your training change as well?  Listen to today's podcast to find out!

Are you feeling stressed?  Overwhelmed?  Uncertain?  When it comes to dieting feeling stressed isn't uncommon, but thankfully it doesn't have to be the norm!  In today's podcast I share 5 tips for how to reduce dieting stress!!!

She did it!!!  She qualified for Nationals!!!  In today's podcast Meredith and I discuss how the first show went including ALL of the chaos that ensued haha.  It definitely wasn't an ideal or normal experience, that's for sure haha.  Listen in to share in the fun!!!

Are you worried about losing muscle mass when you're away from the gym?  Maybe you have a trip coming up, or a surgery, or have just been missing more training sessions than you'd like... and you're worried you're going to lose all of your gains!!!  In today's podcast we discuss the process of muscle loss and how to avoid losing muscle tissue when you can't be in the gym as much as you'd like!

Are you struggling?  Are you considering quitting?  Before you do, listen to today's podcast!  In today's podcast I discuss the mindset that can keep you going and allow you to keep a sense of hope!!!

If you're using self-regulation techniques in your programming, such as RPE, today's podcast can be helpful for learning to identify two common issues people struggle with that often derails their programming and progress!