In today's podcast we discuss a strength-based set up for the Bench Press to ensure safety and max power output.  We also discuss common mistakes and how to correct them.  This podcast coincides with a shared YouTube video on our Brutal Iron Gym channel under the name "Bench Press - Technique & Basic Information"

Reference Resource:- YouTube Video - search "Brutal Iron Gym - Bench Press - Technique & Basic Information"

In today's podcast we discuss the pros and cons of food prep services.  Will they help you be more successful towards your nutritional goals?  Or, could they actually hold you back?

Past Podcasts Referenced:#41 – Nutrition – Diet Right – What Matters Most#153 – Nutrition – How Many Calories Do I Need?#406 – Nutrition – Short Term vs Long Term Success#426 – Nutrition – Why Eating Less Isn’t Good for Fat Loss

As requested by a personal trainer client, in this podcast is a summary of what I believe are the best knowledge resources related to programming for clients including workout structure and individual element personalization.

Past Podcasts Referenced:#181 – Training – Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss#214 – Training – Understanding Rep Ranges & Expected Results#220 – Training – Muscle Intention vs Movement Intention#264 – Trainer Education – Do It First#274 - Training - How to Achieve Total Fitness in a 30 Minute Workout#346 – Training – Improving a One Rep Max#383 – Training – How Your Strength Effects How You Should Train#407 – Training – Importance and Benefits of Warm Ups#439 – Training – Limited Development due to Limited Movement

In today's podcast we discuss how our choices today effect our tomorrow and how we can work to make better choices today for a better future tomorrow!!!

Past Podcasts Referenced:#420 - Mindset - The Fast-Food of Self-Care

In today's podcast we discuss the most common mistake made when aiming for full back development, structures associated with developing a full back or a V-Taper look, and what exercise selections are best for each aesthetic goal.

Past Podcasts Referenced:#214 - Training - Understanding Rep Ranges & Expected Results#220 - Training - Muscle Intention vs Movement Intention

When starting a diet, whether its for fat loss, muscle gain, strength gain, peak performance, etc... whatever you dietary goal outcome is, when starting a diet, where you start MATTERS!!!  Not all diets are written to start from where you currently are!!!  Listen to today's podcast to find out more!!!

Past Podcasts Referenced:#21 – Nutrition – Carbs – Good or Bad?#29 – Nutrition – If I Eat Fat Will I Get Fat?#33 – Nutrition – How Much Protein Do I Need?#41 – Nutrition – Diet Right – What Matters Most#153 – Nutrition – How Many Calories Do I Need?#216 – Nutrition – Protein Digestion & Type Selection#249 – Nutrition – Meal Timing#329 – Nutrition – Meal Frequency Effects on Diets#426 – Nutrition – Why Eating Less Isn’t Good for Fat Loss

As a trainer who cares you'll want to be friends with your clients, you'll want them to be happy, and, in times of them not being happy, you'll often struggle with the balance of pushing them as a trainer needs to, but, also comforting them as a friend would do.  How do we find the balance between being a friend and a trainer?

How many times have you intended to do something but when the time came... you "just didn't feel like it"?  Often in life the things we know we should do, the things we know would be good for us if we did them, aren't things we often "feel like" doing because they'll take effort and require us to do things different than our normal ways.  Our feelings towards those types of things are NOT what we should use as determining whether or not we do them... just because we don't "feel like it" shouldn't be a determining factor.  If we know they're good for us, whether we feel like it or not, we should just go ahead and do them!

Feeling stressed out but you know you need to workout... or, you're not sure if you even should???  In today's podcast we discuss how to adjust your training based on your stress levels.  What's most important, how to modify if you don't feel mentally safe, and what are quick and easy structures we can use to be efficient and effective.

Past Podcasts Referenced:#40 - Whoops - It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect#175 - Trainer Education - The Importance of Strength#181 - Training - Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss#214 - Training - Understanding Rep Ranges & Expected Results#274 - Training - How to Achieve Total Fitness in a 30 minute Workout#407 - Training - Importance & Benefits of Warm Ups

In today's podcast we discuss how you can eat to best fuel workouts depending on the style of the workout being performed.  We discuss how to best fuel cardio-based workouts whether their focused on performance or fat loss, we discuss strength based training, bodybuilding / shaping, and even Crossfit workouts!!!

Past Podcasts Referenced:#21 – Nutrition – Carbs – Good or Bad?#29 – Nutrition – If I Eat Fat Will I Get Fat?#33 – Nutrition – How Much Protein Do I Need?#41 – Nutrition – Diet Right – What Matters Most#129 – Nutrition – Starvation Diets – Intermittent Fasting & Keto#153 – Nutrition – How Many Calories Do I Need?#216 – Nutrition – Protein Digestion & Type Selection#249 – Nutrition – Meal Timing#329 – Nutrition – Meal Frequency Effects on Diets#426 – Nutrition – Why Eating Less Isn’t Good for Fat Loss